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New Town Primary School

School safety and security

Find out certain guidelines pertaining to school safety and security at New Town Primary School, including gate opening hours and parking guidelines, to ensure a safe and smooth drop-off and pick-up experience to be experienced by all.

Last updated 30 June 2026

Arrival and Dismissal

Parents should not alight their children outside the school gate near the pedestrian crossing. This is to avoid traffic congestion along Tanglin Halt Road. 


Guidelines on Arrival and Dismissal

Guidelines on Arrival and Dismissal


Arrival  

Dismissal  

School Days 

  • Parents may drive into the school to alight students at the foyer between 6.45 am to       7.30 am. 

  • Parents must follow the directions given by the traffic wardens. 

  • All gates are closed till dismissal time. 

  • Parents are advised to wait for their children outside the school (at Gate 1) and at the Parent Waiting Area at Gate 2 and at Gate 3. 

  • For safety reasons, parents are not allowed into the school for the first ten minutes of the school dismissal. 

  • Parents who drive may enter the school to pick up their children after the school buses have left the school grounds (~20 min after dismissal time). 

  

MAP OF NEW TOWN PRIMARY SCHOOL  

Street map showing New Town Primary School near Commonwealth MRT EW20, with a dotted red line marking the safe route to school.

https://www.streetdirectory.com/sg/new-town/300-tanglin-halt-road-148812/36131_144214.html

Opening hours of side gates 2 & 3

Opening Hours of Side Gates 2 & 3 

Mon to Fri 

(Morning) 

6.45 am to 7.30 am 

Mon to Fri (except Wed) (Afternoon) 

1.30 pm to 2.10 pm 

Wed (Afternoon) 

2.00 pm to 2.40 pm 

Fri (Afternoon) 

3.45 pm to 4.45 pm (Gate 3)