MOE lists 5 primary schools and 3 secondary schools in Geylang, and no junior college. At P1 in 2025, 4 of 5 filled up and 4 balloted, Kong Hwa School and Maha Bodhi School as early as Phase 2B. 2025 Posting Group 3 cut-offs ran from 14 at Geylang Methodist School (Secondary) to 22 at Broadrick Secondary School.
125 applied for 49 places. Ballot for SC, within 1km: 49 places for 98 children (50%)
Secondary3 schools
Secondary schools in Geylang
Posting Group 1 at 3 of 3: cut-off 30.
Places left after posting, so MOE shows the weakest score as the cut-off: Broadrick Secondary School, Geylang Methodist School (Secondary) and Manjusri Secondary School.
Affiliated pupils had their own ranges: Geylang Methodist School (Secondary) (Posting Group 3 11 to 21, Posting Group 2 22 to 25, Posting Group 1 25 to 28), Manjusri Secondary School (Posting Group 3 15 to 22, Posting Group 2 22 to 25, Posting Group 1 25 to 28).
Affiliations
Affiliated and special schools in Geylang
Affiliations on SchoolFinder:
Geylang Methodist School (Primary) with Geylang Methodist School (Secondary).
Maha Bodhi School with Manjusri Secondary School.
Mee Toh School (in Punggol) with Manjusri Secondary School.
Canossa Catholic Primary School with St. Anthony's Canossian Secondary School (in Bedok).
Girls' schools: Haig Girls' School.
Special Assistance Plan (SAP): Kong Hwa School and Maha Bodhi School.
Government-aided: Canossa Catholic Primary School, Geylang Methodist School (Primary), Kong Hwa School, Maha Bodhi School, Geylang Methodist School (Secondary) and Manjusri Secondary School.
Geylang at a glance
SAP: Kong Hwa School and Maha Bodhi School.
Affiliated within Geylang: Geylang Methodist School (Primary) with Geylang Methodist School (Secondary), Maha Bodhi with Manjusri Secondary.
Programmes and CCAs
What each Geylang school runs
Primary schools (5)
School
ALP
LLP
CCAs
Canossa Catholic Primary School
MAKE@CCPS
The A.B.C. (Aspire, Believe, Commit) of Canossian Student Leadership
10
Geylang Methodist School (Primary)
Competent, Confident and Empathetic Communicators in Speech and Writing
GM Earth Warriors Environment Education (EE): To Develop Student Leaders who Empathise, Enrich and Empower
18
Haig Girls' School
Innovation and Service Learning through Integrated Project Work (IPW@HGS)
Character and Leadership through the Performing and Visual Arts
Nurturing Grateful, Respectful and Compassionate (GRC) Leaders through Service in the Community
14
Geylang Methodist School (Secondary)
None listed
Nurturing Confident, Compassionate and Courageous Leaders
19
Manjusri Secondary School
Smart City and Sustainable Technologies
Learning through the ARTS
16
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 Geylang figures
P1. Kong Hwa School, Phase 2B: 49 applied for 24 places. Ballot for SC, within 1km: 24 places for 44 children (55%). Citizens within 1km come first.
Secondary. Geylang Methodist School (Secondary), Group 3: 11 to 14, so 14 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
Geylang schools: common questions
How many primary and secondary schools are in Geylang?
5 primary and 3 secondary, 6 of them government-aided.
Which primary schools in Geylang balloted for P1?
2025 exercise, first ballot at each: Canossa Catholic Primary School, Phase 2C Supp (SC, 1km to 2km). Haig Girls' School, Phase 2C Supp (SC, 1km to 2km). Kong Hwa School, Phase 2B (SC, within 1km). Maha Bodhi School, Phase 2B (SC, 1km to 2km).
Which Geylang primary schools had a place for every applicant?
Geylang Methodist School (Primary), in every phase of the 2025 exercise.
What PSLE Score did a Geylang secondary school need?
Posting Group 3 cut-off points in 2025: 14 at Geylang Methodist School (Secondary) to 22 at Broadrick Secondary School. Posting Group 1: 30 at all 3 schools with a range.
Which MRT and LRT stations serve schools in Geylang?
As the schools list them: Dakota (3 schools), Aljunied (2 schools), Eunos (1 school), Mattar (1 school), Ubi (1 school).
Which schools in Geylang have affiliations?
Geylang Methodist School (Primary) with Geylang Methodist School (Secondary). Maha Bodhi School with Manjusri Secondary School. Mee Toh School in Punggol with Manjusri Secondary School. Canossa Catholic Primary School with St. Anthony's Canossian Secondary School in Bedok.
Are there SAP or single-sex schools in Geylang?
SAP: Kong Hwa School and Maha Bodhi School. Girls' schools: Haig Girls' School.
