Tanjong Katong Primary School

10 Seraya Road , 437259

63444728

At a glance

Tanjong Katong Primary School, a well-regarded government co-ed institution, is highly sought-after for its robust academic curriculum that appeals widely to primary school parents in Singapore. This single-session school fosters an environment that supports all-round growth, offering a broad range of co-curricular activities that include sports, arts, and enrichment opportunities, as well as avenues for student leadership.

School Type
Government School
Session Type
Single Session
Nearest MRT
na
Latest Ballot Year
2025
Government School Co-ed School Single Session sessions Nearest MRT: na
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: 500 children aged 5 to 9 in Katong (subzone), 5.3% of the area.
Year
2025
Segment
SC outside 2km
Distance
outside 2km
Phases
2A
Applied rate
139%
Average applied rate
53%
SingStat children (5 to 9)
500
SingStat share
5.3%
SingStat area
Katong (subzone)
Nearby vacancies (2km)
1,460
Children per vacancy
0.34:1
MOE balloted SC outside 2km in 2025 in phases 2A.
Katong (subzone). Most relevant if your child is SC outside 2km.
Principal

MS TAN SEOK KUAN

Vice Principals

MADAM TOH LENG LENG, MISS SHIEH SIAO YAN CAROL

Website

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

Email

tkps@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 107% 101% 139% 101% 90% 100% 110% 120% 130% 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 107% 101% 139% 101%
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
200
Applied Rate
139%
Taken Rate
101%
Highest Demand
2A
Balloting
Yes
Metric Phase 1 2A 2B 2C 2C(S)
Vacancies 140 59 20 53 0
Applied 81 104 9 83 0
Taken 81 59 9 53 0
Taken Rate 58% 176% 45% 157% -
Balloting - Yes - Yes -
Vacancies for ballot - 2 - 13 -
Balloting applicants - 32 - 23 -
Balloted group - SC outside 2km - SC 1-2km -
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: 2A at 176%
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2A · SC outside 2km
Balloted group (SC/PR)

Singapore Citizen children residing outside 2km of the school.

2C · SC 1-2km
Balloted group (SC/PR)

Singapore Citizen children residing between 1km and 2km of the school.

