Full Subject-Based Banding and the SEC

Secondary school changed for everyone who entered Secondary 1 from 2024.

• MOE has removed mid-year examinations at every primary and secondary level, so the end-of-year examination and the weighted assessments during the year carry the result. (MOE: removal of mid-year examinations)
• Since the 2024 Secondary 1 cohort there are no Express, N(A) or N(T) streams: pupils are posted through Posting Groups 1, 2 and 3 and take each subject at G1, G2 or G3, and can move a subject up a level later on their results. (MOE: Full Subject-Based Banding FAQ)
• MOE has removed mid-year examinations at every primary and secondary level, so the end-of-year examination and the weighted assessments during the year carry the result. (MOE: removal of mid-year examinations)
• From 2027 secondary school ends with the Singapore-Cambridge Secondary Education Certificate (SEC): each subject is examined at the level the pupil takes it (G1, G2 or G3), with English and Mother Tongue papers in September and the rest in October and November. (MOE: Full Subject-Based Banding FAQ)

What it means for tuition

Because each subject has its own level, a pupil can need G3 Mathematics and G2 Science at the same time. Tell a tutor the level of each subject, not only the school year.

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