5 Secondary Schools in Bukit Timah: Which Is the Best?

Here is a list of secondary schools in Bukit Timah.

Bukit Timah is a planning area in the Central Region of Singapore. These secondary schools are therefore secondary schools in central and south Singapore.

The Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) cut-off points of these secondary schools range from 7 with a Distinction grade in Higher Mother Tongue Language (HMTL) to 30. The points are in terms of PSLE Score.

Three of these five secondary schools are affiliated to primary schools.

Bukit Timah Secondary Schools List

  • IP means the cut-off point is for the secondary school’s Integrated Programme stream.
  • E means the cut-off point is for the secondary school’s Express stream.
  • NA means the cut-off point is for the secondary school’s Normal (Academic) stream.
  • NT means the cut-off point is for the secondary school’s Normal (Technical) stream.
  • (D) means a Distinction grade in HMTL.
  • (M) means a Merit grade in HMTL.
  • Affiliated means the student is from the secondary school’s affiliated primary school.
Secondary School 2021 PSLE Cut-Off Point
IP E NA NT
Hwa Chong Institution 7(M) — — —
Methodist Girls’ School 7 8; 17 if affiliated — —
Nanyang Girls’ High School 7(D); 8(M) if affiliated — — —
National Junior College (Secondary) 7 — — —
St. Margaret’s Secondary School — 11; 20 if affiliated 22; 25 if affiliated 30; 27 if affiliated

Bukit Timah Secondary Schools Map


What is the best secondary school in Bukit Timah?

Based on the Singapore secondary school ranking in 2022, the top secondary school in Bukit Timah is Nanyang Girls’ High School.

What are the attributes of secondary schools in Bukit Timah?

Art Elective Programme (AEP)

Hwa Chong Institution, Nanyang Girls’ High School and National Junior College (Secondary) are Art Elective Programme secondary schools in Singapore.

Boys

Hwa Chong Institution is an all boys secondary school in Singapore.

Christian

Methodist Girls’ School and St. Margaret’s Secondary School are Christian secondary schools in Singapore.

Girls

Methodist Girls’ School, Nanyang Girls’ High School and St. Margaret’s Secondary School are all girls secondary schools in Singapore.

Independent

Hwa Chong Institution, Methodist Girls’ School and Nanyang Girls’ High School are independent secondary schools in Singapore.

Integrated Programme (IP)

Hwa Chong Institution, Methodist Girls’ School, Nanyang Girls’ High School and National Junior College (Secondary) are IP secondary schools in Singapore.

Special Assistance Plan (SAP)

Hwa Chong Institution and Nanyang Girls’ High School are SAP secondary schools in Singapore.