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Queensway Secondary School vs St. Anthony's Canossian Secondary School

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

At a glance

CompareQueensway Secondary SchoolSt. Anthony's Canossian Secondary School
School typeCo-Ed SchoolGirls' School
LevelSecondary (S1-S4)Secondary (S1-S4)
School tagsNot listedAutonomous
ZoneSouthEast
Address2a Margaret Drive1600 Bedok North Avenue 4
Nearest MRTCommonwealth, QueenstownBedok, Bedok Reservoir
Listed CCAs1522
DSA listings913

Differences to explore

CCA
The records share 3 CCA listings. Queensway Secondary School also lists Basketball (Boys), Boys' Brigade (Boys), Chinese Dance (Girls), Choir (Girls and Boys) and more, which do not appear in the other school's records. St. Anthony's Canossian Secondary School also lists Angklung/kulintang Ensemble (Girls), Audio Visual Aid (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.
DSA programme
The records share 2 DSA programme listings. Queensway Secondary School also lists Basketball (Boys), Choir (Girls and Boys), Concert Band (Girls and Boys), English Drama (Girls and Boys) and more, which do not appear in the other school's records. St. Anthony's Canossian Secondary School also lists Angklung/Kulintang Ensemble (Girls), Choir (Girls), Concert Band (Girls), English Drama (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 Queensway Secondary School: Commonwealth, Queenstown; for St. Anthony's Canossian Secondary School: Bedok, Bedok Reservoir. Compare the full journey from home, including transfers and the walk to school.

Recorded entry ranges

CompareQueensway Secondary SchoolSt. Anthony's Canossian Secondary School
PG3 · Non-affiliated2026 · 13–172026 · 12–15
PG3 · AffiliatedNot listed2026 · 14–22
PG2 · Non-affiliated2026 · 21–252026 · 21–24
PG2 · AffiliatedNot listed2026 · 22–25
PG1 · Non-affiliated2026 · 25–282026 · 25–30
PG1 · AffiliatedNot listed2026 · 26–29

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

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.

St. Anthony's Canossian Secondary School

St Anthony’s Canossian Secondary traces its roots to St Anna’s School, founded on Middle Road in 1879 for six children of poor parishioners. The Canossian sisters took over the girls’ school in 1894. The primary and secondary schools moved to adjoining Bedok North Avenue 4 premises in 1995; the secondary school gained autonomous status in 2002. These are shared historical roots, rather than evidence that the two schools offer the same programmes. The performing arts became part of the formal curriculum in 1998, and the school launched its arts niche and biennial Arts Alive! festival in 2004.

The current arts page says all lower-secondary students study Music and Drama, with eight performing arts CCAs providing further opportunities. Project work includes reflection on the creative process, while service learning connects performance with community activities. The school reports a LASALLE College of the Arts partnership since 2025, including contact with industry professionals and exposure to higher arts education. It also describes visits and workshops involving arts institutions. These are learning opportunities; the page does not establish guaranteed arts-school admission or the same external programme for every pupil.

CCAs and programmes

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)

St. Anthony's Canossian Secondary School

  • Angklung/kulintang Ensemble (Girls)
  • Audio Visual Aid (Girls)
  • Badminton (Girls)
  • Choir (Girls)
  • Concert Band (Girls)
  • Debating and Public Speaking (Girls)
  • English Drama (Girls)
  • Film (Girls)
  • Floorball (Girls)
  • Girl Guides (Girls)
  • Guitar Ensemble (Girls)
  • Handball (Girls)
  • Home Economics (Girls)
  • Indian Dance (Girls)
  • Media Resource Library (Girls)
  • Modern Dance (Girls)
  • National Civil Defence Cadet Corps (NCDCC) (Girls)
  • Netball (Girls)
  • Percussion Ensemble (Girls)
  • Taekwondo (Girls)
  • Tennis (Girls)
  • Track and Field (Girls)

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)

Listed DSA programmes at St. Anthony's Canossian Secondary School

  • Angklung/Kulintang Ensemble (Girls)
  • Badminton (Girls)
  • Choir (Girls)
  • Concert Band (Girls)
  • English Drama (Girls)
  • Floorball (Girls)
  • Guitar Ensemble (Girls)
  • Indian Dance (Girls)
  • Modern Dance (Girls)
  • Netball (Girls)
  • Percussion Ensemble (Girls)
  • Taekwondo (Girls)
  • Track and Field (Girls)

Questions about these schools

How should I choose between Queensway Secondary School and St. Anthony's Canossian 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: Queensway Secondary School 2026 · 13–17; St. Anthony's Canossian Secondary School 2026 · 12–15. PG3 · Affiliated: Queensway Secondary School Not listed; St. Anthony's Canossian Secondary School 2026 · 14–22. PG2 · Non-affiliated: Queensway Secondary School 2026 · 21–25; St. Anthony's Canossian Secondary School 2026 · 21–24. PG2 · Affiliated: Queensway Secondary School Not listed; St. Anthony's Canossian Secondary School 2026 · 22–25. PG1 · Non-affiliated: Queensway Secondary School 2026 · 25–28; St. Anthony's Canossian Secondary School 2026 · 25–30. PG1 · Affiliated: Queensway Secondary School Not listed; St. Anthony's Canossian Secondary School 2026 · 26–29.

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.