St. Margaret's School (Primary) Review — P1 Guide & 2026 Updates

About St. Margaret's School (Primary)

St. Margaret's School (Primary) is a girls' primary school in Singapore, in the South zone.

It offers 11 CCAs.

School overview

Maria Dyer founded the school in 1842 in a North Bridge Road house, providing homeless girls with elementary English education and Christian teaching. It moved to Sophia Road in 1861, became government-aided in 1939 and separated its primary and secondary schools in 1960. Rebuilding brought several temporary campuses. The most recent move was to Mattar Road in 2020 for PERI upgrading; the school returned to 136 Sophia Road for the 2025 academic year. Older reviews describing a campus near Mattar MRT belong to that earlier period. The primary school’s history should also be distinguished from the secondary school at Farrer Road.

The Applied Learning Programme develops communication from classroom interactions to larger audiences, covering physical, linguistic, cognitive, and social and emotional aspects. Its choral-reading example is labelled 2023 rather than a confirmed 2026 activity. The English department promises at least one theatrical performance during a pupil’s primary-school journey, alongside reading and learning journeys. The library lists four books per pupil for a two-week loan, with one renewal in person. English Week is described as annual; the documented Read for Books participation took place on 30 July 2025. These details show the kinds of opportunities offered without establishing every class’s weekly timetable.

Overview sources

• School History
• ALP & LLP
• English Language

Location and contact

• 136 Sophia Road, Singapore 228197
• Nearest MRT: Little India, Dhoby Ghaut
• Telephone: 63394247