CHIJ Primary (Toa Payoh)
A parent's fact-file: P1 competitiveness, programmes, and what to expect.
Here is the P1 balloting picture for CHIJ Primary (Toa Payoh), 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
CHIJ Primary (Toa Payoh) 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 7 of the last 7 completed years (2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019).
- 2026 so far: 49 admitted in Phase 1 (of 210 total places) · Phase 2A had 67 applicants for 101 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
CHIJ Primary (Toa Payoh) (CHIJTPPS) at a glance
- Type
- Government-aided, girls'
- Area
- Toa Payoh
- Region
- South
- Mother tongue languages
- Chinese, Malay, Tamil
- Getting there
- Nearest MRT: Toa Payoh; Buses: 59, 231, 141
- Principal
- Madam Chua Sook Lian Judina
- Contact
- 6353 2164 · [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.
CHIJ Primary (Toa Payoh) is affiliated to CHIJ Secondary (Toa Payoh). An affiliation can give a priority route and a more favourable cut-off into the affiliated secondary at Secondary 1 posting. Places are limited, so confirm the current terms with the school.
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 CHIJ Primary (Toa Payoh).
The school has not published its P1 orientation details for the January 2027 intake yet. Schools usually announce around October to November. Visit the school website.
The appointed school bus operator is SFX Transport Service. Ask the operator for routes and a fare quote for your address. Source: the school's website. See every fare band for this school.
CHIJ Primary (Toa Payoh) has a School-Based Student Care Centre operated by Singapore Edusmart Learning Hub. Monthly fee $240. 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.
Dates below are pulled from CHIJ Primary (Toa Payoh)'s own published calendar and can change. Confirm anything time-sensitive with the school.
- 7 Aug 2026National Day Celebrations
- 9 Aug 2026National Day
- 10 Aug 2026National Day Holiday
- 3 Sep 2026Teachers' Day Celebrations
- 4 Sep 2026Teachers' Day
- 5 Sep 2026Start of September Holidays
- 1 Oct 2026Children’s Day Celebration
- 13 Nov 2026P1 Orientation
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
CHIJ Primary (Toa Payoh)'s CCAs, its two MOE programmes, and its open house date.
CHIJ Primary (Toa Payoh) lists 22 CCAs with MOE, including Artistic Gymnastics, Girl Guides (Brownies), Choir 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 Trash to Treasure (STEM - Sustainability). Its Learning for Life Programme is IJSports (Sports & Outdoor Education).
See the full CCA list and both programmes →
Source: MOE's school CCA data. Confirm current details with the school.
CHIJ Primary (Toa Payoh) 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.
CHIJ Primary (Toa Payoh) has 4 top-four finishes recorded across 2 sports, 2 of them first place, the most recent in 2026.
Common questions
Does CHIJ (Toa Payoh) have an affiliated secondary school? +
Yes. CHIJ Primary (Toa Payoh) is affiliated to CHIJ Secondary (Toa Payoh). An affiliation can give a priority route into the affiliated secondary at Secondary 1 posting; confirm the current terms with the school as places are limited.
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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