Top secondary schools in Singapore 2019 based on PSLE COP 2018
PUBLISHED ONNovember 21, 2019 1:50 AMByJaya
For parents with school-going children, it is no doubt that the PSLE is one of the most important exams your child will ever take. Your child's scores will not only determine which school he or she can opt for but also the variety of programmes and specialisation your child will be exposed to.
Secondary education in Singapore is based on four different tracks or streams: "Integrated Programme", "Express", "Normal (Academic)", or "Normal (Technical)".
The Integrated Programme (IP) provides an integrated secondary and JC (Junior College) education, where secondary school pupils can proceed to JC without taking the GCE "O" Level Examinations. The IP leads to the "A" Level examinations or other Diplomas.
Express course is a four-year programme leading to the GCE "O" Level examination.
Normal course is a four-year programme leading to the GCE "N" Level examination. Students in the Normal course follow either the Normal (Academic), N(A), or Normal (Technical), N(T), curriculum.
In Normal (Technical), students take subjects of a more technical nature, such as Design and Technology.
A fifth year leading to the GCE "O" Level examination is available to N(A) students who perform well in their GCE "N" Levels.
Choosing the right secondary school is important, because that's where our children will be spending those crucial teenage years.
Time spent in secondary school is thus going to play a huge part in shaping their personality and character, and in influencing their life choices.
HERE THEN, ARE THE TOP SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN SINGAPORE 2019, BASED ON THEIR PSLE CUT-OFF POINTS (COP) FOR 2018:
| Name of school | COP 2018 | Highest Score |
| Raffles Girls’ School (Secondary) IP (girls) | 259 | 276 |
| Hwa Chong Institution IP | 259 | 274 |
| Methodist Girls’ School (Secondary) IP (girls) | 258 | 271 |
| Raffles Institution IP (boys) | 258 | 277 |
| Nanyang Girls' High School (girls) | 258 | 276 |
| Dunman High School IP SAP (co-ed) | 256 | 272 |
| National Junior College IP (co-ed) | 256 | 270 |
| CHIJ St. Nicholas Girls' School (IP) (girls) | 255 | 280 |
| Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) | 255 | 274 |
| Catholic High School IP SAP (boys) | 254 | 267 |
|
Cedar Girls' Secondary School (IP) (girls) |
253 | 270 |
| Singapore Chinese Girls’ School IP (girls) | 252 | 272 |
| Victoria School IP (boys) | 252 | 267 |
| River Valley High School (IP) (SAP) | 252 | 276 |
| St Joseph's Institution | 250 | 264 |
| Temasek Junior College IP (co-ed) | 250 | 265 |
| Anderson Secondary School (co-ed) | 247 | 260 |
|
CHIJ Secondary (Toa Payoh) (girls) |
246 | 265 |
| Bukit Panjang Govt. High School (co-ed) | 245 | 266 |
| Anglo-Chinese School (Barker Road) | 245 | 247 |
| Nan Hua High School SAP (co-ed) | 245 | 262 |
| Nan Chiau High School (co-ed) | 244 | 266 |
| Chung Cheng High School (Main) SAP (co-ed) | 242 | 269 |
| Crescent Girls’ School (girls) | 242 | 257 |
| Fairfield Methodist Secondary School (co-ed) | 242 | 246 |
|
St. Margaret's Secondary School (girls) |
242 | 254 |
|
St. Andrew's Secondary School (boys) |
242 | 246 |
| Swiss Cottage Secondary School (co-ed) | 242 | 254 |
| Chung Cheng High School (Yishun) (co-ed) | 240 | 258 |
|
Anglican High School (co-ed) |
239 | 265 |
| Commonwealth Secondary School (co-ed) | 239 | 248 |
|
Yishun Town Secondary School (co-ed) |
239 | 255 |
| Ngee Ann Secondary School (co-ed) | 238 | 262 |
| CHIJ St. Theresa’s Convent (girls) | 238 | 245 |
| CHIJ St. Joseph's Convent | 237 | 249 |
|
Maris Stella High School (co-ed) |
237 | 250 |
|
Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Secondary School (co-ed) |
236 | 249 |
|
Zhonghua Secondary School (co-ed) |
236 | 254 |
|
Fuhua Secondary School (co-ed) |
235 | 250 |
|
Presbyterian High School (co-ed) |
235 | 250 |
| Tanjong Katong Girls’ School (girls) | 235 | 256 |
| Xinmin Secondary School (co-ed) | 235 | 253 |
| Clementi Town Secondary School (co-ed) | 234 | 248 |
| Riverside Secondary School (co-ed) | 234 | 252 |
| Temasek Secondary School | 234 | 251 |
| Holy Innocents’ High School (co-ed) | 233 | 245 |
|
Kranji Secondary School |
233 | 245 |
|
Tanjong Katong Secondary School |
233 | 242 |
|
Dunman Secondary School |
231 | 242 |
|
Edgefield Secondary School |
229 | 241 |
|
St. Patrick's School |
229 | 256 |
| Ang Mo Kio Secondary School (co-ed) | 228 | 235 |
|
Bukit Batok Secondary School (co-ed) |
228 | 252 |
