School MattersCHIJ St. Joseph's Convent vs Singapore Chinese Girls' School
Compare recorded PSLE entry ranges, CCAs, DSA programmes and location, with intake years shown alongside the data.
At a glance
| Compare | CHIJ St. Joseph's Convent | Singapore Chinese Girls' School |
|---|---|---|
| School type | Girls' School | Girls' School |
| Level | Secondary (S1-S4) | Secondary (S1-S4) |
| School tags | Not listed | IP |
| Zone | North | South |
| Address | 62 Sengkang East Way | 190 Dunearn Road |
| Nearest MRT | Sengkang | Stevens |
| Listed CCAs | 19 | 23 |
| DSA listings | 7 | 30 |
Differences to explore
- CCA
- The records share 8 CCA listings. CHIJ St. Joseph's Convent also lists Angklung/kulintang Ensemble (Girls), Community Service (Girls), Food and Consumer Education (Girls), Guitar Ensemble (Girls) and more, which do not appear in the other school's records. Singapore Chinese Girls' School also lists Art and Crafts (Girls), Artistic Gymnastics (Girls), Basketball (Girls), Chinese Drama (Girls) 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 4 DSA programme listings. CHIJ St. Joseph's Convent also lists Debate and Theatre (Girls), Table Tennis (Girls), Volleyball (Girls), which do not appear in the other school's records. Singapore Chinese Girls' School also lists Artistic Gymnastics (Girls), Artistic Gymnastics (Girls) - IP, Badminton (Girls), Badminton (Girls) - IP and more, which do not appear in the other school's records. Listings may be incomplete; confirm availability with each school.
- Programme tags
- CHIJ St. Joseph's Convent: no IP or SAP tag listed; Singapore Chinese Girls' School: IP. Check the specific programme your child would enter.
- The daily journey
- Nearby MRT stations listed for CHIJ St. Joseph's Convent: Sengkang; for Singapore Chinese Girls' School: Stevens. Compare the full journey from home, including transfers and the walk to school.
Recorded entry ranges
| Compare | CHIJ St. Joseph's Convent | Singapore Chinese Girls' School |
|---|---|---|
| IP · Non-affiliated | Not listed | 2026 · 4–7 |
| PG3 · Non-affiliated | 2026 · 8–14 | 2026 · 6–8 |
| PG3 · Affiliated | 2026 · 11–20 | 2026 · 7–17 |
| PG2 · Non-affiliated | 2026 · 21–23 | Not listed |
| PG2 · Affiliated | 2026 · 21–25 | Not listed |
| PG1 · Non-affiliated | 2026 · 25–28 | Not listed |
| PG1 · Affiliated | 2026 · 25–28 | Not listed |
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
CHIJ St. Joseph's Convent
The school began at Flower Road in 1938 with 21 pupils, one nun and two teachers. Its primary section was later phased out, and it moved to Sengkang in 2000; the new school was officially opened in 2003. MOE’s history and the school’s own chronology disagree on the precise year of the earlier Hillside move and completion of the primary phase-out. Those disputed years are omitted here, rather than combined into a misleadingly precise timeline.
The four-year Applied Learning Programme, The Art of Communication Through Theatre and Debates, runs across the school. It connects speech and drama with English, Literature and Mother Tongue work: published examples include analysing stories, storyboarding, vlogs, speeches and discussions. Students also encounter performances, workshops and competitions. These are different kinds of participation; a class task does not imply a place in an external competition. Families interested in public speaking can ask how the classroom sequence leads to those additional opportunities.
Singapore Chinese Girls' School
SCGS began in 1899 with seven Peranakan girls on Hill Street, moved to Emerald Hill in 1924 and relocated to Dunearn Road in July 1994. It attained independent status in 1989 and introduced the Integrated Programme alongside its examination route in 2013. This history helps explain the shared primary-secondary institution and its traditions. Today’s secondary programme descriptions should be read separately from the primary storytelling and arts programmes, which appear nearby on the same website but serve a different stage.
The current principal’s message confirms both the Singapore-Cambridge Secondary Education Certificate route and the Integrated Programme. IP pupils spend four years at SCGS before two years at Eunoia Junior College, within the Joint Integrated Programme with Catholic High and CHIJ St Nicholas Girls’. The admissions page says primary affiliation benefits apply to SEC only, but it still includes old 2025 posting and 2026 test details. Families should confirm incoming-cohort conditions and progression rather than assume primary affiliation secures IP entry or rely on those older dates.
