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Evergreen Secondary School vs Yio Chu Kang Secondary School

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

At a glance

CompareEvergreen Secondary SchoolYio Chu Kang Secondary School
School typeCo-Ed SchoolCo-Ed School
LevelSecondary (S1-S4)Secondary (S1-S4)
School tagsNot listedNot listed
ZoneNorthSouth
Address11 Woodlands Street 833063 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 5
Nearest MRTWoodlandsYio Chu Kang
Listed CCAs2215
DSA listings1115

Differences to explore

CCA
The records share 5 CCA listings. Evergreen Secondary School also lists Badminton (Girls and Boys), Chinese Dance (Girls and Boys), Chinese Orchestra (Girls and Boys), Community Service (Rotary-Sponsored) (Girls and Boys) and more, which do not appear in the other school's records. Yio Chu Kang Secondary School also lists Badminton (Girls), Basketball (Boys), Chinese Dance (Girls), Choir (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 2 DSA programme listings. Evergreen Secondary School also lists Badminton (Girls and Boys), Bilingualism (Girls and Boys), Chinese Language (Girls and Boys), Cross Country (Girls and Boys) and more, which do not appear in the other school's records. Yio Chu Kang Secondary School also lists Badminton (Girls), Basketball (Boys), Chinese Dance (Girls and Boys), Choir (Girls and 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 Evergreen Secondary School: Woodlands; for Yio Chu Kang Secondary School: Yio Chu Kang. Compare the full journey from home, including transfers and the walk to school.

Recorded entry ranges

CompareEvergreen Secondary SchoolYio Chu Kang Secondary School
PG3 · Non-affiliated2026 · 10–152026 · 15–22
PG2 · Non-affiliated2026 · 21–232026 · 23–25
PG1 · Non-affiliated2026 · 25–262026 · 25–30

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

Evergreen Secondary School

Evergreen Secondary opened in 2000 with 320 students and 12 teaching staff, moving to 11 Woodlands Street 83 in June that year. MOE's history records its North Zone Centre of Excellence in National Education designation in 2003, followed by NE awards in 2004 and 2008. Later developments included communication-based applied learning in 2015 and sports-based learning for life in 2016. These are dated milestones rather than a present-day ranking. They help explain why public communication, citizenship and sport recur in the current programme descriptions.

The current ALP is titled Bilingual Voices, Active Citizens. It links communication in English and Mother Tongue Languages with discussion of real-world and civic issues. Its lower-secondary Music component uses writing and performing raps to help pupils express their perspectives. This gives a concrete classroom activity behind the programme name. The page's introductory claim about musical talent is broader than the detail in its body: it does not establish specialist music tuition, an audition pathway or proven gains in bilingual proficiency for every pupil.

Yio Chu Kang Secondary School

MOE records the school’s establishment in 1965, its move to Ang Mo Kio Avenue 5 in 1982, and the merger with Chong Boon Secondary in 2018. The merged school retained Yio Chu Kang’s English name and adopted Chong Boon’s Chinese name, 崇文中学. It introduced a new school song in 2019. The heritage record also dates its performing-arts niche status to 2007 and Pathlight satellite partnership to 2014. Older alumni accounts may therefore concern a different period of school organisation; the merger is an important boundary when reading them.

The ALP centres on technological sustainability and connects STEM knowledge to community problems. Its structured curriculum develops coding and computational thinking through inquiry, with a Secondary 1–2 curriculum overview. Further options include the Mechatronics, Aeronautical and Robotics club, competitions, Secondary 3 polytechnic elective modules, mentorship and a maker programme. These are additional opportunities for interested pupils, not a guarantee that every child receives every placement. STEM DSA entrants are expected to join the relevant club. A family should compare ordinary curriculum exposure with the time, selection and commitments attached to deeper participation.

CCAs and programmes

Evergreen Secondary School

  • Badminton (Girls and Boys)
  • Chinese Dance (Girls and Boys)
  • Chinese Orchestra (Girls and Boys)
  • Community Service (Rotary-Sponsored) (Girls and Boys)
  • Cross Country (Girls and Boys)
  • English Language, Drama and Debating (Girls and Boys)
  • Gamelan Ensemble (Girls and Boys)
  • Guitar Ensemble (Girls and Boys)
  • Infocomm Technology (Computing) (Girls and Boys)
  • Malay 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)
  • Red Cross Youth (Girls and Boys)
  • Rugby (Boys)
  • Singapore Youth Flying Club (Girls and Boys)
  • Student Leadership (Council) (Girls and Boys)
  • Student Leadership (House) (Girls and Boys)
  • Student Leadership (Prefect) (Girls and Boys)
  • Table Tennis (Girls and Boys)
  • Volleyball (Girls and Boys)

Yio Chu Kang Secondary School

  • Badminton (Girls)
  • Basketball (Boys)
  • Chinese Dance (Girls)
  • Choir (Girls and Boys)
  • Concert Band (Girls and Boys)
  • English Drama (Girls and Boys)
  • Floorball (Boys)
  • Indian Dance (Girls and Boys)
  • Infocomm Technology (Computing) (Girls and Boys)
  • Infocomm Technology (Media Production) (Girls and Boys)
  • Malay Dance (Girls and Boys)
  • National Police Cadet Corps (NPCC) (Girls and Boys)
  • Netball (Girls)
  • Red Cross Youth (Girls and Boys)
  • Robotics (Girls and Boys)

Listed DSA programmes at Evergreen Secondary School

  • Badminton (Girls and Boys)
  • Bilingualism (Girls and Boys)
  • Chinese Language (Girls and Boys)
  • Cross Country (Girls and Boys)
  • Digital Media (Girls and Boys)
  • Leadership (Girls and Boys)
  • Malay Language (Girls and Boys)
  • Netball (Girls)
  • Rugby (Boys)
  • Table Tennis (Girls and Boys)
  • Volleyball (Girls and Boys)

Listed DSA programmes at Yio Chu Kang Secondary School

  • Badminton (Girls)
  • Basketball (Boys)
  • Chinese Dance (Girls and Boys)
  • Choir (Girls and Boys)
  • Concert Band (Girls and Boys)
  • Digital Media (Girls and Boys)
  • English Drama (Girls and Boys)
  • Floorball (Boys)
  • Indian Dance (Girls and Boys)
  • Malay Dance (Girls and Boys)
  • Mechatronics, Aeronautics and Robotics (Girls and Boys)
  • Media Arts / Film / Photography (Girls and Boys)
  • National Police Cadet Corps (NPCC) (Girls and Boys)
  • Netball (Girls)
  • Red Cross Youth (Girls and Boys)

Questions about these schools

How should I choose between Evergreen Secondary School and Yio Chu Kang 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: Evergreen Secondary School 2026 · 10–15; Yio Chu Kang Secondary School 2026 · 15–22. PG2 · Non-affiliated: Evergreen Secondary School 2026 · 21–23; Yio Chu Kang Secondary School 2026 · 23–25. PG1 · Non-affiliated: Evergreen Secondary School 2026 · 25–26; Yio Chu Kang Secondary School 2026 · 25–30.

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.