Riverside Primary School
A parent's fact-file: P1 competitiveness, programmes, and what to expect.
Here is the P1 balloting picture for Riverside Primary School, 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
Riverside 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: 85 admitted in Phase 1 (of 210 total places) · Phase 2A had 59 applicants for 65 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
Riverside Primary School at a glance
- Type
- Government, co-educational
- Area
- Woodlands
- Region
- North
- Mother tongue languages
- Chinese, Malay, Tamil
- Getting there
- Nearest MRT: Admiralty MRT Station
- Principal
- Mr Chia See Chew Albert
- Contact
- 6365 4490 · [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.
Riverside 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 @ Riverside. 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 Riverside Primary School.
For the January 2026 intake: 2025 cohort orientation held Thu 14 Nov 2024, 2.00 to 4.00pm at school; 2026-cohort slides also published; nothing for 2027. The January 2027 date is not out yet. Watch the school's website around October to November. Source: the school's website.
The appointed school bus operator is Chang Chen Pte Ltd (parent co. Chang An Bus Transport Service; Mr Grif Lim); fares 2026 to 2027. Ask the operator for routes and a fare quote for your address. Up to 2km: $150 a month return, stated as a maximum you negotiate down from. Source: the school's website. See every fare band for this school.
Riverside Primary School has a School-Based Student Care Centre operated by Commit Learning Schoolhouse. Monthly fee $240. 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
Riverside Primary School's CCAs, its two MOE programmes, and its open house date.
Riverside Primary School lists 15 CCAs with MOE, including Badminton, Scouts, 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 Playworks - Nurturing Critical and Inventive Thinkers (Interdisciplinary). Its Learning for Life Programme is PeerWorks - Building Self, Supporting One Another, Serving the Community Together (Community Service & Student Leadership).
See the full CCA list and both programmes →
Source: MOE's school CCA data. Confirm current details with the school.
Riverside Primary School's 2026 open house: Virtual Open House
See open house dates for every school →
Source: MOE Schoolbag's open house roundup.
Common questions
Does Riverside have an affiliated secondary school? +
No. MOE does not list an affiliated secondary school for Riverside 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 Woodlands
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 Woodlands schools.
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| School | Phase 1↕ | 2A↕ | 2A(2)↕ | 2B↕ | 2C↕ | 2C(S)↕ | 3↕ | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Admiralty | 106106/15071% | 4444/44100% | – | 2022/20SC 1-2110% | 4087/40SC<1217% | full0 places | – | 210of 210100% |
| Riverside | 8585/15057% | 5959/6591% | – | 44/2218% | 6464/64100% | full0 places | – | 210of 210100% |
| Woodlands | 104104/15069% | 3333/4672% | – | 33/2413% | 7182/71PR<1115% | full0 places | – | 210of 210100% |
| Marsiling | 7474/12062% | 1414/4630% | – | 00/310% | 8485/9292% | pending4/850% | – | 172of 18096% |
| Woodgrove | 6969/12057% | 1717/5133% | – | 33/329% | 8485/9490% | pending10/10100% | – | 173of 18096% |
| Greenwood | 7373/15049% | 1717/7722% | – | 00/400% | 6767/12155% | pending20/5437% | – | 157of 21075% |
| Innova | 5252/12043% | 55/687% | – | 22/415% | 6969/12356% | pending3/546% | – | 128of 18071% |
| Evergreen | 6666/12055% | 1212/5422% | – | 11/343% | 6464/10163% | pending22/3759% | – | 143of 18079% |
| Fuchun | 5858/12048% | 2727/6244% | – | 00/320% | 5253/9556% | pending0/430% | – | 137of 18076% |
| Woodlands Ring | 6060/12050% | 1717/6028% | – | 00/340% | 5959/10457% | pending11/4524% | – | 136of 18076% |
| Qihua | 5858/12048% | 2323/6237% | – | 00/330% | 4041/9941% | pending2/593% | – | 121of 18067% |
| Si Ling | 2323/6038% | 1111/3730% | – | 00/290% | 3233/8638% | pending1/542% | – | 66of 120(-30)55% |
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