P1 Preparation Classes for K2 (Ages 5 to 6) in Singapore: 15 Schools (2026)

12 October 2026 · 13 min read

TL;DR – The Quick Version

We checked 38 schools Jungle lists for English, Chinese and maths against their own websites, and 15 run a class built for K2 children or for the move to Primary 1. Seven teach Chinese, six English and two all three subjects, the only K2 maths classes here. Most are weekly K2 classes; Hua's two holiday courses from 23 November are the only ones with 2026 dates. Only two schools publish fees, from $83 before GST to $98.10 a lesson. Browse academic enrichment for children on Jungle.

A "P1 preparation class" in Singapore can mean four quite different things. At Beijing Language School it is a weekly K2 class all year, 90 minutes long, with a spelling test every week. At Hua Language Centre it can be a four-day Hanyu Pinyin intensive in the November holidays. At Lil' but Mighty it is a two-day workshop. At Creative Campus it is K2 English pitched, in the school's words, 20 to 30% faster than the MOE pace.

This guide covers the 15 schools on Jungle that run an English, Chinese or maths class built for K2 children or for the move to Primary 1, which starts on Monday 4 January 2027. We checked 38 schools Jungle lists for these subjects on their own websites, timetables and fee pages on 12 October 2026, and left out preschool classes that simply take 5-year-olds. Only two publish fees, and the cards say so.

Start with what a K2 class covers in each subject, then the three quick picks. After that every school is grouped by area, with the four chains at the end, followed by the year-end holiday courses and MOE's dates.

P1 preparation in K2, at a glance

Chinese in K2Hanyu Pinyin, spelling tests and first short passages

English in K2Grammar, comprehension and sentence writing on top of reading

Maths in K2Numbers to 100, adding, subtracting and money, at two schools

Holiday coursesHua's from 23 November are the only ones with 2026 dates

Price a lesson$83 before GST to $98.10, at the two schools that publish fees

Trial classFree at one school, $80 at another; three give free assessments

Class size6 to 12 children, where the school states it

Schools on Jungle15

In Chinese, K2 is the Hanyu Pinyin year. Seven of the 15 schools teach Chinese, and all seven teach Pinyin in K2: Beijing, Hua, Tien Hsia, Skylace, Yuquan, Hanziland and HaHa. Beijing and Tien Hsia add spelling tests so Primary 1 tests are not a surprise, and Hua's K2 class includes tingxie, the spelling dictation children meet in school. Classes run from 75 minutes at HaHa to two hours at Hua.

In English, K2 means grammar and comprehension, not only phonics. My English School, LCentral, I Can Read, Creative Campus, Megaphonics and Lil' but Mighty all add grammar, comprehension or sentence writing to reading. My English School and LCentral expect children to read short texts already; Lil' but Mighty says its workshop does not. Most English K2 classes with a published length run 90 minutes.

Maths is the gap. Only two schools here, The Eton Academy and Learning Journey, run a K2 maths class. Both say their topics follow the MOE Primary 1 syllabus, covering numbers to 100, adding, subtracting and money. Learning Journey adds number bonds and model drawing; Eton builds lessons around a weekly real-world problem.

The year-end holidays are the last stretch. MOE's calendar puts the school holidays from 21 November to 31 December 2026, and Primary 1 starts on 4 January 2027. Hua's Hanyu Pinyin Master Class and Head Start camp both start on 23 November. None of the other schools here had posted 2026 dates for a holiday P1 course on 12 October.

Is your child ready for a P1 preparation class?

They can sit through 90 minutes. Most K2 classes here run 90 minutes to two hours. If not yet, HaHa's 75-minute class is the shortest published, and Lil' but Mighty's workshop is two days.
They can read a short English text. My English School says children should ideally read short texts and answer simple questions, and LCentral's Primary Practice class is for children who already read. If not yet, start with a reading class from our English and phonics guide.
They know some Hanyu Pinyin, if you are looking at a holiday intensive. Hua's four-day Master Class assumes the basics. If not yet, a weekly K2 class that teaches Pinyin through the year, such as Tien Hsia or Skylace, is the better start.

