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Swiss Cottage Secondary School

2026 Secondary One Matters

Find key details for your child's entry into Swiss Cottage Secondary in 2026, including registration, uniform sales, orientation, and the Personal Learning Device Programme.

Last updated 18 August 2026

Secondary 1 Registration for the 2026 Cohort

  1. The Secondary 1 registration will be held in the afternoon of the day when the posting results are released. The tentative date would be around Friday, 19 December 2025.

  2. The Secondary 1 registration will be done online via the Parents Gateway (PG) portal. An announcement will be sent through PG to the parents/guardians of our 2026 Secondary 1 students to inform them of their child’s/ward’s successful enrolment in Swiss Cottage.
    Please note that PG will be down for maintenance on Friday, 19 Dec 2025. Parents will receive the registration announcement by Monday, 22 Dec 2025 instead.

  3. Some information regarding to the 2026 Secondary 1 Orientation will be included in this announcement (e.g. students’ Orientation Groups (OG)). There will also be a form that the parents/guardians of our 2026 Secondary 1 students are required to fill in to inform the school of their child’s/ward’s shirt-size and dietary requirements.

  4. Please look out for the announcement on the day when the Secondary 1 posting results are released.

2026 Financial Assistance Scheme

  1. For more details for the Financial Assistance Scheme, please refer to this link. [2026 Financial Assistance Scheme]

Sales of School Uniform and Books

  1. The physical sales of uniforms and books will be conducted on 19, 22, 23, 26, 29 and 30 December 2025, from 9.00 a.m. to 3.00 p.m.

  2. The Secondary 1 booklist can be downloaded from this link. [Secondary 1 booklist]

  3. There will be no trying on of uniforms during the purchase. All uniform purchases will be done via measurements. Students can choose to make suitable alterations to their uniforms on their own to ensure their school uniforms smart and appropriate for school. However, no fanciful modifications to the uniform should be done (e.g. there should be no tapering of pants and skirt lengths should be at least beneath the knee.)

  4. DSA students can purchase their uniform and books first from Friday, 19 December 2025 onwards.

2026 First Day of School and Secondary 1 Orientation Matters

  1. The school term will commence next year on Friday, 2 January 2026. [Secondary 1 Orientation]

Personal Learning Device Programme (PDLP)

  1. As part of the National Digital Literacy Programme, each Secondary student will be required to own a school-prescribed Personal Learning Device (PLD).

  2. Parents/Guardians of 2026 Secondary 1 students will be contacted shortly via Parents Gateway after Posting Day to indicate their option to purchase the school’s designated PLD (Apple iPad with Apple Pencil and Smart Keyboard Casing) via the MOE-appointed vendor or use their own iPad in the school.

  3. For administrative details and queries pertaining to PDLP, please refer to this link. [PDLP@Swiss Cottage]

  4. Further information on the use of the PLD for teaching and learning and Device Management Application (DMA) will be provided during the Secondary One Meet-the-Parent session in Term 1 Week 1, 9 January 2026.

Co-Curricular Activities

  1. For more details of the Co-Curricular Activities (CCA) that can be found at Swiss Cottage Secondary, please refer to this link. [Co-Curricular Activities]

2026 Sec 1 Direct Appeal Exercise

  1. Students and parents who wish to appeal to join Swiss Cottage can click this link for more information. Appeal exercise is closed.

Parent Support Group

  1. For more details of our school’s Parent Support Group and how you can join the community, please refer to this link. [Parent Support Group]

Further Information

  1. For any further enquiries, you may contact the school at (65) 6563 7173.