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Secondary school · Sembawang

Canberra Secondary School cut‑off point 2026

The PSLE cut-off point at Canberra Secondary School for the 2026 Secondary 1 intake was 22 for Posting Group 3, 25 for Posting Group 2 and 29 for Posting Group 1. That makes it the joint 108th most selective of the 139 secondary schools. Its Posting Group 3 cut-off is unchanged since 2023.

Check your child's scoreAll 139 cut-off points

Source: MOE SchoolFinder, 2026 S1 posting

PSLE cut-off · 2026 intake#108 of 139

22

PG3

Posting Group 3

held at 22 since 2023

25

PG2

Posting Group 2

held at 25 since 2023

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Cut-off points

Four years of Canberra Secondary School cut‑offs

Posting Group 3 has held at 22 since 2023. Posting Group 2 has held at 25 since 2023. Posting Group 1 has tightened from 30 to 29 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.

PSLE cut-off trends, 2023 to 2026: what changed

IntakePosting Group 3Posting Group 2Posting Group 1
2026Latest222529
2025222529
2024222528
2023222530

Where it ranks

Canberra Secondary School among 139 schools

Joint 108th most selective, with Admiralty Secondary School and Assumption English School and Bendemeer Secondary School and Boon Lay Secondary School and Broadrick Secondary School and Bukit Merah Secondary School and Changkat Changi Secondary School and Damai Secondary School and Dunearn Secondary School and East Spring Secondary School and Greenridge Secondary School and Guangyang Secondary School and Jurongville Secondary School and Juying Secondary School and Loyang View Secondary School and Marsiling Secondary School and Meridian Secondary School and Montfort Secondary School and Northbrooks Secondary School and Northland Secondary School and Queenstown Secondary School and Regent Secondary School and Sembawang Secondary School and Serangoon Garden Secondary School and Springfield Secondary School and Westwood Secondary School and Whitley Secondary School and Woodlands Ring Secondary School and Woodlands Secondary School and Yio Chu Kang Secondary School and Yuying Secondary School. The schools ranked just above and below it:

#108of 139

  1. Broadrick Secondary School#108 · Geylang · co-edPG322
  2. Bukit Merah Secondary School#108 · Bukit Merah · co-edPG322
  3. Canberra Secondary SchoolThis school#108 · Sembawang · co-edPG322
  4. Changkat Changi Secondary School#108 · Tampines · co-edPG322
  5. Damai Secondary School#108 · Bedok · co-edPG322

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 Canberra Secondary School?

Set a PSLE score and each door reads it. Nothing you type leaves this page.

–PSLE score

  • Posting Group 322
  • Posting Group 225
  • Posting Group 129

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 22 takes

A score of 22 is four Achievement Levels that add up to 22, so every subject at about AL 5 or AL 6. One way to make it:

  • English

    AL 6

    45 to 64

  • Maths

    AL 5

    65 to 74

  • Science

    AL 6

    45 to 64

  • Mother Tongue

    AL 5

    65 to 74

In Maths, AL 5 starts at 65 marks and AL 6 at 45: 20 marks on a 100-mark paper decide a whole point of the score.

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Getting in

Getting into Canberra Secondary School

How many points do you need for Canberra Secondary School?

The last places in the 2026 Secondary 1 intake went at a PSLE score of 22 for Posting Group 3, 25 for Posting Group 2 and 29 for Posting Group 1. A lower score is a stronger one.

Does Canberra Secondary School offer the Integrated Programme?

No. It takes children through Posting Group 3, Posting Group 2 and Posting Group 1, into the four-year course.

Does a DSA offer to Canberra Secondary School 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

Canberra Secondary School DSA 2026

Every place opens into the four-year course, for girls and boys.

4

talent areas

Any posting score: every posting group is open here

Sports and Games · 2

Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics · 1

Visual Arts, Design and Media · 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
Digital Media in Visual Arts · Aesthetics
Learning for Life Programme
GRC GEMS in action · Community Youth Leadership
Less common subjects
Arabic Language as MTL-in-lieu · Biotechnology · Business Studies · Chinese Language (Special Programme) (Non-examinable) · Design Studies · Drama · Economics · Electronics · Exercise & Sports Science · Humanities (SS, Literature in Chinese) · Humanities (SS, Literature in Malay) · Humanities (SS, Literature in Tamil) · Literature in Chinese · Literature in Malay · Literature in Tamil · Malay Language (Special Programme) (Non-examinable) · Mobile Robotics · Retail Operations · Smart Electrical Technology · Spanish Language
CCAs
21 across 4 groups: 4 clubs and societies, 6 sports, 6 uniformed groups and 5 arts.
See all 21

Clubs and societies · 4

  • Environment club
  • Infocomm and media
  • Library
  • Robotics

Physical sports · 6

  • Badminton
  • Floorball
  • Netball
  • Shooting
  • Taekwondo
  • Volleyball

Uniformed groups · 6

  • Boys' Brigade
  • Girls' Brigade
  • National Cadet Corps (air)
  • National Cadet Corps (sea)
  • National Civil Defence Cadet Corps
  • National Police Cadet Corps

Visual and performing arts · 5

  • Choir
  • Concert band
  • Guitar ensemble
  • Guzheng ensemble
  • Modern dance

Getting there

Sembawang, Singapore 757699

Nearest MRT: Sembawang

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