Geylang Methodist School (Primary)
A parent's fact-file: P1 competitiveness, programmes, and what to expect.
Here is the P1 balloting picture for Geylang Methodist School (Primary), 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
Geylang Methodist School (Primary) 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 (2023, 2022).
- 2026 so far: 79 admitted in Phase 1 (of 270 total places) · Phase 2A had 35 applicants for 131 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
Geylang Methodist School (Primary) (GMSP) at a glance
- Type
- Government-aided, co-educational
- Area
- Geylang
- Region
- East
- Mother tongue languages
- Chinese, Malay, Tamil
- Getting there
- Nearest MRT: Aljunied; Buses: 80, 134, 155
- Principal
- Madam Leong Beng Yuet Daphne
- Contact
- 6748 6746 · [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.
Geylang Methodist School (Primary) is affiliated to Geylang Methodist School (Secondary). 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 Geylang Methodist School (Primary).
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 BKK Travel Pte Ltd (Ms Shaly). Ask the operator for routes and a fare quote for your address. Up to 2km: $180 a month return. Source: the school's website. See every fare band for this school.
Geylang Methodist School (Primary) has a School-Based Student Care Centre operated by Nascans. Monthly fee $245.10. 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 Geylang Methodist School (Primary)'s own published calendar and can change. Confirm anything time-sensitive with the school.
- 6 Aug 2026National Day School-based Celebrations and Observance Ceremony
- 9 Aug 2026National Day
- 10 Aug 2026National Day (School Hols)
- 2 Sep 2026Teachers' Day Celebration
- 4 Sep 2026Teachers' Day
- 30 Sep 2026Children's Day Celebration
- 2 Oct 2026Children's Day
- 8 Nov 2026Diwali/Deepavali
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
Geylang Methodist School (Primary)'s CCAs, its two MOE programmes, and its open house date.
Geylang Methodist School (Primary) lists 18 CCAs with MOE, including Badminton, Boys' Brigade, Angklung/Kulintang Ensemble 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 Competent, Confident and Empathetic Communicators in Speech and Writing (Languages). Its Learning for Life Programme is GM Earth Warriors Environment Education (EE): To Develop Student Leaders who Empathise, Enrich and Empower (Community Service & Student Leadership).
See the full CCA list and both programmes →
Source: MOE's school CCA data. Confirm current details with the school.
Geylang Methodist School (Primary) 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.
Geylang Methodist School (Primary) has 1 top-four finishes recorded in basketball, the most recent in 2024.
Common questions
Does Geylang Methodist (Primary) have an affiliated secondary school? +
Yes. Geylang Methodist School (Primary) is affiliated to Geylang Methodist School (Secondary). 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 Geylang
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 Geylang schools.
Tip: pin a school, then add another to compare.
| School | Phase 1↕ | 2A↕ | 2A(2)↕ | 2B↕ | 2C↕ | 2C(S)↕ | 3↕ | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maha Bodhi | 123123/24051% | 117117/117100% | – | 2132/21SC 1-2152% | 4377/43SC<1179% | full0 places | – | 300of 300(-30)100% |
| Kong Hwa | 109109/22050% | 9191/11182% | – | 2757/27SC<1211% | 56117/56SC<1209% | full0 places | – | 280of 280(+10)100% |
| Geylang Methodist (Primary) | 7979/21038% | 3535/13127% | – | 77/5213% | 149151/149PR>2101% | full0 places | – | 270of 270100% |
| Haig Girls' | 4040/13031% | 1515/9017% | – | 1111/4524% | 106106/12485% | pending38/18SC 1-2211% | – | 172of 19091% |
| Canossa Catholic | 6060/60100% | 00/0 | – | 2021/20105% | 4250/42all SC<2 placed119% | full0 places | – | 120of 120100% |
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