Phase 2C: how much do application numbers move by the last day?

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A day-by-day look at the 2025 Phase 2C exercise: what happened to each school's applicant count between the first day of registration and the last, computed from the recorded figures for every school that ran a Phase 2C in 2025.

Last reviewed against official sources: 30 July 2026

The direct answer

Across 179 schools in the 2025 Phase 2C exercise, the typical school gained about 11 to 11.9 more applicants from day 1 to day 2, then about 5 to 6.6 more from day 2 to the last day.

Median rise day 1 to day 2: +11. Mean rise: +11.9. Median rise day 2 to the last day: +5. Mean rise: +6.6. The day 2 to day 3 change ranged from -8 to +52 across the 179 schools.

+11

median day 1 to day 2 change (mean +11.9)

median day 2 to last-day change (mean +6.6)

179

schools with a recorded day 1, day 2 and last-day count

The last-day rise is smaller, and it is not one-directional

The typical move from day 2 to the last day (median +5, mean +6.6) is smaller than the move from day 1 to day 2 (median +11, mean +11.9). Interest tends to build fastest early in the window and settle as registration closes.

It is also not a one-way climb everywhere. 12 of the 179 schools ended the last day with a lower count than they had on day 2. These are counts taken on each day of the window rather than a running total, so a school's figure can move in either direction. We do not set out why any particular school's count fell: MOE does not publish that, and we are not going to guess at it.

Those 12 schools are marked with a red last-day figure in the list below, rather than repeated here as their own list.

Schools that looked within reach on day 2 and finished oversubscribed

This is the case that matters most to a parent watching a number mid-exercise. 8 schools had an applicant count at or below their available Phase 2C places on day 2, and finished the registration window with more applicants than places.

They are listed under Crossed on the last day below.

A count at or under the number of places on day 2 does not mean a place is settled. Registration in Phase 2C runs to a fixed close, and the figure that matters is the one at that close, not partway through.

Every school, by when it filled up (2025 Phase 2C)

All 179 schools that ran a Phase 2C in 2025, grouped by when their applicant count passed the number of places available. 84 of 179 finished oversubscribed. Each school links to its own ballot history.

61 oversubscribed on day 115 crossed on day 28 crossed on the last day95 stayed within their places

