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Holy Innocents' High School cut‑off point 2026
The PSLE cut-off point at Holy Innocents' High School for the 2026 Secondary 1 intake was 14 for Posting Group 3, 24 for Posting Group 2 and 27 for Posting Group 1. That makes it the joint 46th most selective of the 139 secondary schools. Children from its affiliated primary schools needed 22 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
14
PG3
Posting Group 3
15 in 2023
24
PG2
Posting Group 2
23 in 2023
Cut-off points
Four years of Holy Innocents' High School cut‑offs
Posting Group 3 has tightened from 15 to 14 since 2023. Posting Group 2 has eased from 23 to 24 since 2023. Posting Group 1 has held at 27 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 | 14 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 28 |
| 2025 | 13 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 29 |
| 2024 | 14 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 28 |
| 2023 | 15 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 28 |
Where it ranks
Holy Innocents' High School among 139 schools
Joint 46th most selective, with CHIJ Katong Convent and CHIJ St. Joseph's Convent and Dunman Secondary School and Edgefield Secondary School and Geylang Methodist School (Secondary) 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
- #46
CHIJ St. Joseph's Convent#46 · Seng Kang · girlsPG314 - #46
Geylang Methodist School (Secondary)#46 · Geylang · co-edPG314 - #46
Holy Innocents' High SchoolThis school#46 · Hougang · co-edPG314 - #46
St. Hilda's Secondary School#46 · Tampines · co-edPG314 - #57
Bukit Batok Secondary School#57 · Bukit Batok · co-edPG315
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 Holy Innocents' High School?
Set a PSLE score and each door reads it. Nothing you type leaves this page.
–PSLE score
- Posting Group 314
- Posting Group 224
- Posting Group 127
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 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
In Maths, AL 3 starts at 80 marks and AL 4 at 75: 5 marks on a 100-mark paper decide a whole point of the score.
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Getting in
Getting into Holy Innocents' High School
How many points do you need for Holy Innocents' High School?
The last places in the 2026 Secondary 1 intake went at a PSLE score of 14 for Posting Group 3, 24 for Posting Group 2 and 27 for Posting Group 1. A lower score is a stronger one.
Does Holy Innocents' High 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.
Which primary school is affiliated with Holy Innocents' High School?
Holy Innocents' Primary School. Their pupils who listed it first needed 22 for Posting Group 3, 25 for Posting Group 2 and 28 for Posting Group 1 in 2026.
Does a DSA offer to Holy Innocents' High 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
Holy Innocents' High School DSA 2026
Every place opens into the four-year course.
9
talent areas
Any posting score: every posting group is open here
Performing Arts · 4
Leadership and Uniformed Groups · 2
Sports and Games · 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
- Journalism and Broadcasting -- Developing Critical Thinkers and Effective Communicators · Languages
- Learning for Life Programme
- Good Samaritan Programme (GSP) · Community Youth Leadership
- Less common subjects
- Appreciation of Chinese Culture · Arabic Language as MTL-in-lieu · Biotechnology · Business Studies · 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 · Mobile Robotics · Retail Operations · Smart Electrical Technology · Spanish Language
- CCAs
- 28 across 4 groups: 8 clubs and societies, 11 sports, 4 uniformed groups and 5 arts.
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Clubs and societies · 8
- Art and crafts
- Chess and strategy games
- Community service
- Faith-based CCA
- Infocomm and media
- Library
- Singapore Youth Flying Club
- Writing and journalism
Physical sports · 11
- Archery
- Athletics
- Badminton
- Basketball
- Bowling
- Canoeing
- Floorball
- Football
- Netball
- Water polo
- Wushu
Uniformed groups · 4
- National Cadet Corps (land)
- National Police Cadet Corps
- Scouts
- St John Brigade
Visual and performing arts · 5
- Chinese orchestra
- Choir
- Concert band
- English drama
- Modern dance
Getting there
Hougang, Singapore 534786
Nearest MRT: Hougang
Travel times open in Google Maps, live.
Nearby
Other secondary schools in Hougang
Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' School (Secondary)2.6 km away · #21 · girlsPG310
Xinmin Secondary School1.5 km away · #36 · co-edPG313
Bowen Secondary School2.1 km away · #64 · co-edPG316
Hougang Secondary School1.7 km away · #93 · co-edPG320
Serangoon Secondary School0.7 km away · #93 · co-edPG320
Montfort Secondary School0.9 km away · #108 · boysPG322
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