For a large share of buyers in Bukit Timah, the schools are the reason for the postcode. This page sets out what sits near The Vanda Green, and how the Primary One distance bands apply to the site.
Schools Nearest The Vanda Green
| School | Level | Approx. distance |
|---|---|---|
| Little Paddington Preschool (Tanglin) | Preschool | 180 m |
| La Petite Ecole Singapore | International | 580 m |
| Methodist Girls' School (Secondary) | Secondary | 980 m |
| Methodist Girls' School (Primary) | Primary | 1.02 km |
| National Junior College | Junior College | 1.42 km |
Straight-line distances recorded in the land sales data, measured from the site rather than from a specific block. Indicative only — verify with the Ministry of Education OneMap school query tool.
How the Primary One Distance Bands Work
Primary One registration uses three distance bands measured from the child's registered home address to the school: within one kilometre, between one and two kilometres, and beyond two kilometres. Where a phase is oversubscribed, ballot priority runs in that order. Citizenship takes precedence over distance within each phase.
Methodist Girls' School (Primary) is recorded at 1.02 kilometres from the parcel, placing the site in the one-to-two kilometre band, which carries priority over the beyond-two-kilometre group.
Distances are measured from the registered home address rather than from the centre of a site, so the figure for an individual block is confirmed once the site plan is released. The Ministry of Education OneMap school query tool is the authoritative measure.
The Wider Bukit Timah Catchment
Beyond the immediate ring, the Bukit Timah belt carries one of the densest school concentrations in Singapore across every level — Nanyang Primary, Raffles Girls' Primary, Nanyang Girls' High, Hwa Chong Institution, National Junior College, Ngee Ann Polytechnic and the Singapore University of Social Sciences all sit within the wider district. Distances from this particular site vary and should be checked individually rather than assumed.
Preschool and International Options
Little Paddington Preschool sits roughly 180 metres from the development, and La Petite Ecole Singapore about 580 metres. The development itself carries a planning condition reserving a minimum 600 square metres of its ground-floor commercial provision for an Early Childhood Development Centre, so there will be a childcare option within the development as well — see the amenities page.
Checking Before You Commit
Distance bands, school placements and registration phases change. The Ministry of Education's OneMap school query tool is the authoritative measure and is the one to use before any decision that turns on admission. Nothing on this page substitutes for it.
