Wellington Primary School
A parent's fact-file: P1 competitiveness, programmes, and what to expect.
Wellington Primary School is a large, popular government co-educational primary in Sembawang, known for its mathematics and digital-making focus. Here is what it is known for and a clear read on how hard a P1 place is.
MOE data last updated: 21 August 2026, 4:29pm SGT
Ballot history
Wellington 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, 2022, 2021, 2020).
- 2026 so far: 107 admitted in Phase 1 (of 240 total places) · Phase 2A had 85 applicants for 73 places (Ballot held (SC 1-2), 116% demand).
- Phase 2C(S) has closed; results can be checked in the P1 Registration Portal from 8am on 27 August 2026.
Student Care
Wellington Primary School has a school-based Student Care Centre operated by Singapore Edusmart Learning Hub.
- Monthly fee $240 · registered to administer the SCFA subsidy.
- A place at Wellington does not guarantee a student-care place. Apply to the centre directly.
School info
Wellington Primary School (WPS) at a glance
- Type
- Government, co-educational
- Area
- Sembawang
- Region
- North
- Mother tongue languages
- Chinese, Malay, Tamil
- Getting there
- Nearest MRT: Sembawang MRT; Buses: 980, 856, 859
- Principal
- Ms Ng Hui Min
- Contact
- 6753 3319 · [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.
Wellington Primary School has no MOE-affiliated secondary school, so a P1 place here gives no affiliation priority into any particular secondary. Secondary posting follows the normal PSLE and Secondary 1 Posting Exercise. A shared name with a nearby secondary does not by itself mean an affiliation.
MOE Kindergarten @ Wellington. A place there earns Phase 2A priority for a P1 seat here.
These preschools feed into the MOE Kindergarten on this school's site:
PCF Sparkletots Preschool @ Canberra Blk 468C (EY) →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 Wellington Primary School.
For the January 2026 intake: New P1 Parents page covers Jan 2026 intake admin/first-day matters; 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 L&W Transport Services Pte Ltd. Ask the operator for routes and a fare quote for your address. Up to 4km: $190 a month return, stated as a maximum you negotiate down from. Source: the school's website. See every fare band for this school.
Wellington Primary School has a School-Based Student Care Centre operated by Singapore Edusmart Learning Hub. Monthly fee $240. 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 Wellington Primary School's own published calendar and can change. Confirm anything time-sensitive with the school.
- 6 Aug 2026National Day Celebrations
- 9 Aug 2026National Day
- 10 Aug 2026National Day (DOIL)
- 2 Sep 2026Teachers' Day Celebrations
- 4 Sep 2026Teachers' Day
- 5 Sep 2026Break (Term) between Term 3 and 4
- 2 Oct 2026Children's Day
- 8 Nov 2026Deepavali
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
Wellington Primary School's CCAs, its two MOE programmes, and its open house date.
Wellington Primary School lists 17 CCAs with MOE, including Badminton, Scouts, Chinese Dance 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 New Media and Artificial Intelligence For Us (AI4U) (ICT & Media). Its Learning for Life Programme is Artivists with a HeART (Music & Performing Arts).
See the full CCA list and both programmes →
Source: MOE's school CCA data. Confirm current details with the school.
Wellington 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.
Stage 1 · before you register
Is this school right for us?
Affiliated secondary
None
High-ability
Not a GEP centre
What Wellington is known for
Wellington is known for a strong emphasis on mathematics and logical problem-solving, within a student-centric, bilingual and character-focused approach.
Its Applied Learning Programme (ALP), "Makers@WPS", is in Digital Making, bringing maths concepts to life through coding and robotics, while its Learning for Life Programme (LLP), "Artivists with a HeART", is in music and the performing arts.
It is not a Gifted Education Programme centre and has no affiliated secondary school.
Is it a fit for your family? What to weigh
Stage 3 · after you're in
We're in. What happens now?
Visiting
Check Wellington's official website for any Primary 1 information session or open house, and use MOE's school locator to confirm your home-to-school distance before registering. Living within 1km is a real advantage here.
Getting ready for the first day? Wellington Primary School publishes a P1 Orientation Guide for new families, with the practical details, uniforms, book lists, dismissal and what to bring. Schools refresh these each year, so confirm the dates against the latest version.
Common questions
What is Wellington Primary known for? +
A strong emphasis on mathematics, plus its 'Makers@WPS' digital-making Applied Learning Programme and a performing-arts Learning for Life Programme.
Is Wellington affiliated to a secondary school? +
No. Wellington has no affiliated secondary school, so a place here gives no advantage in the later Secondary 1 posting.
How hard is it to get into Wellington at P1? +
Competitive. In 2025 it balloted in Phase 2A and Phase 2C, with 104 applicants for 40 places in Phase 2C. Living within 1km and an earlier-phase priority both help. Check the live numbers for your year on MOE's balloting checker.
Does Wellington have an affiliated secondary school? +
No. MOE does not list an affiliated secondary school for Wellington Primary School, so a P1 place here gives no affiliation priority into any secondary. Secondary posting follows the normal PSLE and Secondary 1 Posting Exercise.
All primary schools in Sembawang
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 Sembawang schools.
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| School | Phase 1↕ | 2A↕ | 2A(2)↕ | 2B↕ | 2C↕ | 2C(S)↕ | 3↕ | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington | 107107/18059% | 7385/73SC 1-2116% | – | 1515/2075% | 4585/45SC<1189% | full0 places | – | 240of 240100% |
| Sembawang | 8888/14063% | 5252/52100% | – | 33/2015% | 5879/58SC<1136% | full0 places | – | 200of 200100% |
| Canberra | 8888/15059% | 2121/6234% | – | 1414/3441% | 8686/8799% | pending7/1SC<1700% | – | 209of 210100% |
| Endeavour | 6565/15043% | 44/855% | – | 11/472% | 4243/14031% | pending38/9839% | – | 112of 210(-30)53% |
| Northoaks | 1919/15013% | 33/1312% | – | 00/630% | 1414/1887% | pending6/1743% | – | 36of 210(-30)17% |
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