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Chua Chu Kang Secondary School vs Yuan Ching Secondary School

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

At a glance

CompareChua Chu Kang Secondary SchoolYuan Ching Secondary School
School typeCo-Ed SchoolCo-Ed School
LevelSecondary (S1-S4)Secondary (S1-S4)
School tagsNot listedNot listed
ZoneWestWest
Address31 Teck Whye Crescent103 Yuan Ching Road
Nearest MRTChoa Chu Kang, PhoenixLakeside
Listed CCAs1820
DSA listings42

Differences to explore

CCA
The records share 8 CCA listings. Chua Chu Kang Secondary School also lists Badminton (Girls and Boys), Girl Guides (Girls), Guitar Ensemble (Girls and Boys), Hockey (Girls and Boys) and more, which do not appear in the other school's records. Yuan Ching Secondary School also lists Art and Crafts (Girls and Boys), Chinese Dance (Girls and Boys), Cross Country (Girls and Boys), Dragon Boat (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 1 DSA programme listing. Chua Chu Kang Secondary School also lists Hockey (Girls and Boys), Modern Dance (Girls and Boys), Science for Sustainable Development (Girls and Boys), which do not appear in the other school's records. Yuan Ching Secondary School also lists Engineering Innovation and Solutions (Girls and Boys), 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 Chua Chu Kang Secondary School: Choa Chu Kang, Phoenix; for Yuan Ching Secondary School: Lakeside. Compare the full journey from home, including transfers and the walk to school.

Recorded entry ranges

CompareChua Chu Kang Secondary SchoolYuan Ching Secondary School
PG3 · Non-affiliated2026 · 14–202026 · 12–18
PG2 · Non-affiliated2026 · 21–242026 · 21–24
PG1 · Non-affiliated2026 · 25–282026 · 25–28

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

Chua Chu Kang Secondary School

The current school was formed by the 2023 merger of Chua Chu Kang Secondary and Teck Whye Secondary. It retains the English name Chua Chu Kang Secondary and the Chinese name 德惠中学. The former Chua Chu Kang school was established in 1992, with its pioneer intake in 1993; Teck Whye’s history dates to 1966. Older reviews of either predecessor describe a different school organisation. MOE’s earlier robotics history also needs to be read alongside the merged school’s current sustainability ALP.

Sustainable Living for a Resilient Future is the current ALP. Its published examples include farm-to-table work, Secondary 1 mushroom cultivation, recycling food waste, corridor farming and orchid pollination or hybridisation with visiting Japanese pupils. These examples show the kinds of applied work described, without establishing a place in every activity for every pupil. Community Youth Leadership connects this learning to residents: student leaders learned vegetable growing with NUS students and shared their work at the Chua Chu Kang Community Centre National Day carnival.

Yuan Ching Secondary School

MOE records Yuan Ching’s establishment in 1978 as an English and Chinese integrated government school and its official opening on 28 August 1980. It became English-medium in 1988 and offered pre-university Arts and Commerce courses between 1987 and 1990. Those courses are historical, not current entry options. The campus was rebuilt from 2006–2009. MOE’s history also retains older Marine Robotics and sports-based programme names; the current school pages describe broader R.E.A.P engineering learning and Community Youth Leadership. Present programme descriptions should therefore be checked against those current pages.

The Applied Learning Programme’s common tier includes coding, an AI camera and land, marine and aerial robotics. Secondary 1 land robotics involves building remote-controlled vehicles; another project adds water-quality sensors to Seaperches for geographical investigation at Jurong Lake Gardens. A programme launched in 2024 uses temperature and humidity sensors with microgreens. Deeper-interest pupils have a separate talent-development route involving advanced construction, Python and other enrichment, with competitions at its higher end. These distinctions matter: shared exposure is not a guarantee of every specialist course, external visit or competition place for every pupil.

CCAs and programmes

Chua Chu Kang Secondary School

  • Badminton (Girls and Boys)
  • Basketball (Boys)
  • Concert Band (Girls and Boys)
  • English Drama (Girls and Boys)
  • Environmental Science (Girls and Boys)
  • Football (Boys)
  • Girl Guides (Girls)
  • Guitar Ensemble (Girls and Boys)
  • Hockey (Girls and Boys)
  • Infocomm Technology (Media Production) (Girls and Boys)
  • Modern Dance (Girls and Boys)
  • National Cadet Corps (NCC) (Land) (Boys)
  • National Police Cadet Corps (NPCC) (Girls and Boys)
  • Netball (Girls)
  • Robotics (Girls and Boys)
  • Scouts (Boys)
  • Taekwondo (Girls and Boys)
  • Wushu (Girls and Boys)

Yuan Ching Secondary School

  • Art and Crafts (Girls and Boys)
  • Basketball (Boys)
  • Chinese Dance (Girls and Boys)
  • Concert Band (Girls and Boys)
  • Cross Country (Girls and Boys)
  • Dragon Boat (Girls and Boys)
  • English Drama (Girls and Boys)
  • Environmental Science (Girls and Boys)
  • Football (Boys)
  • Guzheng Ensemble (Girls and Boys)
  • Indian Dance (Girls and Boys)
  • Infocomm Technology (Media Production) (Girls and Boys)
  • Lion and Dragon Dance (Girls and Boys)
  • Malay Dance (Girls and Boys)
  • Media Resource Library (Girls and Boys)
  • National Civil Defence Cadet Corps (NCDCC) (Girls and Boys)
  • National Police Cadet Corps (NPCC) (Boys)
  • Netball (Girls)
  • Robotics (Girls and Boys)
  • Scouts (Girls and Boys)

Listed DSA programmes at Chua Chu Kang Secondary School

  • Community Youth Leadership (Girls and Boys)
  • Hockey (Girls and Boys)
  • Modern Dance (Girls and Boys)
  • Science for Sustainable Development (Girls and Boys)

Listed DSA programmes at Yuan Ching Secondary School

  • Community Youth Leadership (Girls and Boys)
  • Engineering Innovation and Solutions (Girls and Boys)

Questions about these schools

How should I choose between Chua Chu Kang Secondary School and Yuan Ching 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: Chua Chu Kang Secondary School 2026 · 14–20; Yuan Ching Secondary School 2026 · 12–18. PG2 · Non-affiliated: Chua Chu Kang Secondary School 2026 · 21–24; Yuan Ching Secondary School 2026 · 21–24. PG1 · Non-affiliated: Chua Chu Kang Secondary School 2026 · 25–28; Yuan Ching Secondary School 2026 · 25–28.

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.