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Schools in Toa Payoh: primary, secondary and junior college

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Short answer

MOE lists 8 primary schools and 7 secondary schools in Toa Payoh, plus St Andrew's Junior College for post-secondary. At P1 in 2025, 6 of 8 filled up and 6 balloted, Pei Chun Public School as early as Phase 2A. 2025 Posting Group 3 cut-offs ran from 9 at Cedar Girls' Secondary School to 21 at Bartley Secondary School.

Primary schools (8) · Secondary schools (7) · 1 JC · Affiliations · Questions

Primary8 schools6 of 8 filled up at P1

Primary schools in Toa Payoh

  • First full in Phase 2A: Pei Chun Public School.
  • First full in Phase 2B: CHIJ Primary (Toa Payoh) and Maris Stella High School (Primary).
  • First full in Phase 2C: Kheng Cheng School and St Andrew's School (Junior).
  • First full in Phase 2C Supp: Cedar Primary School.
  • Places for every applicant in every phase: First Toa Payoh Primary School and Marymount Convent School.
SchoolAddressStationTypeP1 places 2025Filled up inPhase 2C
Cedar Primary School15 Cedar AvenueSingapore 349700Potong PasirGovernment, Co-ed240Phase 2C Supp, ballot for SC, outside 2km57 applied for 146 places
CHIJ Primary (Toa Payoh)628 Lorong 1 Toa PayohSingapore 319765Toa PayohGovernment-aided, Girls210Phase 2B, ballot for SC, within 1km77 applied for 49 places. Ballot for SC, within 1km: 49 places for 59 children (83%)
First Toa Payoh Primary School7 Lorong 8 Toa PayohSingapore 319252Braddell, Toa PayohGovernment, Co-ed180Places for all10 applied for 151 places
Kheng Cheng School15 Lorong 3 Toa PayohSingapore 319580BraddellGovernment-aided, Co-ed240Phase 2C, ballot for PR, 1km to 2km173 applied for 162 places. Ballot for PR, 1km to 2km: 10 places for 17 children (59%)
Maris Stella High School (Primary)25 Mount Vernon RoadSingapore 368051BartleyGovernment-aided, Boys, SAP, Chinese only270Phase 2B, ballot for SC, within 1km124 applied for 62 places. Ballot for SC, within 1km: 62 places for 115 children (54%)
Marymount Convent School20 Marymount RoadSingapore 297754Braddell, CaldecottGovernment-aided, Girls240Places for all55 applied for 206 places
Pei Chun Public School16 Lorong 7 Toa PayohSingapore 319320Toa Payoh, BraddellGovernment-aided, Co-ed, SAP, Chinese only300Phase 2A, ballot for SC, outside 2km94 applied for 45 places. Ballot for SC, within 1km: 45 places for 94 children (48%)
St Andrew's School (Junior)2 Francis Thomas DriveSingapore 359337Potong Pasir, Toa PayohGovernment-aided, Boys240Phase 2C, ballot for SC, within 1km104 applied for 84 places. Ballot for SC, within 1km: 84 places for 85 children (99%)

Secondary7 schools2 with IP

Secondary schools in Toa Payoh

  • Posting Group 1 at 4 of 7: cut-offs 27 to 30.
  • Places left after posting, so MOE shows the weakest score as the cut-off: Bartley Secondary School.
  • Integrated Programme (IP) cut-off: Cedar Girls' Secondary School 9, Raffles Girls' School (Secondary) 6.
SchoolAddressStationTypeIPGroup 3, 2025Group 2Group 1
Bartley Secondary School10 Jalan Bunga RampaiSingapore 538403Bartley, Tai SengGovernment, Co-edNo16 to 2122 to 2526 to 30 (places left)
Beatty Secondary School1 Toa Payoh NorthSingapore 318990Braddell, Toa PayohGovernment, Co-edNo12 to 1821 to 2525 to 28
Cedar Girls' Secondary School1 Cedar AvenueSingapore 349692Woodleigh, Potong Pasir, MattarGovernment, Girls, Autonomous4 to 96 to 9No rangeNo range
CHIJ Secondary (Toa Payoh)626 Lorong 1 Toa PayohSingapore 319764Toa PayohGovernment-aided, Girls, AutonomousNo6 to 1021 to 2225 to 28
Maris Stella High School (Secondary)25 Mount Vernon RoadSingapore 368051BartleyGovernment-aided, Boys, SAP, AutonomousNo7 (M) to 12No rangeNo range
Raffles Girls' School (Secondary)2 Braddell RiseSingapore 318871Braddell, CaldecottIndependent, Girls4 to 6No rangeNo rangeNo range
St Andrew's School (Secondary)15 Francis Thomas DriveSingapore 359342Potong PasirGovernment-aided, BoysNo8 to 921 to 2125 to 27