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School ↕	Day 1 ↕	Day 2 ↕	Last day ↕	Places ↕	Ratio ↕	Crossed ↕
Admiralty	73	88	87↓	52	1.7×	Day 1
Ai Tong	69	75	81	43	1.9×	Day 1
Anderson	76	87	91	65	1.4×	Day 1
Anglo-Chinese School (Junior)Boys only	73	86	95	61	1.6×	Day 1
Anglo-Chinese School (Primary)Boys only	70	89	96	66	1.5×	Day 1
Angsana	142	164	167	59	2.8×	Day 1
Canberra	92	100	105	87	1.2×	Day 1
Catholic High School (Primary)Boys only	51	67	72	40	1.8×	Day 1
CHIJ Primary (Toa Payoh)Girls only	62	75	77	49	1.6×	Day 1
CHIJ St. Nicholas Girls' School (Primary)Girls only	55	64	71	41	1.7×	Day 1
Chongfu	100	126	138	40	3.5×	Day 1
Chua Chu Kang	134	153	152↓	77	2×	Day 1
Elias Park	70	80	115	66	1.7×	Day 1
Fairfield Methodist School (Primary)	59	69	70	42	1.7×	Day 1
Frontier	50	63	66	40	1.7×	Day 1
Gongshang	98	110	117	44	2.7×	Day 1
Henry Park	72	88	93	63	1.5×	Day 1
Holy Innocents'	88	105	110	45	2.4×	Day 1
Hong Wen	121	148	153	62	2.5×	Day 1
Horizon	62	70	79	50	1.6×	Day 1
Huamin	66	80	86	58	1.5×	Day 1
Keming	106	121	125	77	1.6×	Day 1
Kong Hwa	88	111	118	49	2.4×	Day 1
Kuo Chuan Presbyterian	99	117	113↓	59	1.9×	Day 1
Maha Bodhi	113	124	125	49	2.6×	Day 1
Maris Stella High School (Primary)Boys only	97	121	124	62	2×	Day 1
Methodist Girls' School (Primary)Girls only	62	75	78	45	1.7×	Day 1
Nan Chiau	218	261	269	85	3.2×	Day 1
Nan Hua	113	157	166	41	4×	Day 1
Nanyang	44	56	63	42	1.5×	Day 1
North View	88	103	109	60	1.8×	Day 1
Northland	120	136	142	41	3.5×	Day 1
Northshore	113	124	128	86	1.5×	Day 1
Pasir Ris	51	59	59	41	1.4×	Day 1
Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' School (Primary)Girls only	94	108	110	89	1.2×	Day 1
Pei Chun Public	84	96	94↓	45	2.1×	Day 1
Pei Hwa Presbyterian	66	76	84	41	2×	Day 1
Poi Ching	158	194	212	99	2.1×	Day 1
Princess Elizabeth	203	232	232	41	5.7×	Day 1
Punggol Green	107	115	118	58	2×	Day 1
Radin Mas	93	103	96↓	47	2×	Day 1
Red Swastika	64	81	93	41	2.3×	Day 1
Riverside	69	77	79	54	1.5×	Day 1
Rosyth	104	120	132	42	3.1×	Day 1
Rulang	81	94	98	40	2.5×	Day 1
Sengkang Green	73	78	84	48	1.8×	Day 1
Shuqun	72	80	79↓	41	1.9×	Day 1
Singapore Chinese Girls'Girls only	42	55	58	41	1.4×	Day 1
South View	128	139	155	41	3.8×	Day 1
St. Anthony's	98	112	124	85	1.5×	Day 1
St. Hilda's	104	129	136	43	3.2×	Day 1
St. Joseph's Institution JuniorBoys only	91	110	115	78	1.5×	Day 1
Tanjong Katong	69	77	83	53	1.6×	Day 1
Tao Nan	65	82	81↓	45	1.8×	Day 1
Temasek	86	98	103	50	2.1×	Day 1
Valour	75	86	88	57	1.5×	Day 1
Waterway	91	102	102	60	1.7×	Day 1
Wellington	92	103	104	40	2.6×	Day 1
Westwood	59	74	76	53	1.4×	Day 1
Xinmin	82	95	87↓	53	1.6×	Day 1
Yangzheng	74	89	98	47	2.1×	Day 1
Alexandra	66	71	73	67	1.1×	Day 2
Bukit Panjang	58	72	78	61	1.3×	Day 2
CHIJ Our Lady of the NativityGirls only	107	122	131	116	1.1×	Day 2
Compassvale	82	103	112	96	1.2×	Day 2
Fengshan	64	77	93	69	1.3×	Day 2
Hougang	84	99	115	98	1.2×	Day 2
Jurong West	58	74	77	59	1.3×	Day 2
Mee Toh	119	147	153	119	1.3×	Day 2
Ngee Ann	115	145	148	127	1.2×	Day 2
Punggol	58	67	75	59	1.3×	Day 2
Qifa	116	150	148↓	131	1.1×	Day 2
Rivervale	93	107	111	96	1.2×	Day 2
Sembawang	60	86	107	75	1.4×	Day 2
St Andrew's School (Junior)Boys only	69	92	104	84	1.2×	Day 2
Yu Neng	43	56	60	44	1.4×	Day 2
Chongzheng	89	110	127	125	1×	Last day
Concord	69	76	96	86	1.1×	Last day
Junyuan	67	76	91	85	1.1×	Last day
Kheng Cheng	101	149	173	162	1.1×	Last day
Naval Base	48	56	64	60	1.1×	Last day
Queenstown	87	103	115	105	1.1×	Last day
Raffles Girls'Girls only	100	115	143	115	1.2×	Last day
St. Margaret's School (Primary)Girls only	71	101	125	113	1.1×	Last day
