De La Salle School
A parent's fact-file: P1 competitiveness, programmes, and what to expect.
Here is the P1 balloting picture for De La Salle 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
De La Salle 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 2 of the last 7 completed years (2020, 2019).
- 2026 so far: 84 admitted in Phase 1 (of 210 total places) · Phase 2A had 26 applicants for 66 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
De La Salle School (DLSS) at a glance
- Type
- Government-aided, co-educational
- Area
- Choa Chu Kang
- Region
- West
- Mother tongue languages
- Chinese, Malay, Tamil
- Getting there
- Nearest MRT: Yew Tee MRT
- Principal
- Madam Cheryl Choo Shueh-li
- Contact
- 6766 7675 · [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.
De La Salle School is affiliated to St. Joseph's Institution and St. Patrick's School. 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 De La Salle School.
For the January 2026 intake: P1 2026 Orientation Day via Teams Webinar, Tue 11 Nov 2025; first day programme 2 Jan 2026. 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 Richard Leong Transport Service (Mr Clement Leong). Ask the operator for routes and a fare quote for your address. Up to 2KM: $115 a month return. Source: the school's website. See every fare band for this school.
De La Salle School has a School-Based Student Care Centre operated by Nascans. Monthly fee $245. 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
De La Salle School's CCAs, its two MOE programmes, and its open house date.
De La Salle School lists 16 CCAs with MOE, including Basketball, Brownies, Choir and Chess 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 DISC in DLSS (Design.Innovate.Service.Community) (Innovation & Enterprise). Its Learning for Life Programme is Nurturing Mindful Servant Leaders @ De La Salle (Community Service & Student Leadership).
See the full CCA list and both programmes →
Source: MOE's school CCA data. Confirm current details with the school.
De La Salle 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.
De La Salle School has 3 top-four finishes recorded in hockey, the most recent in 2025.
Common questions
Does De La Salle have an affiliated secondary school? +
Yes. De La Salle School is affiliated to St. Joseph's Institution and St. Patrick's School. 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 Choa Chu Kang
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 Choa Chu Kang schools.
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| School | Phase 1↕ | 2A↕ | 2A(2)↕ | 2B↕ | 2C↕ | 2C(S)↕ | 3↕ | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South View | 113113/21054% | 97157/97SC<1162% | – | 1818/2090% | 44105/44SC<1239% | full0 places | – | 270of 270100% |
| Chua Chu Kang | 9696/18053% | 3939/8446% | – | 1414/3540% | 93125/93SC<1134% | full0 places | – | 240of 240100% |
| Concord | 7777/15051% | 2222/7330% | – | 00/370% | 6363/11157% | pending56/48SC 1-2117% | – | 162of 21077% |
| De La Salle | 8484/15056% | 2626/6639% | – | 88/3324% | 9498/94PR<1104% | full0 places | – | 210of 210(-30)100% |
| Yew Tee | 7474/12062% | 88/4617% | – | 11/333% | 5455/9757% | pending18/4342% | – | 137of 180(-30)76% |
| Unity | 6060/12050% | 2020/6033% | – | 00/330% | 4646/10046% | pending2/544% | – | 126of 180(-30)70% |
| Teck Whye | 4545/12038% | 1313/7517% | – | 00/410% | 2222/12218% | pending18/10018% | – | 80of 180(-30)44% |
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