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Tanjong Katong Primary: do you still need to live within 1 km?

From the 2027 exercise, Tanjong Katong Primary splits its Phase 2C places in two: half for families within 2 km, half for families beyond. Here's what that means for where you live.

1kmschool.sg · Updated 27 September 2026 · Figures from MOE · All 12 two-track schools

This is Tanjong Katong Primary School. Home-school distance is measured from the edge of its grounds, the way MOE measures, not from the gate.

For years, living inside this 1 km line put a family first in a Phase 2C ballot.

In 2025, every citizen who applied from within 1 km got a place at Tanjong Katong Primary. The ballot was among citizens 1 to 2 km away: 13 places for 23 children. Families beyond 2 km didn't get a Phase 2C place here.

From 2027, the 2 km line matters instead. Every family inside it shares one half of the Phase 2C places, and living closer no longer counts inside that half.

Families beyond 2 km get the other half. Inside each half, every family stands the same chance in a ballot.

So, should you still move closer?

What it means for your family

You live within 1 km

Every citizen within 1 km got a place in 2025. From 2027 you share the near half with families up to 2 km, with no priority for being closer, so a place is no longer as certain.

You live 1 to 2 km away

In 2025 you went to ballot behind the families within 1 km. 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 Tanjong Katong 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.

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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 Tanjong Katong Primary School 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 Tanjong Katong 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 Tanjong Katong 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

Anglo-Chinese School (Junior)2025: ballot within 1 km, 61 places for 83Anglo-Chinese School (Primary)2025: ballot within 1 km, 66 places for 74CHIJ (Katong) Primary2025: no ballot, 107 places for 71Methodist Girls' School (Primary)2025: ballot within 1 km, 45 places for 54Nanyang Primary School2025: ballot within 1 km, 42 places for 60Ngee Ann Primary School2025: every citizen got a placePei Hwa Presbyterian Primary School2025: ballot within 1 km, 41 places for 69Raffles Girls' Primary School2025: ballot beyond 2 km, 17 places for 36Singapore Chinese Girls' Primary School2025: ballot within 1 km, 41 places for 55St. Margaret's School (Primary)2025: every citizen got a placeTao Nan School2025: ballot within 1 km, 45 places for 79

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.