Secondary school · Bukit Merah
- Affiliated
- Girls
CHIJ St. Theresa's Convent cut‑off point 2026
The PSLE cut-off point at CHIJ St. Theresa's Convent for the 2026 Secondary 1 intake was 13 for Posting Group 3, 24 for Posting Group 2 and 30 for Posting Group 1 (places were still open at that score). That makes it the joint 36th 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 2 points tighter than 2023.
Source: MOE SchoolFinder, 2026 S1 posting
13
PG3
Posting Group 3
15 in 2023
24
PG2
Posting Group 2
23 in 2023
Cut-off points
Four years of CHIJ St. Theresa's Convent cut‑offs
Posting Group 3 has tightened from 15 to 13 since 2023. Posting Group 2 has eased from 23 to 24 since 2023. Posting Group 1 has held at 30 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 | 13 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 30* | 28 |
| 2025 | 12 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 30 | 28 |
| 2024 | 14 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 30 | 27 |
| 2023 | 15 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 30 | 29 |
Where it ranks
CHIJ St. Theresa's Convent among 139 schools
Joint 36th most selective, with Clementi Town Secondary School and Commonwealth Secondary School and Crescent Girls' School and Fuhua Secondary School and Presbyterian High School and Tanjong Katong Girls' School and Tanjong Katong Secondary School and Xinmin Secondary School and Yishun Town Secondary School. The schools ranked just above and below it:
#36of 139
- #36
Xinmin Secondary School#36 · Hougang · co-edPG313 - #36
Yishun Town Secondary School#36 · Yishun · co-edPG313 - #36
CHIJ St. Theresa's ConventThis school#36 · Bukit Merah · girlsPG313 - #46
Dunman Secondary School#46 · Tampines · co-edPG314 - #46
Edgefield Secondary School#46 · Punggol · co-edPG314
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. Theresa's Convent?
Set a PSLE score and each door reads it. Nothing you type leaves this page.
–PSLE score
- Posting Group 313
- Posting Group 224
- Posting Group 130*
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 13 takes
A score of 13 is four Achievement Levels that add up to 13, 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 3
80 to 84
- Mother Tongue
AL 3
80 to 84
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Getting in
Getting into CHIJ St. Theresa's Convent
How many points do you need for CHIJ St. Theresa's Convent?
The last places in the 2026 Secondary 1 intake went at a PSLE score of 13 for Posting Group 3, 24 for Posting Group 2 and 30 for Posting Group 1 (places were still open at that score). A lower score is a stronger one.
Does CHIJ St. Theresa'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. Theresa's Convent?
CHIJ (Kellock) and CHIJ Our Lady Queen of Peace. 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. Theresa'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. Theresa'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 · 5
Performing Arts · 2
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
- Education For Life � Developing Portable Skills through and for Real World Problem Solving · Interdisciplinary
- Learning for Life Programme
- Developing Self-directed, Confident and Resilient Leaders, Learners and Ladies through Sports & Hockey · Sports & Outdoor Education
- Less common subjects
- Arabic Language as MTL-in-lieu · Exercise & Sports Science · Literature in Chinese · Project Work · Spanish Language
- CCAs
- 24 across 4 groups: 5 clubs and societies, 11 sports, 2 uniformed groups and 6 arts.
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Clubs and societies · 5
- Community service
- Debating
- Entrepreneurship and leadership
- Infocomm and media
- Project cabin
Physical sports · 11
- Athletics
- Bowling
- Fencing
- Floorball
- Golf
- Hockey
- Netball
- Softball
- Sport climbing
- Tennis
- Water polo
Uniformed groups · 2
- Girl Guides
- National Police Cadet Corps
Visual and performing arts · 6
- Angklung and kompang
- Choir
- Concert band
- English drama
- Guitar ensemble
- Modern dance
Getting there
Bukit Merah, Singapore 99138
Nearest MRT: Harbourfront, Tiong Bahru
Travel times open in Google Maps, live.
Nearby
Other secondary schools in Bukit Merah
Crescent Girls' School2.1 km away · #36 · girlsPG313
Gan Eng Seng School1.5 km away · #57 · co-edPG315
Bukit Merah Secondary School1.5 km away · #108 · co-edPG322
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