New PSLE Scoring System 2021: List Of Top Secondary Schools In Singapore

Check out the top secondary schools in Singapore 2021 based on their Achievement Levels (AL) cut-off, as provided by MOE.

The new PSLE scoring system will be used for the very first time this year, for Primary 6 cohort to get into secondary schools next year. This means more students and their parents will be eager to find a good school. This is why based on the newly released cut-off points, we’ve ranked down the top secondary schools in Singapore 2021!

But before looking through our list, it’s important to consider factors other than scores. These include the school’s distance from your home, locations, CCAs, subjects, as well as programmes offered.

After all, these scores are just meant to guide you through the schools; especially since these are crucial years for your child to shape and influence their future ahead of them.

So to support you and your child in deciding, here are the top secondary schools in Singapore 2021 based on their cut-off points (COP) for 2020.

New PSLE Scoring System 2021: First Transition From T-score to Achievement Levels (AL)

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This list of top secondary schools in Singapore is based on the indicative PSLE score range as provided by MOE. The PSLE score ranges are still indicative since this will be the first transition from T-score to Achievement Levels (AL).

These are sourced from MOE’s release of entry and COPs for all secondary schools on their official website.

Under the Achievement Levels system, each PSLE subject will be scored using 8 ALs with AL 1 being the best. (The PSLE score is the sum total of ALs across the four subjects, ranging from 4 as the best to 31.) This means the lower the final score, the better!

SOURCE: MOE

The entry and COPs are based on simulated scores modelled on last year’s PSLE scores. These new indicative score ranges will reflect the score of the first and last student to be posted into each school under the AL scoring system.

Screengrab: MOE press statement

The first number is the score of the top student posted into the school in the respective courses. Meanwhile, the second number is the indicative PSLE score of the last student posted into the school, becoming the cut-off point for the school.

List Of Top Secondary Schools In Singapore 2021

So to give you a jumpstart in your decision-making, here are the top secondary schools in Singapore 2021 based on thei AL scores**.


