Rulang Primary School
A parent's fact-file: P1 competitiveness, programmes, and what to expect.
Rulang Primary School is a large, popular government co-educational primary in Jurong West, well known for robotics and mathematics. 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
Rulang 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: 103 admitted in Phase 1 (of 240 total places) · Phase 2A had 81 applicants for 77 places (Ballot held (SC>2), 105% demand).
- Phase 2C(S) has closed; results can be checked in the P1 Registration Portal from 8am on 27 August 2026.
Student Care
Rulang Primary School has a school-based Student Care Centre operated by YMCA.
- Monthly fee $270 · registered to administer the SCFA subsidy.
- A place at Rulang does not guarantee a student-care place. Apply to the centre directly.
School info
Rulang Primary School (RPS) at a glance
- Type
- Government, co-educational
- Area
- Jurong West
- Region
- West
- Mother tongue languages
- Chinese, Malay, Tamil
- Getting there
- Nearest MRT: Lakeside; Buses: 335
- Principal
- Madam Yeow Chern Ee
- Contact
- 6565 7771 · [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.
Rulang 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 Rulang 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 Tong Tar Transport Service Pte Ltd. Ask the operator for routes and a fare quote for your address. Up to 2km: $99.44 a month return, stated as a maximum you negotiate down from. Source: the school's website. See every fare band for this school.
Rulang Primary School has a School-Based Student Care Centre operated by YMCA. Monthly fee $270. 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
Rulang Primary School's CCAs, its two MOE programmes, and its open house date.
Rulang Primary School lists 19 CCAs with MOE, including Badminton, Brownies, Chinese Dance 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 Robotics for a Better World (STEM - Transportation). Its Learning for Life Programme is Sports Teach Responsibility, Inventiveness, Values & Excellence (STRIVE) @ Rulang (Sports & Outdoor Education).
See the full CCA list and both programmes →
Source: MOE's school CCA data. Confirm current details with the school.
Rulang 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.
Rulang Primary School has 5 top-four finishes recorded across 2 sports, the most recent in 2026.
Stage 1 · before you register
Is this school right for us?
Affiliated secondary
None
High-ability
Not a GEP centre
What Rulang is known for
Rulang is well known for robotics, which it has run as a distinctive programme since 2008 and which is now its Applied Learning Programme (ALP), "Robotics for a Better World", building problem-solving through hands-on STEM projects.
Its Learning for Life Programme (LLP), "STRIVE", develops character and leadership through sports and outdoor education, with a focus on resilience and teamwork.
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 Rulang'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 matters at a school this oversubscribed.
Common questions
What is Rulang Primary known for? +
Robotics, which it has offered since 2008 and is now its Applied Learning Programme, along with a strong mathematics reputation and a sports-and-outdoor character programme.
Is Rulang affiliated to a secondary school? +
No. Rulang 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 Rulang at P1? +
Competitive. In 2025 it balloted in all three open phases, with 98 applicants for 40 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 Rulang have an affiliated secondary school? +
No. MOE does not list an affiliated secondary school for Rulang 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 Jurong West
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 Jurong West schools.
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| School | Phase 1↕ | 2A↕ | 2A(2)↕ | 2B↕ | 2C↕ | 2C(S)↕ | 3↕ | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rulang | 103103/18057% | 7781/77SC>2105% | – | 2023/20SC<1115% | 4190/41SC<1220% | full0 places | – | 240of 240(-30)100% |
| Shuqun | 8888/12073% | 3293/32SC<1291% | – | 1313/2065% | 4875/48SC<1156% | full0 places | – | 180of 180(-20)100% |
| Frontier | 7979/12066% | 4158/41SC<1141% | – | 2020/20100% | 4064/40SC<1160% | full0 places | – | 180of 180(-30)100% |
| Westwood | 8787/15058% | 5555/6387% | – | 1616/2370% | 5266/52SC<1127% | full0 places | – | 210of 210(-30)100% |
| Jurong West | 6464/9071% | 2639/26SC<1150% | – | 11/205% | 5973/59SC 1-2124% | full0 places | – | 150of 150(-30)100% |
| Lakeside | 9595/18053% | 2424/8528% | – | 00/400% | 7474/12161% | pending25/4753% | – | 193of 24080% |
| Xingnan | 7070/12058% | 2323/5046% | – | 00/290% | 5354/8762% | pending14/3441% | – | 146of 18081% |
| West Grove | 6969/12057% | 1111/5122% | – | 00/330% | 3737/10137% | pending42/6466% | – | 117of 180(-30)65% |
| Boon Lay Garden | 4646/9051% | 1212/4427% | – | 00/310% | 2222/9224% | pending20/7029% | – | 80of 150(-30)53% |
| Corporation | 4646/9051% | 99/4420% | – | 00/320% | 2525/9526% | pending11/7016% | – | 80of 150(-30)53% |
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