School MattersCatholic High School (Primary) Review — P1 Guide & 2026 Updates
Catholic High School (Primary) review and admission guide. SAP, GEP, IP. P1 ballot data, CCAs, DSA programmes, NSG and SYF results, and nearby housing prices on School Matters SG.
About Catholic High School (Primary)
Catholic High School (Primary) is a boys' primary school in Singapore, in the North zone.
It is a Special Assistance Plan (SAP) school, a Gifted Education Programme (GEP) centre and an Integrated Programme (IP) school.
It offers 12 CCAs.
School overview
Catholic High was founded by Father Edward Becheras in 1935 at the Church of St Peter and Paul in Queen Street. It moved to Bishan in 1992 and admits Catholic and non-Catholic pupils. Bilingual education is a founding principle. This account concerns the primary section: the secondary school's Integrated Programme, subject choices and DSA information should not be treated as descriptions of primary learning or a guaranteed route for a primary pupil.
The primary SAP page organises cultural learning around six areas: music, chess, calligraphy, art, literature and history, and martial arts. The Chinese department gives more concrete examples, including Mother Tongue Fortnight, holiday language or cultural camps, and a parent-child Mandarin speaking competition. Its school-wide Mandarin initiative rewards pupils who collect speaking stamps with a personalised poetry mug. These are ways the school encourages language use and family participation; they do not establish how much individual support a child with weaker Chinese will receive. Ask separately about that support rather than judging fit from the SAP label alone.
Overview sources
Location and contact
- 9 Bishan Street 22, Singapore 579767
- Nearest MRT: Bishan Mrt
- Telephone: 64589869