That list did its job for years. But we’ve grown a lot since, primary first, then secondary, then junior colleges, and a single static list couldn’t carry all of it anymore.

So we rebuilt the whole thing. Same data, much clearer.

A homepage that follows the cycle

The biggest change is the homepage. It now leads with whatever actually matters right now.

During the P1 registration months it shows the live P1 hero: the current phase, the dates, and vacancy numbers as they move. When the secondary and JC cut-off points are released, it surfaces those instead.

You land on the page and the thing you came for is already sitting there.

And at the bottom, it’s always the same 3 clear paths: Primary, Secondary, and Junior College. Whatever the season, those are one tap away.

Search and filter, finally on the web

We first built proper search and filter into the iPhone app. Finding a school there was easy. Meanwhile the website stayed what it had always been: a long, static list you scrolled and squinted at.

That’s done. The web explorer is genuinely powerful now: search any school or area, filter by year, sort the list, all with no page reload. Try it on the 2026 P1 cycle.

Type 3 letters and you’re at your school. No more scrolling down to “T” by hand.

Plenty more we won’t list here

School pages, the secondary and JC cut-off explorers, the blog, the guides: all rebuilt on the same clean design. Charts, ballot history, affiliations, it’s all in there and all easier to read.

We could write a paragraph on each. We’d rather you just click around and find them. It reads properly on a phone too, which is where most of you actually are.

Same data, just clearer

Nothing’s gone. Every number, every year of ballot history, every school is still here, just easier to find and nicer to look at.

If something looks off, or a link misbehaves, tell us. We’d rather hear it from you than not.

Email us at hello@sgschooling.com or on our Facebook page

Where we started: the original SG Schooling, black and white, data in a simple list. For old times’ sake.

But a national average tells you nothing about your school. The cut isn’t spread evenly, and neither is demand. This post drills from that macro number down to all 73 schools that changed: does each change actually matter?

To gauge demand we lean on Phase 2C. It’s not the only phase, but it’s the biggest open one. A school oversubscribed in 2C that’s now cutting places gets even harder to enter. In this post we find out which schools are harder/easier.

Three things to keep in mind:

• Phase 2C has a 40-place floor. Schools already at it (Frontier, Rulang, etc) can’t cut 2C further, so the reduction comes from earlier phases. 2C balloting stays as tight as before; siblings and alumni get fewer slots.
• 8 schools here are GEP-2027 centres (Ahmad Ibrahim, Clementi, etc). From 2026, families who’d have aimed for the old 9 GEP schools may target these instead, possibly lifting demand.
• Township demographics, which we cover in depth next.

The demographic lens

Last year’s 2C demand is the cleanest signal, but it’s backward-looking. The forward signal is cohort size, and it’s shifting fast by area (SingStat 5-9 year old data).

Some changes in township for these 5-to-9-year-old population over 5-year and 1-year periods:

• Sengkang −9.9% (5Y), −3.6% (1Y). The decade-old BTO wave is aging out.
• Punggol −0.8% (5Y) but −3.4% (1Y). Just turned the corner; the decline is sharp.
• Tampines +29.2% (5Y), +4.8% (1Y). The only mature OCR town still genuinely growing.
• Tengah: Zero in 2023, ~1,060 in 2025. The blockbuster new town.

So: marginally oversubscribed Sengkang/Punggol schools may ease back toward the ballot line; heavily oversubscribed schools (>150%) stay tight everywhere; and cuts at undersubscribed Bukit Batok / Choa Chu Kang schools may reverse within 2-3 years as Tengah overflows.

Schools that will be more competitive (19)

These cut total vacancies despite already being oversubscribed in Phase 2C last year. Demand didn’t drop; the spots did. Sorted by how oversubscribed they were.

Other schools that cut places (42)

Demand here was below supply in 2025, often with places left at Phase 3. Unless noted, the cut just trims slack and doesn’t change entry difficulty. The remarks call out only the exceptions worth watching.

Schools that added places (12)

The question is whether the extra class eases competition. If demand was strong, the same pool eats the new spots. If demand was soft, the addition just sits on more empty seats.

Key Takeaways

• A small group genuinely gets harder. SAP and heavily-oversubscribed schools whose demand pool isn’t shrinking: Maha Bodhi, Tao Nan, Nanyang, Kong Hwa, Gongshang, Punggol Green, Horizon, Valour. A 3-10% cohort dip doesn’t rescue a 200%+ ballot.
• Marginal Sengkang/Punggol schools may ease back. Compassvale (117%), Rivervale (116%) and Punggol (127%) sit close enough to 100% that the cohort decline could pull them out of meaningful balloting, even after the cuts.
• 42 cuts are just bookkeeping. Most cut schools were undersubscribed in 2025, often with Phase 3 leftovers. MOE is aligning supply to demand, and the demographics confirm it.
• Watch Bukit Batok / Choa Chu Kang and Tampines. Tengah appeared with 1,060 5-to-9-year-olds; cuts at Lianhua, Teck Whye, Unity and Yew Tee may reverse within 2-3 years, and De La Salle (80%) could ballot sooner. Tampines stays undersupplied even after +120, so expect more additions in 2027-2028.
• Most “added” schools were already undersubscribed. Eight of the 12 had under 60% applied, so the extra class just widens a comfortable pool. The real-demand adds are Maris Stella High (co-ed), Gongshang and Chongzheng (Tampines), and Kong Hwa (Geylang); Bukit View is the Tengah play.
• Watch the GEP-2027 centres. Eight schools here are designated centres: three added (Ahmad Ibrahim, Pioneer, Tampines), five cut (Clementi, Jurong West, Palm View, Punggol View, Yew Tee). If parents shift toward them in 2026, the cut group could end up tighter than 2025 demand suggests.

For the overall numbers and area-level view, see the overview post. For the full planning-area demographic data, see where Singapore’s young families are moving.

Reason for the cut? MOE has essentially scaled vacancies to match the demographics. Yup, low TFR, lower birth rate, fewer children registering this year. There is a −3.1% drop in the underlying birth cohort.

The cut isn’t spread evenly, though: 61 schools reduced vacancies, only 12 added.

Biggest gain: Maris Stella High (+60), which is also going co-ed from 2027. The extra class likely positions the school for the bigger mixed intake to come.

We also analyzed by area, in which Punggol & Sengkang have the biggest cuts. That tracks with where the BTO build-out wave has aged out of primary-school age. For the full planning-area picture of where 5-9-year-olds are growing and shrinking across Singapore, see this demographic breakdown on PropertyNoob.

For a deeper look at whether each change actually matters (using last year’s Phase 2C demand as the signal), see the per-school analysis.

Schools that added places (12)

Schools that cut places (61)

By area

Aggregated across all schools in each area. Sorted by net change (most cuts first). They are in-line with the demographic change of young children population.

Sengkang and Punggol take the biggest hits. Together they account for almost a third of all places cut. Reason being the population of young children is dropping.

On the other hand, Tampines is the only area with a meaningfully positive net, on the back of three schools adding a class each.

For the full vacancy list by school, see P1 Registration 2026.

Confused what phase for who? Refer to this guide.

How to register?

When it is your turn, go to MOE website, and the button will be enabled for you to proceed with the online registration.

Here’s a comprehensive calendar of upcoming Open House events across Singapore.

This year, 39 schools have physical or mixed open house details so far, while another 22 are running virtual-only open houses or online resources. Both sections are sorted by date so you can plan your visits easily.

Some schools require registration. Check each school’s official website for the latest updates.

Physical Open House

Virtual Open House

Schools with No Open House Data Yet

Another 120 schools have not announced specific open house details yet. We’ll update this post as more schools publish their dates and timings.

Other than Cut-Off Points, here’s a comprehensive calendar of upcoming Open House events across Singapore.

This year, over 120 schools will open their doors for on-campus visits, while 13 schools will also host virtual e-Open house sessions (marked with online below). The calendar is sorted by date so you can plan your visits easily.

Accurate as of 18 April 2026. Visit each school’s website for the latest updates.

Open House Calendar 2026

Schools with No Open House Data Yet

The following schools have not announced their open house details. We’ll update this post once they do.

That means this change isn’t a 2027 problem. It affects this year’s registration, which is just a few months away.

MOE announced the co-ed switch in May 2024, alongside plans to rebuild the Mount Vernon campus. A recent school circular has since filled in the details: new uniforms, more places, and a temporary relocation.

Here’s what parents need to know.

More P1 Places, No Gender Quota

The school will add 2 extra P1 classes in 2027, creating 60 additional places. There won’t be a gender quota. Boys and girls apply on equal footing through the standard P1 registration process.

Maris Stella remains an affiliated school, so parents familiar with the priority framework can plan accordingly.

3-Year Relocation and Split Sessions

The Mount Vernon campus is getting a full rebuild from 2027 to 2029. During this period, students move to temporary sites:

• Primary moves to the former MacPherson Primary site at Mattar Road
• Secondary moves to the former Bedok North Secondary site at Jalan Damai

To manage space at the temporary campus, the school will run split sessions:

• P3 to P6: Morning session, 7:30am to 1:30pm
• P1 and P2: Afternoon session, 12:30pm to 6:00pm

For families with kids in different levels, this means potentially two school runs a day. The school will offer full-day student care to help. Once the permanent campus is ready (tentatively 2030), it’ll go back to single-session.

New Uniforms and Class Names

With girls joining, the school has revealed new uniform designs:

• Girls’ formal uniform: White top with blue culottes (skort)
• Boys’ formal uniform: No change
• PE attire: New mandarin-collar T-shirt for both boys and girls
• New uniforms available from end of 2026

Primary classes were traditionally named after male saints. From 2027, some classes will be named after female saints too.

The Affiliation Catch for Girls

Here’s something worth flagging. Maris Stella Primary is an affiliated school, linked to Maris Stella High (Secondary). That affiliation gives students a lower cut-off point when applying for secondary school, which is one of the main draws of affiliated schools.

But the secondary school stays all-boys. So girls who attend Maris Stella Primary won’t be able to use the affiliation benefit when it’s time for PSLE posting. They’d apply to secondary school on the same footing as any non-affiliated student.

For boys, nothing changes. The affiliation advantage remains. For girls, you’re choosing Maris Stella for the primary school experience itself, not for the secondary school pathway.

What Parents Should Note

• No gender quota: boys and girls compete for the same pool of places
• Maris Stella is an affiliated school, but the affiliation benefit only applies to boys (since the secondary school is all-boys)
• Expect afternoon sessions for P1-P2 during the 3-year relocation (2027-2029)
• Full-day student care available at the temporary campus

For parents of boys, the extra 60 places mean slightly better odds during registration. For parents of girls, it’s a new option, just go in knowing the affiliation won’t carry over to secondary.

Here is the practical, parent-friendly summary, based on MOE updates and recent reporting.

My frank take: primary school has become a high-stakes parent game (I talked more about this in the CNA podcast post), and this change looks like MOE trying to lower the “elite school badge” effect by moving away from the old “9 GEP schools” model and spreading advanced learning across more centres. It’s fairer in intent, but whether it feels fair on the ground depends on how selection works, how much support every school gets (not just the 15 centres), and whether “advanced modules” stay as learning support, not a new status label.

Who This Is For

• Parents of P1 to P5 kids in 2026 (especially P2 and P3)
• Families who were thinking about the GEP identification exercise
• Parents of kids who are clearly strong in English, Math, or Science

What’s Changing (And When)

• The current primary-school GEP model is being discontinued from 2027.
• A key shift is that support for high-ability learners is meant to happen more broadly, not only via a small set of “GEP schools”.
• A new set of 15 designated primary schools will run advanced modules for higher-ability pupils.

The New Support Model (Plain English)

Think of it as 3 layers:

• Every school: more class-based and school-based stretching and enrichment.
• Designated centres: advanced enrichment modules (for pupils identified to benefit from more stretch).
• Other MOE programmes: subject-based and talent development pathways that already exist and will continue to evolve.

If you only remember 1 thing: the direction is less about “moving schools” and more about “getting the right stretch where you are, plus optional centre-based enrichment”.

