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Ngee Ann Secondary School cut‑off point 2026
The PSLE cut-off point at Ngee Ann Secondary School for the 2026 Secondary 1 intake was 12 for Posting Group 3, 21 for Posting Group 2 and 26 for Posting Group 1. That makes it the joint 32nd most selective of the 139 secondary schools. Children from its affiliated primary schools needed 16 for Posting Group 3, 25 for Posting Group 2 and 28 for Posting Group 1. Its Posting Group 3 cut-off is 1 point tighter than 2023.
Source: MOE SchoolFinder, 2026 S1 posting
12
PG3
Posting Group 3
13 in 2023
21
PG2
Posting Group 2
held at 21 since 2023
Cut-off points
Four years of Ngee Ann Secondary School cut‑offs
Posting Group 3 has tightened from 13 to 12 since 2023. Posting Group 2 has held at 21 since 2023. Posting Group 1 has moved between 26 and 27 since 2023, ending where it started.
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 | PG3, affiliated primary | Posting Group 2 | PG2, affiliated primary | Posting Group 1 | PG1, affiliated primary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026Latest | 12 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 28 |
| 2025 | 11 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 27 | 28 |
| 2024 | 12 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 28 |
| 2023 | 13 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 28 |
Where it ranks
Ngee Ann Secondary School among 139 schools
Joint 32nd most selective, with Anglican High School and Maris Stella High School and Zhonghua Secondary School. The schools ranked just above and below it:
#32of 139
- #32
Zhonghua Secondary School#32 · Serangoon · co-edPG312 - #32
Maris Stella High School#32 · Toa Payoh · boysPG312 - #32
Ngee Ann Secondary SchoolThis school#32 · Tampines · co-edPG312 - #36
Clementi Town Secondary School#36 · Clementi · co-edPG313 - #36
Commonwealth Secondary School#36 · Jurong East · co-edPG313
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 Ngee Ann Secondary School?
Set a PSLE score and each door reads it. Nothing you type leaves this page.
–PSLE score
- Posting Group 312
- Posting Group 221
- Posting Group 126
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 12 takes
A score of 12 is four Achievement Levels that add up to 12, so every subject at about AL 3 or AL 4. One way to make it:
- English
AL 3
80 to 84
- Maths
AL 3
80 to 84
- Science
AL 3
80 to 84
- Mother Tongue
AL 3
80 to 84
In Maths, AL 3 starts at 80 marks and AL 4 at 75: 5 marks on a 100-mark paper decide a whole point of the score.
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Getting in
Getting into Ngee Ann Secondary School
How many points do you need for Ngee Ann Secondary School?
The last places in the 2026 Secondary 1 intake went at a PSLE score of 12 for Posting Group 3, 21 for Posting Group 2 and 26 for Posting Group 1. A lower score is a stronger one.
Does Ngee Ann 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.
Which primary school is affiliated with Ngee Ann Secondary School?
Ngee Ann Primary School. Their pupils who listed it first needed 16 for Posting Group 3, 25 for Posting Group 2 and 28 for Posting Group 1 in 2026.
Does a DSA offer to Ngee Ann 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
Ngee Ann Secondary School DSA 2026
Every place opens into the four-year course.
6
talent areas
Any posting score: every posting group is open here
Sports and Games · 4
Performing Arts · 1
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics · 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
- Less common subjects
- Arabic Language as MTL-in-lieu · Biotechnology · Business Studies · Design Studies · Drama · Economics · Electronics · Exercise & Sports Science · Humanities (SS, Literature in Chinese) · Humanities (SS, Literature in Malay) · Humanities (SS, Literature in Tamil) · Interdisciplinary Project Work · Literature in Chinese · Literature in Malay · Literature in Tamil · Mobile Robotics · Retail Operations · Smart Electrical Technology · Spanish Language
- CCAs
- 25 across 4 groups: 5 clubs and societies, 8 sports, 4 uniformed groups and 8 arts.
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Clubs and societies · 5
- Art and crafts
- Chess and strategy games
- Infocomm and media
- Photography
- Robotics
Physical sports · 8
- Athletics
- Badminton
- Basketball
- Cross country
- Outdoor adventure
- Volleyball
- Water polo
- Wushu
Uniformed groups · 4
- Girl Guides
- National Cadet Corps (land)
- National Police Cadet Corps
- Scouts
Visual and performing arts · 8
- Chinese orchestra
- Choir
- Concert band
- English drama
- Modern dance
- Music club
- Singapore National Youth Chinese Orchestra
- Singapore National Youth Orchestra
Getting there
Tampines, Singapore 529283
Nearest MRT: Tampines, Simei, Tampines East
Travel times open in Google Maps, live.
Nearby
Other secondary schools in Tampines
Temasek Junior College0.3 km away · #12 · co-edIP8
Dunman Secondary School0.7 km away · #46 · co-edPG314
St. Hilda's Secondary School2.2 km away · #46 · co-edPG314
Pasir Ris Secondary School0.9 km away · #71 · co-edPG317
Tampines Secondary School1.5 km away · #87 · co-edPG319
Junyuan Secondary School2.5 km away · #105 · co-edPG321
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