|
Geylang Methodist School (co-ed) |
228 | 250 |
|
Jurong Secondary School (co-ed) |
228 | 244 |
|
CHIJ Katong Convent (girls) |
227 | 236 |
|
Evergreen Secondary School (co-ed) |
227 | 253 |
|
St. Anthony's Canossian Secondary School (girls) |
227 | 253 |
|
Bowen Secondary School (co-ed) |
226 | 249 |
|
Gan Eng Seng School (co-ed) |
226 | 240 |
| Hua Yi Secondary School (co-ed) | 226 | 244 |
|
St. Gabriel's Secondary School (boys) |
226 | 245 |
|
St. Hilda's Secondary School |
226 | 233 |
|
Pei Hwa Secondary School (co-ed) |
224 | 244 |
|
West Spring Secondary School (co-ed) |
224 | 243 |
|
Hai Sing Catholic School (co-ed) |
223 | 254 |
| Ahmad Ibrahim Secondary School (co-ed) | 222 | 244 |
|
Mayflower Secondary School (co-ed) |
222 | 240 |
|
Deyi Secondary School (co-ed) |
220 | 232 |
|
Queensway Secondary School (co-ed) |
220 | 234 |
|
Pasir Ris Secondary School (co-ed) |
219 | 230 |
|
Unity Secondary School (co-ed) |
219 | 245 |
|
Pasir Ris Crest Secondary School (co-ed) |
217 | 253 |
|
Woodlands Ring Secondary School (co-ed) |
217 | 245 |
|
Bedok View Secondary School (co-ed) |
216 | 234 |
|
Chua Chu Kang Secondary School (co-ed) |
216 | 241 |
|
Beatty Secondary School (co-ed) |
215 | 238 |
|
Yuan Ching Secondary School (co-ed) |
215 | 232 |
|
Compassvale Secondary School (co-ed) |
214 | 238 |
|
Kent Ridge Secondary School (co-ed) |
214 | 244 |
|
North Vista Secondary School (co-ed) |
214 | 239 |
|
Orchid Park Secondary School (co-ed) |
212 | 237 |
|
Bukit View Secondary School (co-ed) |
211 | 238 |
|
Peirce Secondary School (co-ed) |
211 | 236 |
|
Zhenghua Secondary School (co-ed) |
211 | 239 |
|
Bedok South Secondary School (co-ed) |
210 | 230 |
|
Greendale Secondary School (co-ed) |
210 | 235 |
|
Hillgrove Secondary School (co-ed) |
210 | 240 |
|
Meridian Secondary School (co-ed) |
210 | 230 |
|
Woodgrove Secondary School (co-ed) |
210 | 233 |
|
Jurong West Secondary School (co-ed) |
209 | 245 |
|
Montfort Secondary School (co-ed) |
208 | 229 |
|
Tampines Secondary School (co-ed) |
208 | 243 |
|
Christ Church Secondary School (co-ed) |
207 | 234 |
|
Yishun Secondary School (co-ed) |
207 | 238 |
|
Seng Kang Secondary School (co-ed) |
205 | 227 |
|
Admiralty Secondary School (co-ed) |
203 | 233 |
|
Naval Base Secondary School (co-ed) |
203 | 241 |
|
Hougang Secondary School (co-ed) |
202 | 226 |
|
Punggol Secondary School (co-ed) |
201 | 233 |
|
Regent Secondary School (co-ed) |
201 | 231 |
|
Jurongville Secondary School (co-ed) |
197 | 224 |
|
Westwood Secondary School (co-ed) |
196 | 240 |
|
Greenridge Secondary School (co-ed) |
195 | 222 |
|
Canberra Secondary School (co-ed) |
193 | 234 |
|
New Town Secondary School (co-ed) |
193 | 233 |
|
Juying Secondary School (co-ed) |
192 | 234 |
|
Peicai Secondary School (co-ed) |
189 | 250 |
|
Queenstown Secondary School (co-ed) |
189 | 225 |
|
Assumption English School (co-ed) |
188 | 241 |
|
Bartley Secondary School (co-ed) |
188 | 235 |
|
Bedok Green Secondary School (co-ed) |
188 | 244 |
|
Bendemeer Secondary School (co-ed) |
188 | 242 |
|
Boon Lay Secondary School (co-ed) |
188 | 252 |
|
Broadrick Secondary School (co-ed) |
188 | 249 |
|
Bukit Merah Secondary School (co-ed) |
188 | 240 |
|
Changkat Changi Secondary School (co-ed) |
188 | 228 |
|
Damai Secondary School (co-ed) |
188 | 240 |
|
Dunearn Secondary School (co-ed) |
188 | 249 |
|
East Spring Secondary School (co-ed) |
188 | 234 |
|
Fajar Secondary School (co-ed) |
188 | 250 |
|
Fuchun Secondary School (co-ed) |
188 | 240 |
|
Guangyang Secondary School (co-ed) |
188 | 251 |
|
Junyuan Secondary School (co-ed) |
188 | 230 |
|
Loyang View Secondary School (co-ed) |
188 | 239 |
|
Manjusri Secondary School (co-ed) |
188 | 235 |
|
Northbrooks Secondary School (co-ed) |
188 | 233 |
|
Northland Secondary School (co-ed) |
188 | 235 |
|
Outram Secondary School (co-ed) |
188 | 245 |
|
Ping Yi Secondary School (co-ed) |
188 | 245 |
|
Sembawang Secondary School (co-ed) |
188 | 239 |
|
Serangoon Garden Secondary School (co-ed) |
188 | 235 |
|
Serangoon Secondary School (co-ed) |
188 | 247 |
|
Springfield Secondary School (co-ed) |
188 | 235 |
|
Tanglin Secondary Schoo (lco-ed) |
188 | 238 |
|
Teck Whye Secondary School (co-ed) |
188 | 219 |
|
Whitley Secondary School (co-ed) |
188 | 251 |
|
Woodlands Secondary School (co-ed) |
188 | 239 |
|
Yio Chu Kang Secondary School (co-ed) |
188 | 239 |
|
Yuhua Secondary School (co-ed) |
188 | 228 |
|
Yuying Secondary School (co-ed) |
188 | 234 |
This article was first published in theAsianparent.