Punggol Primary School

61 HOUGANG AVENUE 8 , 538787

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At a glance

Punggol Primary School, a government, co-ed institution, is a popular choice among Singaporean parents due to its broad primary-school appeal. The school is known for consistently providing a solid academic foundation that prepares students for their educational journey ahead.

School Type
Government School
Session Type
Single Session
Nearest MRT
Hougang, Buangkok
Latest Ballot Year
2025
Government School Co-ed School Single Session sessions Nearest MRT: Hougang, Buangkok
Estimated demand near this school: High
High

Directional estimate grouped by latest MOE ballot pressure, recent applied-rate trend, local child-population proxy, and nearby vacancies.

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SingStat is an area population proxy, not the number of children registering for this school. The one-year cohort estimate divides the age 5 to 9 count by 5.
Latest MOE ballot signal
Year
2025
Segment
PR within 1km
Phases balloted
2A
Latest applied rate
114%
Local child pool
SingStat age 5 to 9
1,230
Estimated 1-year cohort
246
Area
Hougang East (subzone)
Area share
4.9%
Nearby capacity
Nearby vacancies (2km)
3,050
Capacity context
About 12.4 vacancies per estimated local child
MOE balloted PR within 1km in 2025 in phases 2A.
Principal

MADAM KO-TAN LI LING

Vice Principals

MR GOH CHANG CHUEN, MADAM LIM HUI MEOW ANNIE

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Ballot Results

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Trend by Year

Applied rate and taken rate compared across ballot years.

Applied Rate Taken Rate
95% 100% 105% 110% 115% 2025 110% 101% 95% 100% 105% 110% 115% 2025 110% 101%
Recent format

Vacancy shows available places. Applied rate shows demand. When MOE marks a phase for balloting, the school was oversubscribed for that phase.

2025
Historical ballot data
Vacancies
190
Applied Rate
110%
Taken Rate
101%
Highest Demand
2C
Balloting
Yes
Metric Phase 1 2A 2B 2C 2C(S)
Vacancies 130 60 20 59 0
Applied 70 61 3 75 0
Taken 70 60 3 59 0
Taken Rate 54% 102% 15% 127% -
Balloting - Yes - Yes -
Vacancies for ballot - 5 - 0 -
Balloting applicants - 6 - 0 -
Balloted group - PR within 1km - - -
MOE balloting notes

MOE ballots only when applicants exceed remaining vacancies. The table above shows the phase counts and whether SC or PR had to ballot for each phase.

Highest demand: 2C at 127%
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2A · PR within 1km
Balloted group (SC/PR)

Permanent Resident children residing within 1km of the school.

2C
Balloted group (SC/PR)

MOE did not publish a priority group for this phase.

School Reviews

Read Google and parent-contributed reviews for Punggol Primary School, or share your own experience below.

"I had an amazing experience at punggol primary, most of the teacher are nice and fun, I made alot of friends and tons of memories. Here's a pic of me in the hospital"

Reyes Lim

March 30, 2025

"absolutely unruly school,do not send your kids here if u want quality education as they will turn into road pests like these"

Projector

March 25, 2025

"Enrolling your child at this school comes with risks. As an alumnus, I want to share my traumatic experience as a Primary 4/5 student under the care of Principal Hanafi Asamore. During the transition to Primary 5, all classes were reshuffled, separating me from a close friend. Over time, I noticed he became increasingly withdrawn and isolated, especially during recess. At 11 years old, I didn’t fully understand how to support and reach out to him. Eventually, he left school for homeschooling due to personal challenges. What followed was deeply distressing. The teachers and principal seemed to scapegoat me for his departure. I was isolated, interrogated in private rooms, and coerced to write detailed reports about our interactions. When I couldn’t recall specifics, I was scolded. I suspect their fixation on my interactions with him stemmed partly from a time he visited my house, and we played console games like FIFA and Mortal Kombat (a game which contained fictional gore content that we both had the maturity to understand at the time, and were enjoying.) Although we both enjoyed it, and he even asked to play more, I later realized that this may have caused the school’s teachers to wrongly link it to his “trauma” struggles and eventual departure, given the game’s violent content, thus leading them to scapegoat me as his cause of departure. Once, I was called to the principal’s office with two mutual friends, sat down, and expected a mature and cohesive discussion, but was instead greeted with hostility. The principal even said, “Did I say you could sit?”—leaving me shocked and powerless as a child.(Hanafi Asamore) This continued during assemblies, where I was singled out, interrogated, and gaslit into believing I was at fault for his struggles. Years later, I reconnected with this friend through linkedin, who confirmed his personal challenges were unrelated to me and even said that he was shocked they were pinning the blame on me… according to him, he tried many times to explain to the school he had health issues(which led to him leaving the school) but the message never rlly got through. This experience highlights the inhumane treatment I endured at Punggol Primary School as a literal 11 year old CHILD. I was gaslit into thinking that i caused trauma and hurt to another peer which led me feeling ostracised and hurt. Consider this a serious warning before enrolling your child into this mental asylum that causes children to feel like criminals. Punggol Primary is a literal hell to enroll your child if you want them to suffer long term mental stigmatism"

heya

January 02, 2025

"The school is amazing had a lot of great oppurtunities and memories. Ignore the hate reviews. They're fake."

Rajkumar Ranjan (Punggolss)

September 27, 2024

"hi grad from 2023 id like to say that mdm linda lau hit me with her glasses just because i said ok bro to her like isnt that kinda disrespectful? i get it u couldve scolded me and i wouldnt have said it but u hit me. food is goated mr yeo wh goated. kwl not goated. she kept scolding people who dun wan to talk off their mask. then when she has gate duty she is always on the phone."

JAVEN POH

September 19, 2024

"SOme relief teachers cannot be considered as teachers. They are just there so students won't misbehave. However, these relief teachers cannot control the class most of the time. I think it is also the classes fault that they hate some relief teachers for no apparent reason and misbehave on purpose. I have some very good friends, but also some friends who act extremely unruly and misbehave a lot. I sometimes see this one guy getting scolded by teacher in the corridor and he was suspended on several occasions. A lot of students rebel against teachers and are extremely rude or even racist. Last time got some students vaping also. I remember in P3 my english teacher scolded my friend for saying "okay" at her. She was also sometimes very angry for no apparent reason. I remember i got into a fight with a known troublemaker who has since left the school. However,the teachers did manage to control him and he was quite a good student apart from his misbehaviour. I think that many teachers can do their job well. The canteen food is good, and the vendors are nice. I enjoyed my time here a lot."

C.O.B

September 06, 2024

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