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2020 Singapore-Cambridge GCE A-Level Examinations Registration Information for School Candidates

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2020 Singapore-Cambridge

GCE A-Level Examinations

Registration Information for School Candidates

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CONTENTS

1.  INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................... 2 

2.  REGISTRATION ........................................................................................... 3 2.1  GCE A-LEVEL EXAMINATION .................................................................. 3 2.2  GCE O-LEVEL EXAMINATION .................................................................. 5 2.3  REGISTRATION PERIOD ........................................................................... 6 2.4  EXAMINATION SUBJECTS ....................................................................... 7 2.5  CONFIRMATION OF REGISTRATION ENTRIES ..................................... 7 2.6  PAYMENT OF EXAMINATION FEES ........................................................ 9 

3.  WITHDRAWAL FROM ENTIRE EXAMINATION AND REFUND ................. 10 3.1  WITHDRAWAL FROM THE ENTIRE EXAMINATION ............................. 10 3.2  REFUND .................................................................................................... 10 

4.  WITHDRAWAL PERIOD FOR H3 PROGRAMMES OFFERED BY MOE PARTNERS ....................................................................................................... 11 

5.  ACCESS ARRANGEMENTS ....................................................................... 12 5.1  APPLICATION FOR ACCESS ARRANGEMENTS ................................. 12 5.2  ANNOTATION ON YOUR RESULT SLIP AND CERTIFICATE .............. 12 

6.  ANNEXES ................................................................................................... 14 

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1. INTRODUCTION

Cambridge Assessment International Education (Cambridge International), the Ministry of Education (MOE), Singapore and Singapore Examinations and Assessment Board (SEAB) are the joint examining authorities for the examinations.

The Singapore-Cambridge General Certificate of Education Advanced (A) Level Examination

is administered by SEAB. Before registering for any examination subject(s), you are advised to read carefully the

information contained herein. By registering for the examination(s), you agree to comply with all the examination instructions and regulations stipulated by SEAB.

SEAB may issue additional instructions for the conduct of specific examinations (for example,

written papers, coursework, oral, and practical) at any time leading up to the date of examination. Any new or updated instructions are part of the instructions & regulations, and they will take immediate effect unless specifically stated.

You will be informed of the updates through your school. The instructions will also be updated

on the SEAB website at www.seab.gov.sg. If you have any questions, you should approach your school teachers for clarification.

The national examination question papers are copyrighted. You are not allowed to post

online, publish or reproduce the national examination question papers in any other form without permission from SEAB. SEAB will take all necessary actions, including penalties against candidates if there are any copyright infringements.

No part of this document, whether image, text or otherwise, may be copied, reproduced,

published, adapted, modified, distributed, transmitted, communicated and/or stored in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of SEAB.

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2. REGISTRATION

You are required to register for your choice of examination subjects through your school.

School candidates must not register as private candidates. If you have registered as a private candidate, your registration as a private candidate will be invalidated and any paid examinations fees will be forfeited.

2.1 GCE A-LEVEL EXAMINATION You must be in one of the following academic levels to be eligible to sit for the GCE A-Level Examination:

Academic Level

Subject Requirement(s)

CI1 You may register for Year-End H1 Mother Tongue Language (MTL) Examination if you had obtained B3 or better in GCE O-Level MTL. This is subjected to approval by your school.

JC1/CI2 Optional subject: ONE H1 Content-based subject.

You are not permitted to re-sit the same H1 subject in JC2 / CI3.

Compulsory subjects:

(a) H1 Project Work (b) Year-End H1 MTL Examination; or

Year-End MTL Syllabus B Examination if you did not obtain at least D7 in GCE O-Level MTL or offered MTL Syllabus B at GCE O-Level.

You are not required to sit for the H1 MTL Examination if you: o Are exempted from MTL; o Attained D7 or better in GCE O-Level Higher MTL; o Offer H2 Mother Tongue Languages & Literature (MTLL) at JC2;

or o Offer H1 Non-Tamil Indian Languages (Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi,

Punjabi and Urdu) or H1 Foreign Languages (French, German and Japanese) in lieu of MTL (subjected to MOE approval).

