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Pei Hwa Secondary School vs Yuan Ching Secondary School

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

At a glance

ComparePei Hwa Secondary SchoolYuan Ching Secondary School
School typeCo-Ed SchoolCo-Ed School
LevelSecondary (S1-S4)Secondary (S1-S4)
School tagsNot listedNot listed
ZoneNorthWest
Address21 Fernvale Link103 Yuan Ching Road
Nearest MRTSengkang, LayarLakeside
Listed CCAs2120
DSA listings62

Differences to explore

CCA
The records share 8 CCA listings. Pei Hwa Secondary School also lists Badminton (Girls and Boys), Choir (Girls and Boys), Floorball (Girls), Journalism (Girls and Boys) and more, which do not appear in the other school's records. Yuan Ching Secondary School also lists Chinese Dance (Girls and Boys), Cross Country (Girls and Boys), Dragon Boat (Girls and Boys), English Drama (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 0 DSA programme listings. Pei Hwa Secondary School also lists Chinese and Modern Dance (Girls and Boys), Floorball (Girls), Guzheng Ensemble (Girls and Boys), Robotics (Girls and Boys) and more, which do not appear in the other school's records. Yuan Ching Secondary School also lists Community Youth Leadership (Girls and Boys), Engineering Innovation and Solutions (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 Pei Hwa Secondary School: Sengkang, Layar; for Yuan Ching Secondary School: Lakeside. Compare the full journey from home, including transfers and the walk to school.

Recorded entry ranges

ComparePei Hwa Secondary SchoolYuan Ching Secondary School
PG3 · Non-affiliated2026 · 7–142026 · 12–18
PG2 · Non-affiliated2026 · 21–232026 · 21–24
PG1 · Non-affiliated2026 · 25–272026 · 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

Pei Hwa Secondary School

Pei Hwa Secondary began in January 2005 and officially opened on 28 July 2007. The Pei Hwa Foundation, formed by alumni of the former Pei Hwa Public School, supplies bursaries and scholarships; this connection does not mean the present secondary school began in the former school’s founding year. The opening launched a Jalan Kayu Heritage Trail. Later developments included the indoor sports hall in 2018 and Full Subject-Based Banding pilot participation in 2020. In 2023, project work was repositioned as the Future Leaders Programme, integrating technology, leadership and community needs.

The Robotics and Programming ALP joins the Community Youth Leadership LLP through the Future Leaders Programme. Secondary 1 projects address the school’s immediate context; Secondary 2 widens the focus to the external community and environment. Streamnovation Week includes a level-wide making challenge plus optional visits, talks and making activities. Maker Monday is an interest group, rather than the whole cohort’s weekly entitlement. The school’s hackathon is for primary-school competitors: participating secondary pupils can train as assistant maker coaches and facilitators. That distinction prevents a primary outreach competition being mislabelled as every secondary pupil’s contest.

Yuan Ching Secondary School

MOE records Yuan Ching’s establishment in 1978 as an English and Chinese integrated government school and its official opening on 28 August 1980. It became English-medium in 1988 and offered pre-university Arts and Commerce courses between 1987 and 1990. Those courses are historical, not current entry options. The campus was rebuilt from 2006–2009. MOE’s history also retains older Marine Robotics and sports-based programme names; the current school pages describe broader R.E.A.P engineering learning and Community Youth Leadership. Present programme descriptions should therefore be checked against those current pages.

The Applied Learning Programme’s common tier includes coding, an AI camera and land, marine and aerial robotics. Secondary 1 land robotics involves building remote-controlled vehicles; another project adds water-quality sensors to Seaperches for geographical investigation at Jurong Lake Gardens. A programme launched in 2024 uses temperature and humidity sensors with microgreens. Deeper-interest pupils have a separate talent-development route involving advanced construction, Python and other enrichment, with competitions at its higher end. These distinctions matter: shared exposure is not a guarantee of every specialist course, external visit or competition place for every pupil.

CCAs and programmes

Pei Hwa Secondary School

  • Art and Crafts (Girls and Boys)
  • Badminton (Girls and Boys)
  • Basketball (Boys)
  • Choir (Girls and Boys)
  • Concert Band (Girls and Boys)
  • Floorball (Girls)
  • Football (Boys)
  • Guzheng Ensemble (Girls and Boys)
  • Infocomm Technology (Media Production) (Girls and Boys)
  • Journalism (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)
  • Outdoor Adventure (Girls and Boys)
  • Robotics (Girls and Boys)
  • Speech and Drama (Girls and Boys)
  • Student Leadership (Council) (Girls and Boys)
  • Table Tennis (Girls and Boys)
  • Taekwondo (Girls and Boys)
  • Wushu (Girls and Boys)

Yuan Ching Secondary School

  • Art and Crafts (Girls and Boys)
  • Basketball (Boys)
  • Chinese Dance (Girls and Boys)
  • Concert Band (Girls and Boys)
  • Cross Country (Girls and Boys)
  • Dragon Boat (Girls and Boys)
  • English Drama (Girls and Boys)
  • Environmental Science (Girls and Boys)
  • Football (Boys)
  • Guzheng Ensemble (Girls and Boys)
  • Indian Dance (Girls and Boys)
  • Infocomm Technology (Media Production) (Girls and Boys)
  • Lion and Dragon Dance (Girls and Boys)
  • Malay Dance (Girls and Boys)
  • Media Resource Library (Girls and Boys)
  • National Civil Defence Cadet Corps (NCDCC) (Girls and Boys)
  • National Police Cadet Corps (NPCC) (Boys)
  • Netball (Girls)
  • Robotics (Girls and Boys)
  • Scouts (Girls and Boys)

Listed DSA programmes at Pei Hwa Secondary School

  • Chinese and Modern Dance (Girls and Boys)
  • Floorball (Girls)
  • Guzheng Ensemble (Girls and Boys)
  • Robotics (Girls and Boys)
  • Taekwondo (Girls and Boys)
  • Wushu (Girls and Boys)

Listed DSA programmes at Yuan Ching Secondary School

  • Community Youth Leadership (Girls and Boys)
  • Engineering Innovation and Solutions (Girls and Boys)

Questions about these schools

How should I choose between Pei Hwa Secondary School and Yuan Ching 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: Pei Hwa Secondary School 2026 · 7–14; Yuan Ching Secondary School 2026 · 12–18. PG2 · Non-affiliated: Pei Hwa Secondary School 2026 · 21–23; Yuan Ching Secondary School 2026 · 21–24. PG1 · Non-affiliated: Pei Hwa Secondary School 2026 · 25–27; Yuan Ching 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.