Secondary school · Clementi
Kent Ridge Secondary School cut‑off point 2026
The PSLE cut-off point at Kent Ridge Secondary School for the 2026 Secondary 1 intake was 18 for Posting Group 3, 24 for Posting Group 2 and 30 for Posting Group 1 (places were still open at that score). That makes it the joint 77th most selective of the 139 secondary schools. Its Posting Group 3 cut-off is 1 point tighter than 2023.
Source: MOE SchoolFinder, 2026 S1 posting
18
PG3
Posting Group 3
19 in 2023
24
PG2
Posting Group 2
held at 24 since 2023
Cut-off points
Four years of Kent Ridge Secondary School cut‑offs
Posting Group 3 has tightened from 19 to 18 since 2023. Posting Group 2 has held at 24 since 2023. Posting Group 1 has eased from 28 to 30 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 | Posting Group 2 | Posting Group 1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026Latest | 18 | 24 | 30* |
| 2025 | 18 | 24 | 30 |
| 2024 | 19 | 24 | 30 |
| 2023 | 19 | 24 | 28 |
Where it ranks
Kent Ridge Secondary School among 139 schools
Joint 77th most selective, with Ahmad Ibrahim Secondary School and Beatty Secondary School and Bedok South Secondary School and Compassvale Secondary School and Hillgrove Secondary School and North Vista Secondary School and Pasir Ris Crest Secondary School and Unity Secondary School and Yuan Ching Secondary School. The schools ranked just above and below it:
#77of 139
- #77
Compassvale Secondary School#77 · Seng Kang · co-edPG318 - #77
Hillgrove Secondary School#77 · Bukit Batok · co-edPG318 - #77
Kent Ridge Secondary SchoolThis school#77 · Clementi · co-edPG318 - #77
North Vista Secondary School#77 · Seng Kang · co-edPG318 - #77
Pasir Ris Crest Secondary School#77 · Pasir Ris · co-edPG318
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 Kent Ridge Secondary School?
Set a PSLE score and each door reads it. Nothing you type leaves this page.
–PSLE score
- Posting Group 318
- Posting Group 224
- Posting Group 130*
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 18 takes
A score of 18 is four Achievement Levels that add up to 18, so every subject at about AL 4 or AL 5. One way to make it:
- English
AL 5
65 to 74
- Maths
AL 4
75 to 79
- Science
AL 5
65 to 74
- Mother Tongue
AL 4
75 to 79
In Maths, AL 4 starts at 75 marks and AL 5 at 65: 10 marks on a 100-mark paper decide a whole point of the score.
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Getting in
Getting into Kent Ridge Secondary School
How many points do you need for Kent Ridge Secondary School?
The last places in the 2026 Secondary 1 intake went at a PSLE score of 18 for Posting Group 3, 24 for Posting Group 2 and 30 for Posting Group 1 (places were still open at that score). A lower score is a stronger one.
Does Kent Ridge Secondary 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.
Does a DSA offer to Kent Ridge Secondary 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
Kent Ridge Secondary School DSA 2026
Every place opens into the four-year course, for girls and boys.
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talent areas
Any posting score: every posting group is open here
Sports and Games · 3
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
- Developing Computational Thinking through Robotics · STEM - Health and Food Science
- Learning for Life Programme
- EVOKE!@KR (Educational Values of Olympism at Kent Ridge) through Sports and Outdoor Education · Sports & Outdoor Education
- Less common subjects
- Malay Language (Special Programme) (Non-examinable)
- CCAs
- 44 across 4 groups: 12 clubs and societies, 22 sports, 5 uniformed groups and 5 arts.
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Clubs and societies · 12
- Chess and strategy games
- Debating
- Environment club
- Humanities club
- IP - ALP
- IP - computing
- IP - english
- Infocomm and media
- Language and culture club
- Mathematics club
- Science club
- Singapore Youth Flying Club
Physical sports · 22
- Athletics
- Badminton
- Basketball
- Floorball
- Football
- Frisbee
- Golf
- Gymnastics
- Health and fitness
- IP - physical education
- Outdoor adventure
- Sailing
- Silat
- Sport climbing
- Swimming
- Table tennis
- Taekwondo
- Tchoukball
- Triathlon
- Water polo
- Woodball
- Wushu
Uniformed groups · 5
- Boys' Brigade
- Girls' Brigade
- National Cadet Corps (land)
- National Civil Defence Cadet Corps
- National Police Cadet Corps
Visual and performing arts · 5
- Choir
- Concert band
- Dance
- English drama
- Modular CCA (vpa
Getting there
Clementi, Singapore 127368
Nearest MRT: Clementi, Haw Par Villa
Travel times open in Google Maps, live.
Nearby
Other secondary schools in Clementi
Nan Hua High School0.9 km away · #19 · co-edPG310M
Clementi Town Secondary School1.6 km away · #36 · co-edPG313
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