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Crescent Girls' School vs St. Gabriel's Secondary School

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

At a glance

CompareCrescent Girls' SchoolSt. Gabriel's Secondary School
School typeGirls' SchoolBoys' School
LevelSecondary (S1-S4)Secondary (S1-S4)
School tagsAutonomousNot listed
ZoneSouthSouth
Address357 Tanglin Road24 Serangoon Avenue 1
Nearest MRTRedhillSerangoon
Listed CCAs1916
DSA listings1216

Differences to explore

CCA
The records share 0 CCA listings. 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. St. Gabriel's Secondary School also lists Audio Visual Aid (Boys), Badminton (Boys), Concert Band (Boys), Floorball (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 0 DSA programme listings. 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. St. Gabriel's Secondary School also lists Badminton (Boys), Concert Band (Boys), Debating (Boys), English Drama (Boys) 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 Crescent Girls' School: Redhill; for St. Gabriel's Secondary School: Serangoon. Compare the full journey from home, including transfers and the walk to school.

Recorded entry ranges

CompareCrescent Girls' SchoolSt. Gabriel's Secondary School
PG3 · Non-affiliated2026 · 7–132026 · 10–15
PG3 · AffiliatedNot listed2026 · 11–22
PG2 · Non-affiliated2026 · 21–232026 · 21–24
PG2 · AffiliatedNot listed2026 · 23–25
PG1 · Non-affiliatedNot listed2026 · 25–28
PG1 · AffiliatedNot listed2026 · 26–28

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

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.

St. Gabriel's Secondary School

St Gabriel’s School began in 1953 with 212 pupils, spanning primary and early secondary levels. It became a full school in 1958 and split into separate primary and secondary schools in 1969. The secondary school remained on Upper Serangoon Road before moving to Serangoon Avenue 1 at the end of 1992. Its golden jubilee was celebrated in 2003. Later heritage projects included a replica of the old gate in 2016 and a time capsule sealed in 2018 for opening in 2053. This gives the campus’s history some context without assuming the primary school’s current programmes apply to the secondary school.

The Applied Learning Programme focuses on aviation and future transportation. The school describes recognition as a CAAS Aviation Initiative School and a partnership with Boeing Singapore. Secondary 1 pupils learn flight principles and design, build and test an unpowered glider; Secondary 2 introduces drone operations, basic coding, navigation, AI and automation. AeroWings uses simulation software for aircraft controls and flight missions. The page also lists competitions, workshops, learning journeys and overseas trips. Those enrichment platforms need cohort-specific confirmation: they are not a pilot licence, an industry placement or a promise that every pupil travels overseas.

CCAs and programmes

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)

St. Gabriel's Secondary School

  • Audio Visual Aid (Boys)
  • Badminton (Boys)
  • Concert Band (Boys)
  • Floorball (Boys)
  • Football (Boys)
  • Golf (Boys)
  • Guitar Ensemble (Boys)
  • Judo (Boys)
  • Karate (Boys)
  • National Cadet Corps (NCC) (Air) (Boys)
  • National Cadet Corps (NCC) (Land) (Boys)
  • National Police Cadet Corps (NPCC) (Boys)
  • Red Cross Youth (Boys)
  • Scouts (Boys)
  • Softball (Boys)
  • Speech and Drama (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)

Listed DSA programmes at St. Gabriel's Secondary School

  • Badminton (Boys)
  • Concert Band (Boys)
  • Debating (Boys)
  • English Drama (Boys)
  • Floorball (Boys)
  • Football (Boys)
  • Golf (Boys)
  • Guitar Ensemble (Boys)
  • Judo (Boys)
  • National Cadet Corps (NCC) Air (Boys)
  • National Cadet Corps (NCC) Land (Boys)
  • National Police Cadet Corps (NPCC) (Boys)
  • Red Cross Youth (Boys)
  • Scouts (Boys)
  • Softball (Boys)
  • Table Tennis (Boys)

Questions about these schools

How should I choose between Crescent Girls' School and St. Gabriel's 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: Crescent Girls' School 2026 · 7–13; St. Gabriel's Secondary School 2026 · 10–15. PG3 · Affiliated: Crescent Girls' School Not listed; St. Gabriel's Secondary School 2026 · 11–22. PG2 · Non-affiliated: Crescent Girls' School 2026 · 21–23; St. Gabriel's Secondary School 2026 · 21–24. PG2 · Affiliated: Crescent Girls' School Not listed; St. Gabriel's Secondary School 2026 · 23–25. PG1 · Non-affiliated: Crescent Girls' School Not listed; St. Gabriel's Secondary School 2026 · 25–28. PG1 · Affiliated: Crescent Girls' School Not listed; St. Gabriel's Secondary School 2026 · 26–28.

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.