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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.

Last reviewed against official sources: 5 July 2026

Stage 1 · before you register

Is this school right for us?

Type

Government girls' school (single session)

Location

21 Hillcrest Road, Singapore 289072 (Bukit Timah)

Affiliated secondary

None

High-ability

Offers the Gifted Education Programme (being replaced from 2027)

Official school website

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

Especially if you have no older child here to go on, these are the things worth checking before you put the school down.
Daily travel and distance
At 21 Hillcrest Road, Singapore 289072 (Bukit Timah). Living within 1km both shortens the daily commute and, if a phase goes to a ballot, puts you in the top priority tier, so check your home-to-school distance on MOE's locator before you commit.
A head start into secondary school
None. Raffles Girls' has no affiliated secondary school, so a place here gives no advantage in the later Secondary 1 posting.
Teaching identity
Government girls' school (single session).
High-ability learners
Offers the Gifted Education Programme (being replaced from 2027). High-ability children are identified through MOE's separate national screening, which is open to pupils at any school.

Stage 2 · during registration

What are our real chances?

Year PHASE 12A2A(2)2B2C2C(S)3 Total
2026live 5757/2104848/153–--/20--/40–– 57of 270
2025 6060/2106464/150–3131/49115143/115SC>2 (36/17)00/000/0 270of 270
2024 6565/2104343/146–2929/55135183/135SC>2 (78/37)00/000/0 272of 270
2023 6161/2106666/151–3333/48113130/113SC>200/000/0 273of 270
2022 8989/2105252/121–3939/4390125/90SC<100/000/0 270of 270
2021 6464/2304545/1662626/1213939/6897116/97SC>200/000/0 271of 270
2020 8989/2304848/1412929/932828/5277176/77SC<100/000/0 271of 270
2019 6363/2303939/1672323/1302424/74123172/123SC>200/000/0 272of 270
Phases
  • 1 — a sibling already in the school
  • 2A — parent/sibling is an ex-pupil, or parent is staff
  • 2B — volunteer, church/clan, or community leader
  • 2C — open to all, no prior link
  • 2C(S) / 3 — supplementary / non-citizen
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

Each cell: the big number is places taken; below it, applicants / vacancies. A red cell went to a ballot, with the group and its ratio, e.g. SC 1-2 (6/5).

RGPS is popular and balloting can happen. In the 2025 P1 exercise it balloted at Phase 2C, where 143 applicants competed for 115 vacancies, while Phases 1, 2A and 2B did not need balloting. For how the phases work, see our registration guide.

Because a girls' school with a strong reputation draws demand from beyond the immediate area, living within 1km to 2km and the phase you qualify for matter a great deal. Our choosing a school guide explains how to weigh distance, phase and fit.

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 & Phase 3 — any places still left, and non-citizen applicants
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.

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; pick a year, or search to pin schools and compare them. Tap any school for its full ballot history.

Tip: pick a school to pin it, then add another to compare side by side.

School Phase 12A2A(2)2B2C2C(S)3 Total
Pei Hwa Presbyterian 111111/16453120/53SC<1 (56/53)–2051/20SC<1 (35/20)4184/41SC<1 (69/41)00/000/0 225of 224
Methodist Girls' (Primary) 5555/1508888/95–2254/22SC<1 (35/22)4578/45SC<1 (54/45)00/000/0 210of 210
Nanyang 186186/330144177/144SC>2 (64/31)–2053/20SC<1 (53/20)4263/42SC<1 (60/42)00/000/0 392of 390
Henry Park 110110/2409999/131–3131/316393/63SC<1 (76/63)00/000/0 303of 300
Raffles Girls' 6060/2106464/150–3131/49115143/115SC>2 (36/17)00/000/0 270of 270
Bukit Timah 4242/12066/78–00/44104104/132PR>2 (18/8)3963/39SC 1-2 (11/8)00/0 191of 180
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