Primary 1 registration in Bukit Timah
6 primary schools in Bukit Timah, with the scored HDB blocks inside each one’s 1 km Primary 1 priority ring — 57 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 Timah
| School | Address | Blocks in 1 km | 1–2 km |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bukit Timah Primary School | 111 Lorong Kismis | 21 | 80 |
| Henry Park Primary SchoolGEP | 1 Holland Grove Road | 28 | 80 |
| Methodist Girls' School (Primary)Girls' · Govt-aided | 11 Blackmore Drive | 1 | 35 |
| Nanyang Primary SchoolSAP · GEP · Govt-aided | 52 King'S Road | 7 | 35 |
| Pei Hwa Presbyterian Primary SchoolSAP · Govt-aided | 7 Pei Wah Avenue | 20 | 22 |
| Raffles Girls' Primary SchoolGirls' · GEP | 21 Hillcrest Road | 2 | 5 |
Henry Park Primary School has the largest HDB catchment here — 28 scored blocks inside 1 km — while Methodist Girls' School (Primary) has 1. 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 2 rings.
| Block | Schools within 1 km | Nearest | Young family |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blk 19 Toh YI DR | 2Bukit Timah Primary School, Pei Hwa Presbyterian Primary School | 336 m | 87.3 |
| Blk 1 Toh YI DR | 2Bukit Timah Primary School, Pei Hwa Presbyterian Primary School | 250 m | 85.7 |
| Blk 18 Toh YI DR | 2Bukit Timah Primary School, Pei Hwa Presbyterian Primary School | 406 m | 85.7 |
| Blk 5 Toh YI DR | 2Bukit Timah Primary School, Pei Hwa Presbyterian Primary School | 193 m | 82.5 |
| Blk 4 Toh YI DR | 2Bukit Timah Primary School, Pei Hwa Presbyterian Primary School | 193 m | 82.4 |
| Blk 17 Toh YI DR | 2Bukit Timah Primary School, Pei Hwa Presbyterian Primary School | 452 m | 82.4 |
| Blk 15 Toh YI DR | 2Bukit Timah Primary School, Pei Hwa Presbyterian Primary School | 487 m | 82.4 |
| Blk 3 Toh YI DR | 2Bukit Timah Primary School, Pei Hwa Presbyterian Primary School | 135 m | 82.3 |
| Blk 2 Toh YI DR | 2Bukit Timah Primary School, Pei Hwa Presbyterian Primary School | 159 m | 82.1 |
| Blk 14 Toh YI DR | 2Bukit Timah Primary School, Pei Hwa Presbyterian Primary School | 425 m | 81.9 |
| Blk 2 Queen's RD | 2Nanyang Primary School, Raffles Girls' Primary School | 418 m | 81.1 |
| Blk 13 Toh YI DR | 2Bukit Timah Primary School, Pei Hwa Presbyterian Primary School | 430 m | 80.8 |
| Blk 21 Toh YI DR | 2Bukit Timah Primary School, Pei Hwa Presbyterian Primary School | 474 m | 80.7 |
| Blk 3 Queen's RD | 2Nanyang Primary School, Raffles Girls' Primary School | 484 m | 80.4 |
| Blk 16 Toh YI DR | 2Bukit Timah Primary School, Pei Hwa Presbyterian Primary School | 432 m | 80.3 |
| Blk 9 Toh YI DR | 2Bukit Timah Primary School, Pei Hwa Presbyterian Primary School | 302 m | 79.6 |
| Blk 12 Toh YI DR | 2Bukit Timah Primary School, Pei Hwa Presbyterian Primary School | 398 m | 79.5 |
| Blk 11 Toh YI DR | 2Bukit Timah Primary School, Pei Hwa Presbyterian Primary School | 406 m | 79.4 |
| Blk 6 Toh YI DR | 2Bukit Timah Primary School, Pei Hwa Presbyterian Primary School | 129 m | 79.0 |
| Blk 10 Toh YI DR | 2Bukit Timah Primary School, Pei Hwa Presbyterian Primary School | 349 m | 78.4 |
| Blk 7 Toh YI DR | 2Bukit Timah Primary School, Pei Hwa Presbyterian Primary School | 155 m | 74.5 |
| Blk 8 Toh YI DR | 2Bukit Timah Primary School, Pei Hwa Presbyterian Primary School | 249 m | 68.1 |
| Blk 13 Ghim Moh RD | 1Henry Park Primary School | 958 m | 85.5 |
| Blk 26 Ghim Moh Link | 1Henry Park Primary School | 943 m | 84.2 |
| Blk 27 Ghim Moh Link | 1Henry Park Primary School | 938 m | 83.8 |
| Blk 23 Ghim Moh Link | 1Henry Park Primary School | 935 m | 83.6 |
| Blk 16 Ghim Moh RD | 1Henry Park Primary School | 927 m | 83.5 |
| Blk 22 Ghim Moh Link | 1Henry Park Primary School | 836 m | 82.9 |
| Blk 19 Ghim Moh RD | 1Henry Park Primary School | 751 m | 82.8 |
| Blk 15 Ghim Moh RD | 1Henry Park Primary School | 971 m | 82.8 |
| Blk 33 Ghim Moh Link | 1Henry Park Primary School | 778 m | 82.5 |
| Blk 18 Dover Cres | 1Henry Park Primary School | 973 m | 82.5 |
| Blk 6 Ghim Moh RD | 1Henry Park Primary School | 687 m | 82.2 |
| Blk 28 Ghim Moh Link | 1Henry Park Primary School | 878 m | 82.2 |
| Blk 29 Ghim Moh Link | 1Henry Park Primary School | 895 m | 82.0 |
| Blk 18 Ghim Moh RD | 1Henry Park Primary School | 804 m | 81.9 |
| Blk 30 Ghim Moh Link | 1Henry Park Primary School | 882 m | 81.9 |
| Blk 8 Ghim Moh RD | 1Henry Park Primary School | 790 m | 81.5 |
| Blk 21 Ghim Moh RD | 1Henry Park Primary School | 887 m | 81.2 |
| Blk 17 Ghim Moh RD | 1Henry Park Primary School | 846 m | 81.0 |
Ranked by how many of Bukit Timah’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 Timah 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 Timah?
- 6 primary schools in Bukit Timah appear in MOE's school directory: Bukit Timah Primary School, Henry Park Primary School, Methodist Girls' School (Primary), Nanyang Primary School, Pei Hwa Presbyterian Primary School, Raffles Girls' Primary School.
- Which HDB blocks in Bukit Timah are within 1 km of a primary school?
- 57 scored HDB blocks in Bukit Timah sit inside at least one primary school's 1 km ring, and 22 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 Timah 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.