Primary 1 registration in Bukit Merah
7 primary schools in Bukit Merah, with the scored HDB blocks inside each one’s 1 km Primary 1 priority ring — 339 distinct blocks in total.
Rules from MOE, checked 18 August 2026 · block data from snapshot 2026-11
What the 1 km column is and isn’t
Living inside a school’s 1 km ring puts you in the top distance band when a registration phase is oversubscribed — Citizens within 1 km are admitted first, then Citizens 1–2 km, then Citizens beyond 2 km, then Permanent Residents in the same order. It does nothing at a school that isn’t oversubscribed, and it never outranks citizenship. How balloting works →
Primary schools in Bukit Merah
| School | Address | Blocks in 1 km | 1–2 km |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandra Primary School | 2A Prince Charles Crescent | 80 | 80 |
| Blangah Rise Primary School | 91 Telok Blangah Heights | 67 | 80 |
| Cantonment Primary School | 1 Cantonment Close | 43 | 80 |
| Chij (Kellock)Girls' · Govt-aided | 1 Bukit Teresa Road | 80 | 80 |
| Gan Eng Seng Primary School | 100 Redhill Close | 80 | 80 |
| Radin Mas Primary School | 1 Bukit Purmei Avenue | 80 | 80 |
| Zhangde Primary School | 51 Jalan Membina | 80 | 80 |
Alexandra Primary School has the largest HDB catchment here — 80 scored blocks inside 1 km — while Cantonment Primary School has 43. A small number usually means private housing, landed estate, water or industry inside the ring rather than a remote school.
Blocks inside the most 1 km rings
A block inside several schools’ 1 km rings gives you top-band distance priority at several schools at once — so if one ballots out of reach, the next is still a realistic Phase 2C registration. This is a housing signal, not an admissions one: it widens your options, it does not raise your odds at any single school. The best-covered block here sits inside 4 rings.
| Block | Schools within 1 km | Nearest | Young family |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blk 26A Jln Membina | 4Alexandra Primary School, Chij (Kellock), Radin Mas Primary School, Zhangde Primary School | 128 m | 87.6 |
| Blk 25A Jln Membina | 4Alexandra Primary School, Chij (Kellock), Radin Mas Primary School, Zhangde Primary School | 87 m | 87.4 |
| Blk 26B Jln Membina | 4Alexandra Primary School, Chij (Kellock), Radin Mas Primary School, Zhangde Primary School | 131 m | 87.3 |
| Blk 26C Jln Membina | 4Alexandra Primary School, Chij (Kellock), Radin Mas Primary School, Zhangde Primary School | 182 m | 86.7 |
| Blk 81 Redhill Lane | 3Alexandra Primary School, Gan Eng Seng Primary School, Zhangde Primary School | 500 m | 90.0 |
| Blk 27A Jln Membina | 3Chij (Kellock), Radin Mas Primary School, Zhangde Primary School | 272 m | 88.3 |
| Blk 96A Henderson RD | 3Alexandra Primary School, Gan Eng Seng Primary School, Zhangde Primary School | 431 m | 88.2 |
| Blk 26D Jln Membina | 3Chij (Kellock), Radin Mas Primary School, Zhangde Primary School | 249 m | 87.8 |
| Blk 80 Redhill Lane | 3Alexandra Primary School, Gan Eng Seng Primary School, Zhangde Primary School | 436 m | 87.8 |
| Blk 119D Kim Tian RD | 3Chij (Kellock), Radin Mas Primary School, Zhangde Primary School | 331 m | 87.7 |
| Blk 96B Henderson RD | 3Alexandra Primary School, Gan Eng Seng Primary School, Zhangde Primary School | 462 m | 87.5 |
| Blk 7 Jln BT Merah | 3Alexandra Primary School, Chij (Kellock), Zhangde Primary School | 146 m | 87.4 |
| Blk 78 Redhill Lane | 3Alexandra Primary School, Gan Eng Seng Primary School, Zhangde Primary School | 454 m | 87.4 |
| Blk 120 Kim Tian PL | 3Chij (Kellock), Radin Mas Primary School, Zhangde Primary School | 266 m | 87.1 |
| Blk 82 Redhill Lane | 3Alexandra Primary School, Gan Eng Seng Primary School, Zhangde Primary School | 481 m | 87.0 |
| Blk 118D Jln Membina | 3Chij (Kellock), Radin Mas Primary School, Zhangde Primary School | 204 m | 86.9 |
| Blk 118C Jln Membina | 3Chij (Kellock), Radin Mas Primary School, Zhangde Primary School | 221 m | 86.8 |
| Blk 120A Kim Tian PL | 3Alexandra Primary School, Chij (Kellock), Zhangde Primary School | 237 m | 86.8 |
