Fairfield Methodist School (Secondary) vs St. Gabriel's Secondary School

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Differences to explore

CCA

The records share 2 CCA listings. Fairfield Methodist School (Secondary) also lists Badminton (Girls), Basketball (Boys), Boys' Brigade (Boys), Choir (Girls and Boys) 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 1 DSA programme listing. Fairfield Methodist School (Secondary) also lists Badminton (Girls and Boys), Basketball (Boys), Choir (Girls and Boys), Concert Band (Girls and Boys) 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 Fairfield Methodist School (Secondary): Buona Vista, One-North; for St. Gabriel's Secondary School: Serangoon. Compare the full journey from home, including transfers and the walk to school.

Recorded entry ranges

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.

• School History
• School Rules
• Full Subject-Based Banding (Full SBB)

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.

• St Gabriel's Secondary School
• Applied Learning Programme

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)

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 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 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)

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