The PSLE 2026 Cut-Off Point (COP) is one of the most useful references for Primary 6 students and parents when shortlisting secondary schools. After receiving their PSLE results, one of the next big questions parents often have is: Which secondary schools can my child realistically enter? While the PSLE results are an important milestone, the COP can help families understand which schools may be within reach based on previous Secondary 1 admission trends.

What Does the PSLE 2026 Cut-Off Point Mean?

A school’s Cut-Off Point (COP) generally refers to the PSLE Score of the last student admitted to that school in a particular admission exercise. For example, if a school’s PG3 COP was 10, it means the last student admitted through that Posting Group had a PSLE Score of 10.

However, a COP should be used as a reference point, rather than a guaranteed admission score. The COP can change from year to year depending on factors such as the students who apply, their PSLE scores and the number of places available.

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How to Use the PSLE 2026 Cut-Off Points to Shortlist Secondary Schools?

The PSLE 2026 Cut-Off Points can be a useful starting point when deciding which schools to include in your child’s Secondary 1 school choices.

Secondary School	IP	PG3	PG2	PG1
Admiralty		22	25	29
Ahmad Ibrahim		18	24	28
Anderson		11	23	28
Ang Mo Kio		16	24	28
Anglican High		12
Anglo-Chinese Barker Road		9	21	26
Anglo-Chinese Barker Road (Affiliated)		21	25	28
Anglo-Chinese Independent	7	8
Anglo-Chinese Independent (Affiliated)		13
Assumption English		22	25	29
Bartley		21	25	30
Beatty		18	25	28
Bedok Green		20	25	30
Bedok South		18	25	30
Bedok View		16	24	28
Bendemeer		22	25	28
Boon Lay		22	25	30
Bowen		16	24	28
Broadrick		22	25	30
Bukit Batok		15	23	26
Bukit Merah		22	25	28
Bukit Panjang Govt. High		11	22	26
Bukit View		20	24	29
Canberra		22	25	29
Catholic High	7M	8M
Catholic High (Affiliated)		12
Cedar Girls'	9	9
Changkat Changi		22	25	30
CHIJ Katong Convent		14	24	30
CHIJ Katong Convent (Affiliated)		20	25	28
CHIJ Toa Payoh		10	22	28
CHIJ Toa Payoh (Affiliated)		20	25	29
CHIJ St. Joseph's Convent		14	23	28
CHIJ St. Joseph's Convent (Affiliated)		20	25	28
CHIJ St. Nicholas Girls'	7M	8M
CHIJ St. Nicholas Girls' (Affiliated)		14
CHIJ St. Theresa's Convent		13	24	30
CHIJ St. Theresa's Convent (Affiliated)		20	25	28
Christ Church		17	23	29
Chua Chu Kang		20	24	28
Chung Cheng High Main		10M
Chung Cheng High Yishun		11	22	27
Clementi Town		13	23	28
Commonwealth		13	23	28
Compassvale		18	24	27
Crescent Girls'		13	23
Damai		22	25	30
Deyi		16	24	30
Dunearn		22	25	29
Dunman		14	23	27
Dunman High	8M
East Spring		22	25	29
Edgefield		14	23	27
Evergreen		15	23	26
Fairfield Methodist		11	21	27
Fairfield Methodist (Affiliated)		20	25	28
Fuhua		13	23	28
Gan Eng Seng		15	24	27
Geylang Methodist		14	24	30
Geylang Methodist (Affiliated)		21	25	28
Greendale		16	23	27
Greenridge		22	25	28
Guangyang		22	25	30
Hai Sing Catholic		15	23	27
Hillgrove		18	24	27
Holy Innocents' High		14	24	27
Holy Innocents' High (Affiliated)		22	25	28
Hougang		20	24	27
Hua Yi		14	23	27
Hwa Chong Institution	6M
Junyuan		21	25	28
Jurong		16	24	27
Jurong West		16	24	28
Jurongville		22	25	28
Juying		22	25	30
Kent Ridge		18	24	30
Kranji		14	24	28
