Rosyth School
A parent's fact-file: P1 competitiveness, programmes, and what to expect.
Rosyth School is a large, well-regarded co-educational primary in Serangoon North, and one of the handful of schools chosen to run the Gifted Education Programme. It draws strong demand across the northeast, so places in the open phases usually come down to balloting.
MOE data last updated: 21 August 2026, 4:29pm SGT
Ballot history
Rosyth 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: 119 admitted in Phase 1 (of 270 total places) · Phase 2A had 105 applicants for 91 places (Ballot held (SC>2), 115% demand).
- Phase 2C(S) has closed; results can be checked in the P1 Registration Portal from 8am on 27 August 2026.
Student Care
Rosyth School has a school-based Student Care Centre operated by Kidz Treehouse.
- Monthly fee $240 · registered to administer the SCFA subsidy.
- A place at Rosyth does not guarantee a student-care place. Apply to the centre directly.
School info
Rosyth School at a glance
- Type
- Government, co-educational
- Area
- Serangoon
- Region
- North
- Mother tongue languages
- Chinese, Malay, Tamil
- Getting there
- Nearest MRT: Ang Mo Kio, Serangoon; Buses: 73, 315, 116
- Principal
- Mr Suraj Nair S/o Venugopal
- Contact
- 6481 2273 · [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.
Rosyth 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 Rosyth 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.
The appointed school bus operator is Min Yang Trading and Transport Services Pte Ltd. Ask the operator for routes and a fare quote for your address. Up to 2km: $290 a month return, stated as a maximum you negotiate down from. Source: the school's website. See every fare band for this school.
Rosyth School has a School-Based Student Care Centre operated by Kidz Treehouse. Monthly fee $240. 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
Rosyth School's CCAs, its two MOE programmes, and its open house date.
Rosyth School lists 26 CCAs with MOE, including Badminton, Girl Guides (Brownies), 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 Augmenting Science Learning through Innovation (STEM - Material Science). Its Learning for Life Programme is Programme for Aesthetics Integration@Rosyth (PAIR) (Music & Performing Arts).
See the full CCA list and both programmes →
Source: MOE's school CCA data. Confirm current details with the school.
Rosyth 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.
Rosyth School has 2 top-four finishes recorded in badminton, the most recent in 2025.
Stage 1 · before you register
Is this school right for us?
Affiliated secondary
None
High-ability
One of the primary schools that ran the GEP
What Rosyth is known for
Rosyth was one of the primary schools selected to run the Gifted Education Programme (GEP), which identifies high-ability learners from Primary 3. You can read how it works in our guide to the GEP.
Its Applied Learning Programme (ALP) runs on a science and innovation theme built around material science, giving pupils hands-on STEM work beyond the usual syllabus.
The Learning for Life Programme (LLP) centres on music and the performing arts, so aesthetics and creative expression sit alongside the academic focus.
Is it a fit for your family? What to weigh
Stage 3 · after you're in
We're in. What happens now?
Visiting
Rosyth does not appear with a fixed public open house in the usual MOE roundups, so watch the school website for any P1 information session or briefing dates each year.
Getting ready for the first day? Rosyth School publishes a P1 Orientation Guide for new families, with the practical details, uniforms, book lists, dismissal and what to bring. Schools refresh these each year, so confirm the dates against the latest version.
Common questions
Is Rosyth School a SAP school? +
No. Some websites list it as one, but Rosyth is not on MOE's Special Assistance Plan list. It is a government co-educational school and offers Chinese, Malay and Tamil as mother tongue languages, whereas SAP schools teach only English and Chinese.
Does Rosyth School have an affiliated secondary school? +
No. Rosyth has no MOE-affiliated secondary school, so there is no priority admission or special cut-off into any secondary. Pupils are posted through the normal PSLE process.
Was Rosyth a Gifted Education Programme (GEP) school? +
Yes. Rosyth was one of the primary schools that ran the GEP, which identifies high-ability pupils from Primary 3 through a national screening exercise.
All primary schools in Serangoon
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 Serangoon schools.
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| School | Phase 1↕ | 2A↕ | 2A(2)↕ | 2B↕ | 2C↕ | 2C(S)↕ | 3↕ | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosyth | 119119/21057% | 91105/91SC>2115% | – | 1818/2186% | 46120/46SC<1261% | full0 places | – | 270of 270100% |
| Yangzheng | 5252/10052% | 4885/48SC 1-2177% | – | 77/2035% | 5556/55all SC placed102% | full0 places | – | 160of 160100% |
| St. Gabriel's | 2929/9032% | 2222/6136% | – | 1616/3348% | 8385/83PR>2102% | full0 places | – | 150of 150100% |
| CHIJ Our Lady of Good Counsel | 3232/9036% | 1616/5828% | – | 1515/3444% | 2828/8931% | pending30/6149% | – | 91of 15061% |
| Zhonghua | 2020/9022% | 33/704% | – | 11/422% | 1818/12614% | pending24/10822% | – | 42of 15028% |
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