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Methodist Girls' School (Primary) is one of Singapore's oldest girls' schools, founded in 1887 by the missionary Sophia Blackmore. Today it sits at 11 Blackmore Drive in Bukit Timah and feeds into its affiliated secondary school, Methodist Girls' School (Secondary).

Last reviewed against official sources: 5 July 2026

Stage 1 · before you register

Is this school right for us?

Type

Government-aided girls' school (not a SAP school)

Location

11 Blackmore Drive, S599986 (Bukit Timah)

Affiliated secondary

Methodist Girls' School (Secondary)

High-ability

Not a GEP centre

Official school website

What Methodist Girls' School (Primary) is known for

Learning for Life Programme in Sports and Outdoor Education. The school's LLP builds teamwork and resilience through sport and outdoor activities.

Applied Learning Programme in Languages and Communication. The ALP is woven into English and Mother Tongue lessons, giving pupils real settings in which to use and present language.

Long Methodist heritage. Founded in 1887 by the missionary Sophia Blackmore, it remains a mission school and one of the oldest girls' schools in Singapore.

Not a Gifted Education Programme centre. The GEP primary schools are elsewhere, so a place here does not include GEP screening. Our guide to school programmes and the GEP explains how high-ability provision works.

Is it a fit for your family? What to weigh

Especially if you have no older child here to go on, these are the things worth checking before you put the school down.
Daily travel and distance
At 11 Blackmore Drive, S599986 (Bukit Timah). Living within 1km both shortens the daily commute and, if a phase goes to a ballot, puts you in the top priority tier, so check your home-to-school distance on MOE's locator before you commit.
A head start into secondary school
Yes. Methodist Girls' School is affiliated to Methodist Girls' School (Secondary). That can give a priority route into the affiliated secondary, which for many families is a main reason to choose the school. Confirm the current affiliation terms with the school.
Teaching identity
Government-aided girls' school (not a SAP school).
High-ability learners
Not a GEP centre. High-ability children are identified through MOE's separate national screening, which is open to pupils at any school.

Stage 2 · during registration

What are our real chances?

Year PHASE 12A2A(2)2B2C2C(S)3 Total
2026live 5656/1508282/94–--/20--/40–– 56of 210
2025 5555/1508888/95–2254/22SC<1 (35/22)4578/45SC<1 (54/45)00/000/0 210of 210
2024 5959/1507777/91–2550/25SC<1 (39/25)5064/50SC>2 (13/2)00/000/0 211of 210
2023 6464/1508383/86–2138/21SC<14363/43SC<100/000/0 211of 210
2022 8181/1506989/69SC>2–2079/20SC<14070/40SC<100/000/0 210of 210
2021 7878/1706969/9299/232745/27SC<12751/27SC<100/000/0 210of 210
2020 6464/1707979/1061414/272739/27SC<12639/26SC<100/000/0 210of 210
2019 6262/1708585/1082222/232140/21SC<12132/21SC<100/000/0 211of 210
Phases
  • 1 — a sibling already in the school
  • 2A — parent/sibling is an ex-pupil, or parent is staff
  • 2B — volunteer, church/clan, or community leader
  • 2C — open to all, no prior link
  • 2C(S) / 3 — supplementary / non-citizen
Distance groups (ballot priority order)
  • 1. SC<1 — Singapore Citizen within 1km
  • 2. SC 1-2 — within 1 to 2km
  • 3. SC>2 — beyond 2km
  • 4. PR<1 — Permanent Resident within 1km
  • 5. PR 1-2 — within 1 to 2km
  • 6. PR>2 — beyond 2km

Each cell: the big number is places taken; below it, applicants / vacancies. A red cell went to a ballot, with the group and its ratio, e.g. SC 1-2 (6/5).

Places here are contested. In the 2025 Primary 1 exercise, Phase 2C went to a ballot with 78 applicants for 45 vacancies, and Phase 2B was also balloted. Figures change each year, so check the current numbers in our registration guide.

As an affiliated girls' school in a sought-after part of Bukit Timah, MGS Primary tends to fill in the later phases. Weigh your home-to-school distance and your phase eligibility before you commit, as set out in our guide to choosing a school.

How a P1 place is decided
Places are offered phase by phase, in this order. Only the phases still open when you register apply to you:
Phase 1 — a sibling is already studying in the school
Phase 2A — a parent or sibling is a former pupil, or a parent is staff or a School Advisory/Management Committee member
Phase 2B — a parent is a school volunteer, an active member of a church or clan connected to the school, or a community leader
Phase 2C — open to everyone; the main phase for families with no prior link
Phase 2C Supplementary & Phase 3 — any places still left, and non-citizen applicants
When a phase has more applicants than places, priority (and the ballot, if one is needed) follows this order:
1. Singapore Citizens living within 1km of the school
2. Singapore Citizens living between 1km and 2km
3. Singapore Citizens living beyond 2km
4. Permanent Residents living within 1km
5. Permanent Residents living between 1km and 2km
6. Permanent Residents living beyond 2km
Distance and citizenship are the levers most within your control. Our registration guide walks through every phase and the key dates in full.

Stage 3 · after you're in

We're in. What happens now?

Visiting

MOE's 2025 open house roundups did not list a public open house for the primary school, so contact the school through its website if you would like to visit or ask questions.

Common questions

Is Methodist Girls' School (Primary) a SAP school? +

No. It is a government-aided girls' school and does not appear on MOE's Special Assistance Plan list. It offers Chinese, Malay and Tamil as Mother Tongue Languages, which a SAP school does not.

Does MGS Primary offer the Gifted Education Programme? +

No. It is not one of the GEP centre schools, so there is no GEP screening at the school. GEP identification is run nationally in Primary 3, separate from which primary school a child attends.

How hard is it to get a place at MGS Primary? +

It is competitive. In 2025, Phase 2C was balloted with 78 applicants for 45 vacancies, and Phase 2B also went to a ballot. Living within 1km or 1 to 2km of the school, together with your phase eligibility, makes a real difference.

All primary schools in Bukit Timah

Places taken by phase, with applicants / vacancies beneath. Ranked by how competitive the open phases were in 2025 (2C first). This school is highlighted; pick a year, or search to pin schools and compare them. Tap any school for its full ballot history.

Tip: pick a school to pin it, then add another to compare side by side.

School Phase 12A2A(2)2B2C2C(S)3 Total
Pei Hwa Presbyterian 111111/16453120/53SC<1 (56/53)–2051/20SC<1 (35/20)4184/41SC<1 (69/41)00/000/0 225of 224
Methodist Girls' (Primary) 5555/1508888/95–2254/22SC<1 (35/22)4578/45SC<1 (54/45)00/000/0 210of 210
Nanyang 186186/330144177/144SC>2 (64/31)–2053/20SC<1 (53/20)4263/42SC<1 (60/42)00/000/0 392of 390
Henry Park 110110/2409999/131–3131/316393/63SC<1 (76/63)00/000/0 303of 300
Raffles Girls' 6060/2106464/150–3131/49115143/115SC>2 (36/17)00/000/0 270of 270
Bukit Timah 4242/12066/78–00/44104104/132PR>2 (18/8)3963/39SC 1-2 (11/8)00/0 191of 180
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