Top Primary Schools 2009

The following is the Salary.sg list of top primary schools for this year.

Ranking is done based on the vacancies available after the all-important Phase 2B. Refer to last year’s ranking for details.

The 6 schools in boldface offer the Gifted Education Programme (GEP). The other 3 GEP schools not in this top-20 list are: Tao Nan (ranked 21st), Rosyth (24th) and Raffles’ Girls Primary (33rd).

The majority of these top 20 schools were overscribed during the 2009 Phase 2B application, i.e. there were more applications than places in the phase.

The exceptions are: Henry Park Primary, Red Swastika, Maha Bodhi, Pei Chun Public, Bukit Panjang Primary and Fairfield Methodist Primary.

For these 6 schools, no child was turned away during Phase 2B. There were more places than applications. So, parents, take note!

1. Anglo-Chinese School (Primary) – 11% vacancies available after Phase 2B
2. Nanyang Primary – 12%
3. Catholic High – 13%
4. Henry Park Primary – 14%
5. Red Swastika – 15%
6. Ai Tong – 15%
7. St Hilda’s Primary – 15%
8. South View Primary – 15%
9. Rulang Primary – 17%
10. Maha Bodhi – 18%
11. Nan Hua Primary – 18%
12. Methodist Girls’ School (Primary) – 18%
13. CHIJ St Nicholas Girls’ – 18%
14. Pei Chun Public – 18%
15. Temasek Primary – 20%
16. Anglo-Chinese School (Junior) – 20%
17. Kong Hwa – 20%
18. Pei Hwa Presbyterian Primary – 22%
19. Bukit Panjang Primary – 23%
20. Fairfield Methodist Primary – 23%