Note: You will need to produce a MOE letter of approval to be exempted

from MTL. Your school must inform SEAB that you are offering H2 MTL at JC2

in order for you to be exempted from the H1 MTL Examination. Once you have fulfilled the MTL requirement or have been exempted

from MTL, you must count MTL as 1 Academic Unit (AU) as part of the 12 AU cap.

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Academic Level

Subject Requirement(s)

JC2/CI3 Compulsory subjects: (a) H1 General Paper; or

H2 Knowledge and Inquiry (KI) in lieu of H1 General Paper and as a fourth H2 subject.

(b) Mid-Year H1 MTL Examination (if you wish to retake the subject); or Mid-Year MTL Syllabus B if you had obtained “Ungraded” in the Year-End MTL Syllabus B Examination during JC1 / CI2 or “Ungraded” in the Year-End H1 MTL Examination during JC1/CI2.

Curriculum Requirements: o You must offer at least FOUR content-based subjects by the end

of JC2 / CI3, of which THREE must be at the H2 level. o You must sit for the H2 content-based subjects and General

Paper in one sitting in JC2 / CI3. o You are not allowed to re-sit your H1 content-based subject if you

had sat for the subject in JC1 / CI2. o You are not allowed to offer the same subject at both H1 and H2

levels. o Your H3 subject(s) must be offered together with the

corresponding subject(s) at the H2 level. Please approach your school’s H3 Coordinator or Examination Coordinator if you are unsure of the subject code or paper number to register for.

o If you are repeating the GCE A-Level examination and wish to re-sit your H3 subject, you must submit your request through your school.

Contrasting Subject Requirement: o You are required to offer a contrasting subject at the H1 or H2

level from either the ‘Humanities and the Arts’ or ‘Mathematics and Sciences’ subject groups, whichever is applicable.

o H1 MTL and H1 Foreign Language (FL) cannot be offered as contrasting subjects.

o H2 MTLL and H2 FL can be offered as contrasting subjects to the ‘Mathematics and Science’ subjects.

o You have fulfilled the contrasting subject requirement when you offer KI.

Important Notes:

o You will offer 10 to 12 academic units (AU) of study where each H2 subject carries 2 AU, each H1 subject carries 1 AU and each H3 subject carries 1 AU.

o The total number of AU should not exceed 12. o If you wish to offer additional subjects (but not exceeding 12 AUs),

please check with your school on the acceptable combination of subjects.

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2.2 GCE O-LEVEL EXAMINATION

Academic Level

Subject Requirement(s)

JC1/CI1 You must: o Seek your school Principal’s approval. o Register for the GCE O-Level examination subjects1 through your

school during the GCE A-Level registration period.

1 This usually applies to candidates who are conditionally admitted to JCs/MI.

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2.3 REGISTRATION PERIOD

2.3.1 You must register through your school from 23 March (Monday) to 17 April 2020 (Friday).

2.3.2 You are not allowed to amend your registration entries after 3 July 2020 (Friday).

2.3.3 If you have registered to sit the H1 MTL / MTL Syllabus B subjects during the Mid-

Year Examinations, you may register to re-sit the MTL/MTB subjects during the Year-End Examinations.

2.3.3.1 You will be advised on the registration period by your school after the release of

the H1 MTL / MTL Syllabus B Examination results in August 2020.

2.3.3.2 If you have sat for the Mid-Year H1 MTL Examination, you may register:

(a) to re-sit for the written papers during the Year-End H1 MTL Examination, provided that you were present for both Mid-Year MTL Oral and Listening Comprehension2; or

(b) for the Year-End MTL Syllabus B sitting if you obtain “Ungraded” in the Mid-Year H1 MTL Examination.

2.3.3.3 If you have sat for the Mid-Year MTL Syllabus B Examination, you may re-sit for this subject during the Year-End Examination after the Mid-Year MTL Syllabus B results are released.