Ahmad Ibrahim	24	28	31	185	0.2×	Within
Anchor Green	17	24	23↓	155	0.1×	Within
Ang Mo Kio	27	30	36	123	0.3×	Within
Beacon	27	35	38	107	0.4×	Within
Bedok Green	23	25	30	195	0.2×	Within
Bendemeer	15	22	27	133	0.2×	Within
Blangah Rise	17	18	19	89	0.2×	Within
Boon Lay Garden	26	33	35	135	0.3×	Within
Bukit Timah	72	90	104	132	0.8×	Within
Bukit View	74	84	92	202	0.5×	Within
Canossa Catholic	25	29	34	60	0.6×	Within
Cantonment	15	23	29	116	0.3×	Within
Casuarina	23	26	30	64	0.5×	Within
Cedar	37	51	57	146	0.4×	Within
Changkat	30	39	42	220	0.2×	Within
CHIJ (Katong) PrimaryGirls only	53	61	71	107	0.7×	Within
CHIJ (Kellock)Girls only	43	52	57	123	0.5×	Within
CHIJ Our Lady of Good CounselGirls only	28	36	44	93	0.5×	Within
CHIJ Our Lady Queen of PeaceGirls only	66	79	89	132	0.7×	Within
Clementi	49	61	86	231	0.4×	Within
Corporation	16	20	23	109	0.2×	Within
Dazhong	52	66	72	80	0.9×	Within
De La Salle	94	105	114	143	0.8×	Within
East Spring	44	51	55	165	0.3×	Within
Edgefield	20	23	26	178	0.1×	Within
Endeavour	51	63	68	174	0.4×	Within
Evergreen	57	66	68	100	0.7×	Within
Farrer Park	20	22	24	129	0.2×	Within
Fern Green	66	78	85	153	0.6×	Within
Fernvale	57	62	72	156	0.5×	Within
First Toa Payoh	5	8	10	151	0.1×	Within
Fuchun	39	46	47	94	0.5×	Within
Fuhua	24	28	31	119	0.3×	Within
Gan Eng Seng	15	16	17	116	0.1×	Within
Geylang Methodist School (Primary)	88	116	138	138	1×	Within
Greendale	15	21	24	128	0.2×	Within
Greenridge	22	25	27	87	0.3×	Within
Greenwood	54	64	75	91	0.8×	Within
Haig Girls'Girls only	56	74	83	98	0.8×	Within
Innova	67	71	77	105	0.7×	Within
Jiemin	33	38	38	101	0.4×	Within
Jing Shan	40	46	50	60	0.8×	Within
Jurong	34	46	48	121	0.4×	Within
Lakeside	66	80	97	130	0.7×	Within
Lianhua	21	25	26	242	0.1×	Within
Marsiling	84	93	99	104	1×	Within
Marymount ConventGirls only	32	47	55	206	0.3×	Within
Mayflower	19	24	26	91	0.3×	Within
Meridian	23	27	29	146	0.2×	Within
Montfort JuniorBoys only	7	10	11	118	0.1×	Within
New Town	15	18	21	178	0.1×	Within
North Spring	36	41	41	120	0.3×	Within
North Vista	28	35	35	136	0.3×	Within
Northoaks	5	10	10	201	0×	Within
Oasis	44	55	59	105	0.6×	Within
Opera Estate	63	75	83	104	0.8×	Within
Palm View	56	75	84	165	0.5×	Within
Park View	36	39	42	110	0.4×	Within
Pei Tong	21	24	30	220	0.1×	Within
Peiying	41	52	53	105	0.5×	Within
Pioneer	114	142	194	332	0.6×	Within
Punggol Cove	19	22	26	126	0.2×	Within
Punggol View	35	45	56	77	0.7×	Within
Qihua	41	47	52	112	0.5×	Within
River Valley	42	57	94	94	1×	Within
Seng Kang	9	10	11	127	0.1×	Within
Si Ling	19	23	26	118	0.2×	Within
Springdale	51	61	66	92	0.7×	Within
St. Anthony's CanossianGirls only	27	29	33	164	0.2×	Within
St. Gabriel'sBoys only	40	55	70	82	0.9×	Within
St. Stephen'sBoys only	53	60	74	183	0.4×	Within
Tampines North	49	58	60	191	0.3×	Within
Tampines	54	67	84	131	0.6×	Within
Teck Ghee	50	63	76	137	0.6×	Within
Teck Whye	16	20	23	144	0.2×	Within
Telok Kurau	56	59	63	150	0.4×	Within
Unity	40	49	54	143	0.4×	Within
West Grove	29	37	41	137	0.3×	Within
West Spring	33	37	40	63	0.6×	Within
West View	25	30	32	61	0.5×	Within
White Sands	61	72	79	102	0.8×	Within
Woodgrove	71	81	87	98	0.9×	Within
Woodlands	59	69	87	90	1×	Within
Woodlands Ring	45	48	50	103	0.5×	Within
Xinghua	28	38	45	140	0.3×	Within
Xingnan	36	38	47	97	0.5×	Within
Xishan	40	58	66	146	0.5×	Within
Yew Tee	56	66	68	144	0.5×	Within
Yio Chu Kang	18	19	22	110	0.2×	Within
Yishun	38	48	50	122	0.4×	Within
Yuhua	24	24	26	174	0.1×	Within
Yumin	11	11	10↓	201	0×	Within
Zhangde	42	57	74	87	0.9×	Within
Zhenghua	32	46	50	62	0.8×	Within
Zhonghua	7	9	8↓	133	0.1×	Within

