Cedar Primary School
A parent's fact-file: P1 competitiveness, programmes, and what to expect.
Here is the P1 balloting picture for Cedar 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
Cedar Primary School has not needed a Phase 2C ballot in the last 7 completed exercises. Demand still varies year to year, and admission depends on phase, citizenship and home-to-school distance.
- 2026 so far: 60 admitted in Phase 1 (of 240 total places) · Phase 2A had 39 applicants for 120 places (no ballot needed).
- Phase 2C(S) has closed; results can be checked in the P1 Registration Portal from 8am on 27 August 2026.
School info
Cedar Primary School (CPS) at a glance
- Type
- Government, co-educational
- Area
- Toa Payoh
- Region
- South
- Mother tongue languages
- Chinese, Malay, Tamil
- Getting there
- Nearest MRT: Potong Pasir MRT Station; Buses: 8, 61, 64, 65, 66, 66A, 90, 90A, 100, 135, 151, 154, 155
- Principal
- Mr Chris Chua
- Contact
- 6288 5633 · [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.
Cedar 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.
MOE Kindergarten @ Cedar. A place there earns Phase 2A priority for a P1 seat here.
These preschools feed into the MOE Kindergarten on this school's site:
PCF Sparkletots Preschool @ Potong Pasir Blk 119B (EY) →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 Cedar Primary School.
For the January 2026 intake: 2026 P1 Orientation Principal's Address + Admin Briefing slides (held 2025) on Parent Engagement page. 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 SFX Transport Services (Ms Marie). Ask the operator for routes and a fare quote for your address. Source: the school's website. See every fare band for this school.
Cedar Primary School has a School-Based Student Care Centre operated by Big Heart Student Care. Monthly fee $290. Registered to administer the SCFA subsidy. Read our student care guide.
Details vary by school and year. Always confirm with the school before you rely on them.
Programmes and open house
Cedar Primary School's CCAs, its two MOE programmes, and its open house date.
Cedar Primary School lists 15 CCAs with MOE, including Football, Boys' Brigade, Brass Band and Art and Crafts. 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 Creative and Inventive Thinking (CIT) Programme (Interdisciplinary). Its Learning for Life Programme is Upstanding Leaders @ Cedar Primary School (Community Service & Student Leadership).
See the full CCA list and both programmes →
Source: MOE's school CCA data. Confirm current details with the school.
Cedar Primary School has not published an open house date for 2024, 2025 or 2026 in MOE Schoolbag's roundup.
See open house dates for every school →
Source: MOE Schoolbag's open house roundup.
Common questions
Does Cedar have an affiliated secondary school? +
No. MOE does not list an affiliated secondary school for Cedar 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 Toa Payoh
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 Toa Payoh schools.
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| School | Phase 1↕ | 2A↕ | 2A(2)↕ | 2B↕ | 2C↕ | 2C(S)↕ | 3↕ | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pei Chun Public | 128128/24053% | 111111/11299% | – | 2127/21SC<1129% | 4476/44SC<1173% | full0 places | – | 300of 300100% |
| Maris Stella High (Primary) | 102102/27038% | 127127/16876% | – | 3466/34SC<1194% | 75164/75SC<1219% | full0 places | – | 330of 330(+60)100% |
| CHIJ (Toa Payoh) | 4949/15033% | 6767/10166% | – | 3234/32SC>2106% | 6475/64SC 1-2117% | full0 places | – | 210of 210100% |
| St Andrew's (Junior) | 8585/18047% | 5959/9562% | – | 3235/32SC>2109% | 70100/70SC<1143% | full0 places | – | 240of 240100% |
| Kheng Cheng | 9797/18054% | 1818/8322% | – | 00/420% | 115115/12592% | pending31/10SC<1310% | – | 230of 24096% |
| Cedar | 6060/18033% | 3939/12033% | – | 11/472% | 5757/14140% | pending117/84SC 1-2139% | – | 157of 24065% |
| Marymount Convent | 2121/18012% | 44/1593% | – | 55/727% | 2627/21013% | pending93/18451% | – | 56of 24023% |
| First Toa Payoh | 2020/9022% | 55/707% | – | 00/420% | 1111/1259% | pending8/1147% | – | 36of 150(-30)24% |
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