Holy Innocents' Primary School
A parent's fact-file: P1 competitiveness, programmes, and what to expect.
Holy Innocents' Primary School is a distinctive school in Hougang, a Catholic mission school that is also a Special Assistance Plan (SAP) school, and it is affiliated to Holy Innocents' High School. Here is what it is known for, its priority routes, and a clear read on how hard a P1 place is.
MOE data last updated: 21 August 2026, 4:29pm SGT
Ballot history
Holy Innocents' 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 7 of the last 7 completed years (2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019).
- 2026 so far: 103 admitted in Phase 1 (of 270 total places) · Phase 2A had 104 applicants for 107 places (no ballot needed).
- Phase 2C(S) has closed; results can be checked in the P1 Registration Portal from 8am on 27 August 2026.
Student Care
Holy Innocents' Primary School has a school-based Student Care Centre operated by Ace @ Work Studentcare.
- Monthly fee $229.40 · registered to administer the SCFA subsidy.
- A place at Holy Innocents' does not guarantee a student-care place. Apply to the centre directly.
School info
Holy Innocents' Primary School (HIPS) at a glance
- Type
- Government-aided, co-educational
- Area
- Hougang
- Region
- South
- Mother tongue languages
- Chinese
- Principal
- Miss Seet Eng Geok Lena
- Contact
- 6288 6516 · [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.
Holy Innocents' Primary School is affiliated to Holy Innocents' High 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 Holy Innocents' Primary School.
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 Min Yang Trading and Transport Services Pte Ltd. Ask the operator for routes and a fare quote for your address. Up to 2km: $310 a month return, stated as a maximum you negotiate down from. Source: the school's website. See every fare band for this school.
Holy Innocents' Primary School has a School-Based Student Care Centre operated by Ace @ Work Studentcare. Monthly fee $229.40. 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 Holy Innocents' Primary School's own published calendar and can change. Confirm anything time-sensitive with the school.
- 7 Aug 2026National Day Celebration
- 9 Aug 2026National Day
- 10 Aug 2026PH: National Day
- 31 Aug 2026Teachers' Day Rehersal
- 2 Sep 2026Teachers' Day Final Prep
- 3 Sep 2026Teachers' Day
- 4 Sep 2026Teachers' Day
- 20 Nov 2026P1 Orientation for 2027 intake
Auto-extracted from the school's own published Google Calendar. Confirm with the school before relying on any single date.
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See the school's full calendar →Programmes and open house
Holy Innocents' Primary School's CCAs, its two MOE programmes, and its open house date.
Holy Innocents' Primary School lists 18 CCAs with MOE, including Badminton, Girl Guides (Brownies), Chinese Dance 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 Digiminds@HIPS (STEM - Sustainability). Its Learning for Life Programme is Artistry in Ceramic @ HIPS (Visual Arts & Design).
See the full CCA list and both programmes →
Source: MOE's school CCA data. Confirm current details with the school.
Holy Innocents' Primary School's 2026 open house: Whole year (Virtual)
See open house dates for every school →
Source: MOE Schoolbag's open house roundup.
Stage 1 · before you register
Is this school right for us?
Affiliated secondary
Holy Innocents' High School
High-ability
Not a GEP centre
What Holy Innocents' is known for
Holy Innocents' is unusual in being both a Catholic mission school and a Special Assistance Plan (SAP) school, so it combines a strong values and character focus with an emphasis on English-Mandarin bilingualism and Chinese culture.
Its Applied Learning Programme (ALP), "Digiminds@HIPS", is built around STEM and sustainability, while its Learning for Life Programme (LLP), "Artistry in Ceramic", develops character through visual arts and design.
It is not a Gifted Education Programme centre. As a SAP school it is one of a small group that receive extra support to run higher-level Chinese and bicultural programmes.
Is it a fit for your family? What to weigh
Stage 3 · after you're in
We're in. What happens now?
Visiting
Check Holy Innocents' official website for any Primary 1 information session, and use MOE's school locator to confirm your home-to-school distance before registering. If you are considering the Phase 2B church route, speak to the school and your parish early.
Common questions
Is Holy Innocents' Primary a SAP school? +
Yes. Despite being a Catholic mission school, Holy Innocents' Primary is also a Special Assistance Plan (SAP) school, with an emphasis on English-Mandarin bilingualism and Chinese culture.
Is Holy Innocents' Primary affiliated to a secondary school? +
Yes. It is affiliated to Holy Innocents' High School, so a place here can give a priority route into that secondary. Confirm the current affiliation terms with the school.
How hard is it to get into Holy Innocents' at P1? +
Competitive. In 2025 it balloted in Phase 2B and Phase 2C, with 110 applicants for 45 places in Phase 2C. Living within 1km and an earlier-phase priority both help. Check the live numbers for your year on MOE's balloting checker.
All primary schools in Hougang
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 Hougang schools.
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| School | Phase 1↕ | 2A↕ | 2A(2)↕ | 2B↕ | 2C↕ | 2C(S)↕ | 3↕ | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Innocents' | 103103/21049% | 104104/10797% | – | 2145/21SC<1214% | 4497/44SC<1220% | full0 places | – | 270of 270100% |
| Xinmin | 8484/15056% | 5555/6683% | – | 1818/2475% | 5482/54SC<1152% | full0 places | – | 210of 210100% |
| Punggol | 7070/12058% | 5061/50SC>2122% | – | 00/200% | 6170/61all SC<2 placed115% | full0 places | – | 180of 180(-10)100% |
| Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' (Primary) | 5050/18028% | 5454/13042% | – | 3737/4582% | 99103/99SC>2104% | full0 places | – | 240of 240(-30)100% |
| Hougang | 6060/12050% | 4646/6077% | – | 22/258% | 6464/7388% | pending22/9SC<1244% | – | 172of 180(-10)96% |
| CHIJ Our Lady of the Nativity | 5757/18032% | 2222/12318% | – | 3131/5457% | 122122/13094% | pending14/8SC 1-2175% | – | 232of 24097% |
| Xinghua | 3131/12026% | 55/896% | – | 00/480% | 4040/14428% | pending29/10428% | – | 76of 18042% |
| Yio Chu Kang | 5151/12043% | 44/696% | – | 00/420% | 2121/12617% | pending28/10527% | – | 76of 18042% |
| Montfort Junior | 1515/9017% | 77/759% | – | 33/437% | 99/1267% | pending22/11719% | – | 34of 15023% |
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