School MattersXinmin Primary School Review — P1 Guide & 2026 Updates
Xinmin Primary School review and admission guide. P1 ballot data, CCAs, DSA programmes, NSG and SYF results, and nearby housing prices on School Matters SG.
About Xinmin Primary School
Xinmin Primary School is a co-ed primary school in Singapore, in the North zone.
It offers 13 CCAs.
School overview
MOE’s heritage account dates Sin Min School to 1 November 1945. Yap Fun Hong and two fellow founders provided for children in Hougang-Serangoon; Yap sold five pigs to rent three bungalows for 620 pupils. A secondary section followed in 1956. In 1988 the school moved to Hougang Avenue 8 and separated into Xinmin Primary and Xinmin Secondary, with the primary school at number 9. Shared origins do not by themselves establish a present admissions affiliation or preferential secondary-school access. Families should check current admission arrangements separately from the history.
The environmental-science ALP describes several farming methods: hydroponics without soil, an indoor GrowFridge for microgreens, aeroponics with exposed roots receiving nutrient mist, covered Veggie Pod beds and a Veggie Tower using kitchen scraps for fertiliser. Pupils plant, transplant, harvest and learn how growing conditions affect plants. This offers concrete science and responsibility work, rather than only a recycling slogan. The page does not map each method to a particular year level or specify that every child uses every system. Ask which experiences the child’s cohort receives and how learning is assessed.
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Location and contact
- 9 Hougang Avenue 8, Singapore 538784
- Telephone: 62835479