CCAs and programmes
CHIJ St. Joseph's Convent
- Angklung/kulintang Ensemble (Girls)
- Badminton (Girls)
- Choir (Girls)
- Community Service (Girls)
- Concert Band (Girls)
- Food and Consumer Education (Girls)
- Girl Guides (Girls)
- Guitar Ensemble (Girls)
- Handbell Ensemble (Girls)
- Infocomm Technology (Media Production) (Girls)
- Modern Dance (Girls)
- Modular CCA (Sports) (Girls)
- National Police Cadet Corps (NPCC) (Girls)
- Netball (Girls)
- Shooting (Girls)
- Speech and Drama (Girls)
- St John Brigade (Girls)
- Table Tennis (Girls)
- Volleyball (Girls)
Singapore Chinese Girls' School
- Art and Crafts (Girls)
- Artistic Gymnastics (Girls)
- Badminton (Girls)
- Basketball (Girls)
- Chinese Drama (Girls)
- Choir (Girls)
- Concert Band (Girls)
- Debating and Public Speaking (Girls)
- English Drama (Girls)
- Environmental Science (Girls)
- Girl Guides (Girls)
- Girls' Brigade (Girls)
- Handbell Ensemble (Girls)
- Hockey (Girls)
- Infocomm Technology (Media Production) (Girls)
- Modern Dance (Girls)
- National Cadet Corps (NCC) (Land) (Girls)
- Netball (Girls)
- Red Cross Youth (Girls)
- Squash (Girls)
- String Ensemble (Girls)
- Swimming (Girls)
- Tennis (Girls)
Listed DSA programmes at CHIJ St. Joseph's Convent
- Choir (Girls)
- Concert Band (Girls)
- Debate and Theatre (Girls)
- Leadership (Girls)
- Netball (Girls)
- Table Tennis (Girls)
- Volleyball (Girls)
Listed DSA programmes at Singapore Chinese Girls' School
- Artistic Gymnastics (Girls)
- Artistic Gymnastics (Girls) - IP
- Badminton (Girls)
- Badminton (Girls) - IP
- Basketball (Girls)
- Basketball (Girls) - IP
- Choir (Girls)
- Choir (Girls) - IP
- Concert Band (Girls)
- Concert Band (Girls) - IP
- English Drama (Girls)
- English Drama (Girls) - IP
- English Language (Girls)
- English Language (Girls) - IP
- Handbell Ensemble (Girls)
- Handbell Ensemble (Girls) - IP
- Humanities (Girls)
- Humanities (Girls) - IP
- Leadership (Girls)
- Leadership (Girls) - IP
- Modern Dance (Girls)
- Modern Dance (Girls) - IP
- Netball (Girls)
- Netball (Girls) - IP
- Squash (Girls)
- Squash (Girls) - IP
- String Ensemble (Girls)
- String Ensemble (Girls) - IP
- Tennis (Girls)
- Tennis (Girls) - IP
Questions about these schools
How should I choose between CHIJ St. Joseph's Convent and Singapore Chinese Girls' 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?
IP · Non-affiliated: CHIJ St. Joseph's Convent Not listed; Singapore Chinese Girls' School 2026 · 4–7. PG3 · Non-affiliated: CHIJ St. Joseph's Convent 2026 · 8–14; Singapore Chinese Girls' School 2026 · 6–8. PG3 · Affiliated: CHIJ St. Joseph's Convent 2026 · 11–20; Singapore Chinese Girls' School 2026 · 7–17. PG2 · Non-affiliated: CHIJ St. Joseph's Convent 2026 · 21–23; Singapore Chinese Girls' School Not listed. PG2 · Affiliated: CHIJ St. Joseph's Convent 2026 · 21–25; Singapore Chinese Girls' School Not listed. PG1 · Non-affiliated: CHIJ St. Joseph's Convent 2026 · 25–28; Singapore Chinese Girls' School Not listed. PG1 · Affiliated: CHIJ St. Joseph's Convent 2026 · 25–28; Singapore Chinese Girls' School Not listed.
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.