Secondary school · Bukit Timah
- Affiliated
- Autonomous
- Girls
St. Margaret's Secondary School cut‑off point 2026
The PSLE cut-off point at St. Margaret's Secondary School for the 2026 Secondary 1 intake was 11 for Posting Group 3, 23 for Posting Group 2 and 26 for Posting Group 1. That makes it the joint 24th 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 28 for Posting Group 1. Its Posting Group 3 cut-off is 3 points tighter than 2023.
Source: MOE SchoolFinder, 2026 S1 posting
11
PG3
Posting Group 3
14 in 2023
23
PG2
Posting Group 2
22 in 2023
Cut-off points
Four years of St. Margaret's Secondary School cut‑offs
Posting Group 3 has tightened from 14 to 11 since 2023. Posting Group 2 has eased from 22 to 23 since 2023. Posting Group 1 has tightened from 30 to 26 since 2023.
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 | 11 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 28 |
| 2025 | 11 | 20 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 29 |
| 2024 | 12 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 30 | 28 |
| 2023 | 14 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 30 | 29 |
Where it ranks
St. Margaret's Secondary School among 139 schools
Joint 24th most selective, with Anderson Secondary School and Bukit Panjang Government High School and Chung Cheng High School (Yishun) and Fairfield Methodist School (Secondary) and St. Patrick's School and Swiss Cottage Secondary School and Temasek Secondary School. The schools ranked just above and below it:
#24of 139
- #24
Temasek Secondary School#24 · Bedok · co-edPG311 - #24
Fairfield Methodist School (Secondary)#24 · Queenstown · co-edPG311 - #24
St. Margaret's Secondary SchoolThis school#24 · Bukit Timah · girlsPG311 - #24
St. Patrick's School#24 · Bedok · boysPG311 - #32
Anglican High School#32 · Bedok · co-edPG312
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 St. Margaret's Secondary School?
Set a PSLE score and each door reads it. Nothing you type leaves this page.
–PSLE score
- Posting Group 311
- Posting Group 223
- 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 11 takes
A score of 11 is four Achievement Levels that add up to 11, 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 3
80 to 84
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 St. Margaret's Secondary School
How many points do you need for St. Margaret's Secondary School?
The last places in the 2026 Secondary 1 intake went at a PSLE score of 11 for Posting Group 3, 23 for Posting Group 2 and 26 for Posting Group 1. A lower score is a stronger one.
Does St. Margaret's 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 St. Margaret's Secondary School?
St. Margaret's School (Primary). Their pupils who listed it first needed 20 for Posting Group 3, 25 for Posting Group 2 and 28 for Posting Group 1 in 2026.
Does a DSA offer to St. Margaret's 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
St. Margaret's Secondary School DSA 2026
Every place opens into the four-year course, for girls.
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talent areas
Any posting score: every posting group is open here
Performing Arts · 8
Visual Arts, Design and Media · 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 music programme
- Less common subjects
- Arabic Language as MTL-in-lieu · Drama
- CCAs
- 27 across 5 groups: 4 clubs and societies, 1 other, 10 sports, 4 uniformed groups and 8 arts.
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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
- Tennis
- Water polo
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
Getting there
Bukit Timah, Singapore 259240
Nearest MRT: Farrer Road
Travel times open in Google Maps, live.
Nearby
Other secondary schools in Bukit Timah
Hwa Chong Institution0.7 km away · #1 · boysIP6M
Methodist Girls' School (Secondary)3.3 km away · #3 · girlsIP6
Nanyang Girls' High School1.4 km away · #1 · girlsIP6M
National Junior College1.3 km away · #12 · co-edIP8
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