Xinmin Secondary School crest

Xinmin Secondary School

Hougang · Government school

  • Autonomous

#36

most selective of 139, nationally

#7

of 33 in the north zone

13

PG3 cut-off, 2026

23

PG2 cut-off, 2026

▲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.

IntakePG3PG2PG1
2026latest132328
2025132326
2024152327
2023162327

PG3 has moved 16 → 13 since 2023 (3 tighter). PG2 has held at 23 since 2023. PG1 has eased 27 → 28 since 2023.

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

This school has no affiliated primary schools, so every place is open to everyone.

Getting there

Singapore 538789 · nearest MRT Hougang

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 · 14

  • Badminton
  • Boys' Brigade
  • Chinese Dance
  • Choir
  • Concert Band
  • Cross Country
  • English Drama
  • Floorball
  • Girls' Brigade
  • Guzheng Ensemble

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

Subjects not every school offers

  • Arabic Language as MTL-in-lieu
  • Drama
  • Humanities (SS, Literature in Chinese)
  • Humanities (SS, Literature in Malay)
  • Humanities (SS, Literature in Tamil)
  • Spanish Language

Co-curricular activities

Clubs and societies · 7

  • Art and crafts
  • Chinese drama and debating
  • Debating
  • Infocomm and media
  • Malay drama and debating
  • Singapore Youth Flying Club
  • Student leadership

Physical sports · 7

  • Badminton
  • Cross country
  • Floorball
  • Outdoor adventure
  • Shooting
  • Sport climbing
  • Volleyball

Uniformed groups · 5

  • Boys' Brigade
  • Girls' Brigade
  • National Cadet Corps (land)
  • National Police Cadet Corps
  • St John Brigade

Visual and performing arts · 5

  • Chinese dance
  • Choir
  • Concert band
  • English drama
  • Guzheng ensemble

Other schools in Hougang

See all 139 schools in one table

The score is one number. The work is topic by topic.

StudyLah turns PSLE Maths practice into a calm daily habit, with an AL band on every paper and a walkthrough for every wrong answer.