Top Primary Schools: East Region of Singapore

With 7 out of 21 schools obtaining the coveted Special Award, parents, you may want to consider re-locating your family to the East.

If you live around the Eastern region of Singapore, then you’re probably looking for the best primary schools in the East to enrol your child at. To help you find the many options you have, we’ve listed down the top primary schools in the East.

We hope this list can make it easier for parents to find the perfect school for their child. After all, primary school is a crucial stage in your child’s school life so we understand if you want to ensure that your child’s future remains bright in one of these choices.

How Are These Schools Ranked?

These rankings are based on the number of MOE accolades that each school receives which can be seen when you visit the official website for MOE’s School Information Services (SIS). You will be able to see the awards and other achievements of the primary school you’re looking for in their “School Outcomes” tab.

Since MOE’s decision to simplify the way they recognise schools from 2014, these are the awards that have been given more emphasis for schools:

Social Distinction Award (SDA)
Outstanding Development Award (ODA)
Development Award (DA)
The Best Practice Award (BPA)

The Top Primary Schools In The East

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Below is a list of the top primary schools in each area in the East region of Singapore. Do take note that these are only meant to help you pick the best school for your child. You don’t have to heavily rely on the awards each of these primary schools in the East have and remember to make an informed decision in the end.

BEDOK	SDA	ODA	BPA	DA	Total Awards
Chij (Katong) Primary			XX		2
Telok Kurau Primary School		XXXX			4
Temasek Primary School	XX	X	XXXX	X	8

GEYLANG	SDA	ODA	BPA	DA	Total Awards
Kong Hwa School	X		XXXXX		6
Maha Bodhi School			X		1

MARINE PARADE	SDA	ODA	BPA	DA	Total Awards
Ngee Ann Primary School			X		1
Tanjong Katong Primary School				XX	2
Tao Nan School	XXX		XXXXXXX	XXXX	14

PASIR RIS	SDA	ODA	BPA	DA	Total Awards
Pasir Ris Primary School	X	XXXXXXXXXXX	XXXXXXXXXXX	XXX	26
Park View Primary School				XX	2
White Sands Primary School				XXX	3

TAMPINES	SDA	ODA	BPA	DA	Total Awards
Gongshang Primary School	X	XXX	XXXX	XX	10
St. Hilda’s Primary School	X		XXXXX		6
Tampines Primary School	X		XXXXX		6

More on these top schools in east Singapore:

Top Primary Schools – East

For more related articles on top primary schools around Singapore, see:

Top primary schools – West area Singapore

Top primary schools – Northeast area Singapore

Top primary schools – North area Singapore

With reports from Jaya.

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