Name of school	Express	Normal (Academic)	Normal (Technical)
Methodist Girls’ School (Secondary) IP	4-6	–	–
Raffles Girls’ School (Secondary) IP	4-6	–	–
Raffles Institution IP	4-6	–	–
Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) IP	4-7	–	–
CHIJ St. Nicholas Girls’ School IP	4(D)-7(M)	–	–
Hwa Chong Institution IP	4(D)-7(M)	–	–
Nanyang Girls’ High School IP	4(D)-7(M)	–	–
Cedar Girls’ Secondary School IP	4-8	–	–
Singapore Chinese Girls’ School IP	4-8	–	–
St. Joseph’s Institution IP	4-8	–	–
Dunman High School IP	4(D)-8(D)	–	–
Cedar Girls’ Secondary School	4-9	–	–
Temasek Junior College IP	4-9	–	–
River Valley High School IP	4(M)-9(D)	–	–
Anderson Secondary School	4-10	21-23	25-27
Nan Chiau High School	4(M)-11(M)	–	–
Swiss Cottage Secondary School	4-11	21-22	25-26
Outram Secondary School	4-22	22-25	26-30
National Junior College IP	5-7	–	–
Victoria School IP	5-8	–	–
Catholic High School IP	5(M)-8(M)	–	–
CHIJ St. Nicholas Girls’ School	5(M)-8(M)	–	–
Singapore Chinese Girls’ School	5-9	–	–
St. Joseph’s Institution	5-10	–	–
Ngee Ann Secondary School	5-12	21-22	25-26
Tanjong Katong Girls’ School	5-13	–	–
Methodist Girls’School (Secondary)	6-8	–	–
Anglo-Chinese School (Independent)	6-9	–	–
Victoria School	6-9	–	–
Catholic High School	6(M)-9(M)	–	–
Nan Hua High School	6(M)-11(M)	–	–
Anglo-Chinese School (Barker Road)	6-11	21-21	25-26
CHIJ Secondary (Toa Payoh)	6-10	21-24	25-30
Chung Cheng High School (Main)	6(M)-11(M)	–	–
Crescent Girls’ School	6-11	–	–
Bukit Panjang Government High School	6-11	21-22	25-26
Chung Cheng High School (Yishun)	6-11	21-23	25-27
Yishun Town Secondary School	6-13	21-23	25-27
Fuhua Secondary School	6-13	21-23	25-28
Riverside Secondary School	6-14	21-23	25-27
Teck Whye Secondary School	6-22	21-25	25-29
St. Andrew’s Secondary School	7-10	21-23	25-26
Maris Stella High School	7(M)-12	–	–
Temasek Secondary School	7-13	21-22	25-27
Edgefield Secondary School	7-14	21-22	25-27
Gan Eng Seng School	7-15	21-23	25-26
Whitley Secondary School	7-22	21-25	26-29
Fairfield Methodist School (Secondary)	8-11	21-21	25-27
Paya Lebar Methodist Girls’ School (Secondary)	8-11	21-23	25-28
Commonwealth Secondary School	8-12	21-23	25-28
Presbyterian High School	8-13	21-23	25-27
Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Secondary School	8-13	21-24	–
Xinmin Secondary School	8-14	21-23	25-27
Clementi Town Secondary School	8-14	21-24	25-28
Jurong Secondary School	8-16	21-23	25-28
Greendale Secondary School	8-18	21-23	25-27
Yuan Ching Secondary School	8-19	21-25	25-28
Serangoon Garden Secondary School	8-22	21-25	25-28
Yuying Secondary School	8-22	21-25	26-28
Northland Secondary School	8-22	22-25	26-28
Peicai Secondary School	8-22	22-25	26-29
St. Margaret’s Secondary School	9-11	21-22	25-27
CHIJ St. Joseph’s Convent	9-13	21-23	25-27
Zhonghua Secondary School	9-13	21-23	25-27
Tanjong Katong Secondary School	9-14	–	–
Dunman Secondary School	9-14	21-23	25-27
Evergreen Secondary School	9-15	21-23	25-27
Pasir Ris Crest Secondary School	9-17	21-25	25-28
Sembawang Secondary School	9-22	21-25	25-28
Woodlands Secondary School	9-22	21-25	25-28
St. Patrick’s School	10-14	21-22	25-27
Bowen Secondary School	10-16	21-24	24-27
West Spring Secondary School	10-17	21-23	25-26
St. Gabriel’s Secondary School	10-17	21-23	25-28
Ahmad Ibrahim Secondary School	10-17	21-24	25-28
Jurong West Secondary School	10-18	21-24	25-28
Geylang Methodist School (Secondary)	11-15	21-23	25-26
Bukit Batok Secondary School	11-15	21-23	25-28
St. Anthony’s Canossian Secondary School	11-15	21-24	25-27
CHIJ St. Theresa’s Convent	11-13	22-24	25-29
CHIJ Katong Convent	11-15	21-24	25-30
Pei Hwa Secondary School	11-16	21-24	25-26
Ang Mo Kio Secondary School	11-16	21-24	25-28
Queensway Secondary School	11-17	21-24	25-27
Compassvale Secondary School	11-18	21-24	25-27
Pasir Ris Secondary School	11-18	21-24	25-28
Naval Base Secondary School	11-20	21-24	25-28
Yishun Secondary School	11-20	21-24	25-28
Canberra Secondary School	11-22	21-24	25-29
Westwood Secondary School	11-22	21-25	25-28
St. Hilda’s Secondary School	12-15	21-23	25-28
Mayflower Secondary School	12-17	21-24	25-28
North Vista Secondary School	12-18	21-24	25-27
Christ Church Secondary School	12-19	21-24	25-28
Orchid Park Secondary School	12-19	21-24	25-28
Peirce Secondary School	12-19	22-25	26-29
Zhenghua Secondary School	12-20	21-24	25-27
Juying Secondary School	12-21	21-25	25-28
Northbrooks Secondary School	12-22	21-25	25-28
East Spring Secondary School	12-22	22-25	25-28
Bedok View Secondary School	13-18	21-24	–
Unity Secondary School	13-18	21-24	25-28
Seng Kang Secondary School	13-19	21-24	25-27
Tampines Secondary School	13-19	21-25	25-28
Deyi Secondary School	13-17	21-25	25-30
Woodgrove Secondary School	13-20	21-23	25-27
New Town Secondary School	13-20	21-25	–
Bedok Green Secondary School	13-20	21-24	25-26
Changkat Changi Secondary School	13-22	21-25	–
Loyang View Secondary School	13-22	23-25	26-28
Beatty Secondary School	12-18	21-25	25-27
Bukit Merah Secondary School	9-22	21-25	25-28
Bartley Secondary School	13-22	21-25	25-28
Woodlands Ring Secondary School	14-19	21-24	25-28
Bedok South Secondary School	14-19	21-25	25-28
Bukit View Secondary School	14-19	21-25	26-30
Admiralty Secondary School	15-20	21-24	25-28
Montfort Secondary School	15-20	21-25	25-28
Manjusri Secondary School	15-21	22-25	26-28
Damai Secondary School	15-22	21-25	25-28
Broadrick Secondary School	7-22	21-25	25-30
Bendemeer Secondary School	8-22	21-25	25-29
Boon Lay Secondary School	8-22	21-25	25-30
Fajar Secondary School	8-22	21-25	25-30
Dunearn Secondary School	9-22	21-25	25-30
Marsiling Secondary School	9-22	21-25	25-30
Kranji Secondary School	10-14	21-23	25-27
Holy Innocents’ High School	10-15	21-23	25-26
Hua Yi Secondary School	10-16	21-23	25-29
Hai Sing Catholic School	10-16	21-24	25-28
Hillgrove Secondary School	14-19	21-24	25-28
Meridian Secondary School	15-19	21-24	25-27
Kent Ridge Secondary School	10-19	21-24	25-30
Springfield Secondary School	10-22	21-25	25-28
Assumption English School	10-22	22-25	25-29
Punggol Secondary School	15-20	21-24	25-27
Hougang Secondary School	15-20	21-25	26-27
Regent Secondary School	15-21	21-25	–
Yuhua Secondary School	14-22	21-25	25-30
Jurongville Secondary School	16-20	21-25	25-30
Serangoon Secondary School	16-21	22-25	25-28
Yio Chu Kang Secondary School	16-21	22-25	25-28
Guangyang Secondary School	16-21	21-25	26-29
Queenstown Secondary School	16-22	21-25	25-28

Lead image source Facebook / Ministry of Education, Singapore. | Core information of the table above is based on MOE’s Secondary School listing, available here.

**Disclaimer: This ranking is based on the Achievement Levels (AL) cut-off, as provided by MOE.

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