Tampines Secondary School 2026 Cut-Off (AL 13-19) — Review & Guide

Tampines Secondary School review and admission guide. 2026 COP: AL 13-19. P1 ballot data, CCAs, DSA programmes, NSG and SYF results, and nearby housing prices on School Matters SG.

About Tampines Secondary School

Tampines Secondary School is a co-ed secondary school in Singapore, in the East zone.

PSLE cut-off points (lower is more competitive) — 2026: AL 13–19. 2025: AL 14–18. 2024: AL 15–19.

It offers 16 CCAs and 9 DSA programmes.

School overview

Tampines Secondary opened to its first 458 pupils on 2 January 1986, with 12 teachers and founding principal Koh Sei Hian. Its official opening followed on 8 August 1988. The school later underwent PRIME upgrading in 2008 and developed creative engineering and visual and performing arts as distinctive areas. Its founding motto, Betterment of Self for Society, remains part of the school’s stated identity. The history gives context for the current programmes; it does not establish how every pupil experiences the school or its present exam performance.

Creative Engineering: Tinker, Design, Innovate offers all Sec 1 pupils upcycling and drone activities, then group challenges related to water or technology. Sec 2 includes building a solar toy car, Microbit coding and challenges about energy or ageing. These Tier 1 sessions use a Maker Hub with fabrication and electronics equipment. Tier 2 gives interested pupils opportunities for student-led projects; the more advanced Maker Faire CCA track involves identified, especially enthusiastic pupils. The page still contains a pandemic-era statement about overseas trips being on hold, so it cannot confirm the present travel programme or availability.

Tampines Secondary School 2026 Cut-Off (AL 13-19) — Review & Guide

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