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Clementi Town Secondary School vs Fairfield Methodist School (Secondary)

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

At a glance

CompareClementi Town Secondary SchoolFairfield Methodist School (Secondary)
School typeCo-Ed SchoolCo-Ed School
LevelSecondary (S1-S4)Secondary (S1-S4)
School tagsNot listedAutonomous
ZoneWestSouth
Address10 Clementi Ave 3102 Dover Road
Nearest MRTClementiBuona Vista, One-North
Listed CCAs1618
DSA listings127

Differences to explore

CCA
The records share 7 CCA listings. Clementi Town Secondary School also lists Badminton (Girls and Boys), Girl Guides (Girls), Guzheng Ensemble (Girls and Boys), Modern Dance (Girls and Boys) and more, which do not appear in the other school's records. Fairfield Methodist School (Secondary) also lists Badminton (Girls), Boys' Brigade (Boys), Choir (Girls and Boys), Girls' Brigade (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 3 DSA programme listings. Clementi Town Secondary School also lists English Drama (Girls and Boys), Girl Guides (Girls), National Cadet Corps (NCC) Land (Boys), National Civil Defence Cadet Corps (NCDCC) (Girls and Boys) and more, which do not appear in the other school's records. Fairfield Methodist School (Secondary) also lists Basketball (Boys), Choir (Girls and Boys), Football (Boys), Volleyball (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 Clementi Town Secondary School: Clementi; for Fairfield Methodist School (Secondary): Buona Vista, One-North. Compare the full journey from home, including transfers and the walk to school.

Recorded entry ranges

CompareClementi Town Secondary SchoolFairfield Methodist School (Secondary)
PG3 · Non-affiliated2026 · 8–132026 · 6–11
PG3 · AffiliatedNot listed2026 · 6–20
PG2 · Non-affiliated2026 · 21–232026 · 21
PG2 · AffiliatedNot listed2026 · 21–25
PG1 · Non-affiliated2026 · 25–282026 · 25–27
PG1 · AffiliatedNot listed2026 · 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

Clementi Town Secondary School

Clementi Town Secondary opened in 1980. Its computing history includes a 1994 Apple Macintosh laboratory under the Smart Classroom pilot and a 1997 IT masterplan. After PRIME upgrading, the school returned to its Clementi campus in 2008. Students and alumni began staging biennial musicals in 2009, starting with To Kill a Mockingbird. In 2015 it received its STEM ALP and leadership-through-uniformed-groups LLP. These milestones explain its programme background without implying that every former initiative continues unchanged.

The MARS ALP integrates STEM skills into lower-secondary English, Mathematics and Science. Its second tier offers interested students deeper workshops, enrichment and competitions. Science-in-Action involves Secondary 2 and 3 pupils in a year-long project with a teacher or tertiary mentor; computing extensions include AI and coding projects. The school documents 17 Secondary 3 pupils taking part in a May 2024 Hwa Chong computing exchange, and projects such as a recyclable-sorting machine and canteen queue estimator. These are examples of extended participation, not the experience promised to every student.

Fairfield Methodist School (Secondary)

Fairfield's origins lie in Sophia Blackmore's 1888 class for eight Peranakan girls. In 1983 it moved to Dover Road and became two co-educational schools. The secondary school went single-session in 1995 and gained autonomous status in 1996. Its current history explains the shared name, badge and Methodist mission, including the One Fairfield alignment in 2011. These links do not make the primary and secondary programmes interchangeable. The secondary school's rules explicitly describe daily devotions after the national anthem and pledge; families should understand how religious activities fit into school life.

The Full SBB page records mixed form classes for the 2023 Secondary 1 intake, sharing Art, CCE, Design and Technology, Food and Consumer Education, Music and PE. It also describes opportunities to take History at a more demanding level. However, the detailed thresholds refer to 2022 marks and older Express, Normal (Academic) and Normal (Technical) arrangements. A 2026 webpage update does not make those thresholds current for a new intake. Parents should request the incoming cohort's subject-level criteria and review arrangements instead of planning from the historical examples.

CCAs and programmes

Clementi Town Secondary School

  • Badminton (Girls and Boys)
  • Basketball (Boys)
  • Concert Band (Girls and Boys)
  • English Drama (Girls and Boys)
  • Football (Boys)
  • Girl Guides (Girls)
  • Guzheng Ensemble (Girls and Boys)
  • Infocomm Technology (Media Production) (Girls and Boys)
  • Modern Dance (Girls and Boys)
  • National Cadet Corps (NCC) (Land) (Boys)
  • National Civil Defence Cadet Corps (NCDCC) (Girls and Boys)
  • National Police Cadet Corps (NPCC) (Girls and Boys)
  • Netball (Girls)
  • Outdoor Adventure (Girls and Boys)
  • Volleyball (Boys)
  • Wushu (Girls and Boys)

Fairfield Methodist School (Secondary)

  • Badminton (Girls)
  • Basketball (Boys)
  • Boys' Brigade (Boys)
  • Choir (Girls and Boys)
  • Concert Band (Girls and Boys)
  • English Drama (Girls and Boys)
  • Football (Boys)
  • Girls' Brigade (Girls)
  • Guitar Ensemble (Girls and Boys)
  • Infocomm Technology (Media Production) (Girls and Boys)
  • Journalism (Girls and Boys)
  • Modern Dance (Girls)
  • National Cadet Corps (NCC) (Land) (Boys)
  • National Cadet Corps (NCC) (Sea) (Girls and Boys)
  • Netball (Girls)
  • Robotics (Girls and Boys)
  • Student Leadership (Council) (Girls and Boys)
  • Volleyball (Girls and Boys)

Listed DSA programmes at Clementi Town Secondary School

  • Badminton (Girls and Boys)
  • Concert Band (Girls and Boys)
  • English Drama (Girls and Boys)
  • Girl Guides (Girls)
  • Modern Dance (Girls and Boys)
  • National Cadet Corps (NCC) Land (Boys)
  • National Civil Defence Cadet Corps (NCDCC) (Girls and Boys)
  • National Police Cadet Corps (NPCC) (Girls and Boys)
  • Netball (Girls)
  • Science and Technology (Girls and Boys)
  • Volleyball (Boys)
  • Wushu (Girls and Boys)

Listed DSA programmes at Fairfield Methodist School (Secondary)

  • Badminton (Girls and Boys)
  • Basketball (Boys)
  • Choir (Girls and Boys)
  • Concert Band (Girls and Boys)
  • Football (Boys)
  • Modern Dance (Girls and Boys)
  • Volleyball (Girls and Boys)

Questions about these schools

How should I choose between Clementi Town Secondary School and Fairfield Methodist School (Secondary)?

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: Clementi Town Secondary School 2026 · 8–13; Fairfield Methodist School (Secondary) 2026 · 6–11. PG3 · Affiliated: Clementi Town Secondary School Not listed; Fairfield Methodist School (Secondary) 2026 · 6–20. PG2 · Non-affiliated: Clementi Town Secondary School 2026 · 21–23; Fairfield Methodist School (Secondary) 2026 · 21. PG2 · Affiliated: Clementi Town Secondary School Not listed; Fairfield Methodist School (Secondary) 2026 · 21–25. PG1 · Non-affiliated: Clementi Town Secondary School 2026 · 25–28; Fairfield Methodist School (Secondary) 2026 · 25–27. PG1 · Affiliated: Clementi Town Secondary School Not listed; Fairfield Methodist School (Secondary) 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.