Historical archive, rebuilt in 2026. This page preserves a list of 2018-era secondary-school entry scores that eduKate published in April 2019. The original title called it a “Secondary School Ranking”. That framing is now corrected: a cut-off score is not the same thing as school quality, and this historical T-score table should not be used as a current ranking or current admissions guide.
Quick Read
The numbers below belong to the old PSLE T-score era. Singapore replaced the PSLE T-score with Achievement Levels from 2021. From the 2024 Secondary 1 cohort, Full Subject-Based Banding uses Posting Groups to facilitate school entry, while students can take subjects at G1, G2 or G3 levels according to strengths, interests and learning needs. Current school-entry information should therefore be checked through MOE SchoolFinder, not inferred from this 2018 archive.
One-sentence answer: preserve this page as a historical record of how families once compared schools by entry scores, but do not confuse historical selectivity with educational quality or current admissions reality.
The RFE of this page
This URL now has one dominant reader job: preserve and explain a 2018 T-score/cut-off-score snapshot without presenting it as a timeless school ranking.
The original 2019 post did not provide an official source citation for the compiled table. For that reason, the individual figures are preserved as historical content exactly in the spirit in which the page recorded them, not re-certified here as an official MOE ranking dataset.
Why “ranking” is the wrong word
An entry cut-off reflects admissions outcomes in a particular year. It is affected by applicant choices, available places, affiliation rules, programme type and the scoring system operating at that time. It does not directly measure teaching quality, student wellbeing, school culture, subject fit, programmes, distance from home or how well a particular child will learn there.
MOE’s current SchoolFinder school profiles explicitly explain that a cut-off point reflects the score of the last student admitted into the school, and that the current year’s COP is only known after Secondary 1 posting has concluded. That alone should make families cautious about treating one year’s number as a permanent property of a school.
The scoring system changed after this archive
The 2018 figures below come from the former PSLE T-score environment. MOE replaced the T-score system with Achievement Levels from 2021, using wider scoring bands to reduce overly fine differentiation at a young age. Under Full Subject-Based Banding, fully implemented from the 2024 Secondary 1 cohort, stream labels have been phased out. Posting Groups 1, 2 and 3 facilitate entry, while students can offer subjects at different G1, G2 and G3 levels. See MOE Education Conversations and MOE’s Full Subject-Based Banding overview.
From 2027, the Singapore-Cambridge Secondary Education Certificate (SEC) also begins replacing the separate N(T), N(A) and O-Level certificates. Current 2027 SEC syllabuses are already published by SEAB at SEC Syllabuses for School Candidates.
What a score can tell you—and what it cannot
| A historical cut-off can suggest | It cannot establish by itself |
|---|---|
| How selective entry was in that particular context | That one school teaches better than another |
| How applicant demand and available places interacted | That a child will thrive there |
| How an old scoring/admissions system behaved | Current entry likelihood under today’s system |
| Where affiliation may have affected entry thresholds | Current affiliation rules or score ranges |
| A historical planning signal | A complete measure of school fit |
How families should compare schools now
Choosing a school for the next intake? Use the current secondary school directory and planner. The 2018 T-scores in this archive are historical and are not used in that tool. Open the secondary school directory.
Start with the child rather than a league table.
- Current score range: check the latest SchoolFinder information as a reference, not a guarantee.
- Subject and programme fit: consider what the school actually offers.
- Distance and daily load: a long commute is a repeated cost.
- Strengths and interests: consider CCAs, distinctive programmes and DSA-relevant areas where appropriate.
- Learning needs: ask whether the environment and available support fit the student.
- Culture and belonging: school life is experienced daily, not as a number on a table.
Historical 2018 score list preserved from the original page
Archive warning: the list below is retained for historical reference. School names, programmes, affiliations and admission systems can change. Do not use these figures for 2026/2027 application decisions without checking current MOE information.
