St. Hilda's Primary School Review — P1 Guide & 2026 Updates

About St. Hilda's Primary School

St. Hilda's Primary School is a co-ed primary school in Singapore, in the East zone.

It is a Gifted Education Programme (GEP) centre.

It offers 15 CCAs.

School overview

St Hilda’s began in 1934 when Archdeacon Graham White acquired Bethel English School on Ceylon Road to establish an Anglican girls’ school. It reopened after the war in 1945 and received government grant-in-aid status in 1950. The primary and secondary schools were officially opened as separate schools in Tampines in 1990. MOE’s heritage record also notes its selection for the Gifted Education Programme in 1998 and the start of Applied Learning and Learning for Life programmes in 2014. Those dates describe historical milestones; they do not establish today’s selection arrangements or a common curriculum with the secondary school.

The Hildan Ambassador’s Education Applied Learning Programme uses curated news articles and video clips in English and Mother Tongue lessons. Resources are adjusted for age, and the ACTS tool asks pupils to Ask a Question, Challenge an Idea, Think further and Speak up. The description centres on classroom discussion, explaining a view and considering other perspectives. This is more specific than a general communication-skills claim, although the page does not publish a weekly lesson allocation or measured speaking gains. Families can ask to see examples of age-appropriate discussion tasks and how teachers help reluctant speakers participate.

Overview sources

• St Hilda's Primary School
• Applied Learning Programmes (ALP): The Hildan Ambassador's Education

Location and contact

• 2 Tampines Ave 3, Singapore 529706
• Nearest MRT: Tampines West, Tampines Central
• Telephone: 67811916