School profile
Swiss Cottage at a glance
Swiss Cottage Secondary School
Cut-off points, 2025 S1 posting
- The cut-off (COP) is the PSLE score of the last student posted; “first posted” is the best. Lower is better. Meeting it doesn't guarantee a place: ties are broken by citizenship, then choice order, then ballot.
- For students entering Secondary 1 in 2026. Cut-offs shift a little each year.
- Source: MOE SchoolFinder, retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
In short
Swiss Cottage is a government, co-educational secondary school in the West, with a PG3 cut-off of 11. Distinctive offerings include DSA in Science for Sustainable Development and Chinese Orchestra, a Guzheng Ensemble, and subjects such as Nutrition and Food Science.
Written by AI from the MOE data on this page, 3 Oct 2026.
DSA-Sec talent areas, 2026 exercise
Leadership and Uniformed Groups
- Leadership (Girls and Boys)
Performing Arts
- Chinese Orchestra (Girls and Boys)
- Choir (Girls and Boys)
- English Drama (Girls and Boys)
- Military Band (Girls and Boys)
- Modern Dance (Girls and Boys)
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
- Science for Sustainable Development (Girls and Boys)
Sports and Games
- Badminton (Girls)
- Basketball (Girls and Boys)
- Bowling (Boys)
- Floorball (Girls and Boys)
Applications open around May of Primary 6. A DSA place doesn't depend on the cut-off, but the PSLE score must qualify for a posting group the school offers, and the child can't then take part in S1 posting.
CCAs · 17
Sports
- Badminton (Girls)
- Basketball (Boys)
- Bowling (Boys)
- Floorball
- Football (Boys)
Visual and performing arts
- Chinese Dance
- Chinese Orchestra & Guzheng Ensemble· Chinese Orchestra
- Choir
- Anderson Theatre Circle· English Drama
- Marching Band
Uniformed groups
- Boys' Brigade
- National Cadet Corps (NCC) (Air)
- National Civil Defence Cadet Corps (NCDCC)
- National Police Cadet Corps (NPCC)
- Scouts
Clubs and societies
- Curioste Club· Design and Innovation
- Infocomm Club· Infocomm Technology (Media Production)
Subjects offered
G3 (most demanding) · 29
Additional Mathematics · Art · Biology · Chemistry · Chinese Language · Design & Technology · English Language · Geography · Higher Art · Higher Chinese Language · Higher Malay Language · Higher Tamil Language · History · Humanities (SS, Geography) · Humanities (SS, History) · Humanities (SS, Literature in Chinese) · Humanities (SS, Literature in English) · Humanities (SS, Literature in Malay) · Literature in English · Literature in Malay · Malay Language · Mathematics · Nutrition and Food Science · Physics · Principles of Accounts · Science · Science (Chem, Bio) · Science (Phy, Chem) · Tamil Language
G2 · 17
Additional Mathematics · Art · Chinese Language · Design & Technology · English Language · Geography · Humanities (SS, Geography) · Humanities (SS, History) · Humanities (SS, Literature in English) · Malay Language · Mathematics · Nutrition and Food Science · Principles of Accounts · Science · Science (Chem, Bio) · Science (Phy, Chem) · Tamil Language
G1 · 5
Art · Design & Technology · English Language · Mathematics · Science
O-level (older cohorts) · 28
Additional Mathematics · Art · Biology · Chemistry · Chinese Language · Design & Technology · English Language · Geography · Higher Art · Higher Chinese Language · Higher Malay Language · Higher Tamil Language · History · Humanities (SS, Geography) · Humanities (SS, History) · Humanities (SS, Literature in Chinese) · Humanities (SS, Literature in English) · Humanities (SS, Literature in Malay) · Literature in English · Literature in Malay · Malay Language · Mathematics · Nutrition and Food Science · Physics · Principles of Accounts · Science (Chem, Bio) · Science (Phy, Chem) · Tamil Language
N(A) (older cohorts) · 17
Additional Mathematics · Art · Chinese Language · Design & Technology · English Language · Geography · History · Humanities (SS, Geography) · Humanities (SS, History) · Humanities (SS, Literature in English) · Malay Language · Mathematics · Nutrition and Food Science · Principles of Accounts · Science (Chem, Bio) · Science (Phy, Chem) · Tamil Language
N(T) (older cohorts) · 10
Art · Basic Chinese Language · Basic Malay Language · Basic Tamil Language · Computer Applications · Design & Technology · English Language · Mathematics · Science · Social Studies
Other programmes and non-exam lessons · 4
Chinese Language Syllabus B · Music · Physical Education · Tamil Language Syllabus B
Offered to the current cohort, as listed by MOE; subjects may change for later intakes. Under Full Subject-Based Banding, students can take subjects at different levels (G1–G3).
School details
Sources: MOE SchoolFinder (cut-off points); MOE school directory on data.gov.sg, Singapore Open Data Licence (school details).