Central region · 4 secondary schools
Secondary schools in Bukit Merah 2026 cut‑off points, ranked
Bukit Merah has 4 secondary schools for the 2026 Secondary 1 intake, 2 for girls and 2 co-ed. Crescent Girls' School and CHIJ St. Theresa's Convent are joint most selective, at 13 for Posting Group 3. For Posting Group 3, cut-offs run from 13 at Crescent Girls' School and CHIJ St. Theresa's Convent to 22 at Bukit Merah Secondary.
Source: MOE SchoolFinder, 2026 S1 posting. Areas: URA Master Plan 2019 planning areas.
Ranked by cut‑off
All 4 secondary schools in Bukit Merah, by 2026 cut‑off
A cut-off is the PSLE score of the last child posted, so a lower number is harder to get into.
- 1
Crescent Girls' School#36 in Singapore · girls · Redhill–1323–PG313 - 2
CHIJ St. Theresa's Convent#36 in Singapore · girls · affiliated · HarbourFront–132430*PG313 - 3
Gan Eng Seng School#57 in Singapore · co-ed · Redhill–152427PG315 - 4
Bukit Merah Secondary School#108 in Singapore · co-ed · Redhill–222528PG322
*: places were still open at that score. D, M or P: the last place also needed that Higher Chinese grade. IP is the Integrated Programme; PG, the Posting Group. All 139 cut-off points, ranked
Your child's score
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–PSLE score
A cut-off is last year's last admitted score, not a promise. Work out the score from ALs in the PSLE score calculator
Questions parents ask
Choosing a secondary school in Bukit Merah
How many secondary schools are in Bukit Merah?
Four take Secondary 1 students through S1 posting in 2026: Bukit Merah Secondary, CHIJ St. Theresa's Convent, Crescent Girls' School and Gan Eng Seng School.
Which is the best secondary school in Bukit Merah?
By 2026 cut-off, Crescent Girls' School and CHIJ St. Theresa's Convent tie as the most selective, at 13 for Posting Group 3 (joint 36th of 139). Then comes Gan Eng Seng School at 15 for Posting Group 3. A cut-off is the score of the last child admitted.
Which Bukit Merah schools offer the Integrated Programme?
None of them. The nearest IP school is Singapore Chinese Girls' School in Novena, about 4 km away, at 7 in 2026. The IP schools' cut-off points
Are there girls' or boys' schools in Bukit Merah?
Yes: Crescent Girls' School and CHIJ St. Theresa's Convent for girls. The other 2 are co-ed.
Which Bukit Merah schools have affiliated primary schools?
One: CHIJ St. Theresa's Convent, whose affiliated primaries are CHIJ (Kellock) and CHIJ Our Lady Queen of Peace.
Does living in Bukit Merah help my child get in?
No. When children with the same PSLE score compete for a school's last places, MOE decides by citizenship, then by choice order, then by computerised balloting. Your address is not one of them.
In MOE’s words
Computerised balloting takes place only when students vying for the last available vacancies in a school have the same PSLE score, citizenship status and choice order of that school.
Which Bukit Merah schools take DSA?
All 4 list DSA talent areas for 2026. Sports and Games is the widest (4 schools), then Performing Arts (3); and Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (2).
DSA in Bukit Merah
Talent areas taken by Bukit Merah schools
MOE's talent groups, DSA-Sec 2026 · schools
- Sports and Games4
- Performing Arts3
- Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics2
- Leadership and Uniformed Groups1
Most taken talents · schools
Getting there
Bukit Merah secondary schools by MRT station
Nearby areas
Secondary schools near Bukit Merah
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