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Anglican High School vs Boon Lay Secondary School

Compare recorded PSLE entry ranges, CCAs, DSA programmes and location, with intake years shown alongside the data.

At a glance

CompareAnglican High SchoolBoon Lay Secondary School
School typeCo-Ed SchoolCo-Ed School
LevelSecondary (S1-S4)Secondary (S1-S4)
School tagsSAP · AutonomousNot listed
ZoneEastWest
Address600 Upper Changi Road11 Jurong West Street 65
Nearest MRTTanah MerahBoon Lay
Listed CCAs2216
DSA listings1413

Differences to explore

CCA
The records share 9 CCA listings. Anglican High School also lists Basketball (Girls and Boys), Chinese Drama (Girls and Boys), Debating and Public Speaking (Girls and Boys), Entrepreneurship (Girls and Boys) and more, which do not appear in the other school's records. Boon Lay Secondary School also lists Audio Visual Aid (Girls and Boys), Basketball (Boys), Infocomm Technology (Computing) (Girls and Boys), Malay Dance (Girls and Boys) and more, which do not appear in the other school's records. Listings may be incomplete; confirm availability with each school.
DSA programme
The records share 5 DSA programme listings. Anglican High School also lists Basketball (Girls and Boys), Boys' Brigade (Boys), Chinese Drama (Girls and Boys), Chinese Language (Girls and Boys) and more, which do not appear in the other school's records. Boon Lay Secondary School also lists Basketball (Boys), Digital Media (Girls and Boys), Football (Girls), Leadership (Girls and Boys) and more, which do not appear in the other school's records. Listings may be incomplete; confirm availability with each school.
Programme tags
Anglican High School: SAP; Boon Lay Secondary School: no IP or SAP tag listed. Check the specific programme your child would enter.
The daily journey
Nearby MRT stations listed for Anglican High School: Tanah Merah; for Boon Lay Secondary School: Boon Lay. Compare the full journey from home, including transfers and the walk to school.

Recorded entry ranges

CompareAnglican High SchoolBoon Lay Secondary School
PG3 · Non-affiliated2026 · 4–122026 · 7–22
PG2 · Non-affiliatedNot listed2026 · 22–25
PG1 · Non-affiliatedNot listed2026 · 26–30

Each range belongs to the intake year and programme shown. Affiliated and non-affiliated ranges are separate. D, M and P are Higher Mother Tongue requirements. Past ranges do not guarantee admission.

Get to know each school

Anglican High School

Anglican High was founded in 1956 by Chinese-speaking Anglican congregations. Its first 123 male pupils studied at St Andrew’s Secondary before the Upper Changi Road buildings were completed in 1960. The heritage page records its later selection under the Special Assistance Plan, the phasing-out of pre-university classes and subsequent campus upgrading. This explains the school’s Chinese educational and church background. The present school is a secondary-school choice; its historical pre-university section should not be presented as a current route.

The two-year i-SCoRe programme connects Food and Consumer Education with Design and Technology through Design Thinking. Published tasks include sustainable packaging for a hawker dish, a meal for someone with a diet-related condition, and projects using 3D printing or micro:bits. Students work from a persona and empathy research, then present a proposed solution. This provides useful detail for a parent interested in applied learning: ask how the child investigates a person’s needs, tests an idea and explains the choices made.

Boon Lay Secondary School

Boon Lay Secondary merged with Pioneer Secondary in 2017. Its heritage garden and gallery retain both histories rather than suggesting that the combined school was newly founded that year. The school describes a replica of the Wisdom Bridge, originally built with students’ involvement in 1978, and Ng Eng Teng’s Unity sculpture, unveiled in 1995. The latter also inspired the school logo. These are tangible connections to the two schools’ past that a visitor can look for near the entrance and General Office.

The handbook effective from 29 June 2026 says pupils’ school experiences are organised around CCA groups, with CCA mentors acting as form teachers and guiding the same group through secondary school. NIE’s September 2023 SingTeach feature explains the CCA-Family and CCE-Level structures: juniors and seniors interact, and different CCAs can be paired, such as Boys’ Brigade and Contemporary Dance. The current directory lists 16 CCAs, some with gender restrictions. A family should therefore understand allocation and mentoring arrangements as well as the activity itself.

