School MattersPeicai Secondary School vs Tanjong Katong Girls' School
Compare recorded PSLE entry ranges, CCAs, DSA programmes and location, with intake years shown alongside the data.
At a glance
| Compare | Peicai Secondary School | Tanjong Katong Girls' School |
|---|---|---|
| School type | Co-Ed School | Girls' School |
| Level | Secondary (S1-S4) | Secondary (S1-S4) |
| School tags | Not listed | Autonomous |
| Zone | South | East |
| Address | 10 Serangoon Avenue 4 | 20 Dunman Lane |
| Nearest MRT | Serangoon | Paya Lebar, Dakota |
| Listed CCAs | 14 | 19 |
| DSA listings | 10 | 10 |
Differences to explore
- CCA
- The records share 2 CCA listings. Peicai Secondary School also lists Aero-Modelling (Girls and Boys), Art and Crafts (Girls and Boys), Basketball (Boys), Concert Band (Girls and Boys) and more, which do not appear in the other school's records. Tanjong Katong Girls' School also lists Art and Crafts (Girls), Badminton (Girls), Basketball (Girls), Bowling (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 0 DSA programme listings. Peicai Secondary School also lists Basketball (Boys), Concert Band (Girls and Boys), English Drama (Girls and Boys), Girl Guides (Girls) and more, which do not appear in the other school's records. Tanjong Katong Girls' School also lists Badminton (Girls), Bowling (Girls), Choir (Girls), Concert Band (Girls) 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 Peicai Secondary School: Serangoon; for Tanjong Katong Girls' School: Paya Lebar, Dakota. Compare the full journey from home, including transfers and the walk to school.
Recorded entry ranges
| Compare | Peicai Secondary School | Tanjong Katong Girls' School |
|---|---|---|
| PG3 · Non-affiliated | 2026 · 14–20 | 2026 · 7–13 |
| PG2 · Non-affiliated | 2026 · 21–25 | 2026 · 21–23 |
| PG1 · Non-affiliated | 2026 · 26–30 | Not 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
Peicai Secondary School
Peicai Secondary was established in 1984 from Parry Secondary and Hwi Yoh Secondary, initially using the latter’s facilities. The school says its name combines the Chinese names of its two predecessors and means nurturing talents. Its current ALP pages describe Seek. Make. Advocate, while MOE’s school-history body still describes The Science of Food. The current school publication is used for the programme account below; the older description is not silently treated as the same curriculum. Past programmes and predecessor memories need their own dates and context when comparing with today’s school.
Seek. Make. Advocate was co-created with SUTD for Secondary 1–2. The common tier uses blended learning, coding, video editing and data analytics to investigate social causes, with Microbits or augmented reality among the tools for prototypes. Themes named include mental wellness and animal welfare. Selected project groups then pitch to the community and explore implementation with organisations. Those pitches are a further opportunity, not proof that every prototype is adopted or that all pupils work with an external partner. Programme aims such as resilience are not independently measured results.
Tanjong Katong Girls' School
MOE records TKGS’s establishment in 1953 as Singapore’s first post-war government English-medium girls’ school. It began the Music Elective Programme in 1983, gained autonomous status and moved to Dunman Lane in 1995, and returned there in 2019 following PRIME upgrading at a temporary Bedok South site. Its arts identity therefore predates the current signature programmes. This history helps explain the place of music and community service in the school’s published curriculum; it should not be read as evidence of a particular child’s fit or future results.
The Music Elective Programme is for pupils with passion and aptitude, rather than a general music CCA. TKGS describes four years of in-depth study, encompassing listening, research, performance or composition, with workshops and collaborations. The school’s selection exercise includes an audition, an e-listening test and an interview. The audition calls for two unaccompanied solo pieces on an instrument or voice, totalling no more than five minutes. Interested pupils register through the Sec 1 package after a TKGS placement is confirmed. The page still uses O-Level Higher Music terminology; ask which qualification and assessment framework applies to the incoming cohort.
CCAs and programmes
Peicai Secondary School
- Aero-Modelling (Girls and Boys)
- Art and Crafts (Girls and Boys)
- Basketball (Boys)
- Concert Band (Girls and Boys)
- English Drama (Girls and Boys)
- Floorball (Girls and Boys)
- Girl Guides (Girls)
- Infocomm Technology (Media Production) (Girls and Boys)
- Modern Dance (Girls and Boys)
- National Cadet Corps (NCC) (Sea) (Girls and Boys)
- National Police Cadet Corps (NPCC) (Girls and Boys)
- Softball (Girls)
- Student Leadership (Council) (Girls and Boys)
- Volleyball (Girls and Boys)
Tanjong Katong Girls' School
- Art and Crafts (Girls)
- Badminton (Girls)
- Basketball (Girls)
- Bowling (Girls)
- Choir (Girls)
- Community Service (Girls)
- Concert Band (Girls)
- English Drama (Girls)
- English Language, Drama and Debating (Girls)
- Floorball (Girls)
- Girl Guides (Girls)
- Infocomm Technology (Media Production) (Girls)
- Media Resource Library (Girls)
- Modern Dance (Girls)
- National Police Cadet Corps (NPCC) (Girls)
- Netball (Girls)
- Red Cross Youth (Girls)
- Softball (Girls)
- String Ensemble (Girls)
Listed DSA programmes at Peicai Secondary School
- Basketball (Boys)
- Concert Band (Girls and Boys)
- English Drama (Girls and Boys)
- Girl Guides (Girls)
- Leadership (Girls and Boys)
- Modern Dance (Girls and Boys)
- National Cadet Corps (NCC) Sea (Girls and Boys)
- National Police Cadet Corps (NPCC) (Girls and Boys)
- Softball (Girls and Boys)
- Volleyball (Girls and Boys)
Listed DSA programmes at Tanjong Katong Girls' School
- Badminton (Girls)
- Bowling (Girls)
- Choir (Girls)
- Concert Band (Girls)
- Floorball (Girls)
- Modern Dance (Girls)
- Music Elective Programme (Girls)
- Netball (Girls)
- Softball (Girls)
- String Ensemble (Girls)
Questions about these schools
How should I choose between Peicai Secondary School and Tanjong Katong Girls' 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: Peicai Secondary School 2026 · 14–20; Tanjong Katong Girls' School 2026 · 7–13. PG2 · Non-affiliated: Peicai Secondary School 2026 · 21–25; Tanjong Katong Girls' School 2026 · 21–23. PG1 · Non-affiliated: Peicai Secondary School 2026 · 26–30; Tanjong Katong Girls' 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.