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Anglican High School vs Gan Eng Seng School

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

At a glance

CompareAnglican High SchoolGan Eng Seng School
School typeCo-Ed SchoolCo-Ed School
LevelSecondary (S1-S4)Secondary (S1-S4)
School tagsSAP · AutonomousNot listed
ZoneEastSouth
Address600 Upper Changi Road1 Henderson Road
Nearest MRTTanah MerahRedhill, Tiong Bahru
Listed CCAs221
DSA listings149

Differences to explore

CCA
The records share 0 CCA listings. Anglican High School also lists Badminton (Girls and Boys), Basketball (Girls and Boys), Boys' Brigade (Boys), Chinese Drama (Girls and Boys) and more, which do not appear in the other school's records. Gan Eng Seng School also lists National Police Cadet Corps (NPCC) (Boys), which do not appear in the other school's records. Listings may be incomplete; confirm availability with each school.
DSA programme
The records share 2 DSA programme listings. Anglican High School also lists Badminton (Girls and Boys), Basketball (Girls and Boys), Boys' Brigade (Boys), Chinese Drama (Girls and Boys) and more, which do not appear in the other school's records. Gan Eng Seng School also lists Basketball (Boys), Cross Country (Girls and Boys), Football (Boys), Marching Band (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; Gan Eng Seng 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 Gan Eng Seng School: Redhill, Tiong Bahru. Compare the full journey from home, including transfers and the walk to school.

Recorded entry ranges

CompareAnglican High SchoolGan Eng Seng School
PG3 · Non-affiliated2026 · 4–122026 · 9–15
PG2 · Non-affiliatedNot listed2026 · 21–24
PG1 · Non-affiliatedNot listed2026 · 25–27

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.

Gan Eng Seng School

Gan Eng Seng founded the Anglo-Chinese Free School in Tanjong Pagar shophouses in 1885 for children from poor families. It became a government school in 1938, reopened after the war in 1946, and eventually moved to its present Henderson Road campus in 2001. Its history also records participation in the Full Subject-Based Banding pilot in 2020. The present secondary school is distinct from Gan Eng Seng Primary: the shared founder's name does not make their programmes or parent experiences interchangeable.

Probes, the STEM Applied Learning Programme, combines sustainability with digitalisation and coding. Published examples include designing water-purification processes and tending edible gardens. Secondary 1 pupils undertake Code for Fun with Micro:bits and exposure to artificial intelligence, then design a solution to a given problem. Design thinking is also used in projects and alternative assessments. Pupils showing particular interest and potential may be selected for Tier 2 competitions. Those additional opportunities are separate from the general programme; participation alone does not establish independent proficiency in coding.

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)

Gan Eng Seng School

  • National Police Cadet Corps (NPCC) (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 Gan Eng Seng School

  • Basketball (Boys)
  • Choir (Girls and Boys)
  • Cross Country (Girls and Boys)
  • English Drama (Girls and Boys)
  • Football (Boys)
  • Marching Band (Girls and Boys)
  • Modern Dance (Girls and Boys)
  • Stem (Girls and Boys)
  • Table Tennis (Girls)

Questions about these schools

How should I choose between Anglican High School and Gan Eng Seng 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; Gan Eng Seng School 2026 · 9–15. PG2 · Non-affiliated: Anglican High School Not listed; Gan Eng Seng School 2026 · 21–24. PG1 · Non-affiliated: Anglican High School Not listed; Gan Eng Seng School 2026 · 25–27.

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.