Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' School (Secondary)
Hougang · Government-aided school
- Affiliated
- Autonomous
- Girls
#21
most selective of 139, nationally
#5
of 36 in the east zone
10
PG3 cut-off, 2026 · aff 20
23
PG2 cut-off, 2026 · aff 25
▲3
3 points tighter than 2023
Crest from the school's own website. It belongs to the school.
Against your child's score
Set a PSLE score and this section reads it against every track this school posts on, right here. Work out the score
Cut-off points, year by year
Every track this school posted on, as published each May. Lower is more selective.
| Intake | PG3 | PG2 | PG1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026latest | 10aff 20 | 23aff 25 | 30*aff 27 |
| 2025 | 10aff 20 | 24aff 25 | 28aff 28 |
| 2024 | 11aff 20 | 24aff 25 | 28aff 28 |
| 2023 | 13aff 20 | 23aff 25 | 30aff 28 |
PG3 has moved 13 → 10 since 2023 (3 tighter). PG2 has stayed between 23 and 24. PG1 has stayed between 28 and 30.
Each value is the cut-off, the score of the last student posted that year. The smaller second value is the affiliated intake. D, M or P means that last place also needed that Higher Chinese grade; * means the school still had vacancies at the printed score. Source: MOE SchoolFinder, 2026 S1 posting and the three years before it.
Affiliation
- Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' School (Primary) · Hougang
Counts only as the first choice, and at least 20% of places stay open to everyone. IP tracks carry no affiliation priority.
Getting there
Singapore 536742 · nearest MRT Kovan, Serangoon
Travel times open in Google Maps, so they are live rather than our estimate.
Getting in through DSA
Direct School Admission lets a P6 child apply on a talent instead of a PSLE score. Applying is free, and a family may enter three schools.
Into the O-Level track · 10
- Badminton
- Concert Band
- Guzheng Ensemble
- Harp Ensemble
- Leadership
- Netball
- Rhythmic Gymnastics
- Swimming
- Table Tennis
- Volleyball
Every posting group is in range at this school, so the offer does not hang on the PSLE result.
Talent areas from MOE SchoolFinder. Schools revise their lists each year, so check the school's own site before applying. 2026 exercise.
Programmes and CCAs
Subjects not every school offers
- Arabic Language as MTL-in-lieu
- Humanities (SS, Literature in Tamil)
- Literature in Tamil
- Malay Language (Special Programme) (Non-examinable)
- Spanish Language
Co-curricular activities
Clubs and societies · 2
- English drama and debating
- Infocomm and media
Physical sports · 7
- Athletics
- Badminton
- Gymnastics
- Netball
- Swimming
- Table tennis
- Volleyball
Uniformed groups · 3
- Girls' Brigade
- National Police Cadet Corps
- St John Brigade
Visual and performing arts · 9
- Chinese drama
- Choir
- Concert band
- English drama
- Guitar ensemble
- Guzheng ensemble
- Handbells
- Harp ensemble
Other schools in Hougang
- Xinmin Secondary School#36 nationally · 2.4 km awayPG313
- Holy Innocents' High School#46 nationally · 2.6 km awayPG314
- Bowen Secondary School#64 nationally · 2.3 km awayPG316
- Hougang Secondary School#93 nationally · 3.0 km awayPG320
- Serangoon Secondary School#93 nationally · 3.2 km awayPG320
- Montfort Secondary School#108 nationally · 2.6 km awayPG322
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