School and Academic
The school has 100 staff. The principal is Mdm Rita Rajlal who took over from Mr Koh Chin Thong, Martin on 15 December 2011. Mdm Rita Rajlal is the fourth principal of the school when she assumed principalship in 15 December 2011.http://www.moe.gov.sg/media/press/files/2011/10/annex-a-principal-appointments-2011.pdf
The school achieved numerous awards in recent years. Since 2005, the school achieved the Character Development Award (2007–13), National Education Award (2008–12), Partners Award (2010), Cherish (2006–11), People Developer Standard (2006, 2010), National Art Education Awards (2005, 2007, 2009–11), Sustained Achievement Awards (2007, 2009, 2011) and Green Audit (Lotus) awards (2010–11). The school also became more popular among the residents and some pupils have to undergo ballot to enrol in the school from 2009.
It is a double-session school, with a portion of the pupil population (Primary 1 and 2) attending classes in the afternoon, while the remainder (Primary 3 to 6) attends classes in the morning. Co-curricular activities are held on Thursdays and Fridays. A few pupils have so far entered the Gifted Education Programme.
The school's nearest stations are Choa Chu Kang MRT Station and Fajar LRT Station/Petir LRT Station.
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