St. Anthony's Primary School
A parent's fact-file: P1 competitiveness, programmes, and what to expect.
Here is the P1 balloting picture for St. Anthony's 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
St. Anthony's 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 6 of the last 7 completed years (2025, 2024, 2023, 2021, 2020, 2019).
- 2026 so far: 96 admitted in Phase 1 (of 240 total places) · Phase 2A had 52 applicants for 84 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. Anthony's Primary School (SAPS) at a glance
- Type
- Government-aided, co-educational
- Area
- Bukit Batok
- Region
- West
- Mother tongue languages
- Chinese, Malay, Tamil
- Getting there
- Nearest MRT: Bukit Gombak MRT Station; Buses: 945
- Principal
- Madam Goh Lung Eng
- Contact
- 6569 0822 · [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. Anthony's Primary School is affiliated to St. Joseph's Institution and St. Patrick's 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. Anthony's 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 Annway Transport Services (Mr Kelvin Wong). Ask the operator for routes and a fare quote for your address. Up to 2km: $157 a month return, stated as a maximum you negotiate down from. Source: the school's website. See every fare band for this school.
St. Anthony's Primary School has a School-Based Student Care Centre operated by YMCA. Monthly fee $280. 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.
Programmes and open house
St. Anthony's Primary School's CCAs, its two MOE programmes, and its open house date.
St. Anthony's Primary School lists 19 CCAs with MOE, including Badminton, Girl Guides (Brownies), Brass Band 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 CODE@SAPS (STEM - Game Design and Making). Its Learning for Life Programme is SAPS Visual Arts Programme (SAPS VAP): Learn, Grow and Serve (Visual Arts & Design).
See the full CCA list and both programmes →
Source: MOE's school CCA data. Confirm current details with the school.
St. Anthony's Primary School has not published an open house date for 2024, 2025 or 2026 in MOE Schoolbag's roundup.
Guided tours for parents will be available on 10 Jul from 2.15 p.m. - 4.30 p.m.
See open house dates for every school →
Source: MOE Schoolbag's open house roundup.
Common questions
Does St. Anthony's have an affiliated secondary school? +
Yes. St. Anthony's Primary School is affiliated to St. Joseph's Institution and St. Patrick's 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 Bukit Batok
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 Bukit Batok schools.
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| School | Phase 1↕ | 2A↕ | 2A(2)↕ | 2B↕ | 2C↕ | 2C(S)↕ | 3↕ | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Princess Elizabeth | 9393/14066% | 47137/47SC<1291% | – | 2025/20SC<1125% | 40159/40SC<1398% | full0 places | – | 200of 200100% |
| Keming | 8080/18044% | 5050/10050% | – | 2323/3762% | 8897/88all SC<2 placed110% | full0 places | – | 240of 240100% |
| St. Anthony's | 9696/18053% | 5252/8462% | – | 3144/31SC>2142% | 65113/65SC<1174% | full0 places | – | 240of 240100% |
| Dazhong | 8282/14059% | 2929/5850% | – | 00/300% | 3132/9036% | pending50/5985% | – | 142of 20071% |
| Bukit View | 8787/26033% | 2222/17313% | – | 00/700% | 207207/21298% | pending39/5SC<1780% | – | 316of 320(+40)99% |
| Lianhua | 6262/22028% | 1414/1589% | – | 00/680% | 2828/20514% | pending20/17711% | – | 104of 280(-40)37% |
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