2.3.3.4 If you decide to re-sit the Year-End MTL Syllabus B Examination, you must re-sit for all components (Listening Comprehension, Oral and Written components) of the subject.

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2 The Oral and Listening Comprehension will be based on the results attained for the Mid-Year MTL Examination. If you were absent from the MTL Oral and/or Listening Comprehension Examinations, you will not be allowed to re-sit the Year-End MTL Written Examination.

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You must sit for all the registered components of a subject, such as Oral, Listening Comprehension, Coursework, Practical and Written Papers.

‘Absent’ will be issued for the subject if you do not turn up for one or more components of the examination, unless you have been granted prior exemption by SEAB for this/ these component(s).

2.4 EXAMINATION SUBJECTS

2.4.1 The Annexes describe the list(s) of subjects and incompatible subjects in the GCE A-Level Examinations.

2.4.2 Details of the examination syllabuses are found on the SEAB website at

https://www.seab.gov.sg.

2.5 CONFIRMATION OF REGISTRATION ENTRIES

2.5.1 You will receive a Registration Slip (RS) from your school teacher during the registration period.

2.5.2 The RS will contain the following: a) Your personal particulars; b) Your exam subject(s)/paper(s) registered; c) Details of the examination fees payable (if applicable).

2.5.3 The confirmation of examination registration entries follows the steps below:

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2.5.4 A sample RS, to illustrate what you can expect to see on your RS when you confirm your registration entries is shown in the following page.

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STEP 1

• Check your RS carefully.

• Verify your personal particulars, subject(s) and papers indicated. Any amendments should made on the RS clearly.

STEP 2

• Sign on your verified RS.

STEP 3

• Return your verified RS to your teacher, even if there is no amendment.

STEP 4

• You will receive a finalised RS as a confirmation of your successful submission of your examination entries to SEAB.

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2.6 PAYMENT OF EXAMINATION FEES

2.6.1 The examination fees payable includes both the basic fee and the subject fees. No Goods and Services Tax (GST) is payable for the examination fees as this is currently absorbed by the Ministry of Education.

2.6.2 The amount of examination fees payable is based on your citizenship status as of 17 April

2020 (Friday), i.e. the last day of examination registration.

2.6.3 The examination fees are waived for candidates who are Singapore Citizens as of 17 April 2020 (Friday), i.e. the last day of examination registration.

2.6.4 No waiver of the examination fees will be accorded if the Singapore Citizenship is obtained

after 17 April 2020 (Friday) (indicated as date of issue on the NRIC). Details of the fees are shown on the registration slip.

2.6.5 Please approach your school if you require financial assistance.

2.6.6 Modes of Payment: You may pay the examination fees via GIRO, cash or cheque. The payment details are shown below:

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GIRO

If you are currently paying your school/ miscellaneous fees via MOE’s GIRO Scheme, the examination fees will automatically be deducted via GIRO.

Please inform your teacher if you do not wish to pay your examination fees via GIRO. You should indicate your intent in the payment notification letter and return the letter to your teacher.

Cash/ Cheque

If you have opted not to pay via GIRO, please pay the examination fees

by cash or cheque to your school.

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3. WITHDRAWAL FROM ENTIRE EXAMINATION AND REFUND

Your examination registration record will be deleted if you withdraw from school.

3.1 WITHDRAWAL FROM THE ENTIRE EXAMINATION

3.1.1 Your request to withdraw from the entire examinations will first need to be approved by MOE, then submitted through your school before the start of the year-end written examinations.

If you withdraw from the entire examinations, you will NOT receive any examination results, result slips and certificates for any subjects or components of subjects that you have taken.

If the examination results have already been released (for example, the mid-year written examination results), your examination results will be invalidated.

3.2 REFUND

3.2.1 You will be given a full refund of the examination fees (basic fee and subject fee) if your school submits your withdrawal request to SEAB by 3 July 2020 (Friday).

3.2.2 You will not receive a refund of your examination fees if: your withdrawal request is made after 3 July 2020 (Friday), or if you have sat for any components of the registered subject(s).

