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Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' School (Secondary) cut‑off point 2026
The PSLE cut-off point at Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' School (Secondary) for the 2026 Secondary 1 intake was 10 for Posting Group 3, 23 for Posting Group 2 and 30 for Posting Group 1 (places were still open at that score). That makes it the joint 21st most selective of the 139 secondary schools. Children from its affiliated primary schools needed 20 for Posting Group 3, 25 for Posting Group 2 and 27 for Posting Group 1. Its Posting Group 3 cut-off is 3 points tighter than 2023.
Source: MOE SchoolFinder, 2026 S1 posting
10
PG3
Posting Group 3
13 in 2023
23
PG2
Posting Group 2
held at 23 since 2023
Cut-off points
Four years of Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' School (Secondary) cut‑offs
Posting Group 3 has tightened from 13 to 10 since 2023. Posting Group 2 has moved between 23 and 24 since 2023, ending where it started. Posting Group 1 has moved between 28 and 30 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 | 10 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 30* | 27 |
| 2025 | 10 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 28 |
| 2024 | 11 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 28 |
| 2023 | 13 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 30 | 28 |
Where it ranks
Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' School (Secondary) among 139 schools
Joint 21st most selective, with CHIJ Secondary (Toa Payoh). The schools ranked just above and below it:
#21of 139
- #19
Nan Hua High School#19 · Clementi · co-edPG310M - #21
CHIJ Secondary (Toa Payoh)#21 · Toa Payoh · girlsPG310 - #21
Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' School (Secondary)This school#21 · Hougang · girlsPG310 - #23
Nan Chiau High School#23 · Seng Kang · co-edPG311M - #24
Anderson Secondary School#24 · Ang Mo Kio · co-edPG311
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 Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' School (Secondary)?
Set a PSLE score and each door reads it. Nothing you type leaves this page.
–PSLE score
- Posting Group 310
- Posting Group 223
- 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 10 takes
A score of 10 is four Achievement Levels that add up to 10, so every subject at about AL 2 or AL 3. One way to make it:
- English
AL 3
80 to 84
- Maths
AL 2
85 to 89
- Science
AL 3
80 to 84
- Mother Tongue
AL 2
85 to 89
In Maths, AL 2 starts at 85 marks and AL 3 at 80: 5 marks on a 100-mark paper decide a whole point of the score.
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Getting in
Getting into Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' School (Secondary)
How many points do you need for Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' School (Secondary)?
The last places in the 2026 Secondary 1 intake went at a PSLE score of 10 for Posting Group 3, 23 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 Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' School (Secondary) 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 Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' School (Secondary)?
Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' School (Primary). Their pupils who listed it first needed 20 for Posting Group 3, 25 for Posting Group 2 and 27 for Posting Group 1 in 2026.
Does a DSA offer to Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' School (Secondary) 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
Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' School (Secondary) DSA 2026
Every place opens into the four-year course, for girls.
10
talent areas
Any posting score: every posting group is open here
Sports and Games · 6
Performing Arts · 3
Leadership and Uniformed Groups · 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
- Less common subjects
- Arabic Language as MTL-in-lieu · Humanities (SS, Literature in Tamil) · Literature in Tamil · Malay Language (Special Programme) (Non-examinable) · Spanish Language
- CCAs
- 21 across 4 groups: 2 clubs and societies, 7 sports, 3 uniformed groups and 9 arts.
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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
- Modern dance
Getting there
Hougang, Singapore 536742
Nearest MRT: Kovan, Serangoon
Travel times open in Google Maps, live.
Nearby
Other secondary schools in Hougang
Xinmin Secondary School2.4 km away · #36 · co-edPG313
Holy Innocents' High School2.6 km away · #46 · co-edPG314
Bowen Secondary School2.3 km away · #64 · co-edPG316
Hougang Secondary School3.0 km away · #93 · co-edPG320
Serangoon Secondary School3.2 km away · #93 · co-edPG320
Montfort Secondary School2.6 km away · #108 · boysPG322
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