Affiliated pupils had their own ranges: CHIJ Secondary (Toa Payoh) (Posting Group 3 8 to 20, Posting Group 2 21 to 25, Posting Group 1 26 to 29), Maris Stella High School (Secondary) (Posting Group 3 4 (M) to 16), St Andrew's School (Secondary) (Posting Group 3 9 to 22, Posting Group 2 21 to 25, Posting Group 1 25 to 30).

Post-secondary1 college

Junior colleges and Millennia Institute in Toa Payoh

Toa Payoh: 2026 JAE net ranges, best to last.
CollegeAddressArtsScienceAffiliated secondary schools
St Andrew's Junior College5 Sorby Adams Drive, Singapore 3576915 to 103 to 8Anglican High School, Christ Church Secondary School, Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Secondary School, Presbyterian High School, St Andrew's School (Secondary), St. Hilda's Secondary School, St. Margaret's School (Secondary)

Affiliations

Affiliated and special schools in Toa Payoh

Affiliations on SchoolFinder:

  • CHIJ Primary (Toa Payoh) with CHIJ Secondary (Toa Payoh).
  • Maris Stella High School (Primary) with Maris Stella High School (Secondary).
  • St Andrew's School (Junior) with St Andrew's School (Secondary).
  • Boys' schools: Maris Stella High School (Primary), St Andrew's School (Junior), Maris Stella High School (Secondary) and St Andrew's School (Secondary). Girls' schools: CHIJ Primary (Toa Payoh), Marymount Convent School, Cedar Girls' Secondary School, CHIJ Secondary (Toa Payoh) and Raffles Girls' School (Secondary).
  • Special Assistance Plan (SAP): Maris Stella High School (Primary), Pei Chun Public School and Maris Stella High School (Secondary).
  • Government-aided: CHIJ Primary (Toa Payoh), Kheng Cheng School, Maris Stella High School (Primary), Marymount Convent School, Pei Chun Public School, St Andrew's School (Junior), CHIJ Secondary (Toa Payoh), Maris Stella High School (Secondary) and St Andrew's School (Secondary).

Toa Payoh at a glance

  • Integrated Programme: Cedar Girls' Secondary School and Raffles Girls' School (Secondary).
  • SAP: Maris Stella High School (Primary), Pei Chun Public School and Maris Stella High School (Secondary).
  • Autonomous: Cedar Girls' Secondary School, CHIJ Secondary (Toa Payoh) and Maris Stella High School (Secondary).
  • Affiliated within Toa Payoh: CHIJ Primary (Toa Payoh) with CHIJ Secondary (Toa Payoh), Maris Stella High School (Primary) with Maris Stella High School (Secondary), St Andrew's School (Junior) with St Andrew's School (Secondary).

