Central region · 9 areas · 39 secondary schools

Secondary schools in Central Singapore by area and 2026 cut‑off

Central Singapore has 39 secondary schools for the 2026 Secondary 1 intake, across 9 areas, the most in Toa Payoh (7). 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). For Posting Group 3, cut-offs run from 8 to 22.

All 139 cut-off points, ranked

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

Schools per area

By area

The 9 areas of Central Singapore

Toa Payoh7 schools · Posting Group 3 from 9 to 212 IP schools3 for girls, 2 for boys and 2 co-edBishan6 schools · Posting Group 3 from 8 to 222 IP schools2 for boys and 4 co-edBukit Timah5 schools · Posting Group 3 from 8 to 114 IP schools3 for girls, 1 for boys and 1 co-edQueenstown5 schools · Posting Group 3 from 8 to 22Anglo-Chinese School (Independent)'s IP at 71 for boys and 4 co-edBukit Merah4 schools · Posting Group 3 from 13 to 222 for girls and 2 co-edMarine Parade4 schools · Posting Group 3 from 10 to 142 for girls and 2 co-edGeylang3 schools · Posting Group 3 from 14 to 22All co-edNovena3 schools · Posting Group 3 from 8 to 92 IP schools1 for girls and 2 for boysKallang2 schools · Posting Group 3 at 22Dunman High School's IP at 8MBoth co-ed

Most selective

The 5 most selective schools in Central Singapore, 2026

  1. Hwa Chong Institution#1 · Bukit Timah · boysIP6M
  2. Nanyang Girls' High School#1 · Bukit Timah · girlsIP6M
  3. Raffles Girls' School (Secondary)#3 · Toa Payoh · girlsIP6
  4. Raffles Institution#3 · Bishan · boysIP6
  5. Methodist Girls' School (Secondary)#3 · Bukit Timah · girlsIP6

Rank among all 139 schools by cut‑off. All 139 cut-off points, ranked

Other regions

Secondary schools in the rest of Singapore

North-East30 schools in 5 areasWest29 schools in 6 areasEast23 schools in 3 areasNorth18 schools in 3 areas

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