480 Lorong 6 Toa Payoh #09-01 HDB Hub, East Wing 310480
Telephone number
+65 6807 1599
Telephone number
+65 6397 2242
Telephone number
contact@britishcouncil.org.sg

About

Our Toa Payoh Centre is in the heart of Singapore, in the centrally located HDB Hub and a stone's throw away from the Toa Payoh (NS19) MRT station.

We offer a variety of courses through our English Language Centre and Corporate English Solutions.

Facilities

Our centre provides an excellent learning environment for our students with:

  • 15 purpose-built classrooms; 515.27 m2 floor area and a capacity of 18 students per classroom
  • Each classroom is equipped with an Interactive whiteboard and a Digital Visualiser
  • Wireless laptop computer facilities and free Internet access
  • Two computer rooms

Virtual tours

English courses and Skills workshops we offer at this centre

Opening hours and holidays

Term Break Opening Hours 

Day Time
Monday to Tuesday 09.00 - 16.00
Wednesday to Friday       09.00 - 19.00
Saturday 09.00 - 16.00
Sunday 09.00 - 14.00
Public Holidays Closed

Regular Opening Hours

Day Time
Monday Counters closed (Open for Professional Development Courses only)
Tuesday 10.00 - 18.00
Wednesday to Friday       10.00 - 20.00
Saturday 09.00 - 16.00
Sunday 09.00 - 14.00
Public Holidays Closed

Public holidays and closure in 2023

Date Holiday
1 January New Year's Day
2 January In-lieu of New Year's Day
22-23 January Lunar New Year
24 January In-lieu of Lunar New Year Day 2
7 April Good Friday
22 April Hari Raya Puasa
1 May Labour Day
2 June Vesak Day
29 June Hari Raya Haji
9 August National Day
1 September Polling Day (Classes as usual)
12 November Deepavali
13 November In-lieu of Deepavali
25 December Christmas Day
26 December Boxing Day

Public holidays and closure in 2024

Date Holiday
1 January New Year's Day
10-11 February Lunar New Year
12 February In-lieu of Lunar New Year Day 2
29 March Good Friday
10 April Hari Raya Puasa
1 May Labour Day
22 May Vesak Day
17 June Hari Raya Haji
9 August National Day
31 October Deepavali
25 December Christmas Day
26 December Boxing Day

Contact and location

Car park

The nearest parking spaces are in the basement of the HDB Hub where the British Council is located. Entrance to the carpark is at 480 Toa Payoh Lorong 6.

Nearest MRT station

Toa Payoh Centre is just a five minute walk from the Toa Payoh (NS19) MRT station.

Plan your bus route

Our Toa Payoh Centre is a five minute walk from the Toa Payoh Bus Interchange.

SBS Transit and SMRT bus numbers: 8, 26, 28, 31, 73, 73T, 88, 90, 90A, 139, 139M, 141, 142, 142A, 143, 145, 155, 157, 159, 163, 231, 232, 235, 238