2026 Admission Guide · PSLE Achievement Level System · by Arie per 21 July 2026

Singapore Secondary Schools
The Complete Tier Guide

All 139 mainstream secondary schools ranked by 2026 PSLE cut-off point (COP) and grouped into six tiers, plus the specialised schools that admit outside the posting system. PSLE scores run from 4 (best) to 32 — the lower the COP, the harder the school is to get into. Gender: B boys · G girls · C co-ed. "Affil." = lower cut-off for pupils from affiliated primary schools.

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TOP ELITE · ≤6 ELITE · 7–8 VERY GOOD · 9–12 GOOD · 13–16 AVERAGE · 17–20 BELOW AVG · 21–22
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Specialised

Talent Admission — No Cut-Off Point

100% of intake via DSA / own selection 4 schools

These schools skip S1 posting entirely; entry is by tests, auditions, portfolios or sports trials. NUS High is the academic apex (peer profile ≈ RI/HCI); SOTA and Sports School are the top schools in their domains.

DSA only NUS High School of Math & ScienceClementi · 6-yr Diploma → university · Top-elite equivalent C
DSA only School of the Arts (SOTA)Dhoby Ghaut · 6-yr IB, arts-anchored · Audition/portfolio C
DSA only Singapore Sports SchoolWoodlands · Sports trials · Through-train options C
DSA only School of Science & Technologyone-north · 4-yr SEC, applied STEM C
Tier 1

Top Elite

COP ≤ 6 · all IP 5 schools

The "Big Five." Near-perfect PSLE required; at HCI and NYGH even a 6 needs Higher Chinese at Merit to clear the tie-break.

6 (M) Hwa Chong InstitutionBukit Timah · IP · SAP B
6 Methodist Girls' SchoolBukit Timah · IP · Affil. 17 G
6 (M) Nanyang Girls' High SchoolBukit Timah · IP · SAP · Affil. 8(M) G
6 Raffles Girls' SchoolToa Payoh · IP G
6 Raffles InstitutionBishan · IP B
Tier 2

Elite

COP 7–8 · all IP 9 schools

Single-digit scores still required. Affiliation helps substantially at the mission schools.

7 ACS (Independent)Queenstown · IP · Affil. 13 B
7 (M) Catholic High SchoolBishan · IP · SAP · Affil. 12 B
7 (M) CHIJ St Nicholas Girls' SchoolAng Mo Kio · IP · SAP · Affil. 14 G
7 Singapore Chinese Girls' SchoolNovena · IP · Affil. 17 G
7 St Joseph's InstitutionNovena · IP · Affil. 12 B
8 (M) Dunman High SchoolKallang · IP · SAP C
8 National Junior CollegeBukit Timah · IP C
8 Temasek Junior CollegeTampines · IP C
8 Victoria SchoolBedok · IP B
Tier 3

Very Good

COP 9–12 21 schools

The IP tail (Cedar, River Valley) plus the strongest O-level/G3 schools, including the SAP high schools.

9 Cedar Girls' SecondaryToa Payoh · IP G
9 (M) River Valley HighJurong West · IP · SAP C
9 ACS (Barker Road)Novena · Affil. 21 B
9 St Andrew's SecondaryToa Payoh · Affil. 22 B
10 CHIJ Secondary (Toa Payoh)Toa Payoh · Affil. 20 G
10 (M) Chung Cheng High (Main)Marine Parade · SAP C
10 (M) Nan Hua HighClementi · SAP C
10 Paya Lebar Methodist Girls'Hougang · Affil. 20 G
11 Anderson SecondaryAng Mo Kio C
11 Bukit Panjang Govt HighBukit Panjang C
11 Chung Cheng High (Yishun)Yishun C
11 Fairfield MethodistQueenstown · Affil. 20 C
11 (M) Nan Chiau HighSengkang · SAP C
11 St Margaret's SecondaryBukit Timah · Affil. 20 G
11 St Patrick's SchoolBedok · Affil. 20 B
11 Swiss Cottage SecondaryBukit Batok C
11 Temasek SecondaryBedok C
12 Anglican HighBedok · SAP C
12 Maris Stella HighBedok · SAP · Affil. 16 B
12 Ngee Ann SecondaryTampines · Affil. 16 C
12 Zhonghua SecondarySerangoon C
Tier 4

Good

COP 13–16 35 schools

Solid, well-regarded neighbourhood-plus schools; many mission schools here have much lower affiliated cut-offs.