If one of the three is not there yet, a trial or an assessment will tell you more than any checklist. Tien Hsia runs a free trial class, Creative Campus charges from $80 for one, and My English School, LCentral and I Can Read place children with a free assessment.

Quick picks

Best for a first-timer

Tien Hsia Language School

Children putting up their hands in class at Tien Hsia Language School. Photo: Jungle

Tien Hsia is the only school here with a free trial class, so your child can try a K2 lesson before you pay anything. Its Kindergarten 2 Prep 'n' Fun Programme keeps one teacher to ten children, uses a play-based approach with teachers trained in early childhood education, and builds up spelling and short tests so Primary 1 is not a shock. The catch: neither fees nor lesson length are published.

Price: Tien Hsia Language School does not publish its fees online. Contact them for current prices. The trial is free.
Book on Jungle: Tien Hsia Language School, Heartland Mall-Kovan

Best value

The Eton Academy

Of the two schools here that publish K2 fees, Eton costs less per hour at every centre: $92.65 with GST for a 1 hour 45 minute lesson on weekdays, or $85.02 at Canberra Plaza, against $90.47 for 90 minutes at Creative Campus. It is also one of only two schools here with a K2 maths class, next to English and Chinese. The catch: you pay for a 12-week term up front, plus registration and a deposit.

Price: $92.65 a lesson on weekdays and $98.10 at weekends, with GST, charged for a 12-week term ($85.02 and $90.47 at Canberra Plaza). Registration is $54.50 and a refundable deposit $75 a subject.
Book on Jungle: The Eton Academy, Canberra Plaza, or see all five centres

Best route to Primary 1

Hua Language Centre

Children of several ages with cloud crafts they made at Hua Language Centre. Photo: Jungle

Hua sets out the clearest path from K2 into Primary 1, with dates. The weekly K2 class runs two hours and follows Primary 1 textbook themes, with Hanyu Pinyin and tingxie. In the holidays it adds a four-day Hanyu Pinyin Master Class from 23 November at United Square and a Head Start camp that teaches 2027 Primary 1 work, before Primary 1 classes in January. The catch: no fees are published.

Price: Hua Language Centre does not publish its fees online. Contact them for current prices.
Book on Jungle: Hua Language Centre, United Square

P1 preparation classes for K2, by area

North-east East West Central City and Orchard North Schools with several branches

North-east

Beijing Language School

Sengkang · Sengkang MRT (NE16), 60 m

ChineseK290 minUp to 12

Beijing runs two K2 classes, both 90 minutes for up to 12, and says it never mixes levels. The weekly K2 class covers Hanyu Pinyin spelling and tones, idioms, sentence patterns, short texts and comprehension, with a spelling test every week. A separate Preparatory Course for Primary One, for all K2 children entering Primary 1, adds character writing, radicals, stroke order and classroom habits; its page gives no dates. Nine more branches are not yet on Jungle.

Times: K2 classes run on every day of the week at Compass One, on weekday evenings and at weekends. This is the 2026 timetable; the 2027 one is already published.
Price: Beijing Language School does not publish its fees online. Contact them for current prices.
Trial: Not mentioned on the site.
Address: 1 Sengkang Square, #02-18A Compass One, Singapore 545078. Google Maps
Book on Jungle: Beijing Language School

Tien Hsia Language School

Kovan · Kovan MRT (NE13), 70 m

ChineseK21 teacher to 10Free trial

The Kindergarten 2 Prep 'n' Fun Programme is for children turning 6 that year, at one teacher to ten. In every lesson children read and write new words, then work on short passages, longer sentences and idioms, with Hanyu Pinyin practised all year. Spelling, structured tests and revision get them used to Primary 1, and mock oral practice builds speaking confidence. Lesson length is not published. Ten more Tien Hsia centres are not yet on Jungle.