- Nanyang Girls’ High School IP SAP (girls) – 264
- Methodist Girls’ School (Secondary) IB (girls) – 260
- Raffles Girls’ School (Secondary) IP (girls) – 260
- Hwa Chong Institution IP SAP (boys) – 258
- Raffles Institution IP (boys) – 257
- Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) IB (boys) – 256
- CHIJ St. Nicholas Girls’ School IP SAP (girls) – 256
- National Junior College IP (co-ed) – 256
- Dunman High School IP SAP (co-ed) – 255
- Cedar Girls’ Secondary School IP (girls) – 254
- Methodist Girls’ School (Secondary) O-levels (girls) – 254
- Catholic High School IP SAP (boys) – 253
- CHIJ St. Nicholas Girls’ School O-levels SAP (girls) – 253
- St. Joseph’s Institution IB (boys) – 253
- Singapore Chinese Girls’ School IP (girls) – 252
- Victoria School IP (boys) – 252
- Catholic High School O-levels SAP (boys) – 250
- Paya Lebar Methodist Girls’ School (Secondary) (girls) – 250
- River Valley High School IP SAP (co-ed) – 250
- Singapore Chinese Girls’ School O-levels (girls) – 250
- Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) O-levels (boys) – 249
- Cedar Girls’ Secondary School – O-levels (girls) – 249
- Temasek Junior College IP (co-ed) – 249
- Victoria School – O-levels (boys) – 246
- Anderson Secondary School (co-ed) – 245
- Bukit Panjang Govt. High School (co-ed) – 244
- St. Joseph’s Institution O-levels (boys) – 244
- CHIJ Secondary (Toa Payoh) (girls) – 243
- Nan Chiau High School SAP (co-ed) – 243
- Nan Hua High School SAP (co-ed) – 243
- Chung Cheng High School (Main) SAP (co-ed) – 242
- Crescent Girls’ School (girls) – 241
- Fairfield Methodist School (Secondary) (co-ed) – 241
- St. Margaret’s Secondary School (girls) – 241
- Anglo-Chinese School (Barker Road) (boys) – 240
- Swiss Cottage Secondary School (co-ed) – 239
- Anglican High School SAP (co-ed) – 238
- Chung Cheng High School (Yishun) (co-ed) – 238
- Commonwealth Secondary School (co-ed) – 237
- Ngee Ann Secondary School (co-ed) – 237
- CHIJ St. Theresa’s Convent (girls) – 235
- Maris Stella High School SAP (boys) – 235
- Yishun Town Secondary School (co-ed) – 235
- St. Andrew’s Secondary School (boys) – 234
- Zhonghua Secondary School (co-ed) – 234
- Xinmin Secondary School (co-ed) – 233
- CHIJ St. Joseph’s Convent (girls) – 232
- Fuhua Secondary School (co-ed) – 232
- Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Secondary School (co-ed) – 232
- Presbyterian High School (co-ed) – 232
- Clementi Town Secondary School (co-ed) – 231
- Tanjong Katong Girls’ School (girls) – 231
- Tanjong Katong Secondary School (co-ed) – 231
- Temasek Secondary School (co-ed) – 231
- Riverside Secondary School (co-ed) – 230
- Dunman Secondary School (co-ed) – 229
- Kranji Secondary School (co-ed) – 229
- Holy Innocents’ High School (co-ed) – 228
- Edgefield Secondary School (co-ed) – 226
- CHIJ Katong Convent (girls) – 225
- St. Patrick’s School (boys) – 225
- Ang Mo Kio Secondary School (co-ed) – 224
- Bowen Secondary School (co-ed) – 224
- Evergreen Secondary School (co-ed) – 224
- Geylang Methodist School (Secondary) (co-ed) – 224
- Jurong Secondary School (co-ed) – 224
- Bukit Batok Secondary School (co-ed) – 223
- Gan Eng Seng School (co-ed) – 223
- St. Anthony’s Canossian Secondary School (girls) – 223
- St. Gabriel’s Secondary School (boys) – 222
- Hua Yi Secondary School (co-ed) – 221
- St. Hilda’s Secondary School (co-ed) – 221
- Hai Sing Catholic School (co-ed) – 220
- West Spring Secondary School (co-ed) – 220
- Mayflower Secondary School (co-ed) – 219
- Pei Hwa Secondary School (co-ed) – 219
- Ahmad Ibrahim Secondary School (co-ed) – 218
