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Bedok Green Secondary 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

CompareBedok Green Secondary SchoolGan Eng Seng School
School typeCo-Ed SchoolCo-Ed School
LevelSecondary (S1-S4)Secondary (S1-S4)
School tagsNot listedNot listed
ZoneEastSouth
Address360 Bedok North Ave 31 Henderson Road
Nearest MRTBedok, Bedok ReservoirRedhill, Tiong Bahru
Listed CCAs181
DSA listings59

Differences to explore

CCA
The records share 0 CCA listings. Bedok Green Secondary School also lists Art and Crafts (Girls and Boys), Audio Visual Aid (Girls and Boys), Badminton (Girls and Boys), Basketball (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 3 DSA programme listings. Bedok Green Secondary School also lists Concert Band (Girls and Boys), Tchoukball (Girls and Boys), 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.
The daily journey
Nearby MRT stations listed for Bedok Green Secondary School: Bedok, Bedok Reservoir; for Gan Eng Seng School: Redhill, Tiong Bahru. Compare the full journey from home, including transfers and the walk to school.

Recorded entry ranges

CompareBedok Green Secondary SchoolGan Eng Seng School
PG3 · Non-affiliated2026 · 12–202026 · 9–15
PG2 · Non-affiliated2026 · 21–252026 · 21–24
PG1 · Non-affiliated2026 · 25–302026 · 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

Bedok Green Secondary School

Bedok Green Secondary opened in 2001 in holding premises and moved into its new campus the following year, with an official opening in 2003. MOE’s history records that Ping Yi Secondary merged into Bedok Green in 2023. That recent change matters when weighing older comments about either school. The heritage page also retains older programme names, while the present school site describes Design and Aeronautical Engineering as its Applied Learning Programme; current programme detail should come from that newer description.

Design and Aeronautical Engineering connects classroom learning to aeronautical science through observation, experiments, learning journeys and making flying aircraft models. This is more specific than a general claim that the school teaches innovation. The programme page gives an outline of the approach, but not a level-by-level timetable or a list of compulsory assessments. A child interested in this area would benefit from seeing an actual project and understanding how much design, testing and revision it involves.

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

Bedok Green Secondary School

  • Art and Crafts (Girls and Boys)
  • Audio Visual Aid (Girls and Boys)
  • Badminton (Girls and Boys)
  • Basketball (Girls and Boys)
  • Choir (Girls and Boys)
  • Concert Band (Girls and Boys)
  • English Drama (Girls and Boys)
  • Environmental Science (Girls and Boys)
  • Football (Boys)
  • Modern Dance (Girls and Boys)
  • National Cadet Corps (NCC) (Land) (Boys)
  • National Police Cadet Corps (NPCC) (Girls and Boys)
  • Outdoor Adventure (Girls and Boys)
  • Singapore Youth Flying Club (Girls and Boys)
  • Softball (Boys)
  • St John Brigade (Girls and Boys)
  • Tchoukball (Girls and Boys)
  • Wushu (Girls and Boys)

Gan Eng Seng School

  • National Police Cadet Corps (NPCC) (Boys)

Listed DSA programmes at Bedok Green Secondary School

  • Choir (Girls and Boys)
  • Concert Band (Girls and Boys)
  • English Drama (Girls and Boys)
  • Modern Dance (Girls and Boys)
  • Tchoukball (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 Bedok Green Secondary 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: Bedok Green Secondary School 2026 · 12–20; Gan Eng Seng School 2026 · 9–15. PG2 · Non-affiliated: Bedok Green Secondary School 2026 · 21–25; Gan Eng Seng School 2026 · 21–24. PG1 · Non-affiliated: Bedok Green Secondary School 2026 · 25–30; 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.