Schools Within 1 Kilometre of Thomson Eight
Two schools lie inside a kilometre of Thomson Eight as the crow flies from 8 Thomson Lane, and both stand on Lorong 1 Toa Payoh.
| School | Level | Straight line |
|---|---|---|
| CHIJ Primary (Toa Payoh) | Primary | about 0.3 km |
| CHIJ Secondary (Toa Payoh) | Secondary | about 0.4 km |
Both are girls’ schools in the CHIJ family. For Primary One registration, MOE calculates home-school distance on its own measure from the home’s address.
Schools 1 to 2 Kilometres From Thomson Eight
| School | Level | Straight line |
|---|---|---|
| Kheng Cheng School | Primary | about 1.1 km |
| Marymount Convent School | Primary | about 1.2 km |
| Anglo-Chinese School (Barker Road) | Secondary | about 1.3 km |
| Raffles Girls’ School (Secondary) | Secondary | about 1.4 km |
| Anglo-Chinese School (Primary) | Primary | about 1.4 km |
| St. Joseph’s Institution Junior | Primary | about 1.5 km |
| Beatty Secondary School | Secondary | about 1.8 km |
| Pei Chun Public School | Primary | about 1.8 km |
| Singapore Chinese Girls’ School (Primary) | Primary | about 1.8 km |
| Raffles Institution | Secondary | about 1.9 km |
| Guangyang Secondary School | Secondary | about 1.9 km |
| First Toa Payoh Primary School | Primary | about 2.0 km |
Distances are approximate straight lines from 8 Thomson Lane, and the development’s own address point is confirmed as it nears completion.
How the Distance Bands Work for Thomson Eight
In each Primary One phase, MOE ranks applicants by home distance: a home under 1 km from the school comes first, and one at 1 to 2 km comes next. The distance MOE uses is its own calculation from the home’s address to the school.
Admission criteria, affiliations and phases are set by MOE and the schools themselves, as each school’s registration page sets out.
Thomson Eight and the School Run
From Thomson Lane, school journeys head in two directions. The CHIJ campus on Lorong 1 Toa Payoh is a few minutes away to the north, close to the Toa Payoh town centre, while the Anglo-Chinese School campuses, with St. Joseph’s Institution Junior, are found towards Barker Road and Novena to the south-west. Marymount Convent School and Kheng Cheng School complete a ring of long-established names around the site.
For families with children at different levels, that spread of primary and secondary schools within two kilometres ranks among the understated advantages of the address.
Between lessons, the neighbourhood serves families well too: the Toa Payoh Public Library and the town centre’s enrichment classes sit to the north, the malls around Novena host tuition and music schools, and MacRitchie Reservoir Park offers weekend trails a short drive away.
More on the Thomson Eight Neighbourhood
The schools guide keeps this list alongside the rest of the area, and the location page sets the schools beside the nearby stations and hospitals.
Written as general reading in November 2026, for background rather than advice on money, law or tax. Duty and loan rates follow the financing pages of this website, and distances are approximate straight lines from 8 Thomson Lane.
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