The ratio is applicants on the last day divided by places available, so 1.7× means 87 applicants for 52 places. Red means oversubscribed. A ↓ after the last-day figure means that school’s count ended lower than it stood on day 2, which 12 of the 179 did.

What this does not tell you

MOE does not publish a daily applicant count for any phase, in any year, so there is no official day-by-day series to compare 2025 against. The figures above cover one exercise. How a school's numbers moved during 2025 registration is not a promise about how they will move in a future exercise, and a school that rose late in 2025 could just as easily rise early, or not at all, the next time it runs.

Common questions

Does the day 2 count predict the final result? +

Not reliably on its own. Across the 179 schools in the 2025 exercise, the typical move from day 2 to the last day was a rise of around 5 to 6.6 applicants, but the range ran from -8 to +52, and 12 schools ended the last day lower than day 2. A number worth watching early can still change by the close of registration.

Can a school's applicant count actually fall during registration? +

Yes. In the 2025 exercise it happened at 12 of 179 schools, with day 2 to last-day changes running from -8 to +52 across all 179. These are counts recorded on each day of the window rather than a running total. MOE does not publish why a school's count can fall, so this page does not offer a reason for it.

Should I decide based on a mid-exercise number? +

Treat it as a snapshot, not a forecast. The number that decides an outcome is the count MOE holds when registration closes, and that can differ from what the count looked like a day or two earlier, in either direction.

Where can I see a specific school's own history, not just 2025? +

Every school in the table below links to its own ballot history page, with results back across multiple years, not just the 2025 daily figures on this page.

Sources

The day 1 and day 2 counts are compiled figures, recorded school by school while the 2025 Phase 2C registration window was open. MOE publishes no daily count, so these are not MOE-published figures. Checked 30 July 2026.
MOE, past vacancies and balloting data, our own source for the 2025 Phase 2C places and final applicant figures. The last-day column and the places column on this page were checked against this source and agree for all 179 schools.

Page copy last checked against official sources: 30 July 2026. The statistics above are computed from the stored figures rather than typed in, so they move if the underlying data is corrected.