Secondary school · Novena
- Affiliated
- Boys
Anglo-Chinese School (Barker Road) cut‑off point 2026
The PSLE cut-off point at Anglo-Chinese School (Barker Road) for the 2026 Secondary 1 intake was 9 for Posting Group 3, 21 for Posting Group 2 and 26 for Posting Group 1. That makes it the joint 16th most selective of the 139 secondary schools. Children from its affiliated primary schools needed 21 for Posting Group 3, 25 for Posting Group 2 and 28 for Posting Group 1. Its Posting Group 3 cut-off is 1 point tighter than 2023.
Source: MOE SchoolFinder, 2026 S1 posting
9
PG3
Posting Group 3
10 in 2023
21
PG2
Posting Group 2
held at 21 since 2023
Cut-off points
Four years of Anglo-Chinese School (Barker Road) cut‑offs
Posting Group 3 has tightened from 10 to 9 since 2023. Posting Group 2 has held at 21 since 2023. Posting Group 1 has tightened from 28 to 26 since 2023.
Each value is the score of the last child posted that year. D, M or P: that place also needed that Higher Chinese grade. *: places were still open at that score.
| Intake | Posting Group 3 | PG3, affiliated primary | Posting Group 2 | PG2, affiliated primary | Posting Group 1 | PG1, affiliated primary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026Latest | 9 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 28 |
| 2025 | 9 | 22 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 28 |
| 2024 | 10 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 28 |
| 2023 | 10 | 22 | 21 | 25 | 28 | 27 |
Where it ranks
Anglo-Chinese School (Barker Road) among 139 schools
Joint 16th most selective, with Cedar Girls' Secondary School and St. Andrew's Secondary School. The schools ranked just above and below it:
#16of 139
- #15
River Valley High School#15 · Jurong West · co-edIP9M - #16
Cedar Girls' Secondary School#16 · Toa Payoh · girlsIP9 - #16
Anglo-Chinese School (Barker Road)This school#16 · Novena · boysPG39 - #16
St. Andrew's Secondary School#16 · Toa Payoh · boysPG39 - #19
Chung Cheng High School (Main)#19 · Marine Parade · co-edPG310M
Ranked by each school's hardest door: its cut-off, then the Higher Chinese grade the last place needed. Schools with the same bar share a rank. All 139 cut-off points, ranked
Your child's score
Could your child get into Anglo-Chinese School (Barker Road)?
Set a PSLE score and each door reads it. Nothing you type leaves this page.
–PSLE score
- Posting Group 39
- Posting Group 221
- Posting Group 126
Pick a score to see where it lands on each door.
A cut-off is last year's last admitted score, not a promise. Work out the score from marks in the PSLE score calculator
What it takes
What a PSLE score of 9 takes
A score of 9 is four Achievement Levels that add up to 9, so every subject at about AL 2 or AL 3. One way to make it:
- English
AL 3
80 to 84
- Maths
AL 2
85 to 89
- Science
AL 2
85 to 89
- Mother Tongue
AL 2
85 to 89
In Maths, AL 2 starts at 85 marks and AL 3 at 80: 5 marks on a 100-mark paper decide a whole point of the score.
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Getting in
Getting into Anglo-Chinese School (Barker Road)
How many points do you need for Anglo-Chinese School (Barker Road)?
The last places in the 2026 Secondary 1 intake went at a PSLE score of 9 for Posting Group 3, 21 for Posting Group 2 and 26 for Posting Group 1. A lower score is a stronger one.
Does Anglo-Chinese School (Barker Road) offer the Integrated Programme?
No. It takes children through Posting Group 3, Posting Group 2 and Posting Group 1, into the four-year course.
Which primary school is affiliated with Anglo-Chinese School (Barker Road)?
Anglo-Chinese School (Junior) and Anglo-Chinese School (Primary). Their pupils who listed it first needed 21 for Posting Group 3, 25 for Posting Group 2 and 28 for Posting Group 1 in 2026.
Does a DSA offer to Anglo-Chinese School (Barker Road) still need a PSLE score?
Yes, a PSLE score that qualifies for Secondary 1 posting. Every posting group is open here, so no particular score is needed. How DSA works
Direct School Admission
Anglo-Chinese School (Barker Road) DSA 2026
Every place opens into the four-year course, for boys.
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talent areas
Any posting score: every posting group is open here
Sports and Games · 10
Performing Arts · 4
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics · 2
Language and Humanities · 1
Talent areas from MOE SchoolFinder's 2026 exercise. Schools revise their lists each year, so check the school's own site before applying.
The school
Programmes and CCAs
- Applied Learning Programme
- Developing Confident and Effective Communicators · Languages
- Learning for Life Programme
- Building Character through Sports and Outdoor Education · Sports & Outdoor Education
- Less common subjects
- Arabic Language as MTL-in-lieu · Humanities (SS, Literature in Tamil) · Literature in Tamil · Mobile Robotics · Spanish Language
- CCAs
- 30 across 5 groups: 5 clubs and societies, 1 other, 13 sports, 4 uniformed groups and 7 arts.
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Clubs and societies · 5
- Christian society
- Debating
- Infocomm and media
- Robotics
- Singapore Youth Flying Club
Others · 1
- Student leadership
Physical sports · 13
- Athletics
- Badminton
- Basketball
- Bowling
- Canoeing
- Floorball
- Football
- Hockey
- Rugby
- Swimming
- Table tennis
- Tennis
- Water polo
Uniformed groups · 4
- Boys' Brigade
- National Cadet Corps (sea)
- National Police Cadet Corps
- Scouts
Visual and performing arts · 7
- Chinese orchestra
- Choir
- Concert band
- Dance
- English drama
- Singapore National Youth Chinese Orchestra
- Singapore National Youth Orchestra
Getting there
Novena, Singapore 309919
Nearest MRT: Newton, Stevens
Travel times open in Google Maps, live.
Nearby
Other secondary schools in Novena
Singapore Chinese Girls' School0.9 km away · #8 · girlsIP7
St. Joseph's Institution0.9 km away · #8 · boysIP7
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