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4. WITHDRAWAL PERIOD FOR H3 PROGRAMMES OFFERED BY MOE PARTNERS

A common withdrawal period will apply for all H3 programmes offered by MOE partners (e.g. NUS, NTU, SMU):

You are allowed to withdraw from the H3 programmes offered by MOE partners within the stipulated withdrawal period. After the withdrawal period, you will be deemed to have registered with SEAB for H3 programmes. An “ABSENT” grade will be issued if you drop out of the programme after the withdrawal deadline.

Type Withdrawal Period H3 University-taught courses within 2 weeks from the start of instruction H3 extended research (Science) within 2 weeks after the submission of the

research proposalH3 extended research (Humanities & Social Science Research)

within 2 weeks from last day of acceptance of offer

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If you wish to apply for AA, you should submit your application through your school as early as possible, before the deadline in the examination year.

Applications may take up to three to four months to review. Late applications may not be accepted or approved due to insufficient time for review.

Please consult your school teacher on the application procedure and the deadline for the submission.

5. ACCESS ARRANGEMENTS

If you require access arrangements (AA) to sit the examination due to specific learning and/or physical needs diagnosed before the examination, you may apply for AA by following the instructions below. AA are arrangements granted to enable you to sit the examinations without compromising the assessment objectives. AA are not intended to give you an unfair advantage over other candidates in the same examination.

5.1 APPLICATION FOR ACCESS ARRANGEMENTS

5.1.1 You will receive the outcome of your AA application through your school.

5.1.2 You must bring and present the approved AA outcome letter to the Examination Personnel before the start of the examination, to verify the AA granted by SEAB.

5.1.3 To withdraw from any AA granted, please submit a letter of withdrawal through your school

at least five working days before the date of the examination. SEAB will not reinstate the provision of the AA once the arrangements have been withdrawn.

5.2 ANNOTATION ON YOUR RESULT SLIP AND CERTIFICATE

5.2.1 Your results will be annotated for the following AA: Extra time allowance (including preparation time for oral examination);

Exemption from satisfying the full range of assessment objectives in a subject (e.g. exemption from oral or listening comprehension examination);

Modification of examination papers;

Use of word processor facilities and other computer aids;

Use of Reader or Scribe; and

Practical assistance in areas such as handling of apparatus during the practical examinations, using instruments or graph plotting.

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5.2.2 There are two types of annotation symbols. The explanations for the symbols (provided on the reverse side of the result slip and certificate) are as follows:

Exemption Symbol (#) ‘The candidate was exempted from satisfying the full range of assessment objectives in this subject.’

Access Arrangement Symbol (+)

‘The candidate sat for the paper under access arrangements.’

5.2.3 If your letter of withdrawal is not submitted through your school at least five working days before the date of examination, your results slip and certificate will still be annotated, even if you do not make use of the approved AA during the national examinations.

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6. ANNEXES SUBJECT INFORMATION TABLE

SUBJECTS EXAMINED AT H1 AND H2 LEVELS

Subject Title Subject Code Paper Number and MOA Notes

H1 H2

Art 8879 Paper 1 Written Cannot be taken with 9750 or 9818.

Art 9750 Paper 1 Written

Paper 2 Coursework

Cannot be taken with 8879.

Biology 8876 Paper 1 Written

Paper 2 Written

Cannot be taken with 9744, 9816, T101.

Biology 9744 Paper 1 Written

Paper 2 Written

Paper 3 Written

Paper 4 Science Practical

Cannot be taken with 8876.

Chemistry 8873 Paper 1 Written

Paper 2 Written

Cannot be taken with 9729, 9813.

Chemistry 9729 Paper 1 Written

Paper 2 Written

Paper 3 Written

Paper 4 Science Practical

Cannot be taken with 8873.

China Studies in English

8628 Paper 1 Written

Cannot be taken with 9628, 9629.

China Studies in English

9628 Paper 1 Written

Paper 2 Written

Paper 3 Coursework

Cannot be taken with 8628, 9629.

