How many autonomous schools are there in Singapore?

There are 28 autonomous schools in Singapore according to MOE's data: 3 primary schools, 28 secondary schools and 2 junior colleges or pre-university schools.

Which primary schools are autonomous schools?

Catholic High School, CHIJ St. Nicholas Girls' School and Maris Stella High School.

Which secondary schools are autonomous schools?

Anderson Secondary School, Anglican High School, Bukit Panjang Govt. High School, Catholic High School, Cedar Girls' Secondary School, CHIJ Katong Convent, CHIJ Secondary (Toa Payoh), CHIJ St. Nicholas Girls' School, Chung Cheng High School (Main), Commonwealth Secondary School, Crescent Girls' School, Dunman High School, Dunman Secondary School, Fairfield Methodist School (Secondary), Maris Stella High School, Nan Hua High School, Ngee Ann Secondary School, Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' School (Secondary), River Valley High School, St. Anthony's Canossian Secondary School, St. Margaret's School (Secondary), Tanjong Katong Girls' School, Tanjong Katong Secondary School, Temasek Secondary School, Victoria School, Xinmin Secondary School, Yishun Town Secondary School and Zhonghua Secondary School.

Which junior colleges and pre-university schools are autonomous schools?

Dunman High School and River Valley High School.

List of Autonomous Schools in Singapore

Primary schools (3)

School	Area	Type	Nearest MRT
Catholic High School SAPIntegrated ProgrammeGEPAutonomousBoys'	Bishan	Boys' government-aided	Bishan MRT
CHIJ St. Nicholas Girls' School SAPIntegrated ProgrammeAutonomousGirls'	Ang Mo Kio	Girls' government-aided	Ang Mo Kio, Yio Chu Kang and Mayflower MRT stations
Maris Stella High School SAPAutonomousBoys'	Toa Payoh	Boys' government-aided	Bartley MRT

Secondary schools (28)

School	Area	Type	Nearest MRT
Anderson Secondary School Autonomous	Ang Mo Kio	Co-ed government	Ang Mo Kio and Yio Chu Kang MRT stations
Anglican High School SAPAutonomous	Bedok	Co-ed government-aided	Tanah Merah MRT
Bukit Panjang Govt. High School Autonomous	Choa Chu Kang	Co-ed government	Choa Chu Kang MRT
Catholic High School SAPIntegrated ProgrammeGEPAutonomousBoys'	Bishan	Boys' government-aided	Bishan MRT
Cedar Girls' Secondary School Integrated ProgrammeAutonomousGirls'	Toa Payoh	Girls' government	Woodleigh, Potong Pasir and Mattar MRT stations
CHIJ Katong Convent AutonomousGirls'	Marine Parade	Girls' government-aided	Bedok, Kembangan, Eunos, Paya Lebar and Marine Terrace MRT stations
CHIJ Secondary (Toa Payoh) AutonomousGirls'	Toa Payoh	Girls' government-aided	Toa Payoh MRT
CHIJ St. Nicholas Girls' School SAPIntegrated ProgrammeAutonomousGirls'	Ang Mo Kio	Girls' government-aided	Ang Mo Kio, Yio Chu Kang and Mayflower MRT stations
Chung Cheng High School (Main) SAPAutonomous	Marine Parade	Co-ed government-aided	Dakota MRT
Commonwealth Secondary School Autonomous	Jurong East	Co-ed government	Jurong East and Clementi MRT stations
Crescent Girls' School AutonomousGirls'	Bukit Merah	Girls' government	Redhill MRT
Dunman High School SAPIntegrated ProgrammeGEPAutonomous	Kallang	Co-ed government	Katong Park, Aljunied, Kallang and Mountbatten MRT stations
Dunman Secondary School Autonomous	Tampines	Co-ed government	Tampines East MRT
Fairfield Methodist School (Secondary) Autonomous	Queenstown	Co-ed government-aided	Buona Vista MRT, One-North MRT
Maris Stella High School SAPAutonomousBoys'	Toa Payoh	Boys' government-aided	Bartley MRT
Nan Hua High School SAPAutonomous	Clementi	Co-ed government	Clementi MRT
Ngee Ann Secondary School Autonomous	Tampines	Co-ed government-aided	Tampines, Simei and Tampines East MRT stations
Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' School (Secondary) AutonomousGirls'	Hougang	Girls' government-aided	Kovan and Serangoon MRT stations
River Valley High School SAPIntegrated ProgrammeAutonomous	Jurong West	Co-ed government	Boon Lay and Lakeside MRT stations
St. Anthony's Canossian Secondary School AutonomousGirls'	Bedok	Girls' government-aided	Bedok and Bedok Reservoir MRT stations
St. Margaret's School (Secondary) AutonomousGirls'	Bukit Timah	Girls' government-aided	Farrer Road MRT
Tanjong Katong Girls' School AutonomousGirls'	Marine Parade	Girls' government	Paya Lebar and Dakota MRT stations
Tanjong Katong Secondary School Autonomous	Marine Parade	Co-ed government	Paya Lebar and Dakota MRT stations
Temasek Secondary School Autonomous	Bedok	Co-ed government	Bedok and Tanah Merah MRT stations
Victoria School Integrated ProgrammeAutonomousBoys'	Bedok	Boys' government	Siglap, Bedok and Paya Lebar MRT stations
Xinmin Secondary School Autonomous	Hougang	Co-ed government	Hougang MRT
Yishun Town Secondary School Autonomous	Yishun	Co-ed government	Yishun MRT
Zhonghua Secondary School Autonomous	Serangoon	Co-ed government	Serangoon MRT

Junior colleges and pre-university schools (2)

School	Area	Type	Nearest MRT
Dunman High School SAPIntegrated ProgrammeGEPAutonomous	Kallang	Co-ed government	Katong Park, Aljunied, Kallang and Mountbatten MRT stations
River Valley High School SAPIntegrated ProgrammeAutonomous	Jurong West	Co-ed government	Boon Lay and Lakeside MRT stations

Source: Ministry of Education school data on data.gov.sg. Contains information from the “General Information of Schools”, “Co-curricular Activities (CCAs)”, “Subjects Offered”, “MOE Programmes”, “School Distinctive Programmes” and “School Bus Operators” datasets accessed in October 2026 from data.gov.sg, made available under the terms of the Singapore Open Data Licence version 1.0. Programmes and CCAs change from year to year, so always confirm details with the school.

Autonomous schools in Singapore