Schools Near · Singapore 2026

Schools near District 9.

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

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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

Prestige address, thinner school cluster than you'd expect.

River Valley Primary is the one genuine draw, and School of the Arts adds a specialised pre-tertiary option, but D9 isn't as densely packed with school choices as its price tag might suggest — most families needing more options look to neighbouring D10 or D11. What D9 sells is the Orchard Road address itself: ION, Ngee Ann City, and old-money streets like Cairnhill and Emerald Hill. For a buyer who wants Singapore's most recognisable postcode and is flexible on exactly which school, D9 is still the benchmark everyone else gets compared against.

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.

20 in the district — a moderate count, not the standout the address might suggest — but genuine brand variety: MindChamps, Little Skool-House, Odyssey and House on the Hill all operate here. Quality over quantity is the real story in D9.

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.