Secondary school · Bukit Batok
Swiss Cottage Secondary School cut‑off point 2026
The PSLE cut-off point at Swiss Cottage Secondary School for the 2026 Secondary 1 intake was 11 for Posting Group 3, 22 for Posting Group 2 and 26 for Posting Group 1. That makes it the joint 24th most selective of the 139 secondary schools. Its Posting Group 3 cut-off is unchanged since 2023.
Source: MOE SchoolFinder, 2026 S1 posting
11
PG3
Posting Group 3
held at 11 since 2023
22
PG2
Posting Group 2
held at 22 since 2023
Cut-off points
Four years of Swiss Cottage Secondary School cut‑offs
Posting Group 3 has moved between 10 and 11 since 2023, ending where it started. Posting Group 2 has held at 22 since 2023. Posting Group 1 has held at 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 | Posting Group 2 | Posting Group 1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026Latest | 11 | 22 | 26 |
| 2025 | 10 | 22 | 26 |
| 2024 | 11 | 22 | 26 |
| 2023 | 11 | 22 | 26 |
Where it ranks
Swiss Cottage 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. Margaret's Secondary School and St. Patrick's School and Temasek Secondary School. The schools ranked just above and below it:
#24of 139
- #24
Bukit Panjang Government High School#24 · Choa Chu Kang · co-edPG311 - #24
Chung Cheng High School (Yishun)#24 · Yishun · co-edPG311 - #24
Swiss Cottage Secondary SchoolThis school#24 · Bukit Batok · co-edPG311 - #24
Temasek Secondary School#24 · Bedok · co-edPG311 - #24
Fairfield Methodist School (Secondary)#24 · Queenstown · 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 Swiss Cottage Secondary School?
Set a PSLE score and each door reads it. Nothing you type leaves this page.
–PSLE score
- Posting Group 311
- Posting Group 222
- 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 Swiss Cottage Secondary School
How many points do you need for Swiss Cottage Secondary School?
The last places in the 2026 Secondary 1 intake went at a PSLE score of 11 for Posting Group 3, 22 for Posting Group 2 and 26 for Posting Group 1. A lower score is a stronger one.
Does Swiss Cottage 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.
Does a DSA offer to Swiss Cottage 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
Swiss Cottage Secondary School DSA 2026
Every place opens into the four-year course.
11
talent areas
Any posting score: every posting group is open here
Performing Arts · 5
Sports and Games · 4
Leadership and Uniformed Groups · 1
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics · 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
- Applied Learning Programme
- Applied Sciences for Sustainable Development · STEM - Sustainability
- Learning for Life Programme
- Thoughtful Leadership Programme · Community Youth Leadership
- Less common subjects
- Character and Citizenship Education · Chinese Language (Special Programme) (Non-examinable) · Humanities (SS, Literature in Chinese) · Humanities (SS, Literature in Malay) · Humanities (SS, Literature in Tamil) · Literature in Chinese · Literature in Malay · Smart Electrical Technology · Spanish Language
- CCAs
- 24 across 5 groups: 3 clubs and societies, 1 other, 8 sports, 6 uniformed groups and 6 arts.
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Clubs and societies · 3
- Infocomm and media
- Maker education leaders
- Science club
Others · 1
- Student leadership
Physical sports · 8
- Badminton
- Basketball
- Bowling
- Floorball
- Football
- Ice skating
- Tchoukball
- Water polo
Uniformed groups · 6
- Boys' Brigade
- Girl Guides
- National Cadet Corps (air)
- National Civil Defence Cadet Corps
- National Police Cadet Corps
- Scouts
Visual and performing arts · 6
- Chinese orchestra
- Choir
- Concert band
- Dance
- English drama
- Singapore National Youth Chinese Orchestra
Getting there
Bukit Batok, Singapore 659322
Nearest MRT: Bukit Gombak
Travel times open in Google Maps, live.
Nearby
Other secondary schools in Bukit Batok
Bukit Batok Secondary School2.1 km away · #57 · co-edPG315
Hillgrove Secondary School1.4 km away · #77 · co-edPG318
Bukit View Secondary School2.1 km away · #93 · co-edPG320
Dunearn Secondary School0.6 km away · #108 · co-edPG322
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