Bukit Timah Primary School
A parent's fact-file: P1 competitiveness, programmes, and what to expect.
Here is the P1 balloting picture for Bukit Timah Primary School, year by year from 2019 to the live 2026 figures: how many places each phase took, the applicants and vacancies, and where a ballot was needed.
MOE data last updated: 21 August 2026, 4:29pm SGT
Ballot history
Bukit Timah Primary School has required balloting in several recent registration exercises. Admission risk depends on phase, citizenship and home-to-school distance.
- Phase 2C has gone to a ballot in 4 of the last 7 completed years (2025, 2024, 2022, 2020).
- 2026 so far: 60 admitted in Phase 1 (of 180 total places) · Phase 2A had 6 applicants for 60 places (no ballot needed).
- Phase 2C(S) has closed; results can be checked in the P1 Registration Portal from 8am on 27 August 2026.
24 of 113 Phase 2C places open to PR children
- MOE caps Permanent Resident intake at Bukit Timah, in Phase 2C and 2C(S) only.
- Singapore Citizens keep their priority.
- The cap was reached: every citizen applicant was admitted, the ballot ran among PR children.
- Any 2C(S) places here go to citizens.
MOE’s cap on PR intake, reviewed before each exercise.
School info
Bukit Timah Primary School (BTPS) at a glance
- Type
- Government, co-educational
- Area
- Bukit Timah
- Region
- West
- Mother tongue languages
- Chinese, Malay, Tamil
- Getting there
- Nearest MRT: Beauty World, Bukit Batok and Clementi Stations; Buses: 173
- Principal
- Miss Lau Wan Sze
- Contact
- 6466 2863 · [email protected]
Details from MOE’s School Directory and Information, checked July 2026. Confirm current details with the school.
School connections
How this school links to the wider system, secondary and preschool, each of which can shape the P1 and later journey.
Bukit Timah Primary School has no MOE-affiliated secondary school, so a P1 place here gives no affiliation priority into any particular secondary. Secondary posting follows the normal PSLE and Secondary 1 Posting Exercise. A shared name with a nearby secondary does not by itself mean an affiliation.
Always confirm the latest with the school before relying on it.
Settling in
The practical things once a place is confirmed: orientation, getting to school, and care after school. These vary by school, so confirm the specifics with Bukit Timah Primary School.
For the January 2026 intake: 2026 intake: Wed 15 Oct 2025 (time/venue via email); nothing for 2027. The January 2027 date is not out yet. Watch the school's website around October to November. Source: the school's website.
The appointed school bus operator is Say Guan Transport Services (Mr Tang); period 1 Jan 2025-31 Dec 2026. Ask the operator for routes and a fare quote for your address. Up to 2km: $136 a month return. Source: the school's website. See every fare band for this school.
Bukit Timah Primary School has a School-Based Student Care Centre operated by Star Campus. Monthly fee $249.58. Registered to administer the SCFA subsidy. Source: the school's website. Read our student care guide.
Details vary by school and year. Always confirm with the school before you rely on them.
Dates below are pulled from Bukit Timah Primary School's own published calendar and can change. Confirm anything time-sensitive with the school.
- 7 Aug 2026National Day Commemoration (Dismissal at 10.30am)
- 10 Aug 2026National Day (DOIL)
- 3 Sep 2026Teachers Day Celebrations Dismissal 1030am
- 4 Sep 2026Teachers' Day
- 5 Sep 2026School Holidays 5 Sep to 13 Sep
- 1 Oct 2026Children's Day Celebrations Dismissal 11am
- 2 Oct 2026Children's Day
- 9 Nov 2026Deepavali (DOIL)
Auto-extracted from the school's own published Google Calendar. Confirm with the school before relying on any single date.
All Singapore school holiday dates →
See the school's full calendar →Programmes and open house
Bukit Timah Primary School's CCAs, its two MOE programmes, and its open house date.
Bukit Timah Primary School lists 18 CCAs with MOE, including Badminton, Boys' Brigade, Brass Band and Art Club. Not every CCA on the list runs every year, and some have limited places, so confirm with the school before counting on one.
Its Applied Learning Programme is Inquiry-based Learning supported by Thinking Routines (Interdisciplinary). Its Learning for Life Programme is Music for Everyone - Building Empathy and Resilience (Music & Performing Arts).
See the full CCA list and both programmes →
Source: MOE's school CCA data. Confirm current details with the school.
Bukit Timah Primary School's 2026 open house: 3 Jul, 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. (Physical)
See open house dates for every school →
Source: MOE Schoolbag's open house roundup.
Common questions
Does Bukit Timah have an affiliated secondary school? +
No. MOE does not list an affiliated secondary school for Bukit Timah Primary School, so a P1 place here gives no affiliation priority into any secondary. Secondary posting follows the normal PSLE and Secondary 1 Posting Exercise.
All primary schools in Bukit Timah
Places taken by phase, with applicants / vacancies beneath. Ranked by how competitive the open phases were in 2025 (2C first). This school is highlighted; search to pin schools and compare them. Tap any school for its full ballot history, or see every year for Bukit Timah schools.
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| School | Phase 1↕ | 2A↕ | 2A(2)↕ | 2B↕ | 2C↕ | 2C(S)↕ | 3↕ | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pei Hwa Presbyterian | 105105/16464% | 5983/59SC>2141% | – | 2146/21SC<1219% | 4353/43SC<1123% | full0 places | – | 224of 224100% |
| Methodist Girls' (Primary) | 5555/15037% | 9393/9598% | – | 2140/21SC<1190% | 4163/41SC<1154% | full0 places | – | 210of 210100% |
| Nanyang | 175175/30058% | 125176/125SC>2141% | – | 2052/20SC<1260% | 4068/40SC<1170% | full0 places | – | 360of 360(-30)100% |
| Henry Park | 126126/24053% | 100100/11488% | – | 2529/25SC 1-2116% | 5176/51SC<1149% | full0 places | – | 300of 300100% |
| Raffles Girls' | 5757/21027% | 5555/15336% | – | 2424/5345% | 127128/13793% | pending31/10SC 1-2310% | – | 263of 27097% |
| Bukit Timah | 6060/12050% | 66/6010% | – | 11/383% | 97114/113PR 1-2101% | pending22/16SC>2138% | – | 164of 18091% |
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