MOE lists 3 primary schools and 3 secondary schools in Novena, plus Catholic Junior College and St. Joseph's Institution for post-secondary. At P1 in 2025, 3 of 3 filled up and 3 balloted, Singapore Chinese Girls' Primary School as early as Phase 2A. 2025 Posting Group 3 cut-offs ran from 8 at Singapore Chinese Girls' School to 9 at Anglo-Chinese School (Barker Road).
Affiliated pupils had their own ranges: Anglo-Chinese School (Barker Road) (Posting Group 3 8 to 21, Posting Group 2 21 to 25, Posting Group 1 25 to 28), Singapore Chinese Girls' School (Posting Group 3 7 to 17), St. Joseph's Institution (Secondary) (Posting Group 3 7 to 12).
Post-secondary2 colleges
Junior colleges and Millennia Institute in Novena
Novena: 2026 JAE net ranges, best to last.
College
Address
Arts
Science
Affiliated secondary schools
Catholic Junior College
129 Whitley Road, Singapore 297822
5 to 12
6 to 11
Assumption English School, Catholic High School (Secondary), CHIJ Katong Convent, CHIJ Secondary (Toa Payoh), CHIJ St. Joseph's Convent, CHIJ St. Nicholas Girls' School (Secondary), CHIJ St. Theresa's Convent, Hai Sing Catholic School, Holy Innocents' High School, Maris Stella High School (Secondary), Montfort Secondary School, St. Anthony's Canossian Secondary School, St. Gabriel's Secondary School, St. Joseph's Institution (Secondary), St. Patrick's School
St. Joseph's Institution
38 Malcolm Road, Singapore 308274
IB Diploma 2 to 6
Not offered
Runs its own Integrated Programme
Affiliations
Affiliated and special schools in Novena
Affiliations on SchoolFinder:
Anglo-Chinese School (Junior) (in Central) with Anglo-Chinese School (Barker Road).
Anglo-Chinese School (Primary) with Anglo-Chinese School (Barker Road).
Anglo-Chinese School (Primary) with Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) (Secondary) (in Queenstown).
Singapore Chinese Girls' Primary School with Singapore Chinese Girls' School.
De La Salle School (in Choa Chu Kang) with St. Joseph's Institution (Secondary).
St. Anthony's Primary School (in Bukit Batok) with St. Joseph's Institution (Secondary).
St. Joseph's Institution Junior with St. Joseph's Institution (Secondary).
St. Stephen's School (in Bedok) with St. Joseph's Institution (Secondary).
St. Joseph's Institution Junior with St. Patrick's School (in Bedok).
Boys' schools: Anglo-Chinese School (Primary), St. Joseph's Institution Junior, Anglo-Chinese School (Barker Road) and St. Joseph's Institution (Secondary). Girls' schools: Singapore Chinese Girls' Primary School and Singapore Chinese Girls' School.
Government-aided: Anglo-Chinese School (Primary), Singapore Chinese Girls' Primary School, St. Joseph's Institution Junior and Anglo-Chinese School (Barker Road).
Novena at a glance
Integrated Programme: Singapore Chinese Girls' School and St. Joseph's Institution (Secondary).
Affiliated within Novena: Anglo-Chinese School (Primary) with Anglo-Chinese School (Barker Road), Singapore Chinese Girls' Primary with Singapore Chinese Girls', St. Joseph's Institution Junior with St. Joseph's Institution (Secondary).
Programmes and CCAs
What each Novena school runs
Primary schools (3)
School
ALP
LLP
CCAs
Anglo-Chinese School (Primary)
EcoSynergy: Integrated Learning for Sustainable Future
Building Character Through Sports
19
Singapore Chinese Girls' Primary School
Stories Opening Windows to the world: Using narratives to appreciate Culture, build Connections and effect Change
Building Character through Sports and Outdoor Education
23
Singapore Chinese Girls' School
None listed
None listed
23
St. Joseph's Institution (Secondary)
None listed
None listed
26
ALP is the Applied Learning Programme and LLP is the Learning for Life Programme, as each school lists them on MOE SchoolFinder.
Reading the data
How to read the Novena figures
P1. Singapore Chinese Girls' Primary School, Phase 2A: 99 applied for 75 places. Ballot for SC, outside 2km: 31 places for 54 children (57%). Citizens within 1km come first.
Secondary. Singapore Chinese Girls' School, Group 3: 6 to 8, so 8 was its cut-off (Group 3 takes PSLE 4 to 20, and 21 or 22 by choice).
Data years: P1 2025 exercise, S1 Posting 2025, JAE 2026, MOE school list of April 2026. Checked 12 November 2026.
Questions
Novena schools: common questions
How many primary and secondary schools are in Novena?
3 primary and 3 secondary, 4 of them government-aided.
Which primary schools in Novena balloted for P1?
2025 exercise, first ballot at each: Anglo-Chinese School (Primary), Phase 2B (SC, within 1km). Singapore Chinese Girls' Primary School, Phase 2A (SC, outside 2km). St. Joseph's Institution Junior, Phase 2C (SC, 1km to 2km).
Which Novena primary schools had a place for every applicant?
None. All 3 with a P1 intake filled up in some phase in 2025.
What PSLE Score did a Novena secondary school need?
Posting Group 3 cut-off points in 2025: 8 at Singapore Chinese Girls' School to 9 at Anglo-Chinese School (Barker Road). Posting Group 1: 26 at Anglo-Chinese School (Barker Road).
Which MRT and LRT stations serve schools in Novena?
As the schools list them: Stevens (4 schools), Newton (2 schools), Novena (1 school).
Is there a junior college in Novena?
Catholic Junior College, 129 Whitley Road, Singapore 297822, Science range 6 to 11 in the 2026 JAE. St. Joseph's Institution, 38 Malcolm Road, Singapore 308274, Science range Not offered in the 2026 JAE.
Which schools in Novena have affiliations?
Anglo-Chinese School (Junior) in Central with Anglo-Chinese School (Barker Road). Anglo-Chinese School (Primary) with Anglo-Chinese School (Barker Road). Anglo-Chinese School (Primary) with Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) (Secondary) in Queenstown. Singapore Chinese Girls' Primary School with Singapore Chinese Girls' School. De La Salle School in Choa Chu Kang with St. Joseph's Institution (Secondary). St. Anthony's Primary School in Bukit Batok with St. Joseph's Institution (Secondary). St. Joseph's Institution Junior with St. Joseph's Institution (Secondary). St. Stephen's School in Bedok with St. Joseph's Institution (Secondary). St. Joseph's Institution Junior with St. Patrick's School in Bedok.
Are there SAP or single-sex schools in Novena?
Boys' schools: Anglo-Chinese School (Primary), St. Joseph's Institution Junior, Anglo-Chinese School (Barker Road) and St. Joseph's Institution (Secondary). Girls' schools: Singapore Chinese Girls' Primary School and Singapore Chinese Girls' School.
