Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Primary School

8 BISHAN STREET 13 , 579793

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At a glance

Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Primary School, a well-established institution in Bishan, boasts an application rate of 119%, indicating high demand from parents. This school is recognized for its strength in holistic education, with unique programs like music, sports, and a robust STEM curriculum.

School Type
Government-aided Sch
Session Type
Single Session
Nearest MRT
Bishan MRT Station
Latest Ballot Year
2025
Government-aided Sch Co-ed School Single Session sessions Nearest MRT: Bishan MRT Station
Principal

MADAM YEE-TOH GEK KHIAW

Vice Principals

MISS LIN HUIXIN SHARON, MR TAN CHIN HENG

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Ballot Results

See each year at a glance, then compare phase-by-phase demand in a cleaner format.

Trend by Year

Applied rate and taken rate compared across ballot years.

Applied Rate Taken Rate
95% 104% 113% 121% 130% 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 110% 102% 124% 100%
Recent format

Vacancy shows available places. Applied rate shows demand. Taken rate above 100% means the phase was oversubscribed.

2025
Historical ballot data
Vacancies
240
Applied Rate
124%
Taken Rate
100%
Highest Demand
2C
Highest demand: 2C at 192%
Metric Phase 1 2A 2B 2C 2C(S) 3
Vacancies 180 78 30 59 0 0
Applied 102 50 32 113 0 0
Taken 102 50 30 59 0 0
Taken Rate 57% 64% 107% 192% - -
2024
Historical ballot data
Vacancies
240
Applied Rate
122%
Taken Rate
102%
Highest Demand
2C
Highest demand: 2C at 173%
Metric Phase 1 2A 2B 2C 2C(S) 3
Vacancies 180 66 21 44 240 240
Applied 114 72 30 76 0 0
Taken 114 66 21 44 0 0
Taken Rate 63% 109% 143% 173% 0% 0%
2023
Historical ballot data
Vacancies
240
Applied Rate
107%
Taken Rate
102%
Highest Demand
2B
Highest demand: 2B at 113%
Metric Phase 1 2A 2B 2C 2C(S) 3
Vacancies 180 92 32 67 240 240
Applied 88 57 36 76 0 0
Taken 88 57 32 67 0 0
Taken Rate 49% 62% 113% 113% 0% 0%
2022
Historical ballot data
Vacancies
240
Applied Rate
120%
Taken Rate
103%
Highest Demand
2B
Highest demand: 2B at 174%
Metric Phase 1 2A 2B 2C 2C(S) 3
Vacancies 180 77 31 67 240 240
Applied 103 45 54 86 0 0
Taken 103 45 31 67 0 0
Taken Rate 57% 58% 174% 128% 0% 0%
Older format

Vacancy shows available places. Applied rate shows demand. Taken rate above 100% means the phase was oversubscribed.

