Schools Near · Singapore 2026

Schools near District 8.

Every MOE school nearby, plus preschools, plotted live. Click any school — on the map or in the list — to see its real 1km and 2km Primary 1 registration-priority bands.

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2025 P1 Registration

Compare admission odds across every school here.

One row per primary school with real 2025 balloting data on file, click a phase column to sort by admission rate. "No ballot" means every eligible applicant in that phase got a place; ", " means MOE didn't publish a number for that phase this year.

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Roncasa's Take

Affordable central, decent school spread.

Bendemeer, Kheng Cheng and First Toa Payoh sit just over the district line, with St. Andrew's Secondary and Maris Stella High giving real secondary-level options nearby. It's not a marquee school address, but it's a genuinely serviceable one, and Farrer Park's ongoing redevelopment has brought newer condos into what used to be almost entirely heritage shophouse stock. For a buyer who wants central-region access and real cultural texture without District 9-level pricing, D8's school access is a quiet bonus, not the headline.

Counts English-medium mainstream primary schools within the same 1km/2km MOE registration-priority bands used above. SAP, GEP, IP and Autonomous status don't change the distance rule: proximity alone decides Phase 2C priority.

11 in the district, on the low side of the table — PCF Sparkletots is the confirmed anchor here, without much private-chain presence. Real supply, but thin enough that Farrer Park families often look to neighbouring districts for more choice.

Preschools shown here come from ECDA's own centre listing, including real vacancy status by level (infant through K2), SPARK certification, and whether food or transport is provided. MOE's Primary 1 priority-distance rules don't apply to preschool admission the same way (the 1km/2km bands above are a primary-school mechanic), so use these listings on their own merits, not against that radius.

Source: MOE / OneMap via roncasa-location-api, radius-capped at 2km. SAP/GEP/IP/Autonomous status current as of last data refresh. Primary 1 registration-phase vacancy data (2A1/2A2/2B/2C) is not yet available — the 1km/2km bands shown reflect MOE's real registration-priority geography, not phase-by-phase seat counts.