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Schools in Bukit Merah: primary and secondary

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Short answer

MOE lists 7 primary schools and 4 secondary schools in Bukit Merah, and no junior college. At P1 in 2025, 3 of 7 filled up and 3 balloted, Alexandra Primary School and Radin Mas Primary School as early as Phase 2C. 2025 Posting Group 3 cut-offs ran from 13 at CHIJ St. Theresa's Convent to 22 at Bukit Merah Secondary School.

Primary7 schools3 of 7 filled up at P1

Primary schools in Bukit Merah

  • First full in Phase 2C: Alexandra Primary School and Radin Mas Primary School.
  • First full in Phase 2C Supp: Zhangde Primary School.
  • Places for every applicant in every phase: Blangah Rise Primary School, Cantonment Primary School, CHIJ (Kellock) and Gan Eng Seng Primary School.
SchoolAddressStationTypeP1 places 2025Filled up inPhase 2C
Alexandra Primary School2A Prince Charles CrescentSingapore 159016Redhill, Tiong BahruGovernment, Co-ed200Phase 2C, ballot for SC, 1km to 2km73 applied for 67 places. Ballot for SC, 1km to 2km: 10 places for 12 children (83%)
Blangah Rise Primary School91 Telok Blangah HeightsSingapore 109100Telok Blangah, Tiong Bahru, RedhillGovernment, Co-ed120Places for all19 applied for 89 places
Cantonment Primary School1 Cantonment Close, Singapore 88256Tanjong Pagar, Outram ParkGovernment, Co-ed150Places for all29 applied for 116 places
CHIJ (Kellock)1 Bukit Teresa Road, Singapore 99757Outram ParkGovernment-aided, Girls180Places for all57 applied for 123 places
Gan Eng Seng Primary School100 Redhill CloseSingapore 158901RedhillGovernment, Co-ed150Places for all17 applied for 116 places
Radin Mas Primary School1 Bukit Purmei Avenue, Singapore 99840Tiong Bahru, HarbourFrontGovernment, Co-ed200Phase 2C, ballot for SC, within 1km96 applied for 47 places. Ballot for SC, within 1km: 47 places for 56 children (84%)
Zhangde Primary School51 Jalan MembinaSingapore 169485Tiong BahruGovernment, Co-ed150Phase 2C Supp, ballot for SC, 1km to 2km74 applied for 87 places

Secondary4 schools

Secondary schools in Bukit Merah

  • Posting Group 1 at 3 of 4: cut-offs 27 to 30.
  • Places left after posting, so MOE shows the weakest score as the cut-off: CHIJ St. Theresa's Convent.
SchoolAddressStationTypeIPGroup 3, 2025Group 2Group 1
Bukit Merah Secondary School10 Lengkok BahruSingapore 159050RedhillGovernment, Co-edNo8 to 2222 to 2525 to 28
CHIJ St. Theresa's Convent160 Lower Delta Road, Singapore 99138HarbourFront, Tiong BahruGovernment-aided, GirlsNo11 to 1321 to 2425 to 30 (places left)
Crescent Girls' School357 Tanglin RoadSingapore 247961RedhillGovernment, Girls, AutonomousNo7 to 1321 to 23No range
Gan Eng Seng School1 Henderson RoadSingapore 159561Redhill, Tiong BahruGovernment, Co-edNo9 to 1521 to 2425 to 27

Affiliated pupils had their own ranges: CHIJ St. Theresa's Convent (Posting Group 3 9 to 20, Posting Group 2 21 to 25, Posting Group 1 26 to 28).

Affiliations

Affiliated and special schools in Bukit Merah

Affiliations on SchoolFinder:

  • CHIJ (Kellock) with CHIJ St. Theresa's Convent.
  • CHIJ Our Lady Queen of Peace (in Bukit Panjang) with CHIJ St. Theresa's Convent.
  • Girls' schools: CHIJ (Kellock), CHIJ St. Theresa's Convent and Crescent Girls' School.
  • Government-aided: CHIJ (Kellock) and CHIJ St. Theresa's Convent.

Bukit Merah at a glance

  • Autonomous: Crescent Girls' School.
  • Affiliated within Bukit Merah: CHIJ (Kellock) with CHIJ St. Theresa's Convent.

