Raffles Girls' Primary School
A parent's fact-file: P1 competitiveness, programmes, and what to expect.
Raffles Girls' Primary School (RGPS) is a government girls' school on Hillcrest Road in the Bukit Timah area, with a long history in nurturing high-ability learners. Parents value its strong music, arts and communication programmes.
MOE data last updated: 21 August 2026, 4:29pm SGT
Ballot history
Raffles Girls' 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: 57 admitted in Phase 1 (of 270 total places) · Phase 2A had 55 applicants for 153 places (no ballot needed).
- Phase 2C(S) has closed; results can be checked in the P1 Registration Portal from 8am on 27 August 2026.
Student Care
Raffles Girls' Primary School has a school-based Student Care Centre operated by Knowledge Park Educare.
- Monthly fee $271.20 · registered to administer the SCFA subsidy.
- A place at Raffles Girls' does not guarantee a student-care place. Apply to the centre directly.
School info
Raffles Girls' Primary School (RGPS) at a glance
- Type
- Government, girls'
- Area
- Bukit Timah
- Region
- South
- Mother tongue languages
- Chinese, Malay, Tamil
- Getting there
- Nearest MRT: Tan Kah Kee MRT Station; Buses: 66, 67, 74, 151, 154, 156, 157, 170, 171, 174, 852, 961
- Principal
- Madam Elaine Quek-lim Hwee Bin
- Contact
- 6468 4377 · [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.
Raffles Girls' 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 Raffles Girls' Primary School.
The school has not published its P1 orientation details for the January 2027 intake yet. Schools usually announce around October to November. Source: the school's 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. Up to 2 km: $155 a month return. Visit the school website. See every fare band for this school.
Raffles Girls' Primary School has a School-Based Student Care Centre operated by Knowledge Park Educare. Monthly fee $271.20. 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
Raffles Girls' Primary School's CCAs, its two MOE programmes, and its open house date.
Raffles Girls' Primary School lists 17 CCAs with MOE, including Badminton, Girl Guides (Brownies), Choir 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 Nurturing Confident Communicators (Languages). Its Learning for Life Programme is Developing Creativity Through Collaborative Music Making (Music & Performing Arts).
See the full CCA list and both programmes →
Source: MOE's school CCA data. Confirm current details with the school.
Raffles Girls' 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.
Raffles Girls' Primary School has 5 top-four finishes recorded across 3 sports, the most recent in 2026.
Stage 1 · before you register
Is this school right for us?
Affiliated secondary
None
High-ability
Offers the Gifted Education Programme (being replaced from 2027)
What Raffles Girls' is known for
High-ability learning. RGPS was one of the first primary schools to pilot the Gifted Education Programme in 1984. Note that MOE will replace the GEP in its current form from 2027 with school-based provisions and centre-based advanced modules.
Confident communicators. Its Applied Learning Programme focuses on nurturing confident communicators, building speaking and language skills across the school.
Music and performing arts. The Learning for Life Programme centres on collaborative music making, supported by a concert band, choir, string ensemble and dance groups.
Is it a fit for your family? What to weigh
Stage 3 · after you're in
We're in. What happens now?
Visiting
Check the school website for details, as RGPS does not appear in the MOE open house roundups with a public open house session.
Common questions
Is Raffles Girls' Primary School affiliated to Raffles Girls' School (Secondary)? +
No. Despite the shared name and history, there is no affiliation that gives RGPS pupils priority P1 admission or a guaranteed place at RGS. Entry to RGS is by PSLE results through the S1 Posting Exercise or by Direct School Admission.
Is RGPS a government or government-aided school? +
RGPS is a government school. MOE SchoolFinder lists its type as Government School and its nature as a girls' school with a single session.
Did RGPS ballot for Primary 1 in 2025? +
Yes, but only at Phase 2C. In the 2025 exercise there were 115 vacancies and 143 applicants at Phase 2C, so balloting was needed. Phases 1, 2A and 2B did not require balloting.
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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