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Subject Title Subject Code Paper Number and MOA Notes

H1 H2

Computing 9569 Paper 1 Written

Paper 2 Practical

Economics 8823 Paper 1 Written Cannot be taken with 9757.

Economics 9757 Paper 1 Written

Paper 2 Written

Cannot be taken with 8823.

English Lang &

Linguistics

9508 Paper 1 Written

Paper 2 Written

General Paper 8807 Paper 1 Written

Paper 2 Written

Papers 1 and 2 are to be taken

at separate sittings within the

same day.

Cannot be taken with 9759.

Geography 8813 Paper 1 Written Cannot be taken with 9751, 9822.

Geography 9751 Paper 1 Written

Paper 2 Written

Cannot be taken with 8813.

History 8821 Paper 1 Written Cannot be taken with 9752.

History 9752 Paper 1 Written

Paper 2 Written

Cannot be taken with 8821.

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Subject Title Subject Code Paper Number and MOA Notes

H1 H2

Knowledge and

Inquiry

9759 Paper 1 Written

Paper 2 Written

Paper 3 Coursework

Cannot be taken with 8807.

Literature in English 8832 Paper 1 Written Cannot be taken with 9509.

Literature in English 9509 Paper 1 Written

Paper 2 Written

Paper 3 Written

Cannot be taken with 8832. Paper 2 cannot be taken with 9509/03. Paper 3 cannot be taken with

9509/02.

Management of

Business

9587 Paper 1 Written

Paper 2 Written

Mathematics 8865 Paper 1 Written Cannot be taken with 9649, 9758, 9820.

Mathematics 9758 Paper 1 Written

Paper 2 Written

Cannot be taken with 8865.

Further Mathematics 9649 Paper 1 Written

Paper 2 Written

Must be taken with 9758. Cannot be taken with 8865.

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Subject Title Subject Code Paper Number and MOA Notes

H1 H2

Music 9753 Paper 1 Written Paper 21 Practical Paper 22 Practical Paper 31 Coursework Paper 32 Coursework

Paper 1 Music Studies and

Either: Paper 21 Performing

(Major) and Paper 32 Music

Writing (Minor)

Or: Paper 22 Performing (Minor)

and Paper 31 Music Writing

(Major)

Paper 21 cannot be taken

with 9753/22, 9753/31.

Paper 22 cannot be taken

with 9753/32.

Paper 31 cannot be taken

with 9753/32.

Paper 21 must be taken with

9753/32.

Paper 22 must be taken with

9753/31. 

Physics 8867 Paper 1 Written

Paper 2 Written

Cannot be taken with 9749, 9814 T302, U301.

Physics 9749 Paper 1 Written

Paper 2 Written

Paper 3 Written

Paper 4 Science Practical

Cannot be taken with 8867.

Principles of Accounting

9593 Paper 1 Written

Paper 2 Written

Project Work 8808 Paper 1 Project-Based

Paper 2 Project-Based

For JC1/CI2 candidates only.

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Subject Title Subject Code Paper Number and MOA Notes

H1 H2

Theatre Studies &

Drama

9519 Paper 1 Written

Paper 2 Project-Based

Paper 3 Practical

Translation (Chinese) 9571 Paper 1 Written

Paper 2 Written

Paper 3 Written

Cannot be taken with 8611, 8613,

8614, 8622, 8623, 8656, 8657,

9573, 9574.

All papers must be taken, unless otherwise stated.

Subject Title Subject Code Paper Number and MOA Notes

H1 H2

Bengali 8827 Paper 1 Written Cannot be taken with 8611, 8613,

8614, 8621, 8622, 8623, 8656, 8657,

8828, 8829, 8836, 8837, 9572, 9573,

9574, 9901, 9921, 9941.

Gujarati 8828 Paper 1 Written Cannot be taken with 8611, 8613,

8614, 8621, 8622, 8623, 8656, 8657,

8827, 8829, 8836, 8837, 9572, 9573,

9574, 9901, 9921, 9941.

