St. Margaret's Secondary School
Bukit Timah · Government-aided school
- Affiliated
- Autonomous
- Girls
#24
most selective of 139, nationally
#11
of 37 in the south zone
11
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 | 11aff 20 | 23aff 25 | 26aff 28 |
| 2025 | 11aff 20 | 25aff 25 | 28aff 29 |
| 2024 | 12aff 20 | 22aff 25 | 30aff 28 |
| 2023 | 14aff 20 | 22aff 25 | 30aff 29 |
PG3 has moved 14 → 11 since 2023 (3 tighter). PG2 has eased 22 → 23 since 2023. PG1 has moved 30 → 26 since 2023 (4 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
- St. Margaret's School (Primary) · Central
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 259240 · nearest MRT Farrer Road
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 · 16
- Badminton
- Basketball
- Bowling
- Chinese Dance
- Choir
- Concert Band
- English Drama
- Fencing
- Floorball
- Indian Dance
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
MOE programmes
- Enhanced music programme
Subjects not every school offers
- Arabic Language as MTL-in-lieu
- Drama
Co-curricular activities
Clubs and societies · 4
- Agape club
- Art and crafts
- Debating
- Smarts media
Others · 1
- Student leadership
Physical sports · 10
- Athletics
- Badminton
- Basketball
- Bowling
- Canoeing
- Fencing
- Floorball
- Netball
Uniformed groups · 4
- Girl Guides
- Girls' Brigade
- National Police Cadet Corps
- Red cross youth
Visual and performing arts · 8
- Chinese dance
- Choir
- Concert band
- English drama
- Indian dance
- Malay dance
- Modern dance
- String ensemble
Other schools in Bukit Timah
- Hwa Chong Institution#1 nationally · 0.7 km awayIP6M
- Methodist Girls' School (Secondary)#3 nationally · 3.3 km awayIP6
- Nanyang Girls' High School#1 nationally · 1.4 km awayIP6M
- National Junior College#12 nationally · 1.3 km awayIP8
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