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South View Primary School is a popular government co-educational primary in Choa Chu Kang, known for its digital-making and performing-arts programmes. Here is what it is known for and an honest read on how hard a P1 place is.

Last reviewed against official sources: 8 July 2026

Stage 1 · before you register

Is this school right for us?

Type

Government, co-educational

Location

6 Choa Chu Kang Central, S689762 (Choa Chu Kang / West)

Affiliated secondary

None

High-ability

Not a GEP centre

Official school website

What South View is known for

South View's Applied Learning Programme (ALP), "Sustaining Gaia", is a Digital Making programme that weaves coding, robotics and computational thinking into learning, with an environmental-sustainability theme.

Its Learning for Life Programme (LLP), "Love Dance. Love Life!", is built around music and the performing arts, developing confidence and expression from Primary 1.

It is a well-regarded neighbourhood school with strong academic results. South View is not a Gifted Education Programme centre and has no affiliated secondary school.

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 6 Choa Chu Kang Central, S689762, in Choa Chu Kang. This school balloted in every open phase in 2025, so living within 1km is a real advantage when a ballot decides places. Check your home-to-school distance on MOE's locator before you commit.
A head start into secondary school
None. South View has no affiliated secondary school, so a place here gives no advantage in the later Secondary 1 posting.
Teaching identity
Government, co-educational, with a 'Sustaining Gaia' digital-making programme (coding, robotics and computational thinking) and a music-and-performing-arts character focus.
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 113113/210148148/97–--/20--/40–– 113of 270
2025 144144/21066191/66SC<1 (152/66)–2026/20SC<1 (25/20)41155/41SC<1 (146/41)00/000/0 271of 270
2024 123123/21088101/88SC>2 (17/4)–2021/2043127/43SC<1 (126/43)00/000/0 274of 270
2023 121121/21089105/89SC 1-2–2034/20SC<140128/40SC<100/000/0 270of 270
2022 132132/2107895/78SC 1-2–2030/20SC<140177/40SC<100/000/0 270of 270
2021 116116/2304141/1147379/73SC>22123/21SC 1-220130/20SC<100/000/0 271of 270
2020 130130/2303838/1005252/622424/2526139/26SC<100/000/0 270of 270
2019 105105/2302121/1256969/1042323/3852154/52SC<100/000/0 270of 270
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).

South View is very competitive. In 2025 it went to a ballot in all three open phases (2A, 2B and 2C), with 191 applicants for 66 places in Phase 2A and 155 for 41 in Phase 2C, so demand is high across the board. Unless you have an earlier-phase priority and live close by, a place is far from guaranteed. Numbers change every year, so check the live figures for your year on MOE's checker.

If you are comparing South View with other Choa Chu Kang and Bukit Panjang schools, our registration guide explains how the phases and distance tiers work, and our choosing a school guide helps you build a realistic shortlist.

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

Check South View'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 is a real advantage at a school this oversubscribed.

Common questions

What is South View Primary known for? +

Its 'Sustaining Gaia' Applied Learning Programme in digital making (coding, robotics and computational thinking with an environmental theme), and its 'Love Dance. Love Life!' Learning for Life Programme in music and the performing arts.

Is South View affiliated to a secondary school? +

No. South View 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 South View at P1? +

Very competitive. In 2025 it balloted in all three open phases, with 191 applicants for 66 places in Phase 2A and 155 for 41 in Phase 2C. Living within 1km and holding an earlier-phase priority both help. Check the live numbers for your year on MOE's balloting checker.

Does South View have an affiliated secondary school? +

No. MOE does not list an affiliated secondary school for South View 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 Choa Chu Kang

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
South View 144144/21066191/66SC<1 (152/66)–2026/20SC<1 (25/20)41155/41SC<1 (146/41)00/000/0 271of 270
Chua Chu Kang 103103/1804747/78–1616/3077152/77SC<1 (135/77)00/000/0 243of 240
Concord 106106/1501818/44–11/298696/86PR<1 (10/1)00/000/0 211of 210
De La Salle 7575/1801111/105–1212/51114114/1432947/2900/0 241of 240
Yew Tee 5858/15077/92–11/486868/1445151/7600/25 185of 210
Unity 5555/1501212/95–00/485454/14377/9000/83 128of 210
Teck Whye 4646/1502222/105–00/482323/1445656/12100/65 147of 210
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