The most oversubscribed school in Phase 2B this year was Nanyang Primary School in Bukit Timah, with 52 children applying for 20 vacancies.

The next two most oversubscribed schools were Ai Tong School in Bishan and Pei Hwa Presbyterian Primary School in Bukit Timah, with 51 applicants for 20 spaces and 46 applicants for 21 vacancies respectively.

All three schools were also among the top five most oversubscribed schools in Phase 2B of the 2025 exercise.

The two next most oversubscribed schools in 2026 were Holy Innocents’ Primary School in Hougang and Kong Hwa School in Mountbatten.

MOE cut the Primary 1 intake for most schools earlier this year in view of significantly falling student cohort sizes in 2027 and the coming years.

At the time, the ministry said the cuts would minimise the need for school mergers or relocations and maintain a good geographical spread of primary schools for students across Singapore.

Compared to 2025, there are 1,460 fewer spots overall in 2026. Of the 179 primary schools in Singapore, 61 cut their intake while 12 schools increased the number of spaces available.