13 CHIJ St Theresa's ConventBukit Merah · Affil. 20 G
13 Clementi Town SecondaryClementi C
13 Commonwealth SecondaryJurong East C
13 Crescent Girls' SchoolBukit Merah G
13 Fuhua SecondaryJurong West C
13 Presbyterian HighAng Mo Kio C
13 Tanjong Katong Girls'Marine Parade G
13 Tanjong Katong SecondaryMarine Parade C
13 Xinmin SecondaryHougang C
13 Yishun Town SecondaryYishun C
14 CHIJ Katong ConventMarine Parade · Affil. 20 G
14 CHIJ St Joseph's ConventSengkang · Affil. 20 G
14 Dunman SecondaryTampines C
14 Edgefield SecondaryPunggol C
14 Geylang Methodist (Sec)Central · Affil. 21 C
14 Holy Innocents' HighSerangoon · Affil. 22 C
14 Hua Yi SecondaryJurong West C
14 Kranji SecondaryChoa Chu Kang C
14 Pei Hwa SecondarySengkang C
14 Riverside SecondaryWoodlands C
14 St Hilda's SecondaryTampines · Affil. 22 C
15 Bukit Batok SecondaryBukit Batok C
15 Evergreen SecondaryWoodlands C
15 Gan Eng Seng SchoolBukit Merah C
15 Hai Sing CatholicPasir Ris C
15 St Anthony's CanossianBedok · Affil. 22 G
15 St Gabriel's SecondarySerangoon · Affil. 22 B
15 Yusof Ishak SecondaryPunggol C
16 Ang Mo Kio SecondaryAng Mo Kio C
16 Bedok View SecondaryBedok C
16 Bowen SecondaryHougang C
16 Deyi SecondaryAng Mo Kio C
16 Greendale SecondaryPunggol C
16 Jurong SecondaryJurong West C
16 Jurong West SecondaryJurong West C
Tier 5

Average

COP 17–20 34 schools

Mainstream schools across the heartlands. † Kuo Chuan Presbyterian: source printout shows only the affiliated cut-off.

17 Christ Church SecondaryWoodlands C
17 Mayflower SecondaryAng Mo Kio C
17 Outram SecondarySengkang C
17 Pasir Ris SecondaryTampines C
17 Queensway SecondaryQueenstown C
17 West Spring SecondaryBukit Panjang C
18 Ahmad Ibrahim SecondaryYishun C
18 Beatty SecondaryToa Payoh C
18 Bedok South SecondaryBedok C
18 Compassvale SecondarySengkang C
18 Hillgrove SecondaryBukit Batok C
18 Kent Ridge SecondaryClementi C
18 North Vista SecondarySengkang C
18 Pasir Ris Crest SecondaryPasir Ris C
18 Unity SecondaryChoa Chu Kang C
18 Yuan Ching SecondaryJurong West C
19 Naval Base SecondaryYishun C
19 Orchid Park SecondaryYishun C
19 Punggol SecondaryPunggol C
19 Seng Kang SecondarySengkang C
19 Tampines SecondaryTampines C
19 Woodgrove SecondaryWoodlands C
20 Bedok Green SecondaryBedok C
20 Bukit View SecondaryBukit Batok C
20 Chua Chu Kang SecondaryChoa Chu Kang C
20 Hougang SecondaryHougang C
20 New Town SecondaryQueenstown C
20 Peicai SecondarySerangoon C
20 Peirce SecondaryBishan C
20 Serangoon SecondarySerangoon C
20 Yishun SecondaryYishun C
20 Yuhua SecondaryJurong West C
20 Zhenghua SecondaryBukit Panjang C
20 † Kuo Chuan PresbyterianBishan · Affil. COP shown C
Tier 6

Below Average

COP 21–22 35 schools

Nearly all sit at the G3 floor of 22, so ordering within this tier is not meaningful — location and programmes matter more than the number.

21 Bartley SecondaryToa Payoh C
21 Junyuan SecondaryTampines C
21 Manjusri SecondaryGeylang · Affil. 22 C
22 Admiralty SecondaryWoodlands C
22 Assumption English SchoolBukit Panjang C
22 Bendemeer SecondaryKallang C
22 Boon Lay SecondaryJurong West C
22 Broadrick SecondaryGeylang C
22 Bukit Merah SecondaryBukit Merah C
22 Canberra SecondarySembawang C
22 Changkat Changi SecondaryTampines C
22 Damai SecondaryBedok C
22 Dunearn SecondaryBukit Batok C
22 East Spring SecondaryTampines C
22 Greenridge SecondaryBukit Panjang C
22 Guangyang SecondaryBishan C
22 Jurongville SecondaryJurong East C
22 Juying SecondaryJurong West C
22 Loyang View SecondaryPasir Ris C
22 Marsiling SecondaryWoodlands C
22 Meridian SecondaryPasir Ris C
22 Montfort SecondaryHougang · Affil. 22 B
22 Northbrooks SecondaryYishun C
22 Northland SecondaryYishun C
22 Queenstown SecondaryQueenstown C
22 Regent SecondaryChoa Chu Kang C
22 Sembawang SecondarySembawang C
22 Serangoon Garden SecondarySerangoon C
22 Springfield SecondaryTampines C
22 Westwood SecondaryJurong West C
22 Whitley SecondaryBishan C
22 Woodlands Ring SecondaryWoodlands C
22 Woodlands SecondaryWoodlands C
22 Yio Chu Kang SecondaryAng Mo Kio C
22 Yuying SecondaryHougang C
Specialised

Support Pathway — No Cut-Off Point

Application / referral — not selective 2 schools

The opposite end of the range: hands-on vocational schools for students who don’t qualify for G1–G3 (NorthLight) or are G1-eligible (Spectra). Graduates earn an ITE Skills Certificate.

No COP NorthLight SchoolKallang · For students outside G1–G3 · ITE Skills Cert pathway C
No COP Spectra Secondary SchoolWoodlands · For G1-eligible students · ITE Skills Cert pathway C
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