St. Stephen's School
A parent's fact-file: P1 competitiveness, programmes, and what to expect.
Here is the P1 balloting picture for St. Stephen's 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. Stephen's School has not needed a Phase 2C ballot in the last 7 completed exercises. Demand still varies year to year, and admission depends on phase, citizenship and home-to-school distance.
- 2026 so far: 41 admitted in Phase 1 (of 210 total places) · Phase 2A had 22 applicants for 109 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. Stephen's School (SSS) at a glance
- Type
- Government-aided, boys'
- Area
- Bedok
- Region
- East
- Mother tongue languages
- Chinese, Malay, Tamil
- Getting there
- Nearest MRT: Kembangan MRT Station; Buses: 2, 7, 24, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 33, 67, 854
- Principal
- Mr Goh Heng Liang Timothy
- Contact
- 6241 9513 · [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. Stephen's 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. Stephen's 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 Liberty Resources Pte Ltd. 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. Stephen's School has a School-Based Student Care Centre operated by YMCA. Monthly fee $333.70. 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.
Dates below are pulled from St. Stephen's School's own published calendar and can change. Confirm anything time-sensitive with the school.
- 3 Aug 2026National Day Week: 'My Little Chingay Float' Education Truck (durin
- 7 Aug 2026National Day School-based Celebrations and Observance Ceremony (Dis
- 9 Aug 2026National Day
- 10 Aug 2026Public Holiday (in lieu of National Day on Sunday)
- 4 Sep 2026Teacher's Day School Holiday
- 5 Sep 2026September Holidays
- 1 Oct 2026Children's Day Celebrations (Dismissal 12:30pm Carnival)
- 20 Nov 2026P1 (2027) Orientation Day
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. Stephen's School's CCAs, its two MOE programmes, and its open house date.
St. Stephen's School lists 10 CCAs with MOE, including Badminton, Cub Scouts, Brass Band and Art & Media 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. Stephen's 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. Stephen's School has 5 top-four finishes recorded across 3 sports, 2 of them first place, the most recent in 2026.
Common questions
Does St. Stephen's have an affiliated secondary school? +
Yes. St. Stephen's 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 Bedok
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 Bedok schools.
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| School | Phase 1↕ | 2A↕ | 2A(2)↕ | 2B↕ | 2C↕ | 2C(S)↕ | 3↕ | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Swastika | 126126/15084% | 2488/24SC<1367% | – | 2033/20SC<1165% | 4083/40SC<1208% | full0 places | – | 210of 210(-30)100% |
| Temasek | 7676/14054% | 64131/64SC<1205% | – | 1212/2060% | 5086/50SC<1172% | full0 places | – | 200of 200100% |
| Yu Neng | 6868/12057% | 4747/5290% | – | 1414/2264% | 5190/51SC<1176% | full0 places | – | 180of 180100% |
| Fengshan | 5858/12048% | 3434/6255% | – | 00/290% | 7171/8980% | pending35/18SC<1194% | – | 163of 18091% |
| Opera Estate | 5656/12047% | 66/649% | – | 00/390% | 6870/119PR>259% | pending35/5169% | – | 130of 18072% |
| CHIJ (Katong) | 3434/14024% | 4545/10642% | – | 3131/4078% | 8182/9289% | pending15/11SC>2136% | – | 191of 20096% |
| Telok Kurau | 7878/18043% | 2727/10226% | – | 00/450% | 7272/13753% | pending39/6560% | – | 177of 24074% |
| St. Stephen's | 4141/15027% | 2222/10920% | – | 1919/4939% | 8787/13166% | pending59/44SC>2134% | – | 169of 210(-30)80% |
| St. Anthony's Canossian | 2727/12023% | 99/9310% | – | 77/4815% | 3838/13728% | pending30/9930% | – | 81of 180(-30)45% |
| Bedok Green | 4040/15027% | 1010/1109% | – | 00/540% | 3131/16219% | pending31/13124% | – | 81of 210(-30)39% |
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