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Fairfield Methodist School (Secondary) vs Queensway Secondary School

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

At a glance

CompareFairfield Methodist School (Secondary)Queensway Secondary School
School typeCo-Ed SchoolCo-Ed School
LevelSecondary (S1-S4)Secondary (S1-S4)
School tagsAutonomousNot listed
ZoneSouthSouth
Address102 Dover Road2a Margaret Drive
Nearest MRTBuona Vista, One-NorthCommonwealth, Queenstown
Listed CCAs1815
DSA listings79

Differences to explore

CCA
The records share 8 CCA listings. Fairfield Methodist School (Secondary) also lists English Drama (Girls and Boys), Football (Boys), Girls' Brigade (Girls), Guitar Ensemble (Girls and Boys) and more, which do not appear in the other school's records. Queensway Secondary School also lists Chinese Dance (Girls), English Language, Drama and Debating (Girls and Boys), Football (Girls and Boys), Girl Guides (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 4 DSA programme listings. Fairfield Methodist School (Secondary) also lists Badminton (Girls and Boys), Football (Boys), Modern Dance (Girls and Boys), which do not appear in the other school's records. Queensway Secondary School also lists Badminton (Girls), English Drama (Girls and Boys), Football (Girls and Boys), Hockey (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 Fairfield Methodist School (Secondary): Buona Vista, One-North; for Queensway Secondary School: Commonwealth, Queenstown. Compare the full journey from home, including transfers and the walk to school.

Recorded entry ranges

CompareFairfield Methodist School (Secondary)Queensway Secondary School
PG3 · Non-affiliated2026 · 6–112026 · 13–17
PG3 · Affiliated2026 · 6–20Not listed
PG2 · Non-affiliated2026 · 212026 · 21–25
PG2 · Affiliated2026 · 21–25Not listed
PG1 · Non-affiliated2026 · 25–272026 · 25–28
PG1 · Affiliated2026 · 25–28Not 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

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.

Queensway Secondary School

Queensway Secondary opened at Margaret Drive in 1961. MOE’s history describes growth to two sessions and additional classroom blocks as the neighbourhood expanded. Mei Chin Secondary merged with it in 2000 and Buona Vista Secondary in 2001; the upgraded school’s official opening followed in 2003. The history records environmental science and sports-and-outdoor-education signature programmes introduced in 2014. Those are historical milestones: the current July 2026 LLP page instead describes Community Youth Leadership, so an older programme label should not stand in for today’s published curriculum.

The Applied Learning Programme gives all S1 pupils water-treatment learning, energy-from-water activities and a sea-perch construction project for navigation and water testing. S2 content moves to nutrition, food production, innovation and waste management. A separate Tier 2 AI programme covers generative AI, art and coding, and microcontroller applications; its public page does not specify selection criteria or guarantee access to every pupil. These are clearer points of comparison than a general claim that a school teaches sustainability: families can ask what their child will build, test and explain.

CCAs and programmes

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)

Queensway Secondary School

  • Badminton (Girls)
  • Basketball (Boys)
  • Boys' Brigade (Boys)
  • Chinese Dance (Girls)
  • Choir (Girls and Boys)
  • Concert Band (Girls and Boys)
  • English Language, Drama and Debating (Girls and Boys)
  • Football (Girls and Boys)
  • Girl Guides (Girls)
  • Hockey (Girls and Boys)
  • Infocomm Technology (Media Production) (Girls and Boys)
  • Modern Dance (Girls)
  • National Cadet Corps (NCC) (Land) (Girls and Boys)
  • National Police Cadet Corps (NPCC) (Girls and Boys)
  • Volleyball (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)

Listed DSA programmes at Queensway Secondary School

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

Questions about these schools

How should I choose between Fairfield Methodist School (Secondary) and Queensway 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: Fairfield Methodist School (Secondary) 2026 · 6–11; Queensway Secondary School 2026 · 13–17. PG3 · Affiliated: Fairfield Methodist School (Secondary) 2026 · 6–20; Queensway Secondary School Not listed. PG2 · Non-affiliated: Fairfield Methodist School (Secondary) 2026 · 21; Queensway Secondary School 2026 · 21–25. PG2 · Affiliated: Fairfield Methodist School (Secondary) 2026 · 21–25; Queensway Secondary School Not listed. PG1 · Non-affiliated: Fairfield Methodist School (Secondary) 2026 · 25–27; Queensway Secondary School 2026 · 25–28. PG1 · Affiliated: Fairfield Methodist School (Secondary) 2026 · 25–28; Queensway Secondary 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.