St Andrew's School (Junior)
A parent's fact-file: P1 competitiveness, programmes, and what to expect.
Here is the P1 balloting picture for St Andrew's School (Junior), 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
St Andrew's School (Junior) 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: 85 admitted in Phase 1 (of 240 total places) · Phase 2A had 59 applicants for 95 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
St Andrew's School (Junior) (SASJ) at a glance
- Type
- Government-aided, boys'
- Area
- Toa Payoh
- Region
- South
- Mother tongue languages
- Chinese, Malay, Tamil
- Getting there
- Nearest MRT: Potong Pasir, Toa Payoh
- Principal
- Mrs Elsie Poey
- Contact
- 6288 4303 · [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.
St Andrew's School (Junior) is affiliated to St Andrew's Secondary School. An affiliation can give a priority route and a more favourable cut-off into the affiliated secondary at Secondary 1 posting. Places are limited, so confirm the current terms with the school.
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 St Andrew's School (Junior).
For the January 2026 intake: 2026 P1 Orientation slides published (no event date on page); 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 RS Transport Services (Mr Richard Tan). Ask the operator for routes and a fare quote for your address. Up to 2km: $200 a month return, stated as a maximum you negotiate down from. Source: the school's website. See every fare band for this school.
St Andrew's School (Junior) has a School-Based Student Care Centre operated by St Andrew's House. Monthly fee $370 per the school's registration form (MSF registry lists $400). 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.
Dates below are pulled from St Andrew's School (Junior)'s own published calendar and can change. Confirm anything time-sensitive with the school.
- 7 Aug 2026National Day Celebration
- 10 Aug 2026National Day Off-in-lieu
- 3 Sep 2026Teachers' Day Celebration
- 4 Sep 2026School Holiday - Teachers' Day
- 5 Sep 2026September Holidays
- 1 Oct 2026Children's Day Carnival organised by SAPTA
- 2 Oct 2026School Holiday - Children's Day
- 10 Nov 20262027 P1 Orientation Day (8:30 to 10:30am)
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
St Andrew's School (Junior)'s CCAs, its two MOE programmes, and its open house date.
St Andrew's School (Junior) lists 14 CCAs with MOE, including Badminton, Boys' Brigade, Choir and Chess Club. Not every CCA on the list runs every year, and some have limited places, so confirm with the school before counting on one.
See the full CCA list and both programmes →
Source: MOE's school CCA data. Confirm current details with the school.
St Andrew's School (Junior) 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.
Common questions
Does St Andrew's (Junior) have an affiliated secondary school? +
Yes. St Andrew's School (Junior) is affiliated to St Andrew's Secondary School. An affiliation can give a priority route into the affiliated secondary at Secondary 1 posting; confirm the current terms with the school as places are limited.
All primary schools in Toa Payoh
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 Toa Payoh schools.
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| School | Phase 1↕ | 2A↕ | 2A(2)↕ | 2B↕ | 2C↕ | 2C(S)↕ | 3↕ | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pei Chun Public | 128128/24053% | 111111/11299% | – | 2127/21SC<1129% | 4476/44SC<1173% | full0 places | – | 300of 300100% |
| Maris Stella High (Primary) | 102102/27038% | 127127/16876% | – | 3466/34SC<1194% | 75164/75SC<1219% | full0 places | – | 330of 330(+60)100% |
| CHIJ (Toa Payoh) | 4949/15033% | 6767/10166% | – | 3234/32SC>2106% | 6475/64SC 1-2117% | full0 places | – | 210of 210100% |
| St Andrew's (Junior) | 8585/18047% | 5959/9562% | – | 3235/32SC>2109% | 70100/70SC<1143% | full0 places | – | 240of 240100% |
| Kheng Cheng | 9797/18054% | 1818/8322% | – | 00/420% | 115115/12592% | pending31/10SC<1310% | – | 230of 24096% |
| Cedar | 6060/18033% | 3939/12033% | – | 11/472% | 5757/14140% | pending117/84SC 1-2139% | – | 157of 24065% |
| Marymount Convent | 2121/18012% | 44/1593% | – | 55/727% | 2627/21013% | pending93/18451% | – | 56of 24023% |
| First Toa Payoh | 2020/9022% | 55/707% | – | 00/420% | 1111/1259% | pending8/1147% | – | 36of 150(-30)24% |
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