CHIJ St. Nicholas Girls' School (Primary) Review — P1 Guide & 2026 Updates

About CHIJ St. Nicholas Girls' School (Primary)

CHIJ St. Nicholas Girls' School (Primary) is a girls' primary school in Singapore, in the North zone.

It is a Special Assistance Plan (SAP) school and an Integrated Programme (IP) school.

It offers 10 CCAs.

School overview

MOE’s Heritage Corner account traces St Nicholas to its 1933 foundation by the Infant Jesus sisters, with education for Chinese girls rooted in Catholic values. The shared school’s new Heritage Corner was completed in 2024 and includes personal stories, songs, artefacts and contributions from alumnae. MOE explicitly describes its use in lessons from Primary 5 through Secondary 1, so there is a documented primary-school connection. This is shared heritage, not evidence that secondary programmes belong to primary pupils. Families can ask how the primary section uses the space and how its Catholic and Chinese-cultural traditions appear in everyday lessons.

The primary SAP page describes an eight-lesson Chinese-history programme, language and cultural arts, festivals and reading activities. It names parent–child storytelling for Primary 1–2 and creative storytelling for Primary 3–5, with video submissions. The Chinese Culture and Language Club is a deeper platform for pupils interested in performance and broadcasting, rather than a club place guaranteed to everyone. Some Mother Tongue Fortnight examples refer to Covid restrictions, so they are historical rather than a confirmed current schedule. Ask how the school supports a child from a less Mandarin-speaking home while maintaining its bilingual and cultural expectations.

Overview sources

• CHIJ St Nicholas Girls' School Heritage Corner
• SAP Programme

Location and contact

• 501 Ang Mo Kio Street 13, Singapore 569405
• Nearest MRT: Ang Mo Kio Mrt, Yio Chu Kang Mrt, Mayflower Mrt
• Telephone: 64549698