What it means for your family
You live within 1 km
You were first in line, and it still went to ballot. From 2027 you share the near half of the places with every family up to 2 km, and being closer gives you no extra priority in Phase 2C.
You live 1 to 2 km away
In 2025 you were behind every family within 1 km, and the places ran out before reaching you. From 2027 you're in the same half as them, on equal terms.
You live more than 2 km away
In 2025, families this far away didn't get a Phase 2C place here. From 2027, half of the Phase 2C places are set aside for families beyond 2 km, with no distance order among you.
Should you still move closer?
For Phase 2C at Methodist Girls' School (Primary), moving from 1.9 km to 300 m changes nothing from 2027: you'd be in the same half. What matters is which side of the 2 km line you live on, and how many families apply in each half, which nobody will know until the 2027 exercise.
Living closer can still matter in Phases 2A and 2B, which keep the distance order, and for the daily journey. Before you move, check your exact distance.
What stays the same
- Phases 1, 2A and 2B work as before, and 2A and 2B still go by distance.
- Singapore citizens are admitted before permanent residents, across both halves.
- If one half has places left after all its citizens get in, those places pass to citizens in the other half.
- The official distance is the one on OneMap's School Query. Check it in your registration year.
Common questions
Is Methodist Girls' School (Primary) a two-track school?
Yes. From the 2027 Primary 1 registration exercise, for children starting Primary 1 in 2028, its Phase 2C places are split equally between families living within 2 km and beyond 2 km.
Does living within 1 km of Methodist Girls' School (Primary) still help?
Not in Phase 2C. Inside each half there is no distance order, so a home 300 m away and one 1.9 km away stand the same chance. Distance still orders Phases 2A and 2B.
How many Phase 2C places will Methodist Girls' School (Primary) have?
At least 60 reserved places, split 30 and 30 between the two halves, plus any places left over from earlier phases, also split equally. MOE confirms the numbers when it publishes the 2027 vacancies.
The other two-track schools
Sources: MOE announcement of 10 September 2026 (two-track Phase 2C at 12 schools; 60 reserved Phase 2C places); MOE 2025 Primary 1 vacancies and balloting data. The 2025 exercise ran on the old rules, so its figures are history, not odds. Place counts for 2027 are confirmed when MOE publishes the vacancies. Map lines are measured from the edge of the school's grounds and are approximate.