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Live Phase 2B status for the 2026 exercise, plus every 2009–2026 ballot outcome by phase, so you can see exactly how competitive Northland has been.

MOE data last updated: 27 July 2026, 11:34am SGT (Phase 2B results; MOE-confirmed Phase 2C vacancies)

2026 registration status
Phase 2C registration is open now
Registration: 28 to 30 July 2026, 9am to 4:30pm · Results: 11 August 2026
Phase 1
106 admitted
All eligible applicants admitted
Phase 2A
79 applied / 74 places
Check live figures
Phase 2B
29 applied / 20 places
Ballot held (SC<1)
Phase 2C
40 places
Open now, until 4:30pm 30 Jul

2026 registration dates

National dates, the same for every school
Registration
Results
Phase 1
30 Jun – 2 Jul
8 Jul
Phase 2A
9 – 10 Jul
17 Jul
Phase 2B
20 – 21 Jul
27 Jul
Phase 2C
28 – 30 Jul
11 Aug
Phase 2C(S)
17 – 18 Aug
27 Aug

During registration

Northland Primary School (NPS) Ballot history

Year PHASE 12A2A(2)2B2C2C(S)3 Total
2026live 106106/18059%7979/74SC>2107%2929/20SC<1145%-40 200of 24083%
2025 110110/18061%7076/70SC>2 (18/12)109%2029/20SC<1 (28/20)145%41142/41SC<1 (127/41)346%00/000/0 241of 240100%
2024 8585/18047%7272/9576%2222/2879%62170/62SC<1 (155/62)274%00/000/0 241of 240100%
2023 104104/18058%7272/7695%2122/21all SC<2 placed105%44200/44SC<1455%00/000/0 241of 240100%
2022 120120/18067%6062/60SC>2103%2022/20all SC<1 placed110%42199/42SC<1474%00/000/0 242of 240101%
2021 109109/20055%2121/9123%5656/7080%2736/27SC<1133%28191/28SC<1682%00/000/0 241of 240100%
2020 9898/20049%2121/10221%4646/8157%2828/3874%49215/49SC<1439%00/000/0 242of 240101%
2019 8888/20044%2020/11218%2626/9228%2525/5347%83243/83SC<1293%00/000/0 242of 240101%
2018 11910572224/2789%32194/32606%00/0--/0 240of 240100%
2017 1154462424/3863%51200/51392%00/0--/0 240of 240100%
2016 1100492425/4161%57160/57281%00/0--/0 240of 240100%
2015 950392626/5349%80160/80200%00/0--/0 240of 240100%
2014 890482727/5252%76156/76205%00/0--/0 240of 240100%
2013 1020352525/5248%78112/78144%00/0--/0 240of 240100%
2012 1190274747/47100%4799/47211%00/0--/0 240of 240100%
2011 1200324454/44123%44146/44332%00/0--/0 240of 240100%
2010 1070193535/5761%79137/79173%00/0--/0 240of 240(-30)100%
2009 1041225151/7271%92153/92166%00/0--/0 270of 270100%
Phases
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

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.

Your odds
Very hard in Phase 2C
In 2025, 142 applied for 41 Phase 2C places, roughly 29 places per 100 applicants. Distance within 1km and an earlier-phase priority matter a lot.

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.

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 — any places still left after 2C
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.

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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