Families looking at Thomson Eight will find two schools within a kilometre and more than a dozen within two, from neighbourhood primaries in Toa Payoh to long-established schools in Novena and on Barker Road.
Within 1 Kilometre of Thomson Eight
CHIJ Primary (Toa Payoh), 628 Lorong 1 Toa Payoh, is roughly 0.3 kilometres from 8 Thomson Lane as the crow flies; its sister CHIJ Secondary at number 626 is about 0.4 kilometres off. Both are girls’ schools in the CHIJ family.
| Place | Straight-line distance |
|---|---|
| CHIJ Primary (Toa Payoh) | about 0.3 km |
| CHIJ Secondary (Toa Payoh) | about 0.4 km |
Approximate straight-line distances from the site; routes on foot and by road are longer.
For Primary One registration, MOE measures home-school distance on its own basis from the home’s address, and each school’s registration page sets out its phases.
Two CHIJ schools.
CHIJ Primary and CHIJ Secondary (Toa Payoh), about 0.3 and 0.4 km away in a straight line.
Between 1 and 2 Kilometres of Thomson Eight
A wider ring takes in several schools that draw families to this part of the city fringe. Marymount Convent School is on Marymount Road and Kheng Cheng School in Toa Payoh; the Anglo-Chinese School campuses and St. Joseph’s Institution Junior are towards Barker Road and Novena; and Raffles Girls’ School (Secondary) and Raffles Institution are towards Braddell and Bishan.
| Place | Straight-line distance |
|---|---|
| Kheng Cheng School | about 1.1 km |
| Marymount Convent School | about 1.2 km |
| Anglo-Chinese School (Barker Road) | about 1.3 km |
| Raffles Girls’ School (Secondary) | about 1.4 km |
| Anglo-Chinese School (Primary) | about 1.4 km |
| St. Joseph’s Institution Junior | about 1.5 km |
| Beatty Secondary School | about 1.8 km |
| Pei Chun Public School | about 1.8 km |
| Singapore Chinese Girls’ School (Primary) | about 1.8 km |
| Raffles Institution | about 1.9 km |
| Guangyang Secondary School | about 1.9 km |
| First Toa Payoh Primary School | about 2.0 km |
Approximate straight-line distances from the site; routes on foot and by road are longer.
Using This List for Thomson Eight
Distances are approximate straight lines from 8 Thomson Lane. MOE’s own measurement for each school decides eligibility, and admission criteria, affiliations and school plans are set by each school and by MOE.
The location page shows the schools against the other places nearby.
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