Programmes and CCAs

What each Toa Payoh school runs

Primary schools (8)

SchoolALPLLPCCAs
Cedar Primary SchoolCreative and Inventive Thinking (CIT) ProgrammeUpstanding Leaders @ Cedar Primary School15
CHIJ Primary (Toa Payoh)Trash to TreasureIJSports9
First Toa Payoh Primary SchoolLiteracy Through PhotojournalismCharacter Building Through Sports and Outdoor Experiential Learning7
Kheng Cheng SchoolEco-lutionStudent Voice & Advocacy (SVA)13
Maris Stella High School (Primary)Materials Around UsThe Marist Sports & Life Skills Experience14
Marymount Convent SchoolGrooming Compassionate and Confident Ladies to Advocate for Worthy CausesEnhancing Holistic Development through Sports and Outdoor Education13
Pei Chun Public SchoolBilingual Media Studies (BMS) ProgrammePei Chun Leaders Programme (PCLP)10
St Andrew's School (Junior)Designing for Change: Empowering Young Innovators through Servant LeadershipSports for Life 2.0 @ SAJS14

Secondary schools (7)

SchoolALPLLPCCAs
Bartley Secondary SchoolChemical and Applied Sciences (Fragrance)i-LEAD @ Bartley to develop as Leaders for Others16
Beatty Secondary SchoolBeattyians Think.Create.Innovate - Programming for smart livingBeatty’s Leaders for Life Programme17
Cedar Girls' Secondary SchoolNone listedNone listed20
CHIJ Secondary (Toa Payoh)None listedNone listed21
Maris Stella High School (Secondary)Materials Around UsThe Marist Sports & Life Skills Experience18
Raffles Girls' School (Secondary)None listedNone listed35
St Andrew's School (Secondary)None listedServe and Lead Together (SALT)19

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 Toa Payoh figures

  • P1. Pei Chun Public School, Phase 2A: 119 applied for 111 places. Ballot for SC, outside 2km: 42 places for 50 children (84%). Citizens within 1km come first.
  • Secondary. Cedar Girls' Secondary School, Group 3: 6 to 9, so 9 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, JAE 2026, MOE school list of April 2026. Checked 12 November 2026.

Questions

Toa Payoh schools: common questions

How many primary and secondary schools are in Toa Payoh?

8 primary and 7 secondary, 9 of them government-aided.

Which primary schools in Toa Payoh balloted for P1?

2025 exercise, first ballot at each: Cedar Primary School, Phase 2C Supp (SC, outside 2km). CHIJ Primary (Toa Payoh), Phase 2B (SC, within 1km). Kheng Cheng School, Phase 2C (PR, 1km to 2km). Maris Stella High School (Primary), Phase 2B (SC, within 1km). Pei Chun Public School, Phase 2A (SC, outside 2km). St Andrew's School (Junior), Phase 2C (SC, within 1km).

Which Toa Payoh primary schools had a place for every applicant?

First Toa Payoh Primary School and Marymount Convent School, in every phase of the 2025 exercise.

What PSLE Score did a Toa Payoh secondary school need?

Posting Group 3 cut-off points in 2025: 9 at Cedar Girls' Secondary School to 21 at Bartley Secondary School. Posting Group 1: 27 to 30, across 4 schools.

Which MRT and LRT stations serve schools in Toa Payoh?

As the schools list them: Braddell (6 schools), Toa Payoh (6 schools), Potong Pasir (4 schools), Bartley (3 schools), Caldecott (2 schools), Mattar (1 school), Tai Seng (1 school), Woodleigh (1 school).

Is there a junior college in Toa Payoh?

St Andrew's Junior College, 5 Sorby Adams Drive, Singapore 357691, Science range 3 to 8 in the 2026 JAE.

Which schools in Toa Payoh have affiliations?

CHIJ Primary (Toa Payoh) with CHIJ Secondary (Toa Payoh). Maris Stella High School (Primary) with Maris Stella High School (Secondary). St Andrew's School (Junior) with St Andrew's School (Secondary).

Are there SAP or single-sex schools in Toa Payoh?

SAP: Maris Stella High School (Primary), Pei Chun Public School and Maris Stella High School (Secondary). Boys' schools: Maris Stella High School (Primary), St Andrew's School (Junior), Maris Stella High School (Secondary) and St Andrew's School (Secondary). Girls' schools: CHIJ Primary (Toa Payoh), Marymount Convent School, Cedar Girls' Secondary School, CHIJ Secondary (Toa Payoh) and Raffles Girls' School (Secondary).

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

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