St. Hilda's Primary School
A parent's fact-file: P1 competitiveness, programmes, and what to expect.
St. Hilda's Primary School is a government-aided, co-educational school in Tampines with deep Anglican roots that date back to 1934. It is one of a small number of primary schools that host the Gifted Education Programme, and it shares an affiliation with St. Hilda's Secondary School.
MOE data last updated: 21 August 2026, 4:29pm SGT
Ballot history
St. Hilda'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 7 of the last 7 completed years (2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019).
- 2026 so far: 121 admitted in Phase 1 (of 280 total places) · Phase 2A had 121 applicants for 99 places (Ballot held (SC>2), 122% demand).
- Phase 2C(S) has closed; results can be checked in the P1 Registration Portal from 8am on 27 August 2026.
Student Care
St. Hilda's Primary School has a school-based Student Care Centre operated by YMCA.
- Monthly fee $280 · registered to administer the SCFA subsidy.
- A place at St. Hilda's does not guarantee a student-care place. Apply to the centre directly.
School info
St. Hilda's Primary School (SHPS) at a glance
- Type
- Government-aided, co-educational
- Area
- Tampines
- Region
- East
- Mother tongue languages
- Chinese, Malay, Tamil
- Getting there
- Nearest MRT: Tampines West, Tampines Central
- Principal
- Madam Law Li Mei
- Contact
- 6781 1916 · [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. Hilda's Primary School is affiliated to St. Hilda'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. Hilda's Primary School.
For the January 2026 intake: Latest on site is 2024-cohort P1 Orientation parent briefing (10 Nov 2023); 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 Peh Bus Service (Mr Peh / Ms Berlin); period 1 Jan 2025-31 Dec 2026. 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.
St. Hilda'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. Hilda's Primary School's CCAs, its two MOE programmes, and its open house date.
St. Hilda's Primary School 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.
St. Hilda's Primary School has 5 top-four finishes recorded across 3 sports, 2 of them first place, the most recent in 2025.
Stage 1 · before you register
Is this school right for us?
Affiliated secondary
St. Hilda's Secondary School (Anglican)
High-ability
GEP centre (being phased out from 2027)
What St. Hilda's is known for
A designated GEP centre. St. Hilda's hosts the Gifted Education Programme as one of only nine such primary schools. Do note that MOE is phasing out the GEP from 2027 and moving to a school-based high-ability approach, so the model will change for children starting Primary 1 now.
The Hildan Ambassador's Education. The school's Applied Learning Programme develops confident communicators through an enriched global-education focus on languages.
IMPRINTS Alive! Its Learning for Life Programme nurtures creativity through the visual and performing arts, with student leadership woven in.
Is it a fit for your family? What to weigh
Stage 3 · after you're in
We're in. What happens now?
Visiting
The school does not appear in MOE's public open-house roundups, so prospective parents should contact St. Hilda's directly to arrange a visit or ask about any advertised information session.
Common questions
Is St. Hilda's Primary School affiliated to a secondary school? +
Yes. It is affiliated to St. Hilda's Secondary School, which can give eligible pupils priority during Secondary 1 posting.
Is St. Hilda's Primary School a GEP centre? +
Yes, it is currently one of the designated Gifted Education Programme centres. Note that MOE is discontinuing the GEP from 2027 and replacing it with a new school-based high-ability programme.
Was there balloting for Primary 1 in 2025? +
Yes. In the 2025 exercise, both Phase 2B and Phase 2C were balloted. Phase 2C had 136 applicants competing for 43 vacancies.
All primary schools in Tampines
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 Tampines schools.
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| School | Phase 1↕ | 2A↕ | 2A(2)↕ | 2B↕ | 2C↕ | 2C(S)↕ | 3↕ | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Hilda's | 121121/22055% | 99121/99SC>2122% | – | 1616/2176% | 46118/46SC<1257% | full0 places | – | 280of 280100% |
| Angsana | 119119/22054% | 101131/101SC<1130% | – | 11/205% | 60154/60SC<1257% | full0 places | – | 280of 280100% |
| Gongshang | 9696/22044% | 124175/124SC 1-2141% | – | 1313/2065% | 4892/48SC<1192% | full0 places | – | 280of 280(+40)100% |
| Poi Ching | 9999/22045% | 3838/12131% | – | 4343/4890% | 102183/102SC<1179% | full0 places | – | 280of 280100% |
| Junyuan | 106106/22048% | 9292/11481% | – | 11/274% | 81100/81SC 1-2123% | full0 places | – | 280of 280100% |
| Chongzheng | 9595/22043% | 5050/12540% | – | 55/4511% | 105105/13180% | pending27/26all SC placed104% | – | 255of 280(+40)91% |
| Tampines | 9595/26037% | 7777/16547% | – | 11/492% | 7878/15052% | pending115/72SC 1-2160% | – | 251of 320(+40)78% |
| East Spring | 7575/18042% | 77/1057% | – | 00/530% | 4747/15830% | pending15/11114% | – | 129of 24054% |
| Tampines North | 9292/22042% | 1717/12813% | – | 11/572% | 4950/17229% | pending92/12375% | – | 159of 280(-40)57% |
| Changkat | 4343/22020% | 88/1775% | – | 00/760% | 4040/22917% | pending18/18910% | – | 91of 28033% |
| Yumin | 5858/18032% | 88/1227% | – | 00/580% | 1414/1748% | pending33/16021% | – | 80of 240(-40)33% |
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