Pei Hwa Presbyterian Primary School
A parent's fact-file: P1 competitiveness, programmes, and what to expect.
Pei Hwa Presbyterian Primary School sits along Pei Wah Avenue in Bukit Timah, one of the small group of government-aided Special Assistance Plan (SAP) schools with a strong bilingual and bicultural focus. It is a popular co-educational choice that has needed balloting across its open phases in recent years.
MOE data last updated: 21 August 2026, 4:29pm SGT
Ballot history
Pei Hwa Presbyterian 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: 105 admitted in Phase 1 (of 224 total places) · Phase 2A had 83 applicants for 59 places (Ballot held (SC>2), 141% demand).
- Phase 2C(S) has closed; results can be checked in the P1 Registration Portal from 8am on 27 August 2026.
Student Care
Pei Hwa Presbyterian Primary School has a school-based Student Care Centre operated by Commit Learning Schoolhouse.
- Monthly fee $250.30 · registered to administer the SCFA subsidy.
- A place at Pei Hwa Presbyterian does not guarantee a student-care place. Apply to the centre directly.
School info
Pei Hwa Presbyterian Primary School (PHPPS) at a glance
- Type
- Government-aided, co-educational
- Area
- Bukit Timah
- Region
- West
- Mother tongue languages
- Chinese
- Getting there
- Nearest MRT: Beauty World; Buses: 970, 852, 174, 173, 157, 77, 61
- Principal
- Mrs Allison Lim
- Contact
- 6466 3787 · [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.
Pei Hwa Presbyterian 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 Pei Hwa Presbyterian 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.
The appointed school bus operator is Aik Shen Bus Service (Mr Yeo Kah Hua); fares 1 Jan 2025-31 Dec 2026. Ask the operator for routes and a fare quote for your address. Up to 2km: $169.5 a month return. Source: the school's website. See every fare band for this school.
Pei Hwa Presbyterian Primary School has a School-Based Student Care Centre operated by Commit Learning Schoolhouse. Monthly fee $250.30. Registered to administer the SCFA subsidy. Source: the school's website. 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
Pei Hwa Presbyterian Primary School's CCAs, its two MOE programmes, and its open house date.
Pei Hwa Presbyterian Primary School lists 20 CCAs with MOE, including Basketball, Boys' Brigade, Chinese Dance 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 Competent, Confident Communicators (Languages). Its Learning for Life Programme is Developing Character and Leadership through STAR (Self-defence, Track & field, Adventure and Racquet games) @ PHPPS (Sports & Outdoor Education).
See the full CCA list and both programmes →
Source: MOE's school CCA data. Confirm current details with the school.
Pei Hwa Presbyterian 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.
Pei Hwa Presbyterian Primary School has 8 top-four finishes recorded in table tennis, 6 of them first place, the most recent in 2026.
Stage 1 · before you register
Is this school right for us?
Affiliated secondary
None (see note below)
High-ability
Not a GEP centre
What Pei Hwa Presbyterian is known for
As a Special Assistance Plan (SAP) school, Pei Hwa Presbyterian places heavy emphasis on bilingualism and bicultural understanding, with Higher Chinese offered and Chinese culture woven through school life.
Its Applied Learning Programme (ALP) in Languages aims to build confident communicators over the six primary years, using storytelling, public speaking, and drama to develop oral and written expression.
Its Learning for Life Programme (LLP) in Sports and Outdoor Education runs under the STAR banner, covering self-defence, track and field, adventure, and racquet games to build character and physical confidence.
Pei Hwa Presbyterian is not a Gifted Education Programme centre, so high-ability screening is handled through MOE's separate GEP identification rather than at this school.
Is it a fit for your family? What to weigh
Stage 3 · after you're in
We're in. What happens now?
Visiting
The school does not appear in MOE's public open-house roundups, so check its official website for any P1 information sessions and use the school locator to confirm your home-to-school distance before registering.
Common questions
Is Pei Hwa Presbyterian Primary School a SAP school? +
Yes. It is a government-aided Special Assistance Plan school, so it offers Higher Chinese and places strong emphasis on bilingual and bicultural learning rooted in the school's heritage.
Does Pei Hwa Presbyterian Primary have an affiliated secondary school? +
No. MOE lists it with no affiliated secondary school. Despite the similar name, Pei Hwa Secondary School is a separate school and is not affiliated to it, so there is no guaranteed secondary pathway.
How hard is it to get into Pei Hwa Presbyterian Primary at Phase 2C? +
It is competitive. In the 2025 exercise Phase 2C had 41 vacancies for 84 applicants and went to balloting, so living within 1km and securing an earlier-phase priority both help considerably.
All primary schools in Bukit Timah
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 Bukit Timah schools.
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| School | Phase 1↕ | 2A↕ | 2A(2)↕ | 2B↕ | 2C↕ | 2C(S)↕ | 3↕ | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pei Hwa Presbyterian | 105105/16464% | 5983/59SC>2141% | – | 2146/21SC<1219% | 4353/43SC<1123% | full0 places | – | 224of 224100% |
| Methodist Girls' (Primary) | 5555/15037% | 9393/9598% | – | 2140/21SC<1190% | 4163/41SC<1154% | full0 places | – | 210of 210100% |
| Nanyang | 175175/30058% | 125176/125SC>2141% | – | 2052/20SC<1260% | 4068/40SC<1170% | full0 places | – | 360of 360(-30)100% |
| Henry Park | 126126/24053% | 100100/11488% | – | 2529/25SC 1-2116% | 5176/51SC<1149% | full0 places | – | 300of 300100% |
| Raffles Girls' | 5757/21027% | 5555/15336% | – | 2424/5345% | 127128/13793% | pending31/10SC 1-2310% | – | 263of 27097% |
| Bukit Timah | 6060/12050% | 66/6010% | – | 11/383% | 97114/113PR 1-2101% | pending22/16SC>2138% | – | 164of 18091% |
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