Kuo Chuan Presbyterian			23	30
Kuo Chuan Presbyterian (Affiliated)		20	25	28
Loyang View		22	25	30
Manjusri		21	25	30
Manjusri (Affiliated)		22	25	28
Maris Stella High		12
Maris Stella High (Affiliated)		16
Marsiling		22	25	27
Mayflower		17	24	28
Meridian		22	25	28
Methodist Girls'	6	8
Methodist Girls' (Affiliated)		17
Montfort		22	25	29
Montfort (Affiliated)		22	24	28
Nan Chiau High		11M
Nan Hua High		10M
Nanyang Girls' High	6M
Nanyang Girls' High (Affiliated)	8M
National Junior College	8
Naval Base		19	24	27
New Town		20	25	30
Ngee Ann		12	21	26
Ngee Ann (Affiliated)		16	25	28
North Vista		18	24	28
Northbrooks		22	25	27
Northland		22	25	28
Orchid Park		19	24	27
Outram		17	23	26
Pasir Ris		18	24	30
Pasir Ris Crest		17	23	27
Paya Lebar Methodist Girls'		10	23	30
Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' (Affiliated)		20	25	27
Pei Hwa		14	23	27
Peicai		20	25	30
Peirce		20	25	30
Presbyterian High		13	24	28
Punggol		19	24	27
Queenstown		22	25	30
Queensway		17	25	28
Raffles Girls'	6
Raffles Institution	6
Regent		22	25	30
River Valley High	9M
Riverside		14	23	27
Sembawang		22	25	29
Seng Kang		19	24	27
Serangoon		20	25	28
Serangoon Garden		22	25	30
Singapore Chinese Girls'	7	8
Singapore Chinese Girls' (Affiliated)		17
Springfield		22	25	30
St. Andrew's		9	21	27
St. Andrew's (Affiliated)		22	25	30
St. Anthony's Canossian		15	24	30
St. Anthony's Canossian (Affiliated)		22	25	29
St. Gabriel's		15	24	28
St. Gabriel's (Affiliated)		22	25	28
St. Hilda's		14	23	27
St. Hilda's (Affiliated)		22	25	28
St. Joseph's Institution	7	8
St. Joseph's Institution (Affiliated)		12
St. Margaret's		11	23	26
St. Margaret's (Affiliated)		20	25	28
St. Patrick's		11	22	27
St. Patrick's (Affiliated)		20	25	28
Swiss Cottage		11	22	26
Tampines		19	24	27
Tanjong Katong		13	23
Tanjong Katong Girls'		13	23
Temasek		11	22	26
Temasek Junior College	8
Unity		18	24	28
Victoria	8	9
West Spring		17	24	27
Westwood		22	25	28
Whitley		22	25	30
Woodgrove		19	24	28
Woodlands		22	25	28
Woodlands Ring		22	25	29
Xinmin		13	23	28
Yio Chu Kang		22	25	30
Yishun		20	24	27
Yishun Town		13	22	27
Yuan Ching		18	24	28
Yuhua		20	25	28
Yusof Ishak		15	22	27
Yuying		22	25	27
Zhenghua		20	24	27
Zhonghua		12	23	27

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When looking at the table, parents should consider more than simply whether their child’s PSLE Score is the same as or better than a school’s COP.

A practical approach is to:

1. Start with your child’s PSLE Score and Posting Group.
2. Look at the relevant COP for each school.
3. Compare the COP with your child’s score.
4. Consider schools across a range of COPs, rather than choosing only schools where your child’s score is right at the historical COP.
5. Check other factors, such as school programmes, location, transport, affiliation and whether the school offers IP.

For example, if your child has a PSLE Score of 12, you may wish to consider schools with historical COPs around 10 to 14, rather than focusing only on schools with a COP of exactly 12.

Most importantly, remember that past COPs do not guarantee future admission. They are useful for assessing how competitive a school was in the previous admission exercise, but the COP can change each year.

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What Are PG1, PG2 and PG3?

