Secondary school · Queenstown
New Town Secondary School cut‑off point 2026
The PSLE cut-off point at New Town Secondary School for the 2026 Secondary 1 intake was 20 for Posting Group 3, 25 for Posting Group 2 and 30 for Posting Group 1 (places were still open at that score). That makes it the joint 93rd most selective of the 139 secondary schools. Its Posting Group 3 cut-off is unchanged since 2023.
Source: MOE SchoolFinder, 2026 S1 posting
20
PG3
Posting Group 3
held at 20 since 2023
25
PG2
Posting Group 2
held at 25 since 2023
Cut-off points
Four years of New Town Secondary School cut‑offs
Posting Group 3 has moved between 20 and 21 since 2023, ending where it started. Posting Group 2 has held at 25 since 2023. Posting Group 1 has held at 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 | 20 | 25 | 30* |
| 2025 | 21 | 25 | 30 |
| 2024 | 20 | 25 | 30 |
| 2023 | 20 | 25 | 30 |
Where it ranks
New Town Secondary School among 139 schools
Joint 93rd most selective, with Bedok Green Secondary School and Bukit View Secondary School and Chua Chu Kang Secondary School and Hougang Secondary School and Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Secondary School and Peicai Secondary School and Peirce Secondary School and Serangoon Secondary School and Yishun Secondary School and Yuhua Secondary School and Zhenghua Secondary School. The schools ranked just above and below it:
#93of 139
- #93
Chua Chu Kang Secondary School#93 · Choa Chu Kang · co-edPG320 - #93
Hougang Secondary School#93 · Hougang · co-edPG320 - #93
New Town Secondary SchoolThis school#93 · Queenstown · co-edPG320 - #93
Peicai Secondary School#93 · Serangoon · co-edPG320 - #93
Peirce Secondary School#93 · Bishan · co-edPG320
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 New Town Secondary School?
Set a PSLE score and each door reads it. Nothing you type leaves this page.
–PSLE score
- Posting Group 320
- Posting Group 225
- 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 20 takes
A score of 20 is four Achievement Levels that add up to 20, so every subject at about AL 5 or AL 6. One way to make it:
- English
AL 5
65 to 74
- Maths
AL 5
65 to 74
- Science
AL 5
65 to 74
- Mother Tongue
AL 5
65 to 74
In Maths, AL 5 starts at 65 marks and AL 6 at 45: 20 marks on a 100-mark paper decide a whole point of the score.
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Getting in
Getting into New Town Secondary School
How many points do you need for New Town Secondary School?
The last places in the 2026 Secondary 1 intake went at a PSLE score of 20 for Posting Group 3, 25 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 New Town 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 New Town 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
New Town Secondary School DSA 2026
Every place opens into the four-year course.
6
talent areas
Any posting score: every posting group is open here
Performing Arts · 2
Sports and Games · 2
Leadership and Uniformed Groups · 1
Visual Arts, Design and Media · 1
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
- MOE programmes
- Enhanced art programme
- Applied Learning Programme
- Digital Communicators, Change Makers · Interdisciplinary
- Learning for Life Programme
- Nurturing Leaders of the Future through SPARK · Community Youth Leadership
- Less common subjects
- Design Studies · Economics · Electronics · Humanities (SS, Literature in Chinese) · Humanities (SS, Literature in Malay) · Humanities (SS, Literature in Tamil) · Smart Electrical Technology
- CCAs
- 17 across 4 groups: 2 clubs and societies, 8 sports, 3 uniformed groups and 4 arts.
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Clubs and societies · 2
- Art and crafts
- Infocomm and media
Physical sports · 8
- Badminton
- Basketball
- Cross country
- Fencing
- Football
- Netball
- Softball
- Table tennis
Uniformed groups · 3
- Girl Guides
- National Cadet Corps (land)
- National Police Cadet Corps
Visual and performing arts · 4
- Chinese dance
- Concert band
- Guzheng ensemble
- Modern dance
Getting there
Queenstown, Singapore 139657
Nearest MRT: Dover, Clementi
Travel times open in Google Maps, live.
Nearby
Other secondary schools in Queenstown
Anglo-Chinese School (Independent)1.0 km away · #8 · boysIP7
Fairfield Methodist School (Secondary)1.5 km away · #24 · co-edPG311
Queensway Secondary School3.4 km away · #71 · co-edPG317
Queenstown Secondary School4.8 km away · #108 · co-edPG322
Every secondary school's cut-off points, in one table
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