3 Secondary Schools in Novena: Which Is the Best?

Here is a list of secondary schools in Novena.

Novena 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 8 to 28. The points are in terms of PSLE Score.

All three of these secondary schools are affiliated to primary schools.

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Novena 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.

*Affiliated* means the student is from the secondary school’s affiliated primary school.
Secondary School	2021 PSLE Cut-Off Point
Secondary School	IP	E	NA	NT
Anglo-Chinese School (Barker Road)	—	10; 22 if affiliated	21; 25 if affiliated	26; 28 if affiliated
Singapore Chinese Girls’ School	8	8; 17 if affiliated	—	—
St. Joseph’s Institution	8	10; 12 if affiliated	—	—

Based on the Singapore secondary school ranking in 2022, the top secondary school in Novena is Singapore Chinese Girls’ School.

Anglo-Chinese School (Barker Road) and St. Joseph’s Institution are all boys secondary schools in Singapore.

Anglo-Chinese School (Barker Road) and St. Joseph’s Institution are Christian secondary schools in Singapore.

Singapore Chinese Girls’ School is an all girls secondary school in Singapore.

Singapore Chinese Girls’ School and St. Joseph’s Institution are independent secondary schools in Singapore.

Singapore Chinese Girls’ School and St. Joseph’s Institution are IP secondary schools in Singapore.