Questions
What is Catholic High School (Secondary)’s cut-off point?
In the 2025 S1 posting exercise (for Sec 1 in 2026), Catholic High School (Secondary)’s cut-off point was 7 (the last student in had a Merit in Higher Chinese) for Integrated Programme, 8 (the last student in had a Merit in Higher Chinese) for Posting Group 3 and 12 for Posting Group 3 students from its affiliated primary schools. The cut-off point is the PSLE Score of the last student posted there: the lower the score, the better.
What PSLE score do I need for Catholic High School (Secondary)?
In 2025, a score of 8 or better in Posting Group 3 got a place; the best score posted there was 6(D). This year’s cut-off point moves with this year’s cohort and choices, usually by a point or so, and at the cut-off itself tie-breakers decide: citizenship, then the order the school was chosen in, then a computerised ballot. Add up your child’s PSLE Score to see every school it reaches.
Which primary schools are affiliated with Catholic High School (Secondary)?
Catholic High School (Primary). Their students get priority in S1 posting if they put Catholic High School (Secondary) as their first choice and meet its cut-off point for affiliated students (Posting Group 3: 12 in 2025). Up to 20% of places are kept for students without affiliation.
Is Catholic High School (Secondary) a SAP school?
Yes: it’s a Special Assistance Plan school, so it takes only students who took Chinese or Higher Chinese at PSLE, and between students with the same score of 14 or better, the one with the better Higher Chinese grade goes first. A grade after a cut-off point, as in 8(M), is the last student’s Higher Chinese grade where it decided the last place.
Does Catholic High School (Secondary) offer the Integrated Programme?
Yes: IP students go through to the A-levels or IB without taking the O-levels. Its IP cut-off point in 2025 was 7 (the last student in had a Merit in Higher Chinese).
Where is Catholic High School (Secondary)?
At 9 Bishan Street 22, Singapore 579767, in Bishan. The nearest MRT station is Bishan MRT (NS17, CC15, 590 m), as the crow flies. The secondary schools nearest it are Whitley Secondary School (270 m), Raffles Institution (Secondary) (930 m) and Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Secondary School (1.2 km).
From MOE’s SchoolFinder, which put the 2025 ranges up on 12 January 2026.