North-East region · 4 secondary schools

Secondary schools in Serangoon 2026 cut‑off points, ranked

Serangoon has 4 secondary schools for the 2026 Secondary 1 intake, 1 for boys and 3 co-ed. Zhonghua Secondary School is the most selective, at 12 for Posting Group 3. For Posting Group 3, cut-offs run from 12 at Zhonghua Secondary to 22 at Serangoon Garden Secondary.

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

Ranked by cut‑off

Ranked by cut‑off

All 4 secondary schools in Serangoon, 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.

*: 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 Serangoon

How many secondary schools are in Serangoon?

Four take Secondary 1 students through S1 posting in 2026: Peicai Secondary, Serangoon Garden Secondary, St. Gabriel's Secondary and Zhonghua Secondary.

Which is the best secondary school in Serangoon?

By 2026 cut-off, the most selective is Zhonghua Secondary School, joint 32nd of 139, at 12 for Posting Group 3. Then come St. Gabriel's Secondary at 15 for Posting Group 3 and Peicai Secondary at 20 for Posting Group 3. A cut-off is the score of the last child admitted.

Which Serangoon schools offer the Integrated Programme?

None of them. The nearest IP school is Cedar Girls' Secondary School in Toa Payoh, about 2 km away, at 9 in 2026. The IP schools' cut-off points

Are there girls' or boys' schools in Serangoon?

Yes: St. Gabriel's Secondary for boys. The other 3 are co-ed.

Which Serangoon schools have affiliated primary schools?

One: St. Gabriel's Secondary, whose affiliated primary is St. Gabriel's Primary School.

Does living in Serangoon 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 Serangoon schools take DSA?

All 4 list DSA talent areas for 2026. Performing Arts; and Sports and Games are each listed by 4 schools.

Is Serangoon Secondary School in Serangoon?

No. Despite its name, Serangoon Secondary School sits in the Hougang planning area, at 20 for Posting Group 3. Secondary schools in Hougang

DSA in Serangoon

Talent areas taken by Serangoon schools

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

  • Performing Arts4
  • Sports and Games4
  • Leadership and Uniformed Groups3
  • Language and Humanities1
  • Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics1

Getting there

Serangoon secondary schools by MRT station

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