Canberra Primary School

21 ADMIRALTY DRIVE , 757714

67597433

At a glance

Canberra Primary School, a co-ed government school offering a single-session schedule, is an appealing choice for Singaporean parents seeking a well-rounded primary education. The school is known for maintaining a consistent academic profile, while also nurturing an all-encompassing growth environment.

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

Directional estimate based on the recent average applied rate across ballot years, SingStat children aged 5 to 9 in the area, and nearby vacancies.

Latest ballot snapshot
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SingStat: 1,520 children aged 5 to 9 in Sembawang North (subzone), 6% of the area.
Year
2025
Segment
SC within 1km
Distance
within 1km
Phases
2C
Applied rate
109%
Average applied rate
39%
SingStat children (5 to 9)
1,520
SingStat share
6%
SingStat area
Sembawang North (subzone)
Nearby vacancies (2km)
1,760
Children per vacancy
0.86:1
MOE balloted SC within 1km in 2025 in phases 2C.
Sembawang North (subzone). Most relevant if your child is SC within 1km.
Principal

MR TAN SIAN YEOW TERENCE

Vice Principals

MADAM ONG LIXIANG JOYCE, MR SHAH JAHAN B MOHAMED IQBAL

Website

http://www.canberrapri.moe.edu.sg

Email

canberra_ps@moe.edu.sg

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Ballot Results

See each year at a glance, then compare phase-by-phase demand in a cleaner format.

Trend by Year

Applied rate and taken rate compared across ballot years.

Applied Rate Taken Rate
90% 100% 110% 120% 130% 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 123% 101% 109% 100% 90% 100% 110% 120% 130% 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 123% 101% 109% 100%
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
210
Applied Rate
109%
Taken Rate
100%
Highest Demand
2C
Balloting
Yes
Metric Phase 1 2A 2B 2C 2C(S)
Vacancies 150 61 35 87 0
Applied 89 16 18 105 0
Taken 89 16 18 87 0
Taken Rate 59% 26% 51% 121% -
Balloting - - - Yes -
Vacancies for ballot - - - 87 -
Balloting applicants - - - 92 -
Balloted group - - - SC 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 121%
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2C · SC within 1km
Balloted group (SC/PR)

Singapore Citizen children residing within 1km of the school.

2024
Historical ballot data
Vacancies
240
Applied Rate
108%
Taken Rate
100%
Highest Demand
2C
Metric Phase 1 2A 2B 2C 2C(S) 3
Vacancies 180 82 43 112 240 240
Applied 98 12 19 130 0 0
Taken 98 12 19 112 0 0
Taken Rate 54% 15% 44% 116% 0% 0%
2023
Historical ballot data
Vacancies
240
Applied Rate
104%
Taken Rate
100%
Highest Demand
2C
Metric Phase 1 2A 2B 2C 2C(S) 3
Vacancies 180 100 48 122 240 240
Applied 80 16 22 131 0 0
Taken 80 16 22 122 0 0
Taken Rate 44% 16% 46% 107% 0% 0%
2022
Historical ballot data
Vacancies
240
Applied Rate
115%
Taken Rate
101%
Highest Demand
2C
Metric Phase 1 2A 2B 2C 2C(S) 3
Vacancies 180 94 43 112 240 240
Applied 86 25 19 146 0 0
Taken 86 25 19 112 0 0
Taken Rate 48% 27% 44% 130% 0% 0%
Older format

