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Tanjong Katong Secondary School 2026 Cut-Off (AL 7-13) — Review & Guide

Tanjong Katong Secondary School review and admission guide. Autonomous. 2026 COP: AL 7-13. P1 ballot data, CCAs, DSA programmes, NSG and SYF results, and nearby housing prices on School Matters SG.

About Tanjong Katong Secondary School

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

It is an autonomous school.

PSLE cut-off points (lower is more competitive) — 2026: AL 7–13. 2025: AL 7–12. 2024: AL 9–13.

It offers 17 CCAs and 5 DSA programmes.

School overview

TK began as Tanjong Katong Secondary Technical School in 1956, initially serving boys. It admitted girls and introduced pre-university classes in the 1960s, dropped Technical from its name in 1993 and moved to Haig Road in 1998. It gained autonomous status in 2004. The band traces one branch to a 26-member brass band in 1965, later combined with TKGS before separating in 1989. The band page’s display awards and overseas competition examples are dated historical achievements, not a current ranking or a promise of opportunities for each new member.

The EMAS page describes a four-year programme linked to Higher Malay, with language and cultural workshops by level. TK pupils taking Higher Malay are included in EMAS; outside pupils attend the school’s Higher Malay lessons under a separate arrangement. MLEP-Sec is a different two-year upper-secondary pathway involving Malay literature. The school describes a choice for EMAS pupils to continue or switch, and entry criteria for other applicants. Its MLEP page still refers to O-Level subjects and JC incentives, so confirm current cohort requirements directly. Camps, immersion, scholarships and progression should not be assumed merely from enrolment at TK.

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Location and contact

  • 130 Haig Road, Singapore 438796
  • Nearest MRT: Paya Lebar, Dakota
  • Telephone: 63443471

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