Hindi 8829 Paper 1 Written Cannot be taken with 8611, 8613,

8614, 8621, 8622, 8623, 8656, 8657,

8827, 8828, 8836, 8837, 9572, 9573,

9574, 9901, 9921, 9941.

Panjabi 8836 Paper 1 Written Cannot be taken with 8611, 8613,

8614, 8621, 8622, 8623, 8656, 8657,

8827, 8828, 8829, 8837, 9572, 9573,

9574, 9901, 9921, 9941.

Urdu 8837 Paper 1 Written Cannot be taken with 8611, 8613,

8614, 8621, 8622, 8623, 8656, 8657,

8827, 8828,

8829, 8836, 9572, 9573, 9574, 9901,

9921, 9941. All papers must be taken, unless otherwise stated.

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Subject Title Subject Code Paper Number and MOA Notes

H1 H2

French 8831 Paper 1 Oral Paper 2 Written

Paper 3 Listening Comprehension

Cannot be taken with 9578, 9735.

French 9735 Paper 1 Oral Paper 2 Written

Paper 3 Written

Paper 5 Listening Comprehension

Paper 7 Coursework

Cannot be taken with 8831.

German 8833 Paper 1 Oral Paper 2 Written

Paper 3 Listening Comprehension

Cannot be taken with 9736.

German 9736 Paper 1 Oral Paper 2 Written

Paper 3 Written Paper 5 Listening Comprehension Paper 7 Coursework

Cannot be taken with 8833.

Japanese 8835 Paper 1 Oral Paper 2 Written

Paper 3 Listening Comprehension

Cannot be taken with 9737.

Japanese 9737 Paper 1 Oral Paper 2 Written

Paper 3 Written

Paper 5 Listening Comprehension Paper 7 Coursework

Cannot be taken with 8835.

Spanish 9578 Paper 1 Oral Paper 2 Written

Paper 3 Written

Paper 5 Listening Comprehension

Paper 7 Coursework

Cannot be taken with 8831.

All papers must be taken, unless otherwise stated.

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Subject Title Subject Code Paper Number and MOA Notes

H1 H2

Chinese Language 8621 Paper 1 Written

Paper 2 Oral (e-Exams) &

Listening Comprehension

Can be taken with 8611 or 9572.

Cannot be taken with 8613, 8614, 8622, 8623, 8655, 8656, 8657, 8827, 8828, 8829, 8836, 8837, 9573, 9574, 9901, 9921, 9941.

For JC2/CI2/CI3 candidates only.

Malay Language 8622 Paper 1 Written

Paper 2 Oral (e-Exams) & Listening Comprehension

Can be taken with 8613 or 9573.

Cannot be taken with 8611, 8614, 8621, 8623, 8655, 8656, 8657, 8827, 8828, 8829, 8836, 8837, 9571, 9572, 9574, 9901, 9921, 9941.

For JC2/CI2/CI3 candidates only.

Tamil Language 8623 Paper 1 Written

Paper 2 Oral (e-Exams) & Listening Comprehension

Can be taken with 9574 or 8614.

Cannot be taken with 8611, 8613, 8621, 8622, 8656, 8657, 8827, 8828, 8829, 8836, 8837, 9571, 9572, 9573, 9901, 9921, 9941.

For JC2/CI2/CI3 candidates only.

All papers must be taken, unless otherwise stated.

Subject Title Subject Code Paper Number and MOA Notes

H1 H2

Chinese Language (Revised)

8655 Paper 1 Written

Paper 2 Oral (e-Exams) &

Listening Comprehension

Can be taken with 8611 or 9572.

Cannot be taken with 8613, 8614, 8621, 8622, 8623, 8656, 8657, 8827, 8828, 8829, 8836, 8837, 9573, 9574, 9901, 9921, 9941.

For JC1/CI1 candidates only.

Malay Language (Revised)

8656 Paper 1 Written

Paper 2 Oral (e-Exams) & Listening Comprehension

Can be taken with 8613 or 9573.

