Sembawang Primary School
A parent's fact-file: P1 competitiveness, programmes, and what to expect.
Here is the P1 balloting picture for Sembawang 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
Sembawang 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 5 of the last 7 completed years (2025, 2024, 2022, 2021, 2020).
- 2026 so far: 88 admitted in Phase 1 (of 200 total places) · Phase 2A had 52 applicants for 52 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
Sembawang Primary School (SBPS) at a glance
- Type
- Government, co-educational
- Area
- Sembawang
- Region
- North
- Mother tongue languages
- Chinese, Malay, Tamil
- Getting there
- Buses: 656, 859, 859B, 962, 980
- Principal
- Mr Ng Aik Boon
- Contact
- 6756 7330 · [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.
Sembawang 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 @ Sembawang. A place there earns Phase 2A priority for a P1 seat here.
These preschools feed into the MOE Kindergarten on this school's site:
PCF Sparkletots Preschool @ Canberra Blk 468C (EY) →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 Sembawang Primary School.
For the January 2026 intake: 2026 P1 Parents' Briefing slides published (2026 cohort); 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 JNB Travel Pte Ltd (new operator, 1 Jan 2026 to 31 Dec 2027; 2025 operator was L&W Transport Services Pte Ltd, 8404 7323/8853 0833). Ask the operator for routes and a fare quote for your address. Up to 2km: $170 a month return, stated as a maximum you negotiate down from. Source: the school's website. See every fare band for this school.
Sembawang Primary School has a School-Based Student Care Centre operated by The Enablers. Monthly fee $249.90. 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.
Dates below are pulled from Sembawang Primary School's own published calendar and can change. Confirm anything time-sensitive with the school.
- 10 Aug 2026Public Holiday
- 4 Sep 2026Teachers' Day [School Holiday]
- 2 Oct 2026Children's Day [School Holiday]
- 8 Nov 2026Deepavali [Public Holiday]
- 9 Nov 2026Public Holiday
- 6 Feb 2027Chinese New Year
- 8 Feb 2027Public Holiday
- 10 Mar 2027Hari Raya Puasa
Auto-extracted from the school's own published Google Calendar. Confirm with the school before relying on any single date.
All Singapore school holiday dates →
See the school's full calendar →Programmes and open house
Sembawang Primary School's CCAs, its two MOE programmes, and its open house date.
Sembawang Primary School lists 16 CCAs with MOE, including Badminton, Red Cross Youth, 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 Environmental Science (STEM - Sustainability). Its Learning for Life Programme is Nurturing Self Leaders, Community Leaders and Peer Leaders who Advocate and Affect Positive Changes (Community Service & Student Leadership).
See the full CCA list and both programmes →
Source: MOE's school CCA data. Confirm current details with the school.
Sembawang Primary School's 2026 open house: 11 Jul, 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. (Physical)
See open house dates for every school →
Source: MOE Schoolbag's open house roundup.
Common questions
Does Sembawang have an affiliated secondary school? +
No. MOE does not list an affiliated secondary school for Sembawang 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 Sembawang
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 Sembawang schools.
Tip: pin a school, then add another to compare.
| School | Phase 1↕ | 2A↕ | 2A(2)↕ | 2B↕ | 2C↕ | 2C(S)↕ | 3↕ | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington | 107107/18059% | 7385/73SC 1-2116% | – | 1515/2075% | 4585/45SC<1189% | full0 places | – | 240of 240100% |
| Sembawang | 8888/14063% | 5252/52100% | – | 33/2015% | 5879/58SC<1136% | full0 places | – | 200of 200100% |
| Canberra | 8888/15059% | 2121/6234% | – | 1414/3441% | 8686/8799% | pending7/1SC<1700% | – | 209of 210100% |
| Endeavour | 6565/15043% | 44/855% | – | 11/472% | 4243/14031% | pending38/9839% | – | 112of 210(-30)53% |
| Northoaks | 1919/15013% | 33/1312% | – | 00/630% | 1414/1887% | pending6/1743% | – | 36of 210(-30)17% |
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