CHIJ St. Joseph's Convent crest

Secondary school · Seng Kang

  • Affiliated
  • Girls

CHIJ St. Joseph's Convent cut‑off point 2026

The PSLE cut-off point at CHIJ St. Joseph's Convent for the 2026 Secondary 1 intake was 14 for Posting Group 3, 23 for Posting Group 2 and 28 for Posting Group 1. That makes it the joint 46th most selective of the 139 secondary schools. Children from its affiliated primary schools needed 20 for Posting Group 3, 25 for Posting Group 2 and 28 for Posting Group 1. Its Posting Group 3 cut-off is unchanged since 2023.

Source: MOE SchoolFinder, 2026 S1 posting

PSLE cut-off · 2026 intake#46 of 139

14

PG3

Posting Group 3

held at 14 since 2023

23

PG2

Posting Group 2

22 in 2023

Affiliated primary, Posting Group 320
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Cut-off points

Four years of CHIJ St. Joseph's Convent cut‑offs

Posting Group 3 has moved between 13 and 14 since 2023, ending where it started. Posting Group 2 has eased from 22 to 23 since 2023. Posting Group 1 has eased from 26 to 28 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 3PG3, affiliated primaryPosting Group 2PG2, affiliated primaryPosting Group 1PG1, affiliated primary
2026Latest142023252828
2025132023252629
2024142023242728
2023142022252628

Where it ranks

CHIJ St. Joseph's Convent among 139 schools

Joint 46th most selective, with CHIJ Katong Convent and Dunman Secondary School and Edgefield Secondary School and Geylang Methodist School (Secondary) and Holy Innocents' High School and Hua Yi Secondary School and Kranji Secondary School and Pei Hwa Secondary School and Riverside Secondary School and St. Hilda's Secondary School. The schools ranked just above and below it:

#46of 139

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 CHIJ St. Joseph's Convent?

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

–PSLE score

  • Posting Group 314
  • Posting Group 223
  • Posting Group 128

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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 14 takes

A score of 14 is four Achievement Levels that add up to 14, so every subject at about AL 3 or AL 4. One way to make it:

  • English

    AL 4

    75 to 79

  • Maths

    AL 3

    80 to 84

  • Science

    AL 4

    75 to 79

  • Mother Tongue

    AL 3

    80 to 84

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Getting in

Getting into CHIJ St. Joseph's Convent

How many points do you need for CHIJ St. Joseph's Convent?

The last places in the 2026 Secondary 1 intake went at a PSLE score of 14 for Posting Group 3, 23 for Posting Group 2 and 28 for Posting Group 1. A lower score is a stronger one.

Does CHIJ St. Joseph's Convent 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 CHIJ St. Joseph's Convent?

CHIJ Our Lady of Good Counsel and CHIJ Our Lady of the Nativity. Their pupils who listed it first needed 20 for Posting Group 3, 25 for Posting Group 2 and 28 for Posting Group 1 in 2026.

Does a DSA offer to CHIJ St. Joseph's Convent 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

CHIJ St. Joseph's Convent DSA 2026

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

7

talent areas

Any posting score: every posting group is open here

Sports and Games · 3

Performing Arts · 2

Language and Humanities · 1

Leadership and Uniformed Groups · 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
The Art of Communication through Theatre and Debates · Languages
Learning for Life Programme
Empathy and Critical Thinking through Community Problem Solving · Community Youth Leadership
Less common subjects
Arabic Language as MTL-in-lieu · Humanities (SS, Literature in Chinese) · Humanities (SS, Literature in Malay) · Humanities (SS, Literature in Tamil) · Literature in Tamil · Spanish Language
CCAs
24 across 4 groups: 5 clubs and societies, 10 sports, 3 uniformed groups and 6 arts.
See all 24

Clubs and societies · 5

  • Centre stage
  • Community service
  • Culinary arts
  • Pixel playhouse
  • The vox collective

Physical sports · 10

  • Athletics
  • Badminton
  • Canoeing
  • Hockey
  • Netball
  • Shooting
  • Sports and recreation
  • Table tennis
  • Volleyball
  • Water polo

Uniformed groups · 3

  • Girl Guides
  • National Police Cadet Corps
  • St John Brigade

Visual and performing arts · 6

  • Angklung and kompang
  • Choir
  • Concert band
  • Guitar ensemble
  • Handbells
  • Modern dance

Getting there

Seng Kang, Singapore 548595

Nearest MRT: Sengkang

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