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Secondary COP 2026: what schools got harder from 2025?

Dec 19, 2025·8 min read Share

The Secondary 1 posting for 2026 admission is over. Here’s how the Cut-Off Points 2026 changed compared to last year.

Summary:

• 8 schools became more competitive (COP dropped)
• 52 schools became less competitive (COP increased)
• 70 schools unchanged

Lower COP = harder to enter. A negative change means the school got more competitive.

8 Schools That Got Harder (G3)

	School	Area	2025	2026	Change
1	Outram	Seng Kang	22	17	-5
2	Serangoon	Hougang	22	20	-2
3	Bartley	Toa Payoh	22	21	-1
4	Junyuan	Tampines	22	21	-1
5	Manjusri	Geylang	22	21	-1
6	New Town	Queenstown	21	20	-1
7	Peicai	Serangoon	21	20	-1
8	Yuhua	Jurong West	21	20	-1

52 Schools That Got Easier (G3)

	School	Area	2025	2026	Change
1	Crescent Girls’	Bukit Merah	10	13	+3
2	Admiralty	Woodlands	20	22	+2
3	Jurongville	Jurong East	20	22	+2
4	Ahmad Ibrahim	Yishun	17	18	+1
5	Anderson	Ang Mo Kio	10	11	+1
6	Ang Mo Kio	Ang Mo Kio	15	16	+1
7	Anglican High	Bedok	11	12	+1
8	Anglo-Chinese (Independent) (Secondary)	Queenstown	7	8	+1
9	Beatty	Toa Payoh	17	18	+1
10	Bowen	Hougang	15	16	+1
11	Bukit Batok	Bukit Batok	14	15	+1
12	Bukit View	Bukit Batok	19	20	+1
13	CHIJ Katong Convent	Marine Parade	13	14	+1
14	CHIJ Secondary (Toa Payoh)	Toa Payoh	9	10	+1
15	CHIJ St. Joseph’s Convent	Seng Kang	13	14	+1
16	CHIJ St. Theresa’s Convent	Bukit Merah	12	13	+1
17	Chung Cheng High (Main)	Marine Parade	9	10	+1
18	Commonwealth	Jurong East	12	13	+1
19	Dunman	Tampines	13	14	+1
20	Edgefield	Punggol	13	14	+1
21	Evergreen	Woodlands	14	15	+1
22	Fairfield Methodist (Secondary)	Queenstown	10	11	+1
23	Fuhua	Jurong West	12	13	+1
24	Gan Eng Seng	Bukit Merah	14	15	+1
25	Geylang Methodist (Secondary)	Geylang	13	14	+1
26	Hillgrove	Bukit Batok	17	18	+1
27	Holy Innocents’ High	Hougang	13	14	+1
28	Jurong	Jurong West	15	16	+1
29	Kranji	Choa Chu Kang	13	14	+1
30	Maris Stella High (Secondary)	Toa Payoh	11	12	+1
31	Methodist Girls’ (Secondary)	Bukit Timah	7	8	+1
32	Nan Chiau High	Seng Kang	10	11	+1
33	Naval Base	Yishun	18	19	+1
34	Ngee Ann	Tampines	11	12	+1
35	North Vista	Seng Kang	17	18	+1
36	Orchid Park	Yishun	18	19	+1
37	Pasir Ris Crest	Pasir Ris	17	18	+1
38	Peirce	Bishan	19	20	+1
39	Presbyterian High	Ang Mo Kio	12	13	+1
40	Queensway	Queenstown	16	17	+1
41	Riverside	Woodlands	13	14	+1
42	St. Anthony’s Canossian	Bedok	14	15	+1
43	St. Hilda’s	Tampines	13	14	+1
44	Swiss Cottage	Bukit Batok	10	11	+1
45	Tampines	Tampines	18	19	+1
46	Tanjong Katong Girls’	Marine Parade	12	13	+1
47	Tanjong Katong	Marine Parade	12	13	+1
48	West Spring	Bukit Panjang	16	17	+1
49	Yishun	Yishun	19	20	+1
50	Yishun Town	Yishun	12	13	+1
51	Yusof Ishak	Punggol	14	15	+1
52	Zhenghua	Bukit Panjang	19	20	+1

For the complete COP list, see our Secondary School COP 2026 page.