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Singapore Chinese Girls' Primary School

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Singapore Chinese Girls' Primary School has taught girls on the Bukit Timah fringe since 1899, and today it pairs a music and performing arts focus with a language programme built around storytelling. It sits on Dunearn Road and is affiliated to Singapore Chinese Girls' School at secondary level.

Last reviewed against official sources: 5 July 2026

Stage 1 · before you register

Is this school right for us?

Type

Government-aided girls' school

Location

Dunearn Road (Bukit Timah area)

Affiliated secondary

Singapore Chinese Girls' School (Secondary)

High-ability

Not a GEP centre

Official school website

What Singapore Chinese Girls' is known for

An all-girls school with a long history. Founded in 1899, it remains a government-aided school for girls, so classroom life is shaped around girls across all six primary years.

Music and performing arts as the signature. Its Learning for Life Programme centres on music and the performing arts, whilst the Applied Learning Programme in Languages uses storytelling to build cultural understanding.

Not a Gifted Education Programme centre. The school was not one of the primary schools that ran the Gifted Education Programme, so families looking for that specific stream should note this when weighing options.

Chinese-heritage roots, but not a SAP primary school. Although the school has strong Chinese cultural roots, the primary school is not on MOE's list of Special Assistance Plan primary schools, a point some families assume otherwise.

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 Dunearn Road (Bukit Timah area). 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
Yes. Singapore Chinese Girls' is affiliated to Singapore Chinese Girls' School (Secondary). That can give a priority route into the affiliated secondary, which for many families is a main reason to choose the school. Confirm the current affiliation terms with the school.
Teaching identity
Government-aided girls' school.
High-ability learners
Not a GEP centre. 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 5656/1326161/76–--/20--/40–– 56of 192
2025 5757/1327599/75SC>2 (54/31)–2027/20SC<1 (26/20)4158/41SC<1 (55/41)00/000/0 193of 192
2024 5656/1327690/76SC>2 (58/44)–2035/20SC<1 (29/20)4061/40SC<1 (59/40)00/000/0 192of 192
2023 5454/1327575/78–2020/214358/43SC<100/000/0 192of 192
2022 5555/1327779/77–2034/20SC<14073/40SC<100/000/0 192of 192
2021 6161/1526060/911010/313137/31SC>23039/30SC<100/000/0 192of 192
2020 6363/1527070/891212/192431/24SC>22356/23SC<100/000/0 192of 192
2019 5151/1526161/1011212/403131/343748/37SC<100/000/0 192of 192
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).

In the 2025 Primary 1 exercise the school went to balloting in Phase 2C, where 40 places drew 61 applicants and a ballot decided the outcome, so a place here is not guaranteed even for residents living within one kilometre. See our registration guide for how the phases work.

Balloting also took place in the earlier Phase 2A and Phase 2B in 2025, a sign of steady demand across the priority groups. Our choosing a school guide can help you weigh distance and affiliation against the programmes on offer.

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

The school does not feature in MOE's public open house roundups, so check the school website for any Primary 1 admissions briefings or visit arrangements.

Common questions

Is Singapore Chinese Girls' Primary School a girls' only school? +

Yes. It is a government-aided single-gender school, so it admits girls only from Primary 1 through Primary 6.

Is it a SAP school or a GEP centre? +

No on both counts for the primary school. It is not on MOE's list of Special Assistance Plan primary schools, and it is not a Gifted Education Programme centre.

Was balloting needed in 2025? +

Yes. In the 2025 Primary 1 exercise balloting was required in Phase 2C, where there were 40 vacancies and 61 applicants, and balloting also occurred in Phase 2A and Phase 2B.

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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.

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School Phase 12A2A(2)2B2C2C(S)3 Total
Anglo-Chinese (Junior) 7676/210104104/134–3061/30SC<1 (54/30)6195/61SC<1 (83/61)00/000/0 271of 270
St. Joseph's Institution Junior 6363/1806161/117–3977/3978115/78SC 1-2 (37/25)00/000/0 241of 240
Anglo-Chinese (Primary) 6060/1808181/120–3361/33SC<1 (45/33)6696/66SC<1 (74/66)00/000/0 240of 240
Singapore Chinese Girls' 5757/1327599/75SC>2 (54/31)–2027/20SC<1 (26/20)4158/41SC<1 (55/41)00/000/0 193of 192
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