Price: Tien Hsia Language School does not publish its fees online. Contact them for current prices.
Trial: Free, booked by WhatsApp.
Address: 205 Hougang Street 21, #04-01 Heartland Mall-Kovan, Singapore 530205. Google Maps
Book on Jungle: Tien Hsia Language School

Learning Journey Education Centre

Serangoon North · Kovan MRT (NE13), 2.1 km

English, maths, Chinese6-year-olds90 minUp to 6

The Primary 1 Preparation Programme is a weekly 90-minute class for 6-year-olds, one class per subject, with at most six children. English covers phonics, grammar, comprehension and journal writing. Maths covers number bonds, numbers to 100, money, time and model drawing. Chinese covers Hanyu Pinyin, strokes and Mandarin show and tell. The newest timetable on its page is from 2022, so ask what runs now. No MRT station is within walking distance.

Price: Learning Journey Education Centre does not publish its fees online. Contact them for current prices. Its P1 page, last dated 2022, lists a $40 material fee per subject and no registration fee.
Trial: Bookable. The price is not published.
Address: Blk 540 Serangoon North Avenue 4, #B1-109, Singapore 550540. Google Maps
Book on Jungle: Learning Journey Education Centre

Also in the North-east: The Eton Academy at Sengkang Grand Mall, and Lil' but Mighty in Hougang. See schools with several branches.

East

Hanziland

Katong · Marine Parade MRT (TE26), 270 m

ChineseK290 minUp to 6

The K2 to P1 Booster is Hanziland's K2 class, though its page says "5 years old": the school labels levels a year younger than most. It follows the local curriculum with stories, answers in full sentences, short paragraphs to read, harder characters to write, and every Pinyin initial, final and spelling rule needed for Primary 1, plus a small craft on each topic. Terms run 10 to 13 lessons. Its latest dated news is from September 2024.

Times: Saturday, 9am to 10.30am and 10.40am to 12.10pm.
Price: Hanziland does not publish its fees online. Contact them for current prices.
Trial: Bookable online. The price is not published.
Address: 46 East Coast Road, #08-02 Eastgate, Singapore 428766. Google Maps
Book on Jungle: Hanziland

Also in the East: My English School at Downtown East, Parkway Parade and Our Tampines Hub, Lil' but Mighty at Parkway Centre and Tampines Plaza 1, and The Eton Academy at Mountbatten. See schools with several branches.

West

Megaphonics Enrichment Centre

Bukit Batok · Bukit Batok MRT (NS2), 290 m

EnglishPreschool, ages not statedExam-style practice

Preparatory One English is Megaphonics' class for preschoolers about to start primary school, run alongside its phonics and reading class. The course list looks like a school paper: reading and oral skills, grammar and vocabulary in multiple-choice and cloze form, sentence construction, comprehension and writing prompts. The school gives no ages, class length or class size, so ask which year it is for. Megaphonics says it has been an MOE-registered tuition centre since 2005.

Price: Megaphonics Enrichment Centre does not publish its fees online. Contact them for current prices.
Trial: Not mentioned on the site.
Address: Blk 637 Bukit Batok Central, #01-12, Singapore 650637. Google Maps
Book on Jungle: Megaphonics Enrichment Centre

Also in the West: My English School at Choa Chu Kang, Jurong East and Jurong West, and Lil' but Mighty at Clementi. See schools with several branches.

Central: Novena and Bukit Timah

Hua Language Centre

Novena · Novena MRT (NS20), 360 m

ChineseK22 hoursMOE-aligned

Hua's K2 class is two hours a week, mapped to Primary 1 textbook themes: songs and dialogues for new words, guided character writing, worksheets in class, then a story with questions. Hanyu Pinyin, idioms, tongue twisters and tingxie all feature, and recordings of children speaking are shared with parents. The Hanyu Pinyin Master Class assumes children already know basic Pinyin. Centres at Greenwich V, Parkway Parade and Causeway Point are not yet on Jungle.

