Secondary School Cut off Point vs Property Price: Does School Ranking Affects Price of Property Around It?

The amount we spend on tuition fees

Ensuring that their children receive the best education has always been one of the priorities for parents.

In fact, parents spend up to S$4,880 per year on tuition for lower primary students, and S$5,760 for upper primary.

TL;DR – Price of property vs Average ranking of secondary schools

Some of the more drastic measures taken by parents include renting or shifting to an apartment near their son or daughter’s school to reduce travelling time.

With this, we assume that the demand for property where top-ranking secondary schools are is higher, hence, their price.

• Bukit Timah has really high average ranking for secondary schools in their area, it also fetches the highest resale price for their property.
• On the other hand, while secondary schools in Bukit Panjang area has the lowest ranking, property prices in Bukit Panjang is not really affected by it

Check out:

• Average ranking of secondary school in terms of location
• Secondary School Ranking and cut off point 
• Price of HDB average selling price in Singapore

Average ranking of secondary school in terms of location

• Ang Mo Kio
• Bedok
• Bishan
• Bukit Batok
• Bukit Merah
• Bukit Panjang
• Bukit Timah
• Choa Chu Kang
• Hougang
• Jurong West
• Pasir Ris
• Punggol
• Sengkang
• Tampines
• Woodlands
• Yishun

Average ranking of secondary schools in Ang Mo Kio ( in terms of cut off point)

• There are 6 secondary schools in Ang Mo Kio, mainly Ang Mo Kio, Anderson, Deyi, Mayflower, CHIJ St. Nicholas Girls, Presbyterian and Yio Chu Kang.
• The average ranking of secondary schools in Ang Mo Kio is 43.

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Average ranking of secondary schools in Bedok ( in terms of cut off point)

• We exclude Temasek JC and St. Patrick’s in the calculation
• In Bedok, we are looking at 9 secondary schools, namely, Victoria School, Temasek, Bedok View, Bedok South, Ping Yi, Anglican, Bedok Green, Damai and St. Anthony’s Canossian.
• The average ranking of secondary schools in Bedok is 75.

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Average ranking of secondary schools in Bishan ( in terms of cut off point)

• In Bishan, we are looking at 6 secondary schools, Raffles Institution, Whitley, Catholic High, Guangyang, Kuo Chuan Presbyterian, Peirce.
• The average ranking of secondary schools in Bishan is 63.

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Average ranking of secondary schools in Bukit Batok ( in terms of cut off point)

• Dunearn, Swiss Cottage, Hillgrove, Bukit Batok, Bukit View and Yusof Ishak are the secondary schools that can be found in Bukit Batok.
• The average ranking of secondary schools in Bukit Batok is 85.

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Average ranking of secondary schools in Bukit Merah ( in terms of cut off point)

• There are only 4 secondary schools in Bukit Merah despite its vast population of residents. The schools are Crescent Girls’, Gan Eng Seng, CHIJ St. Theresa’s Convent and Bukit Merah.
• The average ranking of secondary schools in Bukit Merah is 56.

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Average ranking of secondary schools in Bukit Panjang ( in terms of cut off point)

• West Spring, Zhenghua, Greenridge, Fajar and Assumption English are secondary schools located at Bukit Panjang.
• The average ranking of secondary schools in Bukit Panjang is 113.

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Average ranking of secondary schools in Bukit Timah ( in terms of cut off point)

• The secondary schools located in Bukit Timah are Methodist Girls’, Nanyang Girls’, Hwa Chong Institution, St. Margaret’s.
• The average ranking of secondary schools in Bukit Timah is 9.

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Average ranking of secondary schools in Choa Chu Kang ( in terms of cut off point)

• The secondary schools located in Choa Chu Kang are Unity, Kranji, Regent, Bukit Panjang Govt., Chua Chu Kang and Teck Whye.
• The average ranking of secondary schools in Choa Chu Kang is 70.

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Average ranking of secondary schools in Hougang ( in terms of cut off point)

• The secondary schools located in Hougang are Bowen, Hougang (duh!), Xinmin, Montfort, Holy Innocents’ High, Serangoon, Yuying, Paya Lebar Methodist Girls.
• The average ranking of secondary schools in Hougang is 76.

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Average ranking of secondary schools in Jurong West ( in terms of cut off point)

• The secondary schools located in Jurong are Westwood, Hua Yi, Juying, Boon Lay, River Valley, Yuhua, Fuhua, Jurong West, Yuan Ching and Jurong.
• The average ranking of secondary schools in Jurong West is 80.

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Average ranking of secondary schools in Pasir Ris ( in terms of cut off point)

• There are 4 Secondary schools located in Pasir Ris. They are Hai Sing Catholic, Pasir Ris Crest, Loyang View and Meridian.
• The average ranking of secondary schools in Pasir Ris is 92.

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Average ranking of secondary schools in Punggol ( in terms of cut off point)

• There are 3 Secondary schools located in Punggol, namely Edgefield, Greendale and Punggol.
• The average ranking of secondary schools in Pasir Ris is 88.

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Average ranking of secondary schools in Sengkang ( in terms of cut off point)

• There are 6 Secondary schools located in Seng Kang, namely Pei Hwa, Nan Chiau High, North Vista, Seng Kang, CHIJ St. Joseph’s Convent and Compassvale.
• The average ranking of secondary schools in Seng Kang is 66.

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Average ranking of secondary schools in Tampines ( in terms of cut off point)

• The secondary schools located in Tampines are, Dunman, East Spring, Ngee Ann, Pasir Ris, Tampines, Junyuan, St. Hilda’s, Springfield and Changkat Changi.
• The average ranking of secondary schools in Tampines is 87.

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Average ranking of secondary schools in Woodlands ( in terms of cut off point)

• The secondary schools located in Woodland are Woodlands, Marsiling, Fuchun, Riverside, Evergreen, Admiralty, Woodlands, Woodgrove and Christ Church.
• The average ranking of secondary schools in Woodlands is 89.

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Average ranking of secondary schools in Yishun ( in terms of cut off point)

• The secondary schools located in Yishun are Ahmad Ibrahim, Northland, Yishun Town, Yishun, Naval Base, Chug Cheng High (Yishun), Northbrooks and Orchid Park.
• The average ranking of secondary schools in Yishun is 84.

source secondary school location and cutoff point: Ministry of Education

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Secondary School Cut Off Point

Most Singaporeans would have labelled the Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) a nightmare, having to disrupt childhood for some examination that can “determine your future”.

It is the separation from your childhood friends as we proceed to our separate secondary schools based on PSLE score and cutoff point that affects one the most. (Goodbye Puppy Love!)

Using secondary schools for a start, here are some assumptions made:

• Assuming high cutoff points equal to “better” school academically
• Secondary schools are ranked according to their cutoff point in the express stream

Spot your own Secondary School Now!

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Price of HDB average selling price in Singapore

With the above information, we take a look at the average HDB average selling price in these areas in Singapore.

Information is updated as of September 2018, from edgeprop

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