Programmes and CCAs

What each Bukit Merah school runs

Primary schools (7)

SchoolALPLLPCCAs
Alexandra Primary SchoolSTREAM - Eco-Science, Techonologies, Robotics, Engineering, Arts and MathematicsCultural Intelligence (CQ) ─ The Code of Life15
Blangah Rise Primary SchoolAspiring Confident Engineers (ACE)@BRPSLeader for Life9
Cantonment Primary SchoolThinking Curriculum @Cantonment Primary School (TC@CPS)PAVE LLP Performing Arts for Values and Excellence Learning for Life Programme12
CHIJ (Kellock)Future-ready K-ChampsArtsONE+ : Purposeful Learning of Music and Performing Arts Using the Self-regulated Approach12
Gan Eng Seng Primary SchoolFrom Farm to TableDeveloping Learners with G.R.I.T (Gumption, Resilience. Inclusiveness. Trustworthiness) through Sports and Outdoor Education12
Radin Mas Primary SchoolNurturing 21st Century Competencies through Computational Thinking With Design ThinkingG.R.I.T@RMPS - Growth Mindset.Resilience.Independence.Teamwork15
Zhangde Primary SchoolDeveloping Zhangde GIVER3S Values Through Environment EducationDARE@ZPS (Discover, Adventure, Relationship building, Espirit de-Corps)13

Secondary schools (4)

SchoolALPLLPCCAs
Bukit Merah Secondary SchoolCreative Robotics and EngineeringCharacter Development & Leadership through Sports13
CHIJ St. Theresa's ConventEducation For Life, Developing Portable Skills through and for Real World Problem SolvingDeveloping Self-directed, Confident and Resilient Leaders, Learners and Ladies through Sports & Hockey17
Crescent Girls' SchoolNone listedNone listed19
Gan Eng Seng SchoolGESS ProbesGESS LIFE Programme1

ALP is the Applied Learning Programme and LLP is the Learning for Life Programme, as each school lists them on MOE SchoolFinder.

Reading the data

How to read the Bukit Merah figures

  • P1. Alexandra Primary School, Phase 2C: 73 applied for 67 places. Ballot for SC, 1km to 2km: 10 places for 12 children (83%). Citizens within 1km come first.
  • Secondary. CHIJ St. Theresa's Convent, Group 3: 11 to 13, so 13 was its cut-off (Group 3 takes PSLE 4 to 20, and 21 or 22 by choice).

Data years: P1 2025 exercise, S1 Posting 2025, MOE school list of April 2026. Checked 12 November 2026.

Questions

Bukit Merah schools: common questions

How many primary and secondary schools are in Bukit Merah?

7 primary and 4 secondary, 2 of them government-aided.

Which primary schools in Bukit Merah balloted for P1?

2025 exercise, first ballot at each: Alexandra Primary School, Phase 2C (SC, 1km to 2km). Radin Mas Primary School, Phase 2C (SC, within 1km). Zhangde Primary School, Phase 2C Supp (SC, 1km to 2km).

Which Bukit Merah primary schools had a place for every applicant?

Blangah Rise Primary School, Cantonment Primary School, CHIJ (Kellock) and Gan Eng Seng Primary School, in every phase of the 2025 exercise.

What PSLE Score did a Bukit Merah secondary school need?

Posting Group 3 cut-off points in 2025: 13 at CHIJ St. Theresa's Convent to 22 at Bukit Merah Secondary School. Posting Group 1: 27 to 30, across 3 schools.

Which MRT and LRT stations serve schools in Bukit Merah?

As the schools list them: Redhill (6 schools), Tiong Bahru (6 schools), HarbourFront (2 schools), Outram Park (2 schools), Tanjong Pagar (1 school), Telok Blangah (1 school).

Which schools in Bukit Merah have affiliations?

CHIJ (Kellock) with CHIJ St. Theresa's Convent. CHIJ Our Lady Queen of Peace in Bukit Panjang with CHIJ St. Theresa's Convent.

Are there SAP or single-sex schools in Bukit Merah?

Girls' schools: CHIJ (Kellock), CHIJ St. Theresa's Convent and Crescent Girls' School.

MOE sources: data.gov.sg, P1 data, SchoolFinder, JAE PDF, balloting, Posting Groups, affiliation.

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