2021
Historical ballot data
Vacancies
240
Applied Rate
111%
Taken Rate
101%
Highest Demand
2C
Highest demand: 2C at 138%
Metric Phase 1 2A(1) 2A(2) 2B 2C 2C(S) 3
Vacancies 200 118 109 58 66 240 240
Applied 82 9 34 51 91 0 0
Taken 82 9 34 51 66 0 0
Taken Rate 41% 8% 31% 88% 138% 0% 0%
2020
Historical ballot data
Vacancies
240
Applied Rate
113%
Taken Rate
100%
Highest Demand
2B
Highest demand: 2B at 149%
Metric Phase 1 2A(1) 2A(2) 2B 2C 2C(S) 3
Vacancies 200 80 71 37 37 240 240
Applied 120 9 38 55 50 0 0
Taken 120 9 38 37 37 0 0
Taken Rate 60% 11% 54% 149% 135% 0% 0%
2019
Historical ballot data
Vacancies
240
Applied Rate
110%
Taken Rate
102%
Highest Demand
2C
Highest demand: 2C at 133%
Metric Phase 1 2A(1) 2A(2) 2B 2C 2C(S) 3
Vacancies 200 90 81 46 55 240 240
Applied 111 10 32 37 73 0 0
Taken 111 10 32 37 55 0 0
Taken Rate 56% 11% 40% 80% 133% 0% 0%
2018
Historical ballot data
Vacancies
240
Applied Rate
46%
Taken Rate
100%
Highest Demand
2B
Highest demand: 2B at 138%
Metric Phase 1 2A(1) 2A(2) 2B 2C 2C(S) 3
Vacancies 240 240 240 39 43 240 240
Applied 0 0 0 54 56 0 0
Taken 118 13 31 35 43 0 0
Taken Rate 0% 0% 0% 138% 130% 0% 0%
2017
Historical ballot data
Vacancies
240
Applied Rate
53%
Taken Rate
100%
Highest Demand
2C
Highest demand: 2C at 108%
Metric Phase 1 2A(1) 2A(2) 2B 2C 2C(S) 3
Vacancies 240 240 240 60 86 240 240
Applied 0 0 0 34 93 0 0
Taken 84 6 30 34 86 0 0
Taken Rate 0% 0% 0% 57% 108% 0% 0%
2016
Historical ballot data
Vacancies
240
Applied Rate
58%
Taken Rate
100%
Highest Demand
2C
Highest demand: 2C at 113%
Metric Phase 1 2A(1) 2A(2) 2B 2C 2C(S) 3
Vacancies 240 240 240 62 96 240 240
Applied 0 0 0 32 108 0 0
Taken 81 2 34 27 96 0 0
Taken Rate 0% 0% 0% 52% 113% 0% 0%
2015
Historical ballot data
Vacancies
240
Applied Rate
52%
Taken Rate
100%
Highest Demand
2C
Highest demand: 2C at 119%
Metric Phase 1 2A(1) 2A(2) 2B 2C 2C(S) 3
Vacancies 240 240 240 55 57 240 240
Applied 0 0 0 56 68 0 0
Taken 91 2 38 52 57 0 0
Taken Rate 0% 0% 0% 102% 119% 0% 0%
2014
Historical ballot data
Vacancies
240
Applied Rate
52%
Taken Rate
100%
Highest Demand
2C
Highest demand: 2C at 108%
Metric Phase 1 2A(1) 2A(2) 2B 2C 2C(S) 3
Vacancies 240 240 240 60 63 240 240
Applied 0 0 0 57 68 0 0
Taken 97 1 23 56 63 0 0
Taken Rate 0% 0% 0% 95% 108% 0% 0%
2013
Historical ballot data
Vacancies
240
Applied Rate
55%
Taken Rate
100%
Highest Demand
2C
Highest demand: 2C at 131%
Metric Phase 1 2A(1) 2A(2) 2B 2C 2C(S) 3
Vacancies 240 240 240 55 67 240 240
Applied 0 0 0 43 88 0 0
Taken 93 3 34 43 67 0 0
Taken Rate 0% 0% 0% 78% 131% 0% 0%
2012
Historical ballot data
Vacancies
240
Applied Rate
65%
Taken Rate
100%
Highest Demand
2C
Highest demand: 2C at 111%
Metric Phase 1 2A(1) 2A(2) 2B 2C 2C(S) 3
Vacancies 240 240 240 73 106 240 240
Applied 0 0 0 39 118 0 0
Taken 83 0 12 39 106 0 0
Taken Rate 0% 0% 0% 53% 111% 0% 0%
2011
Historical ballot data
Vacancies
240
Applied Rate
65%
Taken Rate
100%
Highest Demand
2C
Highest demand: 2C at 111%
Metric Phase 1 2A(1) 2A(2) 2B 2C 2C(S) 3
Vacancies 240 240 240 72 111 240 240
Applied 0 0 0 34 123 0 0
Taken 80 0 17 33 111 0 0
Taken Rate 0% 0% 0% 47% 111% 0% 0%
2010
Historical ballot data
Vacancies
240
Applied Rate
68%
Taken Rate
100%
Highest Demand
2C
Highest demand: 2C at 128%
Metric Phase 1 2A(1) 2A(2) 2B 2C 2C(S) 3
Vacancies 240 240 240 66 116 240 240
Applied 0 0 0 16 148 0 0
Taken 99 0 9 16 116 0 0
Taken Rate 0% 0% 0% 24% 128% 0% 0%

