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 Ordinary Level (GCE O-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.

3Where a GCE O-Level subject is not MOE/Cambridge International developed, the examining agency for the subject is printed in brackets below the subject title.

4The grades for GCE O-Level subjects are shown by the numerical grades 1 to 9 (Grade 1 is the highest and Grade 9 is the lowest). The alphabetical equivalent of the numerical grades are as follows:

	GRADE	REMARKS
Numerical	Alphabetical
1, 2	A
3, 4	B	GCE O-Level Pass
5, 6	C
7	D	Below GCE O-Level Pass
8	E
9	No Alphabetical Grade

[GCE O-Level results obtained in and before 1975 are shown in numerical grades only.]

5Performance in the Oral/Aural Examinations in the Mother Tongue subjects is indicated as Distinction (DIST), Merit, Pass or Ungraded.

6Mother Tongue B subjects (Chinese B / Malay B / Tamil B) place greater emphasis on practical communication skills, especially aural and oral skills. The grades awarded for Mother Tongue B subjects are Merit, Pass or Ungraded. Mother Tongue B is not an O-Level subject.

7As of 2002, subjects taken under access arrangements are annotated with the following symbols:

# Exemption Symbol

The candidate was exempted from satisfying the full range of assessment objectives in this subject. Details may be obtained from the Singapore Examinations and Assessment Board.

+ Access Arrangement Symbol

The candidate sat the paper under access arrangements. Details may be obtained from the Singapore Examinations and Assessment Board.

8For further information or clarification on the GCE O-Level, please visit the website of the Singapore Examinations and Assessment Board (http://www.seab.gov.sg).