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Secondary school · Jurong West

Yuan Ching Secondary School cut‑off point 2026

The PSLE cut-off point at Yuan Ching Secondary School for the 2026 Secondary 1 intake was 18 for Posting Group 3, 24 for Posting Group 2 and 28 for Posting Group 1. That makes it the joint 77th most selective of the 139 secondary schools. Its Posting Group 3 cut-off is 1 point tighter than 2023.

Check your child's scoreAll 139 cut-off points

Source: MOE SchoolFinder, 2026 S1 posting

PSLE cut-off · 2026 intake#77 of 139

18

PG3

Posting Group 3

19 in 2023

24

PG2

Posting Group 2

25 in 2023

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Cut-off points

Four years of Yuan Ching Secondary School cut‑offs

Posting Group 3 has tightened from 19 to 18 since 2023. Posting Group 2 has tightened from 25 to 24 since 2023. Posting Group 1 has tightened from 29 to 28 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.

PSLE cut-off trends, 2023 to 2026: what changed

IntakePosting Group 3Posting Group 2Posting Group 1
2026Latest182428
2025182428
2024192428
2023192529

Where it ranks

Yuan Ching Secondary School among 139 schools

Joint 77th most selective, with Ahmad Ibrahim Secondary School and Beatty Secondary School and Bedok South Secondary School and Compassvale Secondary School and Hillgrove Secondary School and Kent Ridge Secondary School and North Vista Secondary School and Pasir Ris Crest Secondary School and Unity Secondary School. The schools ranked just above and below it:

#77of 139

  1. Pasir Ris Crest Secondary School#77 · Pasir Ris · co-edPG318
  2. Unity Secondary School#77 · Choa Chu Kang · co-edPG318
  3. Yuan Ching Secondary SchoolThis school#77 · Jurong West · co-edPG318
  4. Naval Base Secondary School#87 · Yishun · co-edPG319
  5. Orchid Park Secondary School#87 · Yishun · co-edPG319

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 Yuan Ching Secondary School?

Set a PSLE score and each door reads it. Nothing you type leaves this page.

–PSLE score

  • Posting Group 318
  • Posting Group 224
  • Posting Group 128

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 18 takes

A score of 18 is four Achievement Levels that add up to 18, so every subject at about AL 4 or AL 5. One way to make it:

  • English

    AL 5

    65 to 74

  • Maths

    AL 4

    75 to 79

  • Science

    AL 5

    65 to 74

  • Mother Tongue

    AL 4

    75 to 79

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Getting in

Getting into Yuan Ching Secondary School

How many points do you need for Yuan Ching Secondary School?

The last places in the 2026 Secondary 1 intake went at a PSLE score of 18 for Posting Group 3, 24 for Posting Group 2 and 28 for Posting Group 1. A lower score is a stronger one.

Does Yuan Ching 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 Yuan Ching 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

Yuan Ching Secondary School DSA 2026

Every place opens into the four-year course, for girls and boys.

2

talent areas

Any posting score: every posting group is open here

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
Marine Robotics · STEM - Future of Transportation
Learning for Life Programme
gRowing Values Through Sports and Outdoor Experiences · Sports & Outdoor Education
CCAs
26 across 4 groups: 7 clubs and societies, 10 sports, 3 uniformed groups and 6 arts.
See all 26

Clubs and societies · 7

  • Art and crafts
  • Environment club
  • Infocomm and media
  • Library
  • Lion and dragon dance
  • Robotics
  • Student leadership

Physical sports · 10

  • Athletics
  • Basketball
  • Canoeing
  • Cross country
  • Dragon boating
  • Football
  • Health and fitness
  • Modular CCA
  • Netball
  • Water polo

Uniformed groups · 3

  • National Civil Defence Cadet Corps
  • National Police Cadet Corps
  • Scouts

Visual and performing arts · 6

  • Chinese dance
  • Concert band
  • English drama
  • Guzheng ensemble
  • Indian dance
  • Malay dance

Getting there

Jurong West, Singapore 618654

Nearest MRT: Lakeside

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