Cannot be taken with 8611, 8614, 8621, 8622, 8623, 8655, 8657, 8827, 8828, 8829, 8836, 8837, 9571, 9572, 9574, 9901, 9921, 9941.

For JC1/CI1 candidates only.

Tamil Language (Revised)

8657 Paper 1 Written

Paper 2 Oral (e-Exams) & Listening Comprehension

Can be taken with 8614 or 9574.

Cannot be taken with 8611, 8613, 8621, 8622, 8623, 8655, 8656, 8827, 8828, 8829, 8836, 8837, 9571, 9572, 9573, 9901, 9921, 9941.

For JC1/CI1 candidates only.

All papers must be taken, unless otherwise stated.

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Subject Title Subject Code Paper Number and MOA Notes

H1 H2

Chinese Language and Literature

9572 Paper 1 Written

Paper 2 Written (e-Exam)

Paper 3 Written

Can be taken with 8621, 8655 or 9901.

Cannot be taken with 8611, 8613, 8614, 8622, 8623, 8656, 8657, 8827, 8828, 8829, 8836, 8837, 9573, 9574, 9921, 9941.

Malay Language and Literature

9573 Paper 1 Written

Paper 2 Written (e-Exam)

Paper 3 Written

Can be taken with 8622, 8656 or 9921.

Cannot be taken with 8611, 8613, 8614, 8621, 8623, 8655, 8657, 8827, 8828, 8829, 8836, 8837, 9571, 9572, 9574, 9901, 9941.

Tamil Language and Literature

9574 Paper 1 Written

Paper 2 Written (e-Exam)

Paper 3 Written

Can be taken with 8657 or 8623, 9941.

Cannot be taken with 8611, 8613, 8614, 8621, 8622, 8655, 8656, 8827, 8828, 8829, 8836, 8837, 9571, 9572, 9573, 9901, 9921.

All papers must be taken, unless otherwise stated.

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Subject Title Subject Code Paper Number and MOA Notes

H1 H2

China Studies in Chinese

9629 Paper 1 Written

Paper 2 Written

Paper 3 Coursework

Cannot be taken with 8628 or 9628.

General Studies in Chinese

8642 Paper 1 Written Candidates must have obtained C6 or better for O-Level Higher Chinese or A-Level H1 Chinese.

All papers must be taken, unless otherwise stated.

Subject Title Subject Code Paper Number and MOA Notes

+Chinese B 8611 Paper 1 Written (e-Exam) Paper 2 Written Paper 3 Oral (e-Exam) & Listening Comprehension

May be taken with 8621 and 8655.

Cannot be taken with 8613, 8614, 8622, 8623, 8656, 8657, 8827, 8828, 8829, 8836, 8837, 9571, 9572, 9573, 9574, 9901, 9921, 9941.

+Malay B 8613 Paper 1 Written (e-Exam) Paper 2 Written Paper 3 Oral (e-Exam) & Listening Comprehension

May be taken with 8622, 8656 or 9921.

Cannot be taken with 8611, 8614, 8621, 8623, 8655, 8657, 8827, 8828, 8829, 8836, 8837, 9571, 9572, 9573, 9574, 9901, 9921, 9941.

+Tamil B 8614 Paper 1 Written (e-Exam) Paper 2 Written Paper 3 Oral (e-Exam) & Listening Comprehension

May be taken with 8623.

Cannot be taken with 8611, 8613, 8621, 8622, 8655, 8656, 8827, 8828, 8829, 8836, 8837, 9571, 9572, 9573, 9574, 9901, 9921, 9941.

All papers must be taken, unless otherwise stated.

+ Mother Tongue B is not a H1 or H2-Level subject.

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SUBJECTS EXAMINED AT H3 LEVEL

Subject Title Subject Code Paper Number and MOA Notes

Art 9818 Paper 1 Written Four essay questions will be offered. Candidates must answer two essay questions during the two-hour examination. Must be taken with 9750. Cannot be taken with 8879.

