EXPLANATORY NOTES
1The Singapore Examinations and Assessment Board is authorised by the Republic of Singapore to manage national examinations in Singapore. The Board, together with the Ministry of Education (MOE), Singapore and the Cambridge Assessment International Education are joint examining authorities for the General Certificate of Education Advanced Level (GCE A-Level) Examination.
2The NRIC / Foreign Identification No. refers to the National Registration Identity Card (NRIC) number of Singapore Citizens and Permanent Residents. For non-Singapore citizens, the NRIC / Foreign Identification No. refers to the number on their official identification document, such as a passport.
3The pass grades for GCE A-Level subjects are shown in alphabetical grades: A, B, C, D, and E (Grade A is the highest and Grade E the lowest). Grade O indicates that a candidate has failed to attain a pass at GCE A-Level but is judged to have reached Grade 6 at GCE Ordinary Level (GCE O-Level). Grade F is a fail grade.
4Candidates who sit GCE A-Level subject with Special Papers will have their Special Paper results shown by numerical grade 1 (Distinction), 2 (Merit) or U (Unclassified).
5Results in AO-Level are indicated by grades 1 to 9 (Grade 1 is the highest and Grade 9 the lowest). The alphabetical equivalence of the numerical grades is as follows:
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GRADE |
REMARKS |
Numerical |
Alphabetical |
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1 |
A |
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2 |
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3 |
B |
GCE O-Level Pass |
4 |
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5 |
C |
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6 |
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7 |
D |
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8 |
E |
Fail |
9 |
No Alphabetical Grade |
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6As of 1992, the following Language subjects have been renamed:
Subject |
New Name |
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Chinese as a Second Language |
Chinese |
Malay as a Second Language |
Malay |
Tamil as a Second Language |
Tamil |
Chinese |
Higher Chinese |
Malay |
Higher Malay |
Tamil |
Higher Tamil |
Chinese with Higher Chinese |
Higher Chinese with Special Paper |
7The following subjects appear on the certificate in their abbreviated forms:
Subject |
Abbreviated Form |
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ARABIC LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE |
ARABIC LANG AND LIT |
ECONOMICS AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS |
ECON AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS |
ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE |
ENGLISH AS 2ND LANGUAGE |
GEOMETRICAL AND MECHANICAL DRAWING |
GEOM AND MECH DRAWING |
HISTORY OF CHINESE LITERATURE |
HISTORY OF CHINESE LIT |
STRUCTURE AND WORKING OF BRITISH GOVERNMENT |
STRUCTURE & WORKING OF BRITISH GOVT. |
8For further information or clarification on the GCE A-Level, please visit the website of the Singapore Examinations and Assessment Board (http://www.seab.gov.sg).