| Blk 118B Jln Membina | 3Chij (Kellock), Radin Mas Primary School, Zhangde Primary School | 260 m | 86.6 |
| Blk 88 Redhill CL | 3Alexandra Primary School, Gan Eng Seng Primary School, Zhangde Primary School | 340 m | 86.6 |
| Blk 121A Kim Tian PL | 3Chij (Kellock), Radin Mas Primary School, Zhangde Primary School | 302 m | 86.4 |
| Blk 83 Redhill Lane | 3Alexandra Primary School, Gan Eng Seng Primary School, Zhangde Primary School | 455 m | 86.3 |
| Blk 87 Redhill CL | 3Alexandra Primary School, Gan Eng Seng Primary School, Zhangde Primary School | 389 m | 86.1 |
| Blk 95B Henderson RD | 3Alexandra Primary School, Gan Eng Seng Primary School, Zhangde Primary School | 538 m | 86.1 |
| Blk 95A Henderson RD | 3Alexandra Primary School, Gan Eng Seng Primary School, Zhangde Primary School | 575 m | 85.8 |
| Blk 125 Kim Tian RD | 3Alexandra Primary School, Chij (Kellock), Zhangde Primary School | 252 m | 85.6 |
| Blk 118 BT Merah View | 3Alexandra Primary School, Gan Eng Seng Primary School, Zhangde Primary School | 544 m | 85.5 |
| Blk 95C Henderson RD | 3Alexandra Primary School, Gan Eng Seng Primary School, Zhangde Primary School | 485 m | 85.4 |
| Blk 27B Jln Membina | 3Alexandra Primary School, Chij (Kellock), Radin Mas Primary School | 895 m | 84.4 |
| Blk 20 Jln Membina | 2Alexandra Primary School, Zhangde Primary School | 157 m | 91.4 |
| Blk 75C Redhill RD | 2Alexandra Primary School, Gan Eng Seng Primary School | 390 m | 91.2 |
| Blk 19 Jln Membina | 2Alexandra Primary School, Zhangde Primary School | 155 m | 91.1 |
| Blk 22 Jln Membina | 2Alexandra Primary School, Zhangde Primary School | 93 m | 91.0 |
| Blk 23 Jln Membina | 2Alexandra Primary School, Zhangde Primary School | 119 m | 90.9 |
| Blk 52 Havelock RD | 2Alexandra Primary School, Zhangde Primary School | 541 m | 90.9 |
| Blk 21 Jln Membina | 2Alexandra Primary School, Zhangde Primary School | 99 m | 90.8 |
| Blk 57 Havelock RD | 2Alexandra Primary School, Zhangde Primary School | 518 m | 90.7 |
| Blk 74A Redhill RD | 2Alexandra Primary School, Gan Eng Seng Primary School | 281 m | 90.1 |
| Blk 76A Redhill RD | 2Alexandra Primary School, Gan Eng Seng Primary School | 381 m | 90.1 |
| Blk 63A Lengkok Bahru | 2Alexandra Primary School, Gan Eng Seng Primary School | 451 m | 90.1 |
Ranked by how many of Bukit Merah’s primary schools have the block within 1 km, then by the block’s young-family liveability score. Distances are measured from the school’s point location to the block, which approximates but does not replicate MOE’s boundary-to-building measurement — check any borderline block on MOE’s SchoolFinder.
Before you plan around a Bukit Merah school
Distance only decides anything after the earlier phases have taken their places. Work down the ladder and register in the earliest phase you qualify for — a sibling in the school (Phase 1) beats an alumni tie (Phase 2A), which beats 40 volunteer hours (Phase 2B), which beats the open phase (Phase 2C, where 40 places per school are reserved). The 2026 windows and results dates are on the key-dates page.
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Frequently asked questions
- How many primary schools are there in Bukit Merah?
- 7 primary schools in Bukit Merah appear in MOE's school directory: Alexandra Primary School, Blangah Rise Primary School, Cantonment Primary School, Chij (Kellock), Gan Eng Seng Primary School, Radin Mas Primary School, Zhangde Primary School.
- Which HDB blocks in Bukit Merah are within 1 km of a primary school?
- 339 scored HDB blocks in Bukit Merah sit inside at least one primary school's 1 km ring, and 40 of the blocks listed here sit inside more than one (snapshot 2026-11). Distance priority only applies when a phase is oversubscribed.
- Does living in Bukit Merah within 1 km of a school guarantee a Primary 1 place?
- No. Home-school distance is a tiebreaker used when a phase has more applicants than places. Singapore Citizens are admitted ahead of Permanent Residents in every distance band, and the ballot runs only in the band where places run out.