- Pasir Ris Secondary School (co-ed) – 216
- Deyi Secondary School (co-ed) – 215
- Pasir Ris Crest Secondary School (co-ed) – 215
- Queensway Secondary School (co-ed) – 214
- Bedok View Secondary School (co-ed) – 212
- Unity Secondary School (co-ed) – 212
- Beatty Secondary School (co-ed) – 211
- Chua Chu Kang Secondary School (co-ed) – 211
- Woodlands Ring Secondary School (co-ed) – 211
- Compassvale Secondary School (co-ed) – 210
- Meridian Secondary School (co-ed) – 208
- North Vista Secondary School (co-ed) – 208
- Orchid Park Secondary School (co-ed) – 208
- Peirce Secondary School (co-ed) – 208
- Yuan Ching Secondary School (co-ed) – 208
- Bedok South Secondary School (co-ed) – 207
- Kent Ridge Secondary School (co-ed) – 206
- Zhenghua Secondary School (co-ed) – 206
- Bukit View Secondary School (co-ed) – 205
- Hillgrove Secondary School (co-ed) – 205
- Montfort Secondary School (boys) – 204
- Woodgrove Secondary School (co-ed) – 204
- Greendale Secondary School (co-ed) – 203
- Tampines Secondary School (co-ed) – 203
- Christ Church Secondary School (co-ed) – 201
- Yishun Secondary School (co-ed) – 200
- Jurong West Secondary School (co-ed) – 199
- Seng Kang Secondary School (co-ed) – 199
- Westwood Secondary School (co-ed) – 198
- Admiralty Secondary School (co-ed) – 197
- Jurongville Secondary School (co-ed) – 195
- Juying Secondary School (co-ed) – 195
- Naval Base Secondary School (co-ed) – 195
- Hougang Secondary School (co-ed) – 194
- Punggol Secondary School (co-ed) – 194
- Regent Secondary School (co-ed) – 190
- Bukit Merah Secondary School (co-ed) – 189
- Changkat Changi Secondary School (co-ed) – 189
- Dunearn Secondary School (co-ed) – 189
- New Town Secondary School (co-ed) – 189
- Ping Yi Secondary School (co-ed) – 189
- Springfield Secondary School (co-ed) – 189
- Assumption English School (co-ed) – 188
- Bartley Secondary School (co-ed) – 188
- Bedok Green Secondary School (co-ed) – 188
- Bendemeer Secondary School (co-ed) – 188
- Boon Lay Secondary School (co-ed) – 188
- Broadrick Secondary School (co-ed) – 188
- Canberra Secondary School (co-ed) – 188
- Damai Secondary School (co-ed) – 188
- East Spring Secondary School (co-ed) – 188
- East View Secondary School (co-ed) – 188
- Fajar Secondary School (co-ed) – 188
- Fuchun Secondary School (co-ed) – 188
- Greenridge Secondary School (co-ed) – 188
- Guangyang Secondary School (co-ed) – 188
- Hong Kah Secondary School (co-ed) – 188
- Junyuan Secondary School (co-ed) – 188
- Loyang Secondary School (co-ed) – 188
- Manjusri Secondary School (co-ed) – 188
- Marsiling Secondary School (co-ed) – 188
- Northbrooks Secondary School (co-ed) – 188
- Northland Secondary School (co-ed) – 188
- Outram Secondary School (co-ed) – 188
- Peicai Secondary School (co-ed) – 188
- Queenstown Secondary School (co-ed) – 188
- Sembawang Secondary School (co-ed) – 188
- Serangoon Garden Secondary School (co-ed) – 188
- Serangoon Secondary School (co-ed) – 188
- Shuqun Secondary School (co-ed) – 188
- Tanglin Secondary School (co-ed) – 188
- Teck Whye Secondary School (co-ed) – 188
- Whitley Secondary School (co-ed) – 188
- Woodlands Secondary School (co-ed) – 188
- Yio Chu Kang Secondary School (co-ed) – 188
- Yuhua Secondary School (co-ed) – 188
- Yusof Ishak Secondary School (co-ed) – 188
- Yuying Secondary School (co-ed) – 188
Historical affiliation list preserved from the original page
The original post also recorded the following affiliation-related figures. They are preserved as historical data, not current advice. Verify present affiliation arrangements and current score ranges directly with MOE.