Biology 9816 Paper 1 Written Must be taken with 9744.

Cannot be taken with 8876, T101.

Chemistry 9813 Paper 1 Written Must be taken with 9729.

Cannot be taken with 8873.

Economics 9809 Paper 1 Written Must be taken with 9757.

Cannot be taken with M542, U601.

Geography 9822 Paper 1 Coursework Must be taken with 9751.

Cannot be taken with 8813.

History 9823 Paper 1 Coursework Must be taken with 9752.

Literature in English 9805 Paper 1 Coursework Must be taken with 9509.

Music 9819 Paper 1 Project-Based Must be taken with 9753.

Mathematics 9820 Paper 1 Written Must be taken with 9758.

Cannot be taken with 8865.

Physics 9814 Paper 1 Written Must be taken with 9749.

Cannot be taken with 8867, T302, U301.

All papers must be taken, unless otherwise stated.

Note: Candidates who wish to re-sit H3 subjects should submit their requests to MOE for consideration on a case-by-case basis.

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Subject Title Subject Code Paper Number and MOA Notes

Chinese Language & Literature

9901 Paper 1 Written Must be taken with 9572. Cannot be taken with 9941, 9921, 9574, 9573, 8837, 8836, 8829, 8828, 8827, 8657, 8656, 8655, 8623, 8622, 8621, 8614, 8613, 8611.

Malay Language & Literature

9921 Paper 1 Written Must be taken with 9573.

Cannot be taken with 9941, 9901, 9574, 9572, 8837, 8836, 8829, 8828, 8827, 8657, 8656, 8655, 8623, 8622, 8621, 8614, 8613, 8611.

Tamil Language & Literature

9941 Paper 1 Written Must be taken with 9574.

Cannot be taken with 9921, 9901, 9573, 9572, 8837, 8836, 8829, 8828, 8827, 8657, 8656, 8655, 8623, 8622, 8621, 8614, 8613, 8611.

All papers must be taken, unless otherwise stated.

Note: Candidates who wish to re-sit H3 subjects should submit their requests to MOE for consideration on a case-by-case basis.

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H3 programmes (MOE Partners) Subjects

Subject Title Subject Code Pre-requisite Subjects Notes

Geopolitics: War & Peace

[NUS]

U501 H2 Geography / H2 History

Humanities & Soc Sci Research

[NUS-MOE]

U601 H2 Geography / H2 Chinese Language & Literature / H2 Economics / H2 Malay Language & Literature / H2 Literature in English / H2 History

Cannot be taken with M542 or 9809.

Modern Physics [NUS] U301 H2 Physics Cannot be taken with T302, 9814 or 8867.

Molecular Biology [NTU] T101 H2 Biology Cannot be taken with 9816 or 8876.

Science Research [NTU] T001 H2 Biology / H2 Chemistry / H2 Physics / H2 Mathematics

Science Research

[NTU-A*STAR-HCI]

T050 H2 Biology / H2 Chemistry / H2 Physics / H2 Mathematics

Science Research

[NUS-A*STAR-NJC]

U051 H2 Biology / H2 Chemistry / H2 Physics / H2 Mathematics

Science Research

[NUS-A*STAR-RI]

U052 H2 Biology / H2 Chemistry / H2 Physics / H2 Mathematics

Science Research

[NUS-A*STAR-VJC]

U050 H2 Biology / H2 Chemistry / H2 Physics / H2 Mathematics

Science Research

[NUS-MOE]

U001 H2 Biology / H2 Chemistry / H2 Physics / H2 Mathematics

Semiconductor Physics &

Devices [NTU]

T302

H2 Physics Cannot be taken with U301, 9814 or 8867.

Game Theory [SMU] M542 H2 Economics Cannot be taken with 9809 or U601.

Candidates registering for H3 programmes (MOE Partners) will be charged an admin fee in addition to the subject fees cited by the examining agencies.

Note: Candidates who wish to re-sit H3 subjects should submit their requests to MOE for consideration on a case-by-case basis.

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