Fairfield Methodist School (Primary) Review — P1 Guide & 2026 Updates

About Fairfield Methodist School (Primary)

Fairfield Methodist School (Primary) is a co-ed primary school in Singapore, in the South zone.

It offers 12 CCAs.

School overview

Sophia Blackmore founded Fairfield in 1888, beginning with eight Peranakan girls. Its move to Dover Road in 1983 created separate co-educational primary and secondary schools. The current primary school's history also records major upgrading between 2012 and 2015, including arts facilities and an indoor sports hall. The Methodist identity is explicit in its mission and heritage. These shared roots explain the close relationship between the two schools, but secondary-school activities should not be attributed to primary pupils without stage-specific evidence.

The LLP focuses on empathy and social awareness through the arts. Its Fairfield Song Stories module has a documented example: a pupil who discovered songwriting through the programme in 2019 wrote a song for healthcare workers and people affected by COVID-19 in 2020. The school later organised a virtual ensemble involving both Fairfield schools, staff, parents and alumni. This is a historical school account showing one student's creative opportunity, not proof that all pupils compose songs or that the programme's effects on empathy have been independently measured.

Overview sources

• Fairfield Methodist School (Primary)
• Learning For Life Programme (LLP)

Location and contact

• 100 Dover Road, Singapore 139648
• Nearest MRT: One-North, Buona Vista, Dover
• Telephone: 67788431