CCAs and programmes

Anglican High School

  • Badminton (Girls and Boys)
  • Basketball (Girls and Boys)
  • Boys' Brigade (Boys)
  • Chinese Drama (Girls and Boys)
  • Chinese Orchestra (Girls and Boys)
  • Choir (Girls and Boys)
  • Concert Band (Girls and Boys)
  • Debating and Public Speaking (Girls and Boys)
  • English Drama (Girls and Boys)
  • Entrepreneurship (Girls and Boys)
  • Girl Guides (Girls)
  • Girls' Brigade (Girls)
  • Guitar Ensemble (Girls and Boys)
  • Infocomm Technology (Media Production) (Girls and Boys)
  • Modern Dance (Girls)
  • National Cadet Corps (NCC) (Land) (Boys)
  • National Police Cadet Corps (NPCC) (Girls and Boys)
  • Robotics (Girls and Boys)
  • Scouts (Boys)
  • St John Brigade (Girls and Boys)
  • Table Tennis (Girls and Boys)
  • Wushu (Girls and Boys)

Boon Lay Secondary School

  • Audio Visual Aid (Girls and Boys)
  • Badminton (Girls and Boys)
  • Basketball (Boys)
  • Boys' Brigade (Boys)
  • Chinese Orchestra (Girls and Boys)
  • Choir (Girls and Boys)
  • Concert Band (Girls and Boys)
  • English Drama (Girls and Boys)
  • Infocomm Technology (Computing) (Girls and Boys)
  • Malay Dance (Girls and Boys)
  • Modern Dance (Girls and Boys)
  • National Cadet Corps (NCC) (Land) (Boys)
  • National Civil Defence Cadet Corps (NCDCC) (Girls and Boys)
  • National Police Cadet Corps (NPCC) (Girls and Boys)
  • Netball (Girls)
  • St John Brigade (Girls and Boys)

Listed DSA programmes at Anglican High School

  • Badminton (Girls and Boys)
  • Basketball (Girls and Boys)
  • Boys' Brigade (Boys)
  • Chinese Drama (Girls and Boys)
  • Chinese Language (Girls and Boys)
  • Chinese Orchestra (Girls and Boys)
  • Choir (Girls and Boys)
  • Concert Band (Girls and Boys)
  • English Drama (Girls and Boys)
  • Girls' Brigade (Girls)
  • Modern Dance (Girls)
  • Robotics (Girls and Boys)
  • Table Tennis (Girls and Boys)
  • Wushu (Girls and Boys)

Listed DSA programmes at Boon Lay Secondary School

  • Badminton (Girls and Boys)
  • Basketball (Boys)
  • Chinese Orchestra (Girls and Boys)
  • Choir (Girls and Boys)
  • Concert Band (Girls and Boys)
  • Digital Media (Girls and Boys)
  • English Drama (Girls and Boys)
  • Football (Girls)
  • Leadership (Girls and Boys)
  • Malay Dance (Girls and Boys)
  • Modern Dance (Girls and Boys)
  • Netball (Girls)
  • Theatre (Girls and Boys)

Questions about these schools

How should I choose between Anglican High School and Boon Lay Secondary School?

Start with programmes, the CCAs your child wants and the actual journey from home. Visit both schools to assess the daily environment. Counts and past results alone do not establish which school fits your child.

How do their recorded PSLE entry ranges compare?

PG3 · Non-affiliated: Anglican High School 2026 · 4–12; Boon Lay Secondary School 2026 · 7–22. PG2 · Non-affiliated: Anglican High School Not listed; Boon Lay Secondary School 2026 · 22–25. PG1 · Non-affiliated: Anglican High School Not listed; Boon Lay Secondary School 2026 · 26–30.

Do past admission records guarantee a place?

No. Ranges belong to the intake year and programme shown and can change. Keep affiliated and non-affiliated ranges separate and retain any D, M or P Higher Mother Tongue suffix.