2024
Historical ballot data
Vacancies
200
Applied Rate
118%
Taken Rate
102%
Highest Demand
2C
Metric Phase 1 2A 2B 2C 2C(S) 3
Vacancies 140 56 28 73 200 200
Applied 84 31 16 104 0 0
Taken 84 31 16 73 0 0
Taken Rate 60% 55% 57% 142% 0% 0%
2023
Historical ballot data
Vacancies
200
Applied Rate
113%
Taken Rate
102%
Highest Demand
2C
Metric Phase 1 2A 2B 2C 2C(S) 3
Vacancies 140 69 32 87 200 200
Applied 71 33 13 108 0 0
Taken 71 33 13 87 0 0
Taken Rate 51% 48% 41% 124% 0% 0%
2022
Historical ballot data
Vacancies
200
Applied Rate
112%
Taken Rate
101%
Highest Demand
2C
Metric Phase 1 2A 2B 2C 2C(S) 3
Vacancies 140 55 30 75 200 200
Applied 85 27 14 98 0 0
Taken 85 27 14 75 0 0
Taken Rate 61% 49% 47% 131% 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
200
Applied Rate
110%
Taken Rate
102%
Highest Demand
2C
Metric Phase 1 2A(1) 2A(2) 2B 2C 2C(S) 3
Vacancies 160 82 82 44 78 200 200
Applied 78 0 35 12 94 0 0
Taken 78 0 35 12 78 0 0
Taken Rate 49% 0% 43% 27% 121% 0% 0%
2020
Historical ballot data
Vacancies
200
Applied Rate
114%
Taken Rate
101%
Highest Demand
2C
Metric Phase 1 2A(1) 2A(2) 2B 2C 2C(S) 3
Vacancies 160 80 80 46 89 200 200
Applied 80 1 29 3 114 0 0
Taken 80 1 29 3 89 0 0
Taken Rate 50% 1% 36% 7% 128% 0% 0%
2019
Historical ballot data
Vacancies
200
Applied Rate
107%
Taken Rate
101%
Highest Demand
2C
Metric Phase 1 2A(1) 2A(2) 2B 2C 2C(S) 3
Vacancies 160 88 88 49 95 200 200
Applied 72 0 30 4 107 0 0
Taken 72 0 30 4 95 0 0
Taken Rate 45% 0% 34% 8% 113% 0% 0%
2018
Historical ballot data
Vacancies
240
Applied Rate
67%
Taken Rate
100%
Highest Demand
2C(S)
Metric Phase 1 2A(1) 2A(2) 2B 2C 2C(S) 3
Vacancies 240 240 240 74 148 57 240
Applied 0 0 0 4 91 65 0
Taken 70 0 22 0 91 57 0
Taken Rate 0% 0% 0% 5% 61% 114% 0%
2017
Historical ballot data
Vacancies
240
Applied Rate
50%
Taken Rate
90%
Highest Demand
2C
Metric Phase 1 2A(1) 2A(2) 2B 2C 2C(S) 3
Vacancies 240 240 240 72 147 52 29
Applied 0 0 0 0 97 23 0
Taken 77 1 19 0 95 23 0
Taken Rate 0% 0% 0% 0% 66% 44% 0%
2016
Historical ballot data
Vacancies
240
Applied Rate
49%
Taken Rate
98%
Highest Demand
2C
Metric Phase 1 2A(1) 2A(2) 2B 2C 2C(S) 3
Vacancies 240 240 240 60 125 28 9
Applied 0 0 0 0 99 19 0
Taken 92 0 28 0 97 19 0
Taken Rate 0% 0% 0% 0% 79% 68% 0%
2015
Historical ballot data
Vacancies
240
Applied Rate
51%
Taken Rate
102%
Highest Demand
2C(S)
Metric Phase 1 2A(1) 2A(2) 2B 2C 2C(S) 3
Vacancies 240 240 240 58 121 29 240
Applied 0 0 0 0 93 29 0
Taken 93 0 31 0 92 29 0
Taken Rate 0% 0% 0% 0% 77% 100% 0%
2014
Historical ballot data
Vacancies
240
Applied Rate
55%
Taken Rate
100%
Highest Demand
2C(S)
Metric Phase 1 2A(1) 2A(2) 2B 2C 2C(S) 3
Vacancies 240 240 240 62 123 6 240
Applied 0 0 0 0 124 9 0
Taken 85 0 32 0 117 6 0
Taken Rate 0% 0% 0% 0% 101% 150% 0%
2013
Historical ballot data
Vacancies
270
Applied Rate
63%
Taken Rate
103%
Highest Demand
2C(S)
Metric Phase 1 2A(1) 2A(2) 2B 2C 2C(S) 3
Vacancies 270 270 270 76 143 17 270
Applied 0 0 0 9 135 25 0
Taken 91 0 27 9 134 17 0
Taken Rate 0% 0% 0% 12% 94% 147% 0%
2012
Historical ballot data
Vacancies
240
Applied Rate
59%
Taken Rate
100%
Highest Demand
2C
Metric Phase 1 2A(1) 2A(2) 2B 2C 2C(S) 3
Vacancies 240 240 240 60 118 240 240
Applied 0 0 0 3 138 0 0
Taken 91 0 29 3 118 0 0
Taken Rate 0% 0% 0% 5% 117% 0% 0%
2011
Historical ballot data
Vacancies
240
Applied Rate
50%
Taken Rate
102%
Highest Demand
2C(S)
Metric Phase 1 2A(1) 2A(2) 2B 2C 2C(S) 3
Vacancies 240 240 240 55 107 7 240
Applied 0 0 0 7 101 12 0
Taken 98 0 32 7 101 7 0
Taken Rate 0% 0% 0% 13% 94% 171% 0%
2010
Historical ballot data
Vacancies
270
Applied Rate
57%
Taken Rate
101%
Highest Demand
2C(S)
Metric Phase 1 2A(1) 2A(2) 2B 2C 2C(S) 3
Vacancies 270 270 270 68 125 16 270
Applied 0 0 0 12 111 31 0
Taken 109 0 25 11 112 16 0
Taken Rate 0% 0% 0% 18% 89% 194% 0%

School Reviews

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"this school may be a neighbourhood school but the teachers here are very helpful and attend to me whenever i needed help. i have graduated from this school but those parents who are unsure of which primary school to enroll their kids in, i would suggest this school as it had been oversubscribed over the past few years"

coco
coco

March 06, 2025

"I feel like it’s the Best primary school in the east area with younger and friendly teachers. My son is p1 this year and I hope we continue to feel the same way throughout Primary :)"

Salihu Rifa
Salihu Rifa

February 26, 2025

"i mean this school was great but the students here are 👎👎👎👎 it was so hard to make friends and get along w each other the teachers were ok but some are biased and there is alot of hate and bullying cases in this school but if you make friends w the right people then ok lah overall i guess i recommend joining 👍👍but i also wouldnt 😹 im joking"

harry
harry

November 22, 2024

"Amazing school, definitely would recommend enlisting your child here. As an alumni of the school(currently in Victoria School) , this school has nice teachers and they are incredibly helpful, especially during the PSLE period. Shoutout to Ms Ortega for being the best teacher I have ever met in my 6 years😎"

Tan Yan Fei Derion (Victoriasch)
Tan Yan Fei Derion (Victoriasch)

April 09, 2024

"My daughter went to this primary school from 2016 to 2021 and it was amazing. The teachers were great and I used to be a parent volunteer. Special shoutout to Mrs Oon who used to teach English to the kids who needed extra help. Such a caring teacher and an amazing environment for children. The highlight was in Primary 2 when they had Pets Day and my daughter was tied for the 1st prize for cutest pet. Such good memories..."

D Gabriel S
D Gabriel S

February 06, 2024

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