{"id":5744,"date":"2026-09-29T11:00:08","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T03:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.superstarteacher.com.sg\/Blog\/?p=5744"},"modified":"2026-09-29T11:16:38","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T03:16:38","slug":"psle-2026-cut-off-point","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.superstarteacher.com.sg\/Blog\/index.php\/2026\/09\/29\/psle-2026-cut-off-point\/","title":{"rendered":"PSLE 2026 Cut-Off Points: Your Essential Guide to Finding the Right Secondary School"},"content":{"rendered":"

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.<\/p>\n

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What Does the PSLE 2026 Cut-Off Point Mean?<\/h3>\n

A school’s Cut-Off Point (COP) generally refers to the PSLE Score of the last student<\/strong><\/em> 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.<\/p>\n

However, a COP should be used as a reference point<\/em><\/strong>, 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.<\/p>\n

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How to Use the PSLE 2026 Cut-Off Points to Shortlist Secondary Schools?<\/h3>\n

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

A practical approach is to:<\/span><\/p>\n

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

    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.<\/p>\n

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

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    What Are PG1, PG2 and PG3?<\/h3>\n

    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.<\/p>\n

    In simple terms:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t
    Posting Group<\/th>Subject Level<\/th>Former System<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
    PG3<\/td>G3<\/td>Express<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    PG2<\/td>G2<\/td>Normal (Academic)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    PG1<\/td>G1<\/td>Normal (Technical)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n

    PG3:<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0Students posted to PG3 generally take subjects at G3 level. This is broadly comparable to what was previously known as the Express stream.<\/p>\n

    PG2:<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0Students posted to PG2 generally take subjects at G2 level. This is broadly comparable to the former Normal (Academic) stream.<\/p>\n

    PG1:<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0Students posted to PG1 generally take subjects at G1 level. This is broadly comparable to the former Normal (Technical) stream.<\/p>\n

    The Posting Group determines the initial subject levels<\/em><\/strong> 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.<\/p>\n

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    What Is the Integrated Programme (IP)?<\/h3>\n

    The Integrated Programme<\/a><\/em> (IP) is a six-year programme<\/em><\/strong> offered by selected secondary schools.<\/p>\n

    Unlike the mainstream secondary school pathway, students in an IP typically do not take the SEC examination<\/a><\/em> 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<\/em><\/strong> 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.<\/p>\n

    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.<\/p>\n

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    Affiliated Schools: Why Can the PSLE 2026 Cut-off Points Look So Different?<\/h3>\n

    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.<\/p>\n

    For example, based on the PSLE 2026 Cut-Off Points data:<\/p>\n

    Anglo-Chinese School (Barker Road)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

    PG3 PSLE 2026 Cut-Off Points:<\/p>\n