Northland Primary School
A parent's fact-file: P1 competitiveness, programmes, and what to expect.
Northland Primary School is a popular government co-educational primary in Yishun. Here is what it is known for, why the shared name with Northland Secondary is not an MOE affiliation, and a clear read on how hard a P1 place is.
MOE data last updated: 21 August 2026, 4:29pm SGT
Ballot history
Northland 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: 106 admitted in Phase 1 (of 240 total places) · Phase 2A had 79 applicants for 74 places (Ballot held (SC>2), 107% demand).
- Phase 2C(S) has closed; results can be checked in the P1 Registration Portal from 8am on 27 August 2026.
Student Care
Northland Primary School has a school-based Student Care Centre operated by Nascans.
- Monthly fee $228 · registered to administer the SCFA subsidy.
- A place at Northland does not guarantee a student-care place. Apply to the centre directly.
School info
Northland Primary School (NPS) at a glance
- Type
- Government, co-educational
- Area
- Yishun
- Region
- North
- Mother tongue languages
- Chinese, Malay, Tamil
- Getting there
- Nearest MRT: Yishun MRT Station
- Principal
- Mr Jay Westly Mahardale
- Contact
- 6759 8884 · [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.
Northland Primary 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 Northland 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.
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.
Northland Primary School has a School-Based Student Care Centre operated by Nascans. Monthly fee $228. 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
Northland Primary School's CCAs, its two MOE programmes, and its open house date.
Northland Primary School lists 17 CCAs with MOE, including Basketball, Brownies, Chinese Cultural Dance and Art Club. 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 Applied Thinking Programme (Interdisciplinary). Its Learning for Life Programme is My Story, My Stage (Music & Performing Arts).
See the full CCA list and both programmes →
Source: MOE's school CCA data. Confirm current details with the school.
Northland Primary School 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.
Stage 1 · before you register
Is this school right for us?
Affiliated secondary
None (not affiliated to Northland Secondary)
High-ability
Not a GEP centre
What Northland is known for
Northland's Applied Learning Programme (ALP), "Skilling the Mind, Empowering the Thinking", is an interdisciplinary programme that builds critical-thinking skills through hands-on activities.
Its Learning for Life Programme (LLP), "My Story, My Stage", is in music and the performing arts, encouraging creative expression and confidence.
It is not a Gifted Education Programme centre.
Is it a fit for your family? What to weigh
Stage 3 · after you're in
We're in. What happens now?
Visiting
Check Northland's official website for any Primary 1 information session or open house, and use MOE's school locator to confirm your home-to-school distance before registering. Living within 1km matters at a school this oversubscribed.
Common questions
Is Northland Primary affiliated to a secondary school? +
No. Despite the shared name, MOE does not list Northland Primary as affiliated to Northland Secondary School (or any secondary), so a P1 place gives no affiliation priority into a secondary. Secondary posting follows the normal PSLE and Secondary 1 Posting Exercise.
How hard is it to get into Northland at P1? +
Competitive. In 2025 it balloted in all three open phases, with 142 applicants for 41 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 Yishun
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 Yishun schools.
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| School | Phase 1↕ | 2A↕ | 2A(2)↕ | 2B↕ | 2C↕ | 2C(S)↕ | 3↕ | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northland | 106106/18059% | 7479/74SC>2107% | – | 2029/20SC<1145% | 42141/42SC<1336% | full0 places | – | 240of 240100% |
| Chongfu | 121121/24050% | 110110/11992% | – | 2445/24SC<1188% | 48137/48SC<1285% | full0 places | – | 300of 300100% |
| North View | 122122/18068% | 5872/58SC<1124% | – | 44/2020% | 59122/59SC<1207% | full0 places | – | 240of 240100% |
| Huamin | 9797/18054% | 8385/83SC>2102% | – | 33/2015% | 58106/58SC<1183% | full0 places | – | 240of 240100% |
| Naval Base | 109109/18061% | 5050/7170% | – | 22/277% | 6565/7982% | pending37/14SC<1264% | – | 226of 24094% |
| Peiying | 7676/16048% | 2525/8430% | – | 00/400% | 6161/12051% | pending76/59SC>2129% | – | 162of 220(+20)74% |
| Xishan | 9191/16057% | 2323/6933% | – | 00/350% | 4747/10644% | pending102/59SC 1-2173% | – | 161of 220(-20)73% |
| Yishun | 6565/13050% | 3333/6551% | – | 00/310% | 3536/9339% | pending54/5893% | – | 133of 190(-30)70% |
| Jiemin | 5555/16034% | 1414/10513% | – | 11/502% | 4646/15031% | pending25/10424% | – | 116of 220(+30)53% |
| Ahmad Ibrahim | 4343/18024% | 1414/13710% | – | 00/610% | 2121/18611% | pending19/16512% | – | 78of 240(+20)33% |
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