Punggol Green Primary School
A parent's fact-file: P1 competitiveness, programmes, and what to expect.
Punggol Green Primary School is a popular government co-educational primary in Punggol, known for its science-and-sustainability and student-leadership programmes. Here is what it is known for and a clear read on how hard a P1 place is.
MOE data last updated: 21 August 2026, 4:29pm SGT
Ballot history
Punggol Green 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: 99 admitted in Phase 1 (of 210 total places) · Phase 2A had 60 applicants for 51 places (Ballot held (SC<1), 118% demand).
- Phase 2C(S) has closed; results can be checked in the P1 Registration Portal from 8am on 27 August 2026.
Student Care
Punggol Green Primary School has a school-based Student Care Centre operated by YMCA.
- Monthly fee $250 · registered to administer the SCFA subsidy.
- A place at Punggol Green does not guarantee a student-care place. Apply to the centre directly.
School info
Punggol Green Primary School (PGPS) at a glance
- Type
- Government, co-educational
- Area
- Punggol
- Region
- East
- Mother tongue languages
- Chinese, Malay, Tamil
- Getting there
- Nearest MRT: Punggol MRT Station; Buses: 117, 117M, 119, 381, 382G, 666
- Principal
- Madam Chua Pei Pei
- Contact
- 6538 3011 · [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.
Punggol Green 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.
MOE Kindergarten @ Punggol Green. A place there earns Phase 2A priority for a P1 seat here.
MOE's official MK-EYC listing shows no partner Early Years Centres for this school's MOE Kindergarten at the moment.
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 Punggol Green 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 BT&Tan Transport Pte Ltd; fares 1 Jan 2026-31 Dec 2027. Ask the operator for routes and a fare quote for your address. Up to 2km: $180 a month return. Source: the school's website. See every fare band for this school.
Punggol Green Primary School has a School-Based Student Care Centre operated by YMCA. 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
Punggol Green Primary School's CCAs, its two MOE programmes, and its open house date.
Punggol Green Primary School lists 14 CCAs with MOE, including Badminton, Scouts, Angklung/Kulintang Ensemble 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 Action for a Sustainable Future through Science - IGNITE (Inspiring Generations of Novel & Innovative Thinkers & Explorers in Sustainability) @ PGPS Programme (STEM - Sustainability). Its Learning for Life Programme is Student Leadership (APPLE-Achieving Purpose and Performance in Leadership Excellence @ PGPS Programme) (Community Service & Student Leadership).
See the full CCA list and both programmes →
Source: MOE's school CCA data. Confirm current details with the school.
Punggol Green Primary School has not published a 2026 open house date yet. In 2024 it held one on 6 Jul, 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. (Physical).
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
High-ability
Not a GEP centre
What Punggol Green is known for
Punggol Green's Applied Learning Programme (ALP), "IGNITE", is in STEM and sustainability, encouraging pupils to explore environmental challenges through science and technology.
Its Learning for Life Programme (LLP), "APPLE", is in student leadership and community service, building empathetic leaders from Primary 1.
It is not a Gifted Education Programme centre and has no affiliated secondary school.
Is it a fit for your family? What to weigh
Stage 3 · after you're in
We're in. What happens now?
Visiting
Check Punggol Green'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 is a real advantage here.
Common questions
What is Punggol Green Primary known for? +
Its 'IGNITE' STEM-and-sustainability Applied Learning Programme and its 'APPLE' student-leadership and community-service Learning for Life Programme.
Is Punggol Green affiliated to a secondary school? +
No. Punggol Green has no affiliated secondary school, so a place here gives no advantage in the later Secondary 1 posting.
How hard is it to get into Punggol Green at P1? +
Competitive. In 2025 it balloted in Phase 2A and Phase 2C, with 118 applicants for 58 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.
Does Punggol Green have an affiliated secondary school? +
No. MOE does not list an affiliated secondary school for Punggol Green Primary School, so a P1 place here gives no affiliation priority into any secondary. Secondary posting follows the normal PSLE and Secondary 1 Posting Exercise.
All primary schools in Punggol
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 Punggol schools.
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| School | Phase 1↕ | 2A↕ | 2A(2)↕ | 2B↕ | 2C↕ | 2C(S)↕ | 3↕ | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punggol Green | 9999/15066% | 5160/51SC<1118% | – | 55/2025% | 5796/57SC<1168% | full0 places | – | 210of 210(-30)100% |
| Waterway | 100100/15067% | 4646/5092% | – | 00/210% | 6464/6598% | pending2/1all SC<1 placed200% | – | 210of 210100% |
| Horizon | 8484/15056% | 6686/66SC<1130% | – | 1616/2080% | 4688/46SC<1191% | full0 places | – | 210of 210(-30)100% |
| Valour | 107107/15071% | 4354/43126% | – | 00/200% | 6170/61SC<1115% | full0 places | – | 210of 210(-30)100% |
| Northshore | 124124/22056% | 6363/9666% | – | 00/310% | 93123/93SC<1132% | full0 places | – | 280of 280100% |
| Mee Toh | 107107/24045% | 1616/13312% | – | 4141/5969% | 137155/137SC 1-2113% | full0 places | – | 300of 300100% |
| Punggol View | 8686/15057% | 2727/6442% | – | 00/330% | 6060/9961% | pending43/39all SC<2 placed110% | – | 173of 210(-30)82% |
| Oasis | 8383/15055% | 2121/6731% | – | 00/350% | 3535/10832% | pending36/7349% | – | 139of 210(-30)66% |
| Punggol Cove | 8787/22040% | 1919/13314% | – | 00/580% | 2424/17714% | pending32/15321% | – | 130of 28046% |
| Greendale | 3939/12033% | 1616/8120% | – | 00/420% | 1616/12613% | pending20/11018% | – | 71of 180(-30)39% |
| Edgefield | 6161/15041% | 88/899% | – | 00/470% | 3939/14128% | pending21/10221% | – | 108of 210(-30)51% |
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