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Clementi Town Secondary School vs Yishun Town Secondary School

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

At a glance

CompareClementi Town Secondary SchoolYishun Town Secondary School
School typeCo-Ed SchoolCo-Ed School
LevelSecondary (S1-S4)Secondary (S1-S4)
School tagsNot listedAutonomous
ZoneWestNorth
Address10 Clementi Ave 36 Yishun Street 21
Nearest MRTClementiYishun
Listed CCAs1618
DSA listings128

Differences to explore

CCA
The records share 5 CCA listings. Clementi Town Secondary School also lists Badminton (Girls and Boys), Basketball (Boys), Football (Boys), Guzheng Ensemble (Girls and Boys) and more, which do not appear in the other school's records. Yishun Town Secondary School also lists Art and Crafts (Girls and Boys), Basketball (Girls and Boys), Bowling (Girls and Boys), Boys' Brigade (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. Clementi Town Secondary School also lists Badminton (Girls and Boys), Concert Band (Girls and Boys), Girl Guides (Girls), Modern Dance (Girls and Boys) and more, which do not appear in the other school's records. Yishun Town Secondary School also lists Basketball (Girls and Boys), Bilingualism (Girls and Boys), Bowling (Girls and Boys), Chinese Dance (Girls) 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 Clementi Town Secondary School: Clementi; for Yishun Town Secondary School: Yishun. Compare the full journey from home, including transfers and the walk to school.

Recorded entry ranges

CompareClementi Town Secondary SchoolYishun Town Secondary School
PG3 · Non-affiliated2026 · 8–132026 · 5–13
PG2 · Non-affiliated2026 · 21–232026 · 21–22
PG1 · Non-affiliated2026 · 25–282026 · 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

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.

Yishun Town Secondary School

MOE records Yishun Town Secondary’s establishment in January 1986 with nine classes and 13 pioneer teachers. It first shared premises with Yishun Secondary, then moved to Yishun Street 21 on 31 March 1988 and officially opened on 29 July that year. It became single-session in 1998 and gained autonomous status in 2010. The distinction matters when searching: Yishun Secondary has its own history and programmes. Older references to shared premises should not cause accounts of one school to be assigned to the other, and autonomous status is not an individual outcome guarantee.

The science page describes learning journeys and a Sagano High exchange, with deeper competitions and project investigation through talent development for interested pupils. Its concrete examples are dated: selected pupils received A*STAR scientist mentorship in 2021; Secondary 2 workshops in 2022 covered 3D design and printing, perfume and cosmetic making. These show past practice, not a promise of the same mentor, destination or workshop for the next cohort. A prospective family can ask what the current common experience includes and how access to deeper research or Olympiad preparation is decided.

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)

Yishun Town Secondary School

  • Art and Crafts (Girls and Boys)
  • Basketball (Girls and Boys)
  • Bowling (Girls and Boys)
  • Boys' Brigade (Boys)
  • Chinese Dance (Girls)
  • Choir (Girls and Boys)
  • Concert Band (Girls and Boys)
  • English Drama (Girls and Boys)
  • Environmental Science (Boys)
  • Girl Guides (Girls)
  • Infocomm Technology (Computing) (Girls and Boys)
  • International Chess (Girls and Boys)
  • National Civil Defence Cadet Corps (NCDCC) (Girls and Boys)
  • National Police Cadet Corps (NPCC) (Girls and Boys)
  • Photography (Girls and Boys)
  • Shooting (Girls and Boys)
  • Table Tennis (Girls and Boys)
  • Volleyball (Girls)

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 Yishun Town Secondary School

  • Basketball (Girls and Boys)
  • Bilingualism (Girls and Boys)
  • Bowling (Girls and Boys)
  • Chinese Dance (Girls)
  • English Drama (Girls and Boys)
  • Shooting (Girls and Boys)
  • Table Tennis (Girls and Boys)
  • Volleyball (Girls)

Questions about these schools

How should I choose between Clementi Town Secondary School and Yishun Town 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: Clementi Town Secondary School 2026 · 8–13; Yishun Town Secondary School 2026 · 5–13. PG2 · Non-affiliated: Clementi Town Secondary School 2026 · 21–23; Yishun Town Secondary School 2026 · 21–22. PG1 · Non-affiliated: Clementi Town Secondary School 2026 · 25–28; Yishun Town 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.