Singapore Examinations and Assessment Board
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| Jurisdiction | Government of Singapore |
| Headquarters | 1 North Buona Vista Drive, Singapore 138675 |
| Agency executive | Tan Lay Choo, Chief Executive |
| Parent agency | Ministry of Education |
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| www.seab.gov.sg | |
The Singapore Examinations and Assessment Board (Abbreviation: SEAB; Chinese: 新加坡考试与评鉴局; Malay: Lembaga Peperiksaan Singapura) was established on 1 April 2004 as a statutory board under the Ministry of Education (MOE) of Singapore.
SEAB, which was formerly the Examinations Division under MOE, was formed to develop and conduct national examinations in Singapore and to provide other examination and assessment services, both locally and as well as overseas. The board also publishes examination results for the major exams such as the Primary School Leaving Examination, GCE 'O' Level and GCE 'A' Level. It is also trying to position itself to become a regional centre for testing and assessment services, and contribute to Singapore's development as an education hub.[1] Its current Chief Executive is Miss Tan Lay Choo, PPA(P).
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[edit] Primary school examinations
[edit] PSLE
The Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) is a national examination, which a pupil sits at the end of primary education to assess pupils' suitability for secondary education and also to place them in appropriate secondary school courses, which match their learning pace, ability and inclination. Based on their results, candidates are streamed into three different courses: Express, Normal (Academic) and Normal (Technical).
[edit] iPSLE
The iPSLE examination is offered to Singaporeans studying abroad and whose school has adopted a curriculum similar to that offered in Singapore. Like the PSLE, students take the exam after six years of primary education. The examination format is similar to that of the PSLE. The iPSLE is also used by some schools abroad as a benchmarking tool to assess their standard of education compared with Singapore.
[edit] Secondary school examinations
[edit] GCE 'N' Level
The GCE 'N' Level examinations, otherwise known as the 'N' Levels, are conducted annually in Singapore. It is taken after four years in the normal academic or normal technical stream (secondary education). For subjects examined in English, foreign languages and Non-Tamil Indian Languages, the examining authority is the University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate. For subjects such as mother tongue languages, most commonly Chinese, the examining authority is the Ministry of Education, Singapore.
[edit] GCE 'O' Level
The GCE 'O' Level examinations, or more commonly known as 'O' Levels, are conducted annually in Singapore. Like the 'N' Levels, it is done after four years of express or five years of normal academic secondary education and is under the same examining authority. However, the 'B' syllabus for mother tongue subjects will not be counted towards the total aggregate score.
[edit] Examinations for tertiary education
[edit] Singapore-Cambridge GCE 'A' Level
The Singapore-Cambridge GCE Advanced Level examination, like the other examinations, is conducted annually. It is taken before the completion of 2 years of Junior College or 3 years at Millenia Institute (tertiary education) at the post-secondary level. Like the GCE 'O' Levels, the 'B' syllabus subjects are not counted towards the total aggregate score.
The GCE 'A' Level examinations require students to read a compulsory H1 General Paper subject or alternative-H2 Knowledge and Inquiry (KI) alongside with 3 Higher-2 and 1 Higher-1 subjects (minimum of 10 Academic Units (A.U)). One out of the 4 content-based subject must be of a cross-disciplinary nature.
Here is a non-exhaustive list of the common subjects offered at GCE 'A' Level Examinations:
Arts-based: Economics, Geography, History, English Literature, Theatre Studies and Drama* (only offered at H2 level and at selected institutions)
Science-based: Mathematics, Physics, Biology, Chemistry, Computing, Geoengineering
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