Times: K2 at United Square on Monday to Wednesday at 5pm, Saturday at 8.45am, 11.15am, 2.15pm and 4.45pm, and Sunday at 8.45am and 11.15am. These are 2026 times. Holidays: Hanyu Pinyin Master Class, 23 to 26 November 2026, 1.30pm to 4.30pm; Chinese Head Start Camp, 23 November to 4 December 2026, 9am to noon.
Price: Hua Language Centre does not publish its fees online. Contact them for current prices.
Trial: The site mentions arranging a trial class but gives no price.
Address: 101 Thomson Road, #03-25/26 United Square, Singapore 307591. Google Maps
Book on Jungle: Hua Language Centre

LCentral English

Bukit Timah · King Albert Park MRT (DT6), 100 m

EnglishK1 and K290 minFree assessment

LiftOff Primary Practice is LCentral's school-preparation class for K1 and K2 children who already read on their own. It works through each part of the MOE English syllabus: comprehension, reading aloud, grammar, vocabulary, composition, picture discussion, listening and editing, with workbooks and an online reader for home. Children who cannot read yet start in LiftOff Learn-to-Read. The centre is now at #03-31 in Dunearn Village. Sixteen more centres are not yet on Jungle.

Price: LCentral does not publish its fees online. Contact them for current prices. Registration is $80 and a refundable deposit $200.
Trial: No trial class. A free assessment places your child.
Address: 896 Dunearn Road, #03-31 Dunearn Village, Singapore 589472. Google Maps
Book on Jungle: LCentral English

Also in central Singapore: Yuquan at Beauty World Centre and Coronation Plaza, My English School at Goldhill Plaza and The Poiz Centre, Lil' but Mighty at Goldhill Plaza and Bukit Timah Shopping Centre, and The Eton Academy at The Woodleigh Mall. See schools with several branches.

City and Orchard

HaHa Chinese

River Valley · Fort Canning MRT (DT20), 230 m

ChineseK275 minJoin any time

HaHa's Kindergarten 2 class runs 75 minutes, the shortest published K2 class here. Children discuss a story and give their opinions in Mandarin, meet Chinese classics, poems and idioms, and read and write. The school says it builds in the MOE curriculum and teaches Hanyu Pinyin and Primary 1 preparatory work to bridge children into primary school. Terms are 12 lessons, children can join mid-term, and classes are sold in packs of 8 or 12.

Price: HaHa Chinese does not publish its fees online. Contact them for current prices.
Trial: A trial package, joining a class already running. The price is not published.
Address: 5 Tank Road, Singapore 238061. Google Maps
Book on Jungle: HaHa Chinese

Skylace Language School

Bras Basah · Bencoolen MRT (DT21), 190 m

ChineseK290 minTwo slots a week

Skylace's K2 class is a Hanyu Pinyin and Primary 1 Preparatory class. Children listen to, read and write Pinyin, recite rhymes and tongue twisters, learn to use a Chinese dictionary, and do oral training and a reading programme, with picture prompts for building sentences and retelling stories. The school's own K2 page says Pinyin is introduced "where suitable". Class size is not published. A branch in Bukit Batok is not yet on Jungle.

Times: Monday 4.30pm to 6pm and Saturday 2pm to 3.30pm. These are Term 2 2026 times, the latest the school publishes.
Price: Skylace Language School does not publish its fees online. Contact them for current prices.
Trial: Not mentioned on the site.
Address: 261 Waterloo Street, #01-09 Waterloo Centre, Singapore 180261. Google Maps
Book on Jungle: Skylace Language School

Creative Campus

Orchard · Orchard MRT (NS22/TE14), 300 m

EnglishK290 min$83 a lesson

Creative Campus sells its K2 English class as a head start on Primary 1, moving, it says, 20 to 30% faster than the standard MOE pace. Lessons work on reading, spelling, vocabulary and clear speaking and writing, and homework is marked and returned with feedback. Classes are hybrid, so a child can join over Zoom. The only fixed K2 slot is at its East campus in Parkway Parade, which is not yet on Jungle; Orchard times are on request.

Times: Sunday 5.30pm to 7pm at the East campus. Other slots on request; a class can start with two children.
Price: From $83 for a 1.5-hour lesson before GST ($90.47 with GST).
Trial: From $80.
Address: 545 Orchard Road, #14-07/08 Far East Shopping Centre, Singapore 238882. Google Maps
Book on Jungle: Creative Campus

I Can Read

Tiong Bahru · Tiong Bahru MRT (EW17), 80 m

EnglishK2Free assessment

Headstart to Primary 1 is I Can Read's school-readiness programme for K2, which it says bridges the gap between K2 and Primary 1 English. Children work on reading and comprehension, grammar and sentences, writing and spelling, and speaking and presenting, then usually move on to its Primary English classes. A free assessment comes first. Lesson length, class size and the timetable are not published. About 20 more centres, including Dunearn Village, are not yet on Jungle.

