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Bukit Batok Secondary School vs Peicai Secondary School

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

At a glance

CompareBukit Batok Secondary SchoolPeicai Secondary School
School typeCo-Ed SchoolCo-Ed School
LevelSecondary (S1-S4)Secondary (S1-S4)
School tagsNot listedNot listed
ZoneWestSouth
Address50 Bukit Batok West Ave 810 Serangoon Avenue 4
Nearest MRTBukit BatokSerangoon
Listed CCAs1714
DSA listings1110

Differences to explore

CCA
The records share 6 CCA listings. Bukit Batok Secondary School also lists Badminton (Girls and Boys), Boys' Brigade (Boys), Chinese Orchestra (Girls and Boys), Choir (Girls and Boys) and more, which do not appear in the other school's records. Peicai Secondary School also lists Aero-Modelling (Girls and Boys), Art and Crafts (Girls and Boys), English Drama (Girls and Boys), Floorball (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 3 DSA programme listings. Bukit Batok Secondary School also lists Badminton (Girls and Boys), Chinese Orchestra (Girls and Boys), Community Youth Leadership (Girls and Boys), Malay Dance (Girls and Boys) and more, which do not appear in the other school's records. Peicai Secondary School also lists Girl Guides (Girls), Leadership (Girls and Boys), Modern Dance (Girls and Boys), National Cadet Corps (NCC) Sea (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 Bukit Batok Secondary School: Bukit Batok; for Peicai Secondary School: Serangoon. Compare the full journey from home, including transfers and the walk to school.

Recorded entry ranges

CompareBukit Batok Secondary SchoolPeicai Secondary School
PG3 · Non-affiliated2026 · 8–152026 · 14–20
PG2 · Non-affiliated2026 · 21–232026 · 21–25
PG1 · Non-affiliated2026 · 25–262026 · 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

Bukit Batok Secondary School

Bukit Batok Secondary began in 1986 with 400 students to serve the developing new town. MOE’s Heritage Centre records the introduction of Habits of Mind in 2003 and the rebuilding completed in 2008, after two years at a holding school in Toh Tuck Terrace. A community heritage corridor was launched in 2019 to connect school and neighbourhood stories. The school is at 50 Bukit Batok West Avenue 8. This history provides a local context for its current projects without treating old programme names as today’s curriculum.

The current ALP describes Secondary 1 Code for Fun and AI applications, followed by a Secondary 2 redesign of the BBSS Legacy Trail. Upper-secondary work can involve polytechnics, A*STAR or Infineon Technologies. The page explicitly separates school-wide learning from selected interest groups and partnerships, then a stretch tier for talents. Design thinking focuses on understanding users and revising prototypes, alongside computational and reflective thinking. Those details explain the learning approach; specialist projects and international partnerships should not be assumed available to every pupil.

Peicai Secondary School

Peicai Secondary was established in 1984 from Parry Secondary and Hwi Yoh Secondary, initially using the latter’s facilities. The school says its name combines the Chinese names of its two predecessors and means nurturing talents. Its current ALP pages describe Seek. Make. Advocate, while MOE’s school-history body still describes The Science of Food. The current school publication is used for the programme account below; the older description is not silently treated as the same curriculum. Past programmes and predecessor memories need their own dates and context when comparing with today’s school.

Seek. Make. Advocate was co-created with SUTD for Secondary 1–2. The common tier uses blended learning, coding, video editing and data analytics to investigate social causes, with Microbits or augmented reality among the tools for prototypes. Themes named include mental wellness and animal welfare. Selected project groups then pitch to the community and explore implementation with organisations. Those pitches are a further opportunity, not proof that every prototype is adopted or that all pupils work with an external partner. Programme aims such as resilience are not independently measured results.

CCAs and programmes

Bukit Batok Secondary School

  • Badminton (Girls and Boys)
  • Basketball (Boys)
  • Boys' Brigade (Boys)
  • Chinese Orchestra (Girls and Boys)
  • Choir (Girls and Boys)
  • Concert Band (Girls and Boys)
  • English Language, Drama and Debating (Girls and Boys)
  • Girls' Brigade (Girls)
  • Infocomm Technology (Media Production) (Girls and Boys)
  • Malay Dance (Girls and Boys)
  • Modern Dance (Girls and Boys)
  • National Cadet Corps (NCC) (Land) (Girls and Boys)
  • National Police Cadet Corps (NPCC) (Girls and Boys)
  • Robotics (Girls and Boys)
  • Rugby (Boys)
  • Shooting (Girls and Boys)
  • Softball (Girls)

Peicai Secondary School

  • Aero-Modelling (Girls and Boys)
  • Art and Crafts (Girls and Boys)
  • Basketball (Boys)
  • Concert Band (Girls and Boys)
  • English Drama (Girls and Boys)
  • Floorball (Girls and Boys)
  • Girl Guides (Girls)
  • Infocomm Technology (Media Production) (Girls and Boys)
  • Modern Dance (Girls and Boys)
  • National Cadet Corps (NCC) (Sea) (Girls and Boys)
  • National Police Cadet Corps (NPCC) (Girls and Boys)
  • Softball (Girls)
  • Student Leadership (Council) (Girls and Boys)
  • Volleyball (Girls and Boys)

Listed DSA programmes at Bukit Batok Secondary School

  • Badminton (Girls and Boys)
  • Basketball (Boys)
  • Chinese Orchestra (Girls and Boys)
  • Community Youth Leadership (Girls and Boys)
  • Concert Band (Girls and Boys)
  • English Drama (Girls and Boys)
  • Malay Dance (Girls and Boys)
  • Robotics (Girls and Boys)
  • Rugby (Boys)
  • Softball (Girls)
  • Stem (Girls and Boys)

Listed DSA programmes at Peicai Secondary School

  • Basketball (Boys)
  • Concert Band (Girls and Boys)
  • English Drama (Girls and Boys)
  • Girl Guides (Girls)
  • Leadership (Girls and Boys)
  • Modern Dance (Girls and Boys)
  • National Cadet Corps (NCC) Sea (Girls and Boys)
  • National Police Cadet Corps (NPCC) (Girls and Boys)
  • Softball (Girls and Boys)
  • Volleyball (Girls and Boys)

Questions about these schools

How should I choose between Bukit Batok Secondary School and Peicai 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: Bukit Batok Secondary School 2026 · 8–15; Peicai Secondary School 2026 · 14–20. PG2 · Non-affiliated: Bukit Batok Secondary School 2026 · 21–23; Peicai Secondary School 2026 · 21–25. PG1 · Non-affiliated: Bukit Batok Secondary School 2026 · 25–26; Peicai 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.