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Outram Secondary School vs Yuhua Secondary School

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

At a glance

CompareOutram Secondary SchoolYuhua Secondary School
School typeCo-Ed SchoolCo-Ed School
LevelSecondary (S1-S4)Secondary (S1-S4)
School tagsNot listedNot listed
ZoneNorthWest
Address48 Anchorvale Crescent35 Jurong West Street 41
Nearest MRTSengkang, Farmway, TongkangLakeside
Listed CCAs1417
DSA listings94

Differences to explore

CCA
The records share 3 CCA listings. Outram Secondary School also lists Badminton (Girls and Boys), Basketball (Girls and Boys), Frisbee (Girls and Boys), Modern Dance (Girls and Boys) and more, which do not appear in the other school's records. Yuhua Secondary School also lists Boys' Brigade (Boys), Choir (Girls), English Drama (Girls and 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. Outram Secondary School also lists Basketball (Girls and Boys), Communication (Girls and Boys), Entrepreneurship (Girls and Boys), Environmental Science (Girls and Boys) and more, which do not appear in the other school's records. Yuhua Secondary School also lists Choir (Girls), Harmonica Ensemble (Girls and Boys), Volleyball (Girls and Boys), 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 Outram Secondary School: Sengkang, Farmway, Tongkang; for Yuhua Secondary School: Lakeside. Compare the full journey from home, including transfers and the walk to school.

Recorded entry ranges

CompareOutram Secondary SchoolYuhua Secondary School
PG3 · Non-affiliated2026 · 9–172026 · 15–20
PG2 · Non-affiliated2026 · 21–232026 · 21–25
PG1 · Non-affiliated2026 · 25–262026 · 25–28

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

Outram Secondary School

Outram Road School opened on 26 February 1906 as a primary school. It became a secondary commercial school in 1954, admitted girls in 1958 and took its present name in 1961. The move to York Hill followed in 1968. For 2026, new Sec 1 pupils enter the Anchorvale campus in Sengkang, while pupils enrolled before the relocation remain at York Hill until the end of 2027. The principal’s current message discusses operating both campuses. Older descriptions of York Hill facilities therefore should not be assumed to describe a new pupil’s campus.

The Anchorvale open-house site identifies Business and Enterprise as its ALP, using practical projects and industry collaboration. This continues a long connection with commercial education: MOE records a Business and Enterprise centre of excellence in 2007 and the introduction of Business Studies that year. The present open-house text does not give a full year-by-year project timetable or confirm that every pupil takes Business Studies as an examination subject. Families considering this interest should request the current subject options and distinguish cohort ALP experiences from assessed subjects.

Yuhua Secondary School

Yuhua Secondary opened in 1986 and officially opened its Jurong West Street 41 premises on 16 September 1988. Its 2019 merger with Shuqun brought in a much older heritage, tracing to Tuan Cheng Public School in 1925. That does not mean Yuhua itself was founded in 1925. The merged school continued at Yuhua’s premises and combined practices from both schools. Older references to CODER belong to that development history; the current ALP page calls its programme Yuhua Changemakers. A source about pre-merger Shuqun should retain that context rather than automatically describe today’s whole school.

The current common Applied Learning Programme focuses on environmental sustainability in Secondary 1, social innovation around the school community in Secondary 2, and student-initiated future-focused projects in Secondary 3–5. The page describes an annual Design Thinking Festival in the last week of Term 4. A targeted second tier has leadership and innovation strands, with a summit and opportunities for volunteering, job shadowing and internships. Those external experiences are not promised to every pupil. Families can ask what a typical common project looks like, how pupils test whether it helps users, and how the deeper tier is selected.

CCAs and programmes

Outram Secondary School

  • Badminton (Girls and Boys)
  • Basketball (Girls and Boys)
  • Concert Band (Girls and Boys)
  • Frisbee (Girls and Boys)
  • Modern Dance (Girls and Boys)
  • National Cadet Corps (NCC) (Land) (Girls and Boys)
  • National Civil Defence Cadet Corps (NCDCC) (Girls and Boys)
  • National Police Cadet Corps (NPCC) (Girls and Boys)
  • Rockwall Climbing (Girls and Boys)
  • Student Leadership (Council) (Girls and Boys)
  • Student Leadership (House) (Girls and Boys)
  • Student Leadership (Peer Support) (Girls and Boys)
  • Swimming (Girls and Boys)
  • Water Polo (Boys)

Yuhua Secondary School

  • Boys' Brigade (Boys)
  • Choir (Girls)
  • Concert Band (Girls and Boys)
  • English Drama (Girls and Boys)
  • Floorball (Boys)
  • Football (Boys)
  • Harmonica Ensemble (Girls and Boys)
  • Infocomm Technology (Media Production) (Girls and Boys)
  • Media Resource Library (Girls and Boys)
  • Modern Dance (Girls)
  • National Cadet Corps (NCC) (Land) (Boys)
  • National Civil Defence Cadet Corps (NCDCC) (Girls and Boys)
  • National Police Cadet Corps (NPCC) (Girls and Boys)
  • Robotics (Girls and Boys)
  • Tchoukball (Girls and Boys)
  • Volleyball (Girls and Boys)
  • Wushu (Girls and Boys)

Listed DSA programmes at Outram Secondary School

  • Basketball (Girls and Boys)
  • Communication (Girls and Boys)
  • Concert Band (Girls and Boys)
  • Entrepreneurship (Girls and Boys)
  • Environmental Science (Girls and Boys)
  • Leadership (Girls and Boys)
  • Modern Dance (Girls and Boys)
  • Swimming (Girls and Boys)
  • Water Polo (Boys)

Listed DSA programmes at Yuhua Secondary School

  • Choir (Girls)
  • Concert Band (Girls and Boys)
  • Harmonica Ensemble (Girls and Boys)
  • Volleyball (Girls and Boys)

Questions about these schools

How should I choose between Outram Secondary School and Yuhua 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: Outram Secondary School 2026 · 9–17; Yuhua Secondary School 2026 · 15–20. PG2 · Non-affiliated: Outram Secondary School 2026 · 21–23; Yuhua Secondary School 2026 · 21–25. PG1 · Non-affiliated: Outram Secondary School 2026 · 25–26; Yuhua Secondary School 2026 · 25–28.

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.