Central region · 5 secondary schools

Secondary schools in Bukit Timah 2026 cut‑off points, ranked

Bukit Timah has 5 secondary schools for the 2026 Secondary 1 intake, 3 for girls, 1 for boys and 1 co-ed. Hwa Chong Institution and Nanyang Girls' High School are joint most selective, at 6 for the Integrated Programme (the last place needed a Merit in Higher Chinese). Four of them offer the IP. For Posting Group 3, cut-offs run from 8 at Methodist Girls' School to 11 at St. Margaret's Secondary.

Set your child's scoreAll 39 Central region schools

Source: MOE SchoolFinder, 2026 S1 posting. Areas: URA Master Plan 2019 planning areas.

Ranked by cut‑off

Ranked by cut‑off

All 5 secondary schools in Bukit Timah, 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. 1Hwa Chong Institution#1 in Singapore · boys · IP only · SAP · Tan Kah KeeIP6M
  2. 2Nanyang Girls' High School#1 in Singapore · girls · IP only · SAP · affiliated · Sixth AvenueIP6M
  3. 3Methodist Girls' School (Secondary)#3 in Singapore · girls · affiliated · King Albert ParkIP6
  4. 4National Junior College#12 in Singapore · co-ed · IP only · Botanic GardensIP8
  5. 5St. Margaret's Secondary School#24 in Singapore · girls · affiliated · Farrer RoadPG311

*: 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

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Questions parents ask

Choosing a secondary school in Bukit Timah

How many secondary schools are in Bukit Timah?

Five take Secondary 1 students through S1 posting in 2026: Hwa Chong Institution, Methodist Girls' School, Nanyang Girls' High School, National JC and St. Margaret's Secondary.

Which is the best secondary school in Bukit Timah?

By 2026 cut-off, Hwa Chong Institution and Nanyang Girls' High School tie as the most selective, at 6 for the Integrated Programme (the last place needed a Merit in Higher Chinese) (joint 1st of 139). Then comes Methodist Girls' School at 6 for the Integrated Programme. A cut-off is the score of the last child admitted.

Which Bukit Timah schools offer the Integrated Programme?

Four: Hwa Chong Institution at 6 (the last place needed a Merit in Higher Chinese), Nanyang Girls' High School at 6 (the last place needed a Merit in Higher Chinese), Methodist Girls' School (Secondary) at 6 and National Junior College at 8, in 2026. The IP schools' cut-off points

Are there girls' or boys' schools in Bukit Timah?

Yes: Nanyang Girls' High School, Methodist Girls' School and St. Margaret's Secondary for girls; and Hwa Chong Institution for boys. The other is co-ed.

Which Bukit Timah schools have affiliated primary schools?

Three: Nanyang Girls' High School, whose affiliated primary is Nanyang Primary School; Methodist Girls' School, whose affiliated primary is Methodist Girls' School (Primary); and St. Margaret's Secondary, whose affiliated primary is St. Margaret's School (Primary).

Does living in Bukit Timah 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.
Read it on MOE’s site

Which Bukit Timah schools take DSA?

All 5 list DSA talent areas for 2026. Sports and Games is the widest (5 schools), then Performing Arts (4); and Visual Arts, Design and Media (4).

DSA in Bukit Timah

Talent areas taken by Bukit Timah schools

MOE's talent groups, DSA-Sec 2026 · schools

  • Sports and Games5
  • Performing Arts4
  • Visual Arts, Design and Media4
  • Language and Humanities3
  • Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics3
  • Leadership and Uniformed Groups2
  • Entrepreneurship and Innovation1

Most taken talents · schools

Getting there

Bukit Timah secondary schools by MRT station

Tan Kah Kee

3 schools

Sixth Avenue

2 schools

Botanic Gardens

1 school

Farrer Road

1 school

King Albert Park

1 school

Nearby areas

Secondary schools near Bukit Timah

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