Nan Chiau Ballot History
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MOE data last updated: 27 July 2026, 11:34am SGT (Phase 2B results; MOE-confirmed Phase 2C vacancies)
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Nan Chiau Primary School (NCPS) Ballot history
| Year ↕ | PHASE 1 ↕ | 2A ↕ | 2A(2) ↕ | 2B ↕ | 2C ↕ | 2C(S) ↕ | 3 ↕ | Total ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026live | 130130/24054% | 4040/11036% | – | 7979/43SC<1184% | -87 | – | – | 213of 30071% |
| 2025 | 135135/24056% | 3838/10536% | – | 42102/42SC<1 (99/42)243% | 85269/85SC<1 (259/85)316% | 00/0 | 00/0 | 300of 300100% |
| 2024 | 113113/24047% | 5555/12743% | – | 44112/44SC<1 (109/44)255% | 88247/88SC<1 (236/88)281% | 00/0 | 00/0 | 300of 300100% |
| 2023 | 131131/24055% | 3838/10935% | – | 45123/45SC<1273% | 89264/89SC<1297% | 00/0 | 00/0 | 303of 300101% |
| 2022 | 143143/24060% | 3535/9736% | – | 4179/41SC<1193% | 81274/81SC<1338% | 00/0 | 00/0 | 300of 300100% |
| 2021 | 134134/26052% | 2020/12616% | 2323/10622% | 6288/62SC<1142% | 64204/64SC<1319% | 00/0 | 00/0 | 303of 300101% |
| 2020 | 118118/26045% | 1414/14210% | 2424/12819% | 7281/72SC<1113% | 72225/72SC<1313% | 00/0 | 00/0 | 300of 300100% |
| 2019 | 144144/26055% | 1212/11610% | 2626/10425% | 6070/60SC<1117% | 61235/61SC<1385% | 00/0 | 00/0 | 303of 300101% |
| 2018 | 142 | 20 | 33 | 5367/53126% | 52203/52390% | 00/0 | --/0 | 300of 300100% |
| 2017 | 125 | 12 | 24 | 6776/70109% | 72203/72282% | 00/0 | --/0 | 300of 300100% |
| 2016 | 123 | 11 | 26 | 6667/7096% | 74183/74247% | 00/0 | --/0 | 300of 300100% |
| 2015 | 136 | 16 | 27 | 6080/61131% | 61166/61272% | 00/0 | --/0 | 300of 300100% |
| 2014 | 120 | 12 | 41 | 6396/64150% | 64163/64255% | 00/0 | --/0 | 300of 300100% |
| 2013 | 147 | 15 | 33 | 5368/53128% | 52175/52337% | 00/0 | --/0 | 300of 300100% |
| 2012 | 148 | 6 | 30 | 5883/58143% | 58180/58310% | 00/0 | --/0 | 300of 300100% |
| 2011 | 124 | 4 | 36 | 6883/68122% | 69181/69262% | 00/0 | --/0 | 301of 300100% |
| 2010 | 131 | 8 | 31 | 6579/65122% | 65204/65314% | 00/0 | --/0 | 300of 300100% |
| 2009 | 125 | 2 | 24 | 7779/75105% | 73191/73262% | 00/0 | --/0 | 301of 300100% |
- 1 — sibling currently studying in the school
- 2A — parent/sibling is a former pupil; parent is staff or on the school committee; or a child from the school’s MOE Kindergarten (MK)
- 2A(2) — the former Phase 2A2 (before 2022), now merged into 2A
- 2B — parent volunteer, church/clan, or community leader
- 2C — open to all, no prior connection
- 2C(S) — supplementary round after Phase 2C
- 3 — international students (not SC or PR)
- 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
A grey note like all SC placed or all SC<1 placed means the phase was oversubscribed but no ballot was conducted: MOE offered the places by citizenship and distance priority, and everyone in the group shown was admitted (per MOE’s official balloting data). The % is not red in these cases because there was no ballot.
Each cell: the big number is places taken; below it, applicants / vacancies, then the demand % (applicants as a share of vacancies, so above 100% means more families wanted that phase than there were places). A red cell went to a ballot, with the group and its ratio, e.g. SC 1-2 (6/5). In the Total column, “of NNN” is that year’s total P1 places, the +/- below is the change from the year before, and the last line is places taken as a % of the total.
Figures from MOE's official vacancies and balloting data. Because MOE reserves places for 2B and 2C and rounds when redistributing, the per-phase figures can add up to one or two more or less than the Total. The live picture for your year is always on the 2026 page.
Nan Chiau is one of the more sought-after schools in Sengkang and is heavily oversubscribed in the open phases. In 2025 it went to balloting in both Phase 2B and Phase 2C (Phase 2C had 269 applicants for 85 places), so families without an earlier-phase priority are competing in a ballot where home-to-school distance and citizenship decide the outcome. Numbers change every year, so check the live figures for your year on MOE's checker.
If you are weighing Nan Chiau against other Sengkang and Punggol schools, our registration guide explains how the phases and distance tiers work, and our choosing a school guide helps you build a realistic shortlist.
2026 figures: MOE, vacancies and balloting, last updated 27 July 2026, 11:34am SGT (Phase 2B results; MOE-confirmed Phase 2C vacancies). This moves whenever MOE republishes.
2009 to 2025 ballot history: compiled from public records and matched against MOE's past vacancies and balloting data for the years MOE still publishes.
Page copy last checked against official sources: 28 July 2026.
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