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Chung Cheng High School (Yishun) vs Naval Base Secondary School

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

At a glance

CompareChung Cheng High School (Yishun)Naval Base Secondary School
School typeCo-Ed SchoolCo-Ed School
LevelSecondary (S1-S4)Secondary (S1-S4)
School tagsNot listedNot listed
ZoneNorthNorth
Address11 Yishun Street 61901 Yishun Ring Road
Nearest MRTKhatibKhatib
Listed CCAs2114
DSA listings97

Differences to explore

CCA
The records share 5 CCA listings. Chung Cheng High School (Yishun) also lists Audio Visual Aid (Girls and Boys), Basketball (Boys), Chinese Dance (Girls), Chinese Drama (Girls and Boys) and more, which do not appear in the other school's records. Naval Base Secondary School also lists Art and Crafts (Girls and Boys), Basketball (Girls), English Drama (Girls and Boys), Football (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. Chung Cheng High School (Yishun) also lists Basketball (Boys), Chinese Dance (Girls), Chinese Orchestra (Girls and Boys), Guzheng Ensemble (Girls and Boys) and more, which do not appear in the other school's records. Naval Base Secondary School also lists Indian Dance (Girls and Boys), Leadership (Girls and Boys), Table Tennis (Girls and Boys), Visual Arts (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 Chung Cheng High School (Yishun): Khatib; for Naval Base Secondary School: Khatib. Compare the full journey from home, including transfers and the walk to school.

Recorded entry ranges

CompareChung Cheng High School (Yishun)Naval Base Secondary School
PG3 · Non-affiliated2026 · 6–112026 · 13–19
PG2 · Non-affiliated2026 · 21–222026 · 21–24
PG1 · Non-affiliated2026 · 25–272026 · 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

Chung Cheng High School (Yishun)

Chung Cheng High Yishun shares its 1939 origins with Chung Cheng Main. When the Goodman Road campus opened in 1947, the original Kim Yam Road campus became the Branch school. It moved to Guillemard Road in 1969, began English-stream classes in 1981, and operated across Guillemard and a Sembawang holding site during preparations for the northern move. The completed Yishun campus brought a new name in 2005; its official opening followed on 30 June 2006.

The aesthetics LLP lists Secondary 2 design-thinking and interest-based workshops, Secondary 1 interactive-video work, photography and engagement with artists. Its tiered structure also includes exhibitions and competitions; the page does not establish that every student receives every listed opportunity. MOE records a food science and technology ALP introduced in 2014. The current ALP page has little readable detail, so families should confirm today's year-level content rather than assume the historical description is the full current programme.

Naval Base Secondary School

Naval Base Secondary traces its beginnings to 1957, when the British Navy provided land at Bah Tan Road for children of naval-base employees. It was initially a full school; the primary section moved to Canberra School in 1968 and it adopted its secondary-school name. It moved to Yishun Ring Road in July 1988. After a temporary holding site during upgrading, it returned in December 2009 to a campus designed as a garden and giant art gallery. The current art curriculum gives that historical emphasis a practical teaching context.

Lower-secondary pupils have the General Art Programme. Upper-secondary pupils taking art receive the two-year Enhanced Art Programme during curriculum time, with art offered at G1, G2 or G3. The school describes artist mentorship, talks, two art studios, ceramics space and an in-house gallery. Its wider learning framework separates broad experiences from interest-based development and selected advanced opportunities, while also identifying pupils who need structured intervention. EAP access should be read as provision for upper-secondary art students, rather than an extra specialist subject automatically taken by the entire cohort.

CCAs and programmes

Chung Cheng High School (Yishun)

  • Audio Visual Aid (Girls and Boys)
  • Basketball (Boys)
  • Chinese Dance (Girls)
  • Chinese Drama (Girls and Boys)
  • Chinese Drums (Girls and Boys)
  • Chinese Orchestra (Girls and Boys)
  • Choir (Girls and Boys)
  • Concert Band (Girls and Boys)
  • Entrepreneurship (Girls and Boys)
  • Environmental Science (Girls and Boys)
  • Fencing (Girls and Boys)
  • Guzheng Ensemble (Girls and Boys)
  • Journalism (Girls and Boys)
  • Modern Dance (Girls and Boys)
  • National Cadet Corps (NCC) (Air) (Boys)
  • National Police Cadet Corps (NPCC) (Girls and Boys)
  • Outdoor Adventure (Girls and Boys)
  • Scouts (Girls and Boys)
  • St John Brigade (Girls and Boys)
  • Volleyball (Girls and Boys)
  • Wushu (Girls and Boys)

Naval Base Secondary School

  • Art and Crafts (Girls and Boys)
  • Basketball (Girls)
  • Choir (Girls and Boys)
  • Concert Band (Girls and Boys)
  • English Drama (Girls and Boys)
  • Football (Girls and Boys)
  • Girl Guides (Girls)
  • 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)
  • St John Brigade (Girls and Boys)
  • Table Tennis (Girls and Boys)

Listed DSA programmes at Chung Cheng High School (Yishun)

  • Basketball (Boys)
  • Chinese Dance (Girls)
  • Chinese Orchestra (Girls and Boys)
  • Choir (Girls and Boys)
  • Concert Band (Girls and Boys)
  • Guzheng Ensemble (Girls and Boys)
  • Modern Dance (Girls and Boys)
  • Volleyball (Girls and Boys)
  • Wushu (Girls and Boys)

Listed DSA programmes at Naval Base Secondary School

  • Choir (Girls and Boys)
  • Concert Band (Girls and Boys)
  • Indian Dance (Girls and Boys)
  • Leadership (Girls and Boys)
  • Modern Dance (Girls and Boys)
  • Table Tennis (Girls and Boys)
  • Visual Arts (Girls and Boys)

Questions about these schools

How should I choose between Chung Cheng High School (Yishun) and Naval Base 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: Chung Cheng High School (Yishun) 2026 · 6–11; Naval Base Secondary School 2026 · 13–19. PG2 · Non-affiliated: Chung Cheng High School (Yishun) 2026 · 21–22; Naval Base Secondary School 2026 · 21–24. PG1 · Non-affiliated: Chung Cheng High School (Yishun) 2026 · 25–27; Naval Base Secondary 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.