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

2021
Historical ballot data
Vacancies
240
Applied Rate
113%
Taken Rate
100%
Highest Demand
2C
Metric Phase 1 2A(1) 2A(2) 2B 2C 2C(S) 3
Vacancies 200 115 114 69 129 240 240
Applied 85 1 17 9 159 0 0
Taken 85 1 17 9 129 0 0
Taken Rate 43% 1% 15% 13% 123% 0% 0%
2020
Historical ballot data
Vacancies
240
Applied Rate
128%
Taken Rate
100%
Highest Demand
2C
Metric Phase 1 2A(1) 2A(2) 2B 2C 2C(S) 3
Vacancies 200 90 90 57 57 240 240
Applied 110 0 16 64 116 0 0
Taken 110 0 16 57 57 0 0
Taken Rate 55% 0% 18% 112% 204% 0% 0%
2019
Historical ballot data
Vacancies
210
Applied Rate
123%
Taken Rate
101%
Highest Demand
2C
Metric Phase 1 2A(1) 2A(2) 2B 2C 2C(S) 3
Vacancies 170 79 79 52 54 210 210
Applied 91 0 16 62 89 0 0
Taken 91 0 16 52 54 0 0
Taken Rate 54% 0% 20% 119% 165% 0% 0%
2018
Historical ballot data
Vacancies
210
Applied Rate
97%
Taken Rate
100%
Highest Demand
2C
Metric Phase 1 2A(1) 2A(2) 2B 2C 2C(S) 3
Vacancies 210 210 210 44 44 210 210
Applied 0 0 0 78 126 0 0
Taken 105 0 18 43 44 0 0
Taken Rate 0% 0% 0% 177% 286% 0% 0%
2017
Historical ballot data
Vacancies
210
Applied Rate
72%
Taken Rate
100%
Highest Demand
2C
Metric Phase 1 2A(1) 2A(2) 2B 2C 2C(S) 3
Vacancies 210 210 210 47 47 210 210
Applied 0 0 0 61 90 0 0
Taken 94 0 23 46 47 0 0
Taken Rate 0% 0% 0% 130% 191% 0% 0%
2016
Historical ballot data
Vacancies
210
Applied Rate
69%
Taken Rate
100%
Highest Demand
2C
Metric Phase 1 2A(1) 2A(2) 2B 2C 2C(S) 3
Vacancies 210 210 210 52 60 210 210
Applied 0 0 0 44 101 0 0
Taken 87 0 19 44 60 0 0
Taken Rate 0% 0% 0% 85% 168% 0% 0%
2015
Historical ballot data
Vacancies
240
Applied Rate
65%
Taken Rate
100%
Highest Demand
2C
Metric Phase 1 2A(1) 2A(2) 2B 2C 2C(S) 3
Vacancies 240 240 240 58 60 240 240
Applied 0 0 0 72 83 0 0
Taken 113 0 12 55 60 0 0
Taken Rate 0% 0% 0% 124% 138% 0% 0%
2014
Historical ballot data
Vacancies
240
Applied Rate
56%
Taken Rate
100%
Highest Demand
2C
Metric Phase 1 2A(1) 2A(2) 2B 2C 2C(S) 3
Vacancies 240 240 240 43 42 240 240
Applied 0 0 0 57 78 0 0
Taken 123 0 32 43 42 0 0
Taken Rate 0% 0% 0% 133% 186% 0% 0%
2013
Historical ballot data
Vacancies
240
Applied Rate
70%
Taken Rate
100%
Highest Demand
2C
Metric Phase 1 2A(1) 2A(2) 2B 2C 2C(S) 3
Vacancies 240 240 240 63 62 240 240
Applied 0 0 0 72 95 0 0
Taken 85 0 30 63 62 0 0
Taken Rate 0% 0% 0% 114% 153% 0% 0%
2012
Historical ballot data
Vacancies
270
Applied Rate
62%
Taken Rate
100%
Highest Demand
2C
Metric Phase 1 2A(1) 2A(2) 2B 2C 2C(S) 3
Vacancies 270 270 270 66 79 270 270
Applied 0 0 0 54 114 0 0
Taken 111 0 27 54 79 0 0
Taken Rate 0% 0% 0% 82% 144% 0% 0%
2011
Historical ballot data
Vacancies
270
Applied Rate
70%
Taken Rate
100%
Highest Demand
2C
Metric Phase 1 2A(1) 2A(2) 2B 2C 2C(S) 3
Vacancies 270 270 270 51 71 270 270
Applied 0 0 0 31 158 0 0
Taken 130 1 37 31 71 0 0
Taken Rate 0% 0% 0% 61% 223% 0% 0%
2010
Historical ballot data
Vacancies
270
Applied Rate
60%
Taken Rate
100%
Highest Demand
2C
Metric Phase 1 2A(1) 2A(2) 2B 2C 2C(S) 3
Vacancies 270 270 270 68 113 270 270
Applied 0 0 0 23 140 0 0
Taken 117 0 17 23 113 0 0
Taken Rate 0% 0% 0% 34% 124% 0% 0%

School Reviews

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"Student book orders are given to companies with garbage websites. Even if you order home delivery, every year there will be missing books, stationery items like markers, etc. You order delivery to school, also doesn’t matter. They won’t prepack and box it for you. You have to queue like people who didn’t bother to order online. And yes, there can still be missing items, you will need to come back to collect. Is there not a reputable company in Singapore which can handle this properly?"

Said Akkas
Said Akkas

December 27, 2024

"I loved this school and just graduated this year.They put a lot of effort into planing the graduation ceremony.The teachers were really nice and helpful.ok well at least most of them (don’t worry the mean teachers are mostly gone👍)keep in mind some teacher may look mean and scary but they are actually pretty nice so as long as u don’t cause trouble they will award u for ur behaviour . Also there was a teacher who wanted to take a picture with me today while collecting my results for Psle (sorry I had to quickly go ☹️) over all great school BUT please be aware that since there are a lot more gen A and different young children taking our place please note that it might be very different (trust me I seen the behaviour of the younger kids) and if any of my teacher are seeing this review ,thank u so much for teaching me I really appreciate you guys 😁👍"

Quintia Sng
Quintia Sng

November 20, 2024

"Today is PSLE result day, I have drop the children in the school as no parking allow. When I return, I am not allow to enter the nearest gate without the children and walk a big round to another gate with no registration and checking. Quite a peculiar school."

Vivian Ho
Vivian Ho

November 20, 2024

"i graduated from this place last year 🆙🆙 and the environment is not bad and i made very suh-lay besties here 💅🏻💅🏻💫 but why is there drama every year here omg y'all providing so much tea every year it burns omg other than that i hope every little kid has fun in this school and hope y'all leave this place happi YARRRR"

slaykuya
slaykuya

December 24, 2023

"have passed by the school a number of times, the surrounding is overall ok as it is well maintained."

berwyn Koo
berwyn Koo

August 26, 2023

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