Grade education: Encyclopedia II - Grade education - Singapore

Grade education - Singapore

Singapore's grading system in schools, by far is one of the more complex because of the existence of many types of institutions with different education focus and systems. Here are the more fundamental grading systems that is used at Primary, Secondary, and Junior College levels.

Grade education - Lower Primary Primary 1 to 3

• A Star: 91% and above
• Band 1: 85% and above
• Band 2: 70% to 84%
• Band 3: 51% to 69%
• Band 4: Below 50%

Grade education - Upper Primary Primary 4 to 6

• A*: 91% and above
• A: 75% to 90%
• B: 60% to 74%
• C: 50% to 59%
• D: Below 50%

In rare instances, a U (ungraded) grade may be awarded for exceptionally poor quality work.

Grade education - Secondary Level for GCE O levels

• A1: 75% and above
• A2: 70% to 74%
• B3: 65% to 69%
• B4: 60% to 64%
• C5: 55% to 59%
• C6: 50% to 54%
• D7: 45% to 49%
• E8: 40% to 44%
• F9: Below 40%

Note: Grades D7 and below are the failing grades.

Students taking Higher Mother Tongue (eg: Chinese, Malay, Tamil) may be awarded a Distinction, Merit, Pass, or a Fail grade.

Grade education - Junior College Level GCE A and AO levels

• A: 75% and above
• B: 60% to 74%
• C: 55% to 59%
• D: 50% to 54%
• E: 45% to 49% (passing grade)
• O: 40% to 44% (denotes standard is at "AO" level only),grade N in the British "A" Levels.
• F: Below 40%

In addition, students who are taking Special Paper(s) ("S" paper in short) will be awarded either a Distinction, Merit, Pass, or a Fail grade.

Different JCs have different expectations and thus, the school reserves the discretion to moderate the marks when deemed necessary. For example, some JCs may regard 50% as the passing mark instead of 45% by others.

Note: "AO" level grades at Junior College level follows the "O" level system above.

All percentages with their corresponding grades shown here are just approximate guidelines because ultimately at the end of all major examinations (Primary School Leaving Examinations or PSLE in short, GCE "N", "O" and "A" Levels) the Ministry of Education, Singapore, will moderate the results. Hence, an "A" grade for instance may no longer be at 75%. It could possibly be 73% or even 77% depending on the performance of the cohort. This is usually done to prevent grade inflation.

In addition, some schools are also offering the International Baccalaureate diploma programme.

Adapted from the Wikipedia article "Singapore", under the G.N U Free Docmentation License. Please also see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki