Primary schools · Bukit Timah
For parents thinking of moving so their child can apply as a near-school resident. Below: how many places there were, how many children applied and who had to ballot in the last three registration exercises, then what MOE requires before you can register from a home you've just bought.
The last three years
Each cell shows the places available in that phase and the number of children who applied. "Balloted" means there were more applicants than places. Where MOE published which group had to ballot, it's shown.
Swipe the table sideways for 2025 and 2024 →
| Phase | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phase 1A brother or sister is studying at the school | 120 places · 60 appliedEveryone admitted | 120 placesEveryone admitted | Not published |
| Phase 2AA parent or sibling studied there; parent is on the school's advisory or management committee, or works there; child is in the school's MOE Kindergarten | 60 places · 6 appliedNo ballot | 78 places · 6 appliedNo ballot | 76 places · 8 appliedNo ballot |
| Phase 2BParent volunteers (40 hours), parents endorsed by a church or clan connected with the school, or active grassroots leaders | 38 places · 1 appliedNo ballot | 44 places · 0 appliedNo ballot | 43 places · 1 appliedNo ballot |
| Phase 2CEvery child not yet registered: this is where buying near the school counts | 113 places · 114 appliedBalloted: cap on Permanent Resident placesPermanent Residents capped at 24 places | 132 places · 104 appliedBalloted: cap on Permanent Resident places8 places for 18 children in the ballotPermanent Residents capped at Conducted for: Permanent Resident children residing outside 2km of the school. places | 129 places · 73 appliedBalloted |
| Phase 2C SupplementaryChildren still without a place after Phase 2C | 16 places · 22 appliedBalloted: citizens living more than 2 km away | 39 places · 63 appliedBalloted: citizens 1 to 2 km away8 places for 11 children in the ballot | 59 places · 52 appliedNo ballot |
2025: MOE's published vacancies and balloting data. 2026: MOE's final figures for the exercise (July–August 2026), from SGSchoolKaki's tracker; MOE adds 2026 to its own archive in January 2027. 2024: MOE's figures from SGSchoolKaki's ballot history; the group that balloted wasn't available for 2024. Phase 1 applicant numbers are shown where they were published.
What this means if you're moving for Bukit Timah Primary. Phase 2C was balloted in 5 of the 8 years from 2019 to 2026. In 2025, 104 children applied for 132 places, and there was a ballot because of the cap on Permanent Resident places. In 2026, 114 children applied for 113 places, and there was a ballot because of the cap on Permanent Resident places. Every Singapore Citizen who applied in Phase 2C got a place in both years.
For Singapore Citizens, the 1 km and 2 km priority hasn't decided Phase 2C here recently. Demand can change from year to year, especially as new homes are completed nearby, so check the latest figures in your registration year.
From the 2027 exercise (for children starting P1 in 2028), MOE reserves 60 places for Phase 2C, up from 40, at schools with a P1 intake of 180 or more. Bukit Timah Primary took 180 children in the 2026 exercise, so the change applies if its intake stays at 180 or more. Bukit Timah Primary is not one of the 12 schools under MOE's new Two-Track Scheme, so living closer keeps its priority. More on the 2027 changes.
The phase where living near the school counts, year by year. More than one applicant per place means a ballot.
| Year | Places | Applied | Applicants per place | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 113 | 114 | 1.0 | Balloted: cap on Permanent Resident places |
| 2025 | 132 | 104 | 0.8 | Balloted: cap on Permanent Resident places |
| 2024 | 129 | 73 | 0.6 | Balloted |
| 2023 | 111 | 71 | 0.6 | No ballot |
| 2022 | 124 | 81 | 0.7 | Balloted |
| 2021 | 142 | 81 | 0.6 | No ballot |
| 2020 | 145 | 91 | 0.6 | Balloted |
| 2019 | 132 | 85 | 0.6 | No ballot |
2026: MOE's final figures, from SGSchoolKaki's tracker. 2025: MOE's published data. 2019–2024: MOE's figures from SGSchoolKaki's ballot history (which group balloted wasn't published for those years).
About the school
Badminton · Basketball · Football · Netball · Rugby · Wushu
Brass Band · Choir · English Drama · Modern Dance · Singapore National Youth Orchestra
Boys' Brigade · Scouts
Art and Crafts · Environmental Science · Infocomm Technology (Computing)
Student Leadership (Peer Support) · Student Leadership (Prefect)
Every primary school runs an Applied Learning Programme (hands-on learning, often in science or technology) and a Learning for Life Programme (character and life skills, through sport, the arts or community work).
Interdisciplinary
Music & Performing Arts
School details, CCAs and programmes from MOE's school directory on data.gov.sg (updated by MOE in April 2026). Schools add and change CCAs from time to time, so check the school's website for the latest.
Buying near the school
MOE uses the parents' NRIC address to place a child in a distance category. It also accepts the address of a home you've bought but haven't moved into yet, under these conditions.
If the 30-month stay isn't met, MOE transfers the child to another school of its choosing. MOE also checks for addresses used only for registration. Rules from MOE as at October 2026; always check moe.gov.sg in your registration year.
Worked out from MOE's own example (children registering in 2026 need a vacant possession date no later than 31 December 2028).
| P1 registration | Child born | Starts P1 | Vacant possession by |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | 2 Jan 2021 – 1 Jan 2022 | January 2028 | 31 Dec 2029 |
| 2028 | 2 Jan 2022 – 1 Jan 2023 | January 2029 | 31 Dec 2030 |
| 2029 | 2 Jan 2023 – 1 Jan 2024 | January 2030 | 31 Dec 2031 |
| 2030 | 2 Jan 2024 – 1 Jan 2025 | January 2031 | 31 Dec 2032 |
Homes within 1 km
Artist's impression
Within 1 km of Bukit Timah Primary School
Also within 2 km of The Sen: Pei Hwa Presbyterian Primary School. MOE's official distance category is measured from the school's boundary to the building's outline on OneMap, and can change from year to year. Check it with the unit's postal code on onemap.gov.sg/school in your registration year. The vacant possession date that counts is the one in your sale and purchase agreement.
In 2025, 104 children applied for 132 places, and there was a ballot because of the cap on Permanent Resident places. In 2026, 114 children applied for 113 places, and there was a ballot because of the cap on Permanent Resident places.
180 in the 2026 exercise. 113 of them were left for Phase 2C, the phase where living near the school counts.
Sources. Ministry of Education: P1 registration (phases, distance priority, balloting, home address and 30-month stay requirement, and the changes from the 2027 exercise) and its 2025 vacancies and balloting data. SGSchoolKaki for 2024, the earlier years and the 2026 figures. School details, CCAs and programmes from MOE's school directory on data.gov.sg. This page is general information, not advice on your child's eligibility: check your phase and distance category with MOE and OneMap.
