St. Margaret's School (Primary)
A parent's fact-file: P1 competitiveness, programmes, and what to expect.
Here is the P1 balloting picture for St. Margaret's School (Primary), 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. Margaret's School (Primary) 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 4 of the last 7 completed years (2024, 2022, 2021, 2020).
- 2026 so far: 39 admitted in Phase 1 (of 192 total places) · Phase 2A had 27 applicants for 93 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. Margaret's School (Primary) (SMSP) at a glance
- Type
- Government-aided, girls'
- Area
- Central
- Region
- South
- Mother tongue languages
- Chinese, Malay, Tamil
- Principal
- Mrs Neo Hui En Cherlyn
- Contact
- 6339 4247 · [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. Margaret's School (Primary) is affiliated to St. Margaret'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. Margaret's School (Primary).
For the January 2026 intake: 2026-cohort P1 Orientation held on first day of school, 2 Jan 2026; 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. Ask the operator for routes and a fare quote for your address. Source: the school's website. See every fare band for this school.
St. Margaret's School (Primary) 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. Margaret's School (Primary)'s CCAs, its two MOE programmes, and its open house date.
St. Margaret's School (Primary) lists 15 CCAs with MOE, including Bowling, Brownies, Brass Band and Art Club. 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 The H.E.A.R.T of Communication (Heart, Head and Hands and Ears through Application in Real-life situations and Tiered) (Languages). Its Learning for Life Programme is Sports A. C. E: Sports for All; Sports for Continuity & Character; Sports for Excellence (Sports & Outdoor Education).
See the full CCA list and both programmes →
Source: MOE's school CCA data. Confirm current details with the school.
St. Margaret's School (Primary) 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. Margaret's (Primary) have an affiliated secondary school? +
Yes. St. Margaret's School (Primary) is affiliated to St. Margaret'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 Central
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 Central schools.
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| School | Phase 1↕ | 2A↕ | 2A(2)↕ | 2B↕ | 2C↕ | 2C(S)↕ | 3↕ | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Margaret's (Primary) | 3939/13230% | 2727/9329% | – | 1111/4226% | 117122/117all SC placed104% | full0 places | – | 192of 192100% |
| River Valley | 8686/15057% | 2929/6445% | – | 2323/3272% | 7499/74PR<1134% | full0 places | – | 210of 210100% |
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