Price: I Can Read does not publish its fees online. Contact them for current prices.
Trial: No trial class. A free English assessment places your child.
Address: 298 Tiong Bahru Road, #06-03 Central Plaza, Singapore 168730. Google Maps
Book on Jungle: I Can Read

Also in the city: My English School at Jalan Membina in Tiong Bahru, and The Eton Academy at Great World. See schools with several branches.

North

The only P1 preparation classes Jungle lists in the North are at two chains: My English School at Northpoint City, Wisteria Mall and Woodlands Civic Centre, and The Eton Academy at Canberra Plaza. See schools with several branches.

Schools with several branches

My English School

12 branches on Jungle

EnglishK290 minFree assessment

My Primary Preparation Class is a 90-minute weekly class for K2, aligned with the MOE Primary 1 English framework. Each lesson takes a theme: reading, new words, grammar, written answers to comprehension questions, simple sentences and a weekly spelling list. A free assessment sets the level, and children should ideally read short texts already. Centres are closed on Mondays and Tuesdays. Eastpoint Mall and Tengah are not yet on Jungle, and three more centres are opening.

Branches: North: Northpoint City, Wisteria Mall, Woodlands Civic Centre. East: Downtown East, Parkway Parade, Our Tampines Hub. West: Choa Chu Kang Centre, Jurong East, Jurong West. Central: Goldhill Plaza, The Poiz Centre. City: Tiong Bahru.
Price: My English School does not publish its fees online. Contact them for current prices.
Trial: No trial class. A free placement assessment instead.

The Eton Academy

5 branches on Jungle

English, maths, ChineseK21 hr 45 minUp to 12

Eton, part of the EtonHouse group, runs separate K2 classes in English, maths and Chinese, each 1 hour 45 minutes for up to 12. English adds grammar, comprehension and writing to phonics, using children's books. Maths covers numbers to 100, adding and subtracting to 20, money and simple fractions, with hands-on problems. Chinese mixes Hanyu Pinyin and reading with brush painting and calligraphy. Parents get a summary after every lesson. Not every centre runs every subject.

Times: 2026 K2 classes. Great World: English on Saturday at 9am and Sunday at 2pm, maths on Sunday at 9am, Chinese on Saturday at 4pm. The Woodleigh Mall: English on Saturday at 9am and Sunday at 11am. Sengkang Grand Mall: English on Saturday at 11am, maths on Saturday at 4pm. Canberra Plaza: maths on Wednesday at 5pm, English on Saturday at 11am. Mountbatten: English and Chinese on Saturday, and a Sunday maths class marked as new.
Branches: City: Great World. Central: The Woodleigh Mall. North-east: Sengkang Grand Mall. North: Canberra Plaza. East: Mountbatten.
Price: $92.65 a lesson on weekdays and $98.10 at weekends, with GST, charged for a 12-week term. Canberra Plaza charges $85.02 and $90.47. There is a one-time $54.50 registration fee and a refundable $75 deposit per subject.
Trial: Bookable online. The price is not published.

Lil' but Mighty

6 branches on Jungle

EnglishK22-day workshopUp to 6

The P1 Preparation Workshop is a two-day course for K2 children, 1 hour 45 minutes a day for at most six. It covers grammar, sentence construction, comprehension and reading through children's books, and ends with a short presentation, practice for Primary 1 show and tell. Children need not read yet. The catch: no 2026 dates or fee are published, and the sign-up form still says "K2 (2025)", so check it runs this year. Regular classes start at Primary 1.

Branches: West: Clementi. Central: Goldhill Plaza, Bukit Timah Shopping Centre. North-east: Hougang. East: Parkway Centre, Tampines Plaza 1.
Price: Lil' but Mighty does not publish its fees online. Contact them for current prices.
Trial: Not offered for K2; the site's trial lessons are for primary and secondary.