- Anglo-Chinese School (Barker Road) – 189
- Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) – 235
- Catholic High School – 240
- CHIJ Katong Convent – 201
- CHIJ Secondary (Toa Payoh) – 201
- CHIJ St. Joseph’s Convent – 200
- CHIJ St. Nicholas Girls’ School – 230
- CHIJ St. Theresa’s Convent – 200
- Fairfield Methodist School (Secondary) – 200
- Geylang Methodist School (Secondary) – 195
- Holy Innocents’ High School – 188
- Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Secondary School – 200
- Manjusri Secondary School – 188
- Maris Stella High School – 226
- Methodist Girls’ School (Secondary) – 220
- Montfort Secondary School – 188
- Nanyang Girls’ High School – 250
- Ngee Ann Secondary School – 226
- Paya Lebar Methodist Girls’ School (Secondary) – 216
- Singapore Chinese Girls’ School – 220
- St. Andrew’s Secondary School – 189
- St. Anthony’s Canossian Secondary School – 188
- St. Gabriel’s Secondary School – 188
- St. Hilda’s Secondary School – 188
- St. Joseph’s Institution – 238
- St. Margaret’s Secondary School – 200
- St. Patrick’s School – 190
How to use this archive responsibly
- Use it for history. It shows how secondary-school choice was discussed in the T-score era.
- Do not use it for current posting decisions. Check MOE SchoolFinder and current Secondary 1 posting information.
- Do not convert selectivity into quality. A higher historical cut-off does not prove that a school is “better” for every learner.
- Check school identity. Schools can merge, move, change programmes or change admission arrangements.
- Check fit. Programmes, subjects, location, learning needs, interests and belonging matter.
- Treat current score ranges as references, not guarantees. Actual posting outcomes depend on the year’s applicants and vacancies.
What changed conceptually: from sorting whole students to subject-level flexibility
The old table feels natural because the former system encouraged families to imagine a single vertical ladder. Full Subject-Based Banding changes that mental model. Posting Groups facilitate school admission, but once in secondary school, students can take subjects at different G1, G2 and G3 levels. MOE’s stated direction is to cater more closely to different strengths, interests and learning needs rather than define the student by one stream label.
That does not make school choice irrelevant. It changes what the choice should optimise: a place where the child can learn, participate, stretch appropriately and sustain the daily journey.
A better parent decision frame
| Question | Evidence to look for |
|---|---|
| Can my child plausibly enter? | Current MOE score ranges and posting rules |
| Will the daily journey be sustainable? | Travel time and transport reliability |
| Does the school fit strengths and interests? | Subjects, CCAs, distinctive programmes |
| What support or stretch is available? | School programme information and direct enquiries |
| Does my child feel able to belong there? | Open-house experience, school culture, conversations |
| Are we over-reading one number? | Compare multiple dimensions before deciding |
The deeper principle
A cut-off score is a boundary produced by an admissions process. A school is a living educational environment. A child is more than an admissions score.
The historical numbers are worth preserving because they show how the system once worked and how families once navigated it. Their value increases—not decreases—when we label their limits honestly.
Archive note: first published 21 April 2019 as “List of Secondary School Ranking 2018 Singapore”. The 2026 rebuild preserves the complete score and affiliation lists while correcting the ranking frame, documenting the move from T-score to AL scoring and Full Subject-Based Banding, and routing current admissions intent to MOE. This historical dataset page is intentionally noindexed.