Kheng Cheng School
A parent's fact-file: P1 competitiveness, programmes, and what to expect.
Here is the P1 balloting picture for Kheng Cheng 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
Kheng Cheng 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 3 of the last 7 completed years (2025, 2021, 2020).
- 2026 so far: 97 admitted in Phase 1 (of 240 total places) · Phase 2A had 18 applicants for 83 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
Kheng Cheng School (KCS) at a glance
- Type
- Government-aided, co-educational
- Area
- Toa Payoh
- Region
- South
- Mother tongue languages
- Chinese, Malay, Tamil
- Getting there
- Nearest MRT: Braddell; Buses: 235, 56, 73, 88, 157, 159, 163, 231
- Principal
- Madam Tan Huiling Cheryl
- Contact
- 6255 2502 · [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.
Kheng Cheng 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.
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 Kheng Cheng School.
For the January 2026 intake: 2026 cohort: P1 Orientation held 21 Nov 2025; briefing/Principal/AYH slides published. The January 2027 date is not out yet. Watch the school's website around October to November. Source: the school's website.
Most primary schools appoint a school bus operator, but routes and fees vary by school and can change each year. Confirm the route, timing and fee directly with the school. Visit the school website. See every fare band for this school.
Kheng Cheng 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
Kheng Cheng School's CCAs, its two MOE programmes, and its open house date.
Kheng Cheng School lists 13 CCAs with MOE, including Basketball, Girls' Brigade, Chinese Orchestra 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 Eco-lution (STEM - Sustainability). Its Learning for Life Programme is Student Voice & Advocacy (SVA) (Community Service & Student Leadership).
See the full CCA list and both programmes →
Source: MOE's school CCA data. Confirm current details with the school.
Kheng Cheng School's 2026 open house: 30 May, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. (Physical)
See open house dates for every school →
Source: MOE Schoolbag's open house roundup.
Kheng Cheng School has 1 top-four finishes recorded in basketball, 1 of them first place, the most recent in 2025.
Common questions
Does Kheng Cheng have an affiliated secondary school? +
No. MOE does not list an affiliated secondary school for Kheng Cheng 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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