St. Joseph's Institution
Novena · Independent school
- IP
- Affiliated
- Independent
- Boys
#8
most selective of 139, nationally
#3
of 37 in the south zone
7
IP cut-off, 2026
8
PG3 cut-off, 2026 · aff 12
▲1
1 point 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 | IP | PG3 |
|---|---|---|
| 2026latest | 7 | 8aff 12 |
| 2025 | 7 | 8aff 12 |
| 2024 | 7 | 9aff 12 |
| 2023 | 8 | 10aff 12 |
IP has moved 8 → 7 since 2023 (1 tighter). PG3 has moved 10 → 8 since 2023 (2 tighter).
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
- De La Salle School · Choa Chu Kang
- St. Anthony's Primary School · Bukit Batok
- St. Joseph's Institution Junior · Novena
- St. Stephen's School · Bedok
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 308274 · nearest MRT Stevens
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 Integrated Programme · 20
- Badminton
- Basketball
- Canoeing
- Coding
- Cross Country
- Floorball
- Football
- Hockey
- International Chess
- Judo
A confirmed DSA offer here still needs a PSLE score of 22 or better. Every track this school published last year sits inside that range.
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
- Exercise & Sports Science
- Spanish Language
Co-curricular activities
Clubs and societies · 25
- Art and crafts
- Beacon cas
- C3 ace programme for youths
- Chess and strategy games
- Debating
- Design & innovation club
- Environment club
- Faith-based CCA
Others · 2
- Blooday
- Student leadership
Physical sports · 21
- Athletics
- Badminton
- Basketball
- Canoeing
- Cross country
- Dragon boating
- Fencing
- Floorball
Uniformed groups · 6
- National Cadet Corps (air)
- National Cadet Corps (land)
- National Police Cadet Corps
- Scouts
- St John Brigade
- Ventures
Visual and performing arts · 9
- Concert band
- Dance
- English drama
- Guitar ensemble
- Pipe band
- Rock-a-cause cas
- Singapore National Youth Chinese Orchestra
- Singapore National Youth Orchestra
Other schools in Novena
- Singapore Chinese Girls' School#8 nationally · 0.3 km awayIP7
- Anglo-Chinese School (Barker Road)#16 nationally · 0.9 km awayPG39
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