Students are posted to secondary schools under one of three Posting Groups: PG1, PG2 and PG3. The Posting Groups were introduced as part of the move away from the previous Express, Normal (Academic) and Normal (Technical) streams.

In simple terms:

Posting Group	Subject Level	Former System
PG3	G3	Express
PG2	G2	Normal (Academic)
PG1	G1	Normal (Technical)

PG3: Students posted to PG3 generally take subjects at G3 level. This is broadly comparable to what was previously known as the Express stream.

PG2: Students posted to PG2 generally take subjects at G2 level. This is broadly comparable to the former Normal (Academic) stream.

PG1: Students posted to PG1 generally take subjects at G1 level. This is broadly comparable to the former Normal (Technical) stream.

The Posting Group determines the initial subject levels that students take, with opportunities for students to take individual subjects at different levels depending on their strengths, interests and learning needs. This is why parents should always look at the relevant Posting Group COP when comparing schools.

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What Is the Integrated Programme (IP)?

The Integrated Programme (IP) is a six-year programme offered by selected secondary schools.

Unlike the mainstream secondary school pathway, students in an IP typically do not take the SEC examination at the end of Secondary 4. Instead, they progress through an integrated six-year programme leading to the Singapore-Cambridge A-Level, IB Diploma or another equivalent qualification, depending on the school. IP schools generally have their own admission requirements and tend to be among the more competitive schools in Singapore. For example, if a school’s IP COP is 6, this means the last student admitted in that admission exercise had a PSLE Score of 6.

Parents should also note that IP COPs should not be directly compared with PG1, PG2 or PG3 COPs, as IP is a different programme and admission pathway.

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Affiliated Schools: Why Can the PSLE 2026 Cut-off Points Look So Different?

Another important factor parents should understand is affiliation. Some secondary schools have affiliated primary schools. Students from an affiliated primary school who meet the relevant requirements may have an advantage when applying to the affiliated secondary school. As a result, the same secondary school can have different COPs for affiliated and non-affiliated students. This difference can sometimes be significant.

For example, based on the PSLE 2026 Cut-Off Points data:

Anglo-Chinese School (Barker Road)

PG3 PSLE 2026 Cut-Off Points:

• Non-affiliated: 9
• Affiliated: 21
• That’s a difference of 12 AL points.

St Andrew’s

PG3 PSLE 2026 Cut-Off Points:

• Non-affiliated: 9
• Affiliated: 22
• That’s a difference of 13 AL points.

CHIJ Toa-Payoh

PG3 PSLE 2026 Cut-Off Points:

• Non-affiliated: 10
• Affiliated: 20
• That’s a difference of 10 AL points.

Holy Innocents’ High

PG3 PSLE 2026 Cut-Off Points:

• Non-affiliated: 14
• Affiliated: 22
• That’s a difference of 8 AL points.

These examples show why parents should not look at a school’s COP without checking whether their child is eligible for affiliation. If your child is from an affiliated primary school, make sure you check the school’s affiliation requirements and the relevant admission conditions before assessing their chances.

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What Does the PSLE 2026 Cut-Off Points Actually Tell Parents?

A COP gives parents a useful indication of how competitive a school was during the previous admission exercise. For example, if a school had a PG3 COP of 8, it was generally more competitive than a school with a PG3 COP of 15. However, this does not mean that a child with a PSLE Score of 8 is guaranteed admission to a school with a COP of 8. Similarly, a child with a score slightly above a school’s previous COP may still wish to include that school among their choices, depending on their overall school selection strategy.

The important thing is to treat COPs as a guide, not a guarantee.

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Final Thoughts

The PSLE results mark the end of your child’s primary school journey, but they also open the door to a new chapter. Understanding the PSLE 2026 Cut-Off Points, Posting Groups, IP programmes and affiliation can help parents make more informed decisions when preparing their Secondary 1 school choices. Remember that COPs can change from year to year. Instead of treating a COP as a fixed admission requirement, use it as one of several factors to assess your child’s options. Ultimately, the goal is not simply to get into the school with the lowest COP. It is to find a secondary school where your child can learn, grow and thrive over the next four to six years.