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17 MOE Kindergartens Ranked According To Popularity Of Their Co-Located Primary Schools

30 Nov 2017, 1:43 pm

MK@Springdale Is Set To Become The Most Popular MOE Kindergarten

Most parents are probably wondering which MOE Kindergartens are worth enrolling in, since higher priority for entry will be given to their affiliated primary schools.

Which is why we’ve done the work for you, and ranked these 17 MOE Kindergartens based on the popularity of their co-located primary schools.

Generally speaking, schools with a higher risk of oversubscription mean that they are more popular with parents.

This will probably help you decide if it’s worth enrolling your child in the MOE Kindergartens near you.

17 Primary Schools Co-Located With MOE Kindergartens:

	Primary School	Total Places	Available for Phase 2B	Oversubscription Risk	Location
1	Springdale	240	65	Extremely High	Northeast
2	Sengkang Green	240	85	High	Northeast
3	Westwood	240	68	High	West
4	Frontier	210	53	High	West
5	Punggol View	270	74	High	Northeast
6	Punggol Green	270	84	High	Northeast
7	Riverside	210	54	Medium	Northeast
8	West Spring	240	68	Medium	West
9	Huamin	180	47	Medium	North
10	Blangah Rise	120	53	Low	South
11	Dazhong	150	39	Low	West
12	Farrer Park	150	61	Low	South
13	Fern Green	240	120	Low	Northeast
14	Northoaks	180	71	Low	North
15	Oasis	270	104	Low	Northeast
16	Punggol Cove	300	131	Low	Northeast
17	Waterway	300	138	Low	West

How the ranking works

The available school vacancies from Phase 2B onwards are released by MOE every year. Parents will then apply to ballot for a place if the slots are oversubscribed.

We’ve based our ranking on Kiasuparent’s calculation of the oversubscription risk of primary schools from the registration history of these schools for the past 11 years (2006-2016).

MOE’s official release of the total number of available slots from Phase 2B onwards has also been included. This is a useful figure to consider, especially for students who wish to apply based on proximity to the school and/or parent volunteer work.

Your possible strategy

If you’re aiming for entry to a high-risk primary school, it’s probably better to try to enroll your child in the respective co-located MOE Kindergarten (MK).

If the child’s primary school of choice is a low-risk school, you can still opt for a private kindergarten instead.

Do remember that applying for a more popular school means that there’s a lower chance of enrollment due to oversubscription. In this case, placement will be decided via a balloting process for the available slots.

MOE Kindergarten Ranking By Location

But if you’re just looking for a MOE kindergarten near your home, this list will be far more helpful.

NORTH

MK@Riverside – Riverside Primary School (MEDIUM)
MK@Yishun – Huamin Primary School (MEDIUM)
MK@Northoaks – Northoaks Primary School (LOW)

NORTHEAST

MK@Springdale – Springdale Primary School (VERY HIGH)
MK@Sengkang Green – Sengkang Green Primary School (HIGH)
MK@Punggol View – Punggol View Primary School (HIGH)
MK@Punggol Green – Punggol Green Primary School (HIGH)
MK@Fernvale Link – Fern Green Primary School (LOW)
MK@Oasis – Oasis Primary School (LOW)
MK@Punggol Cove – Punggol Cove Primary School (LOW)

SOUTH

MK@Farrer Park – Farrer Park Primary School (LOW)
MK@Blangah Rise – Blangah Rise Primary School (LOW)

WEST

MK@Westwood – Westwood Primary School (HIGH)
MK@Frontier – Frontier Primary School – (HIGH)
MK@West Spring – West Spring Primary School (MEDIUM)
MK@Dazhong – Dazhong Primary School – (LOW)
MK@Waterway – Waterway Primary School – (LOW)

MOE Kindergartens 2018 Intake Figures

Just like primary schools, admissions to MOE Kindergartens are also based on a priority order of citizenship, parents’ income brackets, proximity to school and lastly, children of permanent residents.

If oversubscribed, available slots will then be subject to a balloting process.

Here are the figures from 2018’s MOE Kindergarten 1 intake.

MOE Kindergarten (MK)	Intake for 2018 Kindergarten 1 Admission
MK@Blangah Rise	60
MK@Dazhong	80
MK@Farrer Park	60
MK@Fernvale Link (Will relocate to Fern Green in 2019)	60
MK@Frontier	120
MK@Northoaks	60
MK@Oasis (New)	120
MK@Punggol Cove (New)	120
MK@Punggol Green	120
MK@Punggol View	120
MK@Riverside	120
MK@Sengkang Green	120
MK@Springdale	120
MK@Tampines (No co-located primary school)	60
MK@Waterway (New)	120
MK@West Spring	120
MK@Westwood	120
MK@Yishun (Will relocate to Huamin in 2020)	60