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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 an honest read on how hard a P1 place is.

Last reviewed against official sources: 8 July 2026

Stage 1 · before you register

Is this school right for us?

Type

Government, co-educational

Location

15 Yishun Avenue 4, S769026 (Yishun / North)

Affiliated secondary

None (not affiliated to Northland Secondary)

High-ability

Not a GEP centre

Official school website

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

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 15 Yishun Avenue 4, S769026, in Yishun. 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
None. Despite the shared name, Northland Primary is not MOE-affiliated to Northland Secondary School, so it gives no affiliation priority into any secondary. Secondary posting follows the normal PSLE and Secondary 1 Posting Exercise.
Teaching identity
Government, co-educational, with an interdisciplinary critical-thinking applied-learning programme and a music-and-performing-arts character focus.
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 106106/1807070/74–--/20--/40–– 106of 240
2025 110110/1807076/70SC>2 (18/12)–2029/20SC<1 (28/20)41142/41SC<1 (127/41)00/000/0 241of 240
2024 8585/1807272/95–2222/2862170/62SC<1 (155/62)00/000/0 241of 240
2023 104104/1807272/76–2122/2144200/44SC<100/000/0 241of 240
2022 120120/1806062/60SC>2–2022/2042199/42SC<100/000/0 242of 240
2021 109109/2002121/915656/702736/27SC<128191/28SC<100/000/0 241of 240
2020 9898/2002121/1024646/812828/3849215/49SC<100/000/0 242of 240
2019 8888/2002020/1122626/922525/5383243/83SC<100/000/0 242of 240
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).

Northland is one of the more sought-after schools in Yishun. In 2025 it went to a ballot in all three open phases (2A, 2B and 2C), with 142 applicants for 41 places in Phase 2C, so a place is far from guaranteed without an earlier-phase priority and a close home address. Numbers change every year, so check the live figures for your year on MOE's checker.

Our registration guide explains how the phases and distance tiers work, and our choosing a school guide helps you build a realistic shortlist.

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

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; 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
Northland 110110/1807076/70SC>2 (18/12)–2029/20SC<1 (28/20)41142/41SC<1 (127/41)00/000/0 241of 240
Chongfu 142142/24098120/98SC>2 (47/27)–2039/20SC<1 (38/20)40138/40SC<1 (124/40)00/000/0 300of 300
North View 109109/1807174/71–11/2060109/60SC<1 (101/60)00/000/0 241of 240
Huamin 113113/1806783/67SC<1 (76/67)–22/205886/58SC<1 (73/58)00/000/0 240of 240
Naval Base 124124/1805659/56SC>2 (2/1)–11/206064/60PR<1 (5/2)00/000/0 241of 240
Peiying 7474/1402121/66–00/355353/1055267/5200/0 200of 200
Xishan 7878/1801515/102–11/496666/14680110/80SC 1-2 (42/18)00/0 240of 240
Yishun 6666/1603333/94–00/405050/1227277/7200/0 221of 220
Jiemin 7575/1301414/55–00/343838/1012323/6300/40 150of 190
Ahmad Ibrahim 2929/16066/132–11/623131/1852929/15400/125 96of 220
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