Yuquan Language School

2 branches on Jungle

ChineseK26 to 8 a classNo homework

Yuquan's K2 option is a Primary 1 Preparation Class in Hanyu Pinyin, built on its own Happy Chinese (汉学乐) method, which teaches high-frequency characters through rhyming texts towards reading alone. Classes take about six to eight children, homework is set only if parents ask, and children can join mid-term. Lesson length is not published, and neither is which centres run the K2 class. A third centre at Parkway Centre in Marine Parade is not yet on Jungle.

Branches: Central: Beauty World Centre, Beauty World MRT (DT5), 160 m. Coronation Plaza, Tan Kah Kee MRT (DT8), 310 m.
Price: Yuquan Language School does not publish its fees online. Contact them for current prices.
Trial: Bookable. The price is not published.

Holiday bridging courses, November and December 2026

The six weeks of year-end holidays before Primary 1 are when bridging courses run. On 12 October only Hua had published 2026 dates for one. Its four-day Hanyu Pinyin Master Class, for K2 and Primary 1 children who know basic Pinyin, runs from 23 to 26 November at United Square and Causeway Point and from 7 to 10 December at Greenwich V and Parkway Parade. Its Chinese Head Start Camp teaches next year's work from 23 November to 4 December.

The others had not posted 2026 dates. Tien Hsia says details of its December 2026 holiday programme will go up in early October, Creative Campus says its kindergarten primer classes usually start in October or November, and Yuquan announces holiday Pinyin classes a few weeks before each break. Lil' but Mighty's two-day P1 workshop has no dates at all. Our 2027 school holidays guide has next year's calendar.

Primary 1 dates from MOE

Primary 1 starts on Monday 4 January 2027, the first day of Term 1, which runs to 12 March, according to MOE's academic calendar. Children born between 2 January 2020 and 1 January 2021 registered in the 2026 P1 Registration Exercise.

If your child is in K1 now, the next exercise is the 2027 P1 Registration Exercise, for children starting Primary 1 in 2028. MOE has not announced its dates yet; its P1 registration page says registration for citizens and permanent residents runs online from June to August. From that exercise, most schools will reserve 60 places in Phase 2C, up from 40.

What changes at 7

In Primary 1 most of these schools carry children on into classes built on the MOE syllabus. Hua's Primary 1 Chinese class runs two hours, as its K2 class does, Skylace's grows from 90 minutes to two hours, and My English School's Primary 1 class is a year-long course with promotion at the end of the year. Eton's Primary 1 and 2 lessons cost $94.83 on weekdays and $100.28 at weekends at most centres.

Beijing, Tien Hsia, Yuquan, Hanziland, HaHa, LCentral, I Can Read and Lil' but Mighty all run Primary 1 classes too. Lil' but Mighty's regular classes start there, so its K2 workshop doubles as a taster for them.

How we picked these

Every school here is listed on Jungle. We checked each school Jungle lists for English, Chinese, maths or reading on its own website, timetable or fee page, and kept the 15 that run a class or course built for K2 children or for the move to Primary 1 and are trading.

General classes that take 5-year-olds but are not built for K2, such as Kumon's worksheets or Berlitz's phonics for 5 and 6, are in our Chinese and English guides instead. The quick picks are our judgement: the only free trial, the lowest published price per hour, and the clearest dated path into Primary 1.

Fees, timetables and holiday dates were read on 12 October 2026, and MOE's dates on moe.gov.sg the same day.

At a glance

School	Subject	Price and trial
Beijing Language School	Chinese	Not published by provider
Creative Campus	English	From $83 before GST. Trial $80
HaHa Chinese	Chinese	Not published by provider
Hanziland	Chinese	Not published by provider
Hua Language Centre	Chinese	Not published by provider
I Can Read	English	Fees not published. Free assessment
LCentral English	English	Fees not published. Free assessment
Learning Journey	English, maths, Chinese	Not published by provider
Lil' but Mighty	English, two-day workshop	Not published by provider
Megaphonics	English	Not published by provider
My English School	English	Fees not published. Free assessment
Skylace Language School	Chinese	Not published by provider
The Eton Academy	English, maths, Chinese	$85.02 to $98.10 a lesson
Tien Hsia Language School	Chinese	Fees not published. Free trial
Yuquan Language School	Chinese	Not published by provider