Which Schools Are Near Vela Bay at Bayshore?

Published 23 October 2026

Schools within a Kilometre of Vela Bay

Two schools lie within a kilometre of Vela Bay in a straight line on OneMap: Temasek Primary School, on Bedok South Avenue 3, about 800 metres away, and Temasek Secondary School, about 830 metres away. The developer’s brochure also places Temasek Primary School inside its one-kilometre band around the development.

Just beyond that mark, Bedok Green Primary School is about 1.3 kilometres away, Bedok View Secondary School about 1.4 kilometres and Victoria School about 1.5 kilometres. A family at Vela Bay therefore has several primary and secondary schools of the Bedok South and East Coast area within a short trip, and a wider choice by car or by train.

The surrounding estate is changing as well. The developer’s brochure marks upcoming homes, parks and medical facilities on the land around the site as the Bayshore precinct takes shape, and describes a central street with shops and community facilities at its heart.

Measured on OneMap (SLA) from the site; walking routes are longer. Home-school distance for Primary One is determined by the Ministry of Education.

Primary One Registration and Vela Bay

For Primary One registration, priority depends on the distance between the home and the school, and the Ministry of Education works that distance out from the address of the home. It does not use straight-line figures such as those in the table above, so they are a guide to the neighbourhood rather than a basis for a registration decision.

Vela Bay has two postal addresses: 1 Bayshore Walk, Singapore 469861, for Block 1, and 3 Bayshore Walk, Singapore 469876, for Block 3. Families who plan around a particular primary school should confirm the home-school distance for the address of the home they are considering with the ministry before relying on any figure.

Further out, Opera Estate Primary School is about 2.1 kilometres from the site and Fengshan Primary School about 2.2 kilometres, and the developer’s brochure names Tao Nan School and Haig Girls’ School among the institutions within a short drive. Tao Nan School, in Marine Parade, is about 3.4 kilometres away.

Secondary Schools and Junior Colleges near Vela Bay

Temasek Secondary School, about 830 metres away, is the nearest secondary school to Vela Bay. Bedok View Secondary School is about 1.4 kilometres from the site and Victoria School about 1.5 kilometres, and Victoria Junior College is about 2.4 kilometres away; the brochure lists both Victoria schools among those within a short drive.

Older students can also use the Thomson-East Coast Line. With Bayshore station at the gate, the line reaches schools along the coast and in the city, and the East-West Line stations at Tanah Merah and Bedok are each about 1.8 kilometres from the towers. The MRT and transport guide for Vela Bay sets out the lines.

Polytechnic and University Campuses near Vela Bay

Two tertiary campuses are about four kilometres from the site in a straight line: Temasek Polytechnic, in Tampines, and the Singapore University of Technology and Design, at Changi. The developer’s brochure gives the university as about 13 minutes from Vela Bay by car.

For a family planning several years ahead, this places primary, secondary, pre-university and tertiary options within the east of the island. The developer expects vacant possession of Vela Bay by 31 December 2031, and the latest updates page records each milestone on the way.

SAFRA Bayshore, targeted to open in 2030 next to Bedok South station about a kilometre from the site, is planned with about 30,000 square metres of recreational and lifestyle facilities for national servicemen and their families, according to the developer’s brochure.

Play and Learning for Younger Children at Vela Bay

Inside the development, the Kid’s Pool sits beside the Parent’s Deck in the Bay Coast zone, and the Kid’s Playground in The Vela Club carries the marine theme of the landscape, with a slide and play structures among the planting. The gymnasium looks out through full-height glass to the playground, and the developer’s brochure notes playhouses for little ones nearby.

The Kid’s Pool and the Parent’s Deck are in the Bay Coast zone on the first storey, while The Vela Club, with the playground, the wellness deck and the recreational tennis court, is on Basement 1, a level below the pool deck.

Beyond the gates, East Coast Park, with its beach, playgrounds and shaded lawns, has its Area F about 330 metres from the site. The guide to schools near Vela Bay lists each school, the Vela Bay amenities page names every facility, and the location page gives every distance. Showflat viewings are arranged by appointment through the Sales Concierge.

General information as at the date shown, not financial, legal or tax advice. Particulars of Vela Bay come from the developer’s published particulars, brochure, plans and agents’ briefing; statutory figures are those on this site’s financing pages, and distances are straight lines measured on OneMap. Sources: OneMap straight-line distances and the developer’s brochure, as set out on this site’s schools guide and location page.