School Reviews

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"Dog sheet late dismissal on Friday say is 1pm dismiss at 1.30 or 2pm latest 2.20pm without case its around 1.30+ to 1.50pm and ccs starts at 2pm SO I GOT NO FUCING LUNCH the school 101 years of history but no lift now building 1 and then teachers holding on to students ipad say after school return but then waited fir 1 hour and 30 minutes then the teacher say return tomorrow duck system school ipad taken 1 time need write report then some xmm in the school ipad got taken so may times but don’t have write report almost all the teachers in the school are pedo file"

Chen Ran (Kcpss)

April 08, 2025

"i have been here for almost 2 years and here is my review. i believe this school is one of the better schools in singapore. first thing i noticed is that the student atmosphere is really warm and welcoming, and i see no bullying or other rowdy behaviour (except for some students who are noisy). second thing is that the teachers are really nice and they would help you as much as they can when you need help. one downside of this school though is the resources. for example my CCA, which does filmmaking, doesn’t provide a premium editing software or any film camera, instead we have to use our phone to film, and edit on our ipads (PLD), this applies for other CCA’s too (maybe i’m wrong though, if so then i just criticised the school wrongly) . i have been to other schools’ open house, and they have FAR more resources. however im not saying that this school is bad in terms of resources and facilities. besides CCA, the school provides a big campus full of facilities, and the students love it. ok this is my current review of the school, maybe ill do one again before i graduate lol"

Dycaflorn

March 27, 2025

"I only did decently because of my own out of school tuition. I don’t feel like I gained any useful skills here, either academically or as a person. The school emphasizes values, yet no one seems to practice what they preach. The resources and facilities are far below what my primary school offered, and the teaching feels just enough to cover the textbook so students can pass and teachers can get paid without parents raising an issue. Or maybe it’s just because I’m an NA student “destined” for ITE or, at best, a mediocre Polytechnic. Teachers can sugarcoat how either option is “good,” but we all know the truth, no one dreams of stepping foot in ITE as a student. On top of that, I experienced bullying as early as the second term of Secondary 1, from a girl who eventually became a prefect. Later on, I was also targeted by a group of arrogant male students in my class who, ironically, believed in being traditionally “courteous” to women but had no issue bullying a female student like me. They even started picking on others who associated with me, which felt bizarre since I never had anything personal against them, unless they had something against me. Despite these troubles, both academically and socially. I did make few good friends who stuck by me through thick and thin. I would also like to thank Mr Paul Lau for being a teacher who I truly appreciated for his enthusiasm, kindness and genuine passion for teaching. To any fellow students reading this who feel they’ve made the same mistake I did, PLEASE don’t lose hope. Keep pushing forward. If you believe this school held you back, trust that you can thrive elsewhere. I left this school in mid-2024, and despite having to tackle entirely new subjects, I’m doing far better now than I ever did during my four years at KCP. The greatest value this school has taught me is perseverance."

roxanne

November 24, 2024

"I would like to express my sincere gratitude for the incredible dedication and commitment Mrs Tham and Mdm Chan have shown in shaping my son's achievements and development during his time in 1 Hope.Your hard work and passion not only support his academic growth but also play a pivotal role in his holistic development. The guidance and encouragement you provide have made a lasting impact on him, and we truly appreciate all the effort you put into helping him thrive both in and out of the classroom. Thank you for your unwavering support and for being such an inspiring influence in his life,and we are deeply appreciative.😃🤝"

tino wong

November 06, 2024

"When i first stepped foot into this school, i knew that it was amazing. Although the classroom tables are Abit outdated, the rest of the school compound are amazing. Not only that, but the students and teachers are friendly too, everyday when i take the mrt back home, i would always see students from neighbourhood schools making a mess, but you would never see those types of students here."

James Jiang

October 07, 2024

"KCPSS is a mission school with great teachers and values which they train their students to be. I was a peer support leader in KCPSS and learn a lot more about leadership, hospitality, facilitation and breaking the ice with my juniors. I was given other leadership opportunities in KCPSS in my CCA. The weekly chapels that I attended was very helpful in my growing up years. It gave me very good foundation especially for those who choose to attend Christian Fellowship during chapel. The food in the canteen was great as well. It's affiliated to KCP Primary. It's located within walking distance from Bishan Mrt. I Love KCPSS, my Alma Mater! The principal and teachers made all the difference! Thank you. #KCPSS #ILoveKCP"

cse1217

August 21, 2021

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