Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' School (Primary)
A parent's fact-file: P1 competitiveness, programmes, and what to expect.
Here is the P1 balloting picture for Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' School (Primary), year by year from 2019 to the live 2026 figures: how many places each phase took, the applicants and vacancies, and where a ballot was needed.
MOE data last updated: 21 August 2026, 4:29pm SGT
Ballot history
Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' School (Primary) 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 5 of the last 7 completed years (2025, 2024, 2023, 2021, 2019).
- 2026 so far: 50 admitted in Phase 1 (of 240 total places) · Phase 2A had 54 applicants for 130 places (no ballot needed).
- Phase 2C(S) has closed; results can be checked in the P1 Registration Portal from 8am on 27 August 2026.
School info
Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' School (Primary) (PLMGPS) at a glance
- Type
- Government-aided, girls'
- Area
- Hougang
- Region
- East
- Mother tongue languages
- Chinese, Malay, Tamil
- Getting there
- Buses: 45, 53, 53M, 62, 113
- Principal
- Mrs Joyce Ang
- Contact
- 6286 2795 · [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.
Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' School (Primary) is affiliated to Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' School (Secondary). An affiliation can give a priority route and a more favourable cut-off into the affiliated secondary at Secondary 1 posting. Places are limited, so confirm the current terms with the school.
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 Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' School (Primary).
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.
Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' School (Primary) has a School-Based Student Care Centre operated by Commit Learning Schoolhouse. Monthly fee $250. 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
Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' School (Primary)'s CCAs, its two MOE programmes, and its open house date.
Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' School (Primary) lists 19 CCAs with MOE, including Badminton, Girls' Brigade, Angklung/Kulintang Ensemble and Art and Crafts. 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 MoveIT (STEM - Transportation). Its Learning for Life Programme is Aesthetics Expressions @ PL (Music & Performing Arts/ Visual Arts & Design).
See the full CCA list and both programmes →
Source: MOE's school CCA data. Confirm current details with the school.
Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' School (Primary) 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.
Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' School (Primary) has 2 top-four finishes recorded in rope skipping, 2 of them first place, the most recent in 2026.
Common questions
Does Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' (Primary) have an affiliated secondary school? +
Yes. Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' School (Primary) is affiliated to Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' School (Secondary). An affiliation can give a priority route into the affiliated secondary at Secondary 1 posting; confirm the current terms with the school as places are limited.
All primary schools in Hougang
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 Hougang schools.
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| School | Phase 1↕ | 2A↕ | 2A(2)↕ | 2B↕ | 2C↕ | 2C(S)↕ | 3↕ | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Innocents' | 103103/21049% | 104104/10797% | – | 2145/21SC<1214% | 4497/44SC<1220% | full0 places | – | 270of 270100% |
| Xinmin | 8484/15056% | 5555/6683% | – | 1818/2475% | 5482/54SC<1152% | full0 places | – | 210of 210100% |
| Punggol | 7070/12058% | 5061/50SC>2122% | – | 00/200% | 6170/61all SC<2 placed115% | full0 places | – | 180of 180(-10)100% |
| Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' (Primary) | 5050/18028% | 5454/13042% | – | 3737/4582% | 99103/99SC>2104% | full0 places | – | 240of 240(-30)100% |
| Hougang | 6060/12050% | 4646/6077% | – | 22/258% | 6464/7388% | pending22/9SC<1244% | – | 172of 180(-10)96% |
| CHIJ Our Lady of the Nativity | 5757/18032% | 2222/12318% | – | 3131/5457% | 122122/13094% | pending14/8SC 1-2175% | – | 232of 24097% |
| Xinghua | 3131/12026% | 55/896% | – | 00/480% | 4040/14428% | pending29/10428% | – | 76of 18042% |
| Yio Chu Kang | 5151/12043% | 44/696% | – | 00/420% | 2121/12617% | pending28/10527% | – | 76of 18042% |
| Montfort Junior | 1515/9017% | 77/759% | – | 33/437% | 99/1267% | pending22/11719% | – | 34of 15023% |
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