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Compassvale Secondary School vs Crescent Girls' School

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

At a glance

CompareCompassvale Secondary SchoolCrescent Girls' School
School typeCo-Ed SchoolGirls' School
LevelSecondary (S1-S4)Secondary (S1-S4)
School tagsNot listedAutonomous
ZoneNorthSouth
Address51 Compassvale Crescent357 Tanglin Road
Nearest MRTSengkang, CompassvaleRedhill
Listed CCAs1819
DSA listings712

Differences to explore

CCA
The records share 2 CCA listings. Compassvale Secondary School also lists Aero-Modelling (Girls and Boys), Badminton (Girls and Boys), Basketball (Girls and Boys), Boys' Brigade (Boys) and more, which do not appear in the other school's records. Crescent Girls' School also lists Angklung/kulintang Ensemble (Girls), Audio Visual Aid (Girls), Badminton (Girls), Canoeing (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 1 DSA programme listing. Compassvale Secondary School also lists Badminton (Girls and Boys), Environmental Science (Girls and Boys), Floorball (Girls and Boys), Robotics (Girls and Boys) and more, which do not appear in the other school's records. Crescent Girls' School also lists Badminton (Girls), Canoeing (Girls), Chinese and Modern Dance (Girls), Choir (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 Compassvale Secondary School: Sengkang, Compassvale; for Crescent Girls' School: Redhill. Compare the full journey from home, including transfers and the walk to school.

Recorded entry ranges

CompareCompassvale Secondary SchoolCrescent Girls' School
PG3 · Non-affiliated2026 · 14–182026 · 7–13
PG2 · Non-affiliated2026 · 21–242026 · 21–23
PG1 · Non-affiliated2026 · 25–27Not 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

Compassvale Secondary School

Compassvale Secondary began in 2000, spending its first six months at Sengkang Secondary before moving to Compassvale Crescent. The campus officially opened in 2002. MOE’s history records an aeronautics Applied Learning Programme and a community-and-youth-leadership Learning for Life Programme from 2016. The current programme pages show how those themes have developed: aeronautics now sits within ACES, while the current Learning for Life Programme is Green Compass, unified in 2024.

ACES covers Aeronautics, Coding, Engineering and Sustainability. All lower-secondary students take the formal programme, exploring flight principles and working on coding, engineering or green-design projects. The school gives examples such as a motor-operated toy car, a stationery holder with a potted plant and LED memo sheet, and a solar charger. Students completing the programme at the end of Secondary 2 receive Singapore Polytechnic’s Young Engineers Award (ALP). STEM elective modules and visits extend the classroom work. Competitions and specialist CCAs offer further development for talented or strongly interested students; participation in every extension is not promised.

Crescent Girls' School

Crescent’s history begins with the co-educational Alexandra Estate Secondary School in 1955. The boys moved to Pasir Panjang Secondary in 1956, when it became Crescent Girls’ School. After rebuilding, pupils returned to the site in 1994. It became autonomous in 1996 and joined the FutureSchools initiative in 2007. That background helps explain its continuing use of digital learning, without making an early technology designation proof of today’s classroom experience.

The Integrated Curriculum has a three-year sequence. Secondary 1 combines Science and Geography around water scarcity, including water-quality fieldwork and separation techniques. Secondary 2 examines power through Art, English and History, with work on symbols, post-war Singapore and a recreated 1959 election artefact. Secondary 3 studies governance through English, Maths and Social Studies, using issues such as transport, ageing and healthcare for group recommendations. These are described learning tasks, rather than evidence that every proposal is adopted outside school.

CCAs and programmes

Compassvale Secondary School

  • Aero-Modelling (Girls and Boys)
  • Badminton (Girls and Boys)
  • Basketball (Girls and Boys)
  • Boys' Brigade (Boys)
  • Choir (Girls and Boys)
  • Concert Band (Girls and Boys)
  • English Drama (Girls and Boys)
  • Environmental Science (Girls and Boys)
  • Floorball (Girls and Boys)
  • Girl Guides (Girls)
  • Media Resource Library (Girls and Boys)
  • Modern Dance (Girls and Boys)
  • National Cadet Corps (NCC) (Air) (Girls and Boys)
  • National Police Cadet Corps (NPCC) (Girls and Boys)
  • Netball (Girls)
  • Red Cross Youth (Girls and Boys)
  • Robotics (Girls and Boys)
  • Softball (Boys)

Crescent Girls' School

  • Angklung/kulintang Ensemble (Girls)
  • Audio Visual Aid (Girls)
  • Badminton (Girls)
  • Canoeing (Girls)
  • Chinese Dance (Girls)
  • Choir (Girls)
  • Concert Band (Girls)
  • English Drama (Girls)
  • Entrepreneurship (Girls)
  • Girl Guides (Girls)
  • Hockey (Girls)
  • Infocomm Technology (Computing) (Girls)
  • International Chess (Girls)
  • National Cadet Corps (NCC) (Land) (Girls)
  • Netball (Girls)
  • Photography (Girls)
  • Red Cross Youth (Girls)
  • Softball (Girls)
  • Track and Field (Girls)

Listed DSA programmes at Compassvale Secondary School

  • Badminton (Girls and Boys)
  • Environmental Science (Girls and Boys)
  • Floorball (Girls and Boys)
  • Netball (Girls)
  • Robotics (Girls and Boys)
  • Softball (Boys)
  • Stem - Aeronautics (Girls and Boys)

Listed DSA programmes at Crescent Girls' School

  • Badminton (Girls)
  • Canoeing (Girls)
  • Chinese and Modern Dance (Girls)
  • Choir (Girls)
  • Concert Band (Girls)
  • Hockey (Girls)
  • International Chess (Girls)
  • Leadership (Girls)
  • Music Elective Programme (Girls)
  • Netball (Girls)
  • Softball (Girls)
  • Track and Field (Girls)

Questions about these schools

How should I choose between Compassvale Secondary School and Crescent 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?

PG3 · Non-affiliated: Compassvale Secondary School 2026 · 14–18; Crescent Girls' School 2026 · 7–13. PG2 · Non-affiliated: Compassvale Secondary School 2026 · 21–24; Crescent Girls' School 2026 · 21–23. PG1 · Non-affiliated: Compassvale Secondary School 2026 · 25–27; Crescent 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.