The 15 Designated Centres (And What They Offer)

These 15 schools have been named as the centres:

• Ahmad Ibrahim Primary School
• Clementi Primary School
• Geylang Methodist School (Primary)
• Innova Primary School
• Jurong West Primary School
• Kheng Cheng School
• Palm View Primary School
• Pioneer Primary School
• Punggol View Primary School
• Queenstown Primary School
• St. Gabriel’s Primary School
• Tampines Primary School
• Teck Ghee Primary School
• Yew Tee Primary School
• Yu Neng Primary School

What the centres are expected to run (based on what has been shared so far):

• After-school advanced modules (about 2 hours per week during term time)
• English, Math, and Science as focus areas
• Inter-disciplinary holiday modules (run during school holidays)

If your child is selected for a centre-based module, plan for logistics early. After-school sessions can mean travel time and a longer day.

How Pupils Will Be Identified

The broad idea is: earlier identification, fewer “high-stakes hoops”, and more than 1 data point.

Things MOE has said it will use (or continue to use) include:

• A standardised one-stage identification exercise at Primary 3 (MOE has said this starts with the 2026 Primary 3 cohort, in August)
• School-based observations and a more holistic view of the child (learning behaviours, attitude, work over time), not just 1 test score
• Additional chances later on (schools can nominate suitable Primary 4 and Primary 5 pupils in subsequent years)

If you are a “tell me the dates” parent: watch for your school’s circulars for the Primary 3 cohort, and double-check against MOE’s latest pages because implementation details matter.

What Parents Can Do Now

Use this as a checklist:

• Ask your child’s form teacher what “stretch” looks like in class for strong learners.
• If your child is P2 or P3 in 2026, set expectations early: the path is changing, and it is not just about practising for a test.
• Keep a simple portfolio of strengths (books read, projects, puzzles, competitions, science curiosity). This helps you describe your child’s learning profile clearly.
• Be careful with burnout. A longer school day plus after-school modules can be heavy for some kids.
• Bookmark the official pages below, and verify details there when dates and criteria are confirmed.

Links to Bookmark

• MOE press release (Aug 19, 2024): Enriching learning for high-ability learners and supporting all students towards their full potential
• MOE programme page (updated periodically): Gifted Education Programme
• MOE Committee of Supply 2026 page: Refreshed approach to support primary school students with academic strengths and talents
• CNA (Mar 3, 2026): 15 schools to host advanced modules as Singapore discontinues Gifted Education Programme
• SGSchooling GEP guide: What are GEP schools?

But this is a real special case, not a bug.

The Weird Result That Triggered Confusion

If you are checking the Secondary COP 2026 list and our COP 2026 changes post, this is the one row that can look like missing data.

For Kuo Chuan, the displayed result is:

• Posting Group 3 (Affiliated): 8 - 20
• Posting Group 3 (Non-affiliated): -

When people see a dash for non-affiliated G3, the first reaction is usually: “your data is missing”. In this case, it is not missing.

What happened in this case:

There were no non-affiliated students posted to G3 in the 2025 S1 Posting (80% of intake are affiliated).

The 20% of G3 places reserved for non-affiliated students were fully taken up through DSA-Sec.

Shock #1: The 80/20 Affiliation Reality

This case forces people to face a hard number: if 20% is reserved for non-affiliated students, 80% goes to affiliated students in that posting group.

Is 80% too much for affiliation, especially when affiliated intake in this case extends to COP 20?

Shock #2: The Non-Affiliated 20% Can Be Fully DSA

The second shock is that the non-affiliated 20% can still produce no visible non-affiliated G3 cut-off in regular posting, if that entire share is taken via DSA-Sec.

DSA also bypasses the usual COP competition.

Conclusion

The current model has clear arguments on both sides. Supporters say affiliation preserves school culture and continuity, while DSA rewards talent and potential that PSLE scores alone may not capture.

Critics see it differently: a high affiliation share can look like inherited privilege, and if the non-affiliated share is fully absorbed by DSA, academically strong non-affiliated students may see no G3 path through normal posting. For this Kuo Chuan case, the numbers are not a bug, but whether the system feels fair is something each family will judge for themselves.