Swiss Cottage Secondary School 2026 Cut-Off (AL 8-11) — Review & Guide

About Swiss Cottage Secondary School

Swiss Cottage Secondary School is a co-ed secondary school in Singapore, in the West zone.

PSLE cut-off points (lower is more competitive) — 2026: AL 8–11. 2025: AL 6–10. 2024: AL 6–11.

It offers 17 CCAs and 11 DSA programmes.

School overview

Swiss Cottage began in 1962 with about 200 pupils at Raffles Institution’s Bras Basah premises. It moved to Dunearn Road in July 1963 and officially opened that November, with English- and Malay-medium pupils. Its history describes sport as a means of national integration, followed by a growing emphasis on character, reading and the performing arts. It later relocated to Bukit Batok, where it remains. The MOE history’s narrative and milestone table give different relocation years, so a precise year should not be asserted without reconciliation. PRIME upgrading was completed in 2005; the 50th-anniversary celebration took place in 2013.

Applied Sciences for Sustainable Development follows Awareness, Action and Advocacy. The table identifies common programmes in Sec 1—sustainability-infused Science and interdisciplinary work such as EARTH—and Sec 2, including STEM projects such as Project Dream Maker. It lists no core ALP programme for Sec 3 and above, although leadership opportunities continue. Science Ambassadors facilitate workshops; Maker Education Leaders manage iCreate @ Swiss. Overseas learning journeys are for selected ambassadors or maker leaders, not every pupil. The programme’s broad promise of access should be read alongside these stage and selection limits, rather than becoming a guarantee of travel or competition entry.

Overview sources

• School History and Principals
• Swiss Cottage Secondary School
• Applied Sciences for Sustainable Development

Location and contact

• 3 Bukit Batok Street 34, Singapore 659322
• Nearest MRT: Bukit Gombak
• Telephone: 65637173

Compare Swiss Cottage Secondary School with other schools

• Swiss Cottage Secondary School vs Bukit Panjang Govt. High School
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• Swiss Cottage Secondary School vs Assumption English School
• Swiss Cottage Secondary School vs Greenridge Secondary School
• Swiss Cottage Secondary School vs Bukit Batok Secondary School