Primary

The acceptable age range, admission level and tested content are as follows:

Your child should not be more than 2 years older than the age eligible for that level.

For admission to secondary schools, you can choose to apply for the Sec 1, Sec 2 or Sec 3 test based on acceptable age range:

Your child should not be more than 2 years older than the appropriate age for that level.

Primary 2/Primary 3 Test

English Test

The English test comprises 34 multiple-choice questions on comprehension and language use. Your child will be given 1 hour to complete the test:

• Comprehension based on 2 passages (6 items)
• Comprehension cloze based on 2 passages (10 items)
• Vocabulary (5 items)
• Grammar (5 items)
• Spelling (8 items)

Mathematics test

The Mathematics test comprises 2 parts. Your child will be given 25 minutes to complete Part 1 and 40 minutes to complete Part 2:

• Part 1: Multiple-choice questions (29 items)
• Part 2: Short-answer questions (17 items)

The use of calculators is not allowed. For short-answer questions, your child will have to show the method of solution (working steps) clearly and write the answer in the space provided.

Your child will need a pencil to shade their answers for the multiple-choice questions on the Optical Answer Sheet (OAS).

Primary 4/Primary 5 Test

English Test

The English test comprises 2 parts. Your child will be given 2 hours to complete Part 1 and Part 2. The paper is taken in a single sitting:

Part 1: Writing. 

2 topics are set, one of which comes with a picture. Your child has to choose 1 topic and write a composition of at least 100 words on it.

Part 2: Comprehension and language use. 50 compulsory multiple-choice questions comprising:

• Comprehension based on 2 passages (10 items)
• Comprehension cloze based on 2 passages (12 items)
• Vocabulary (14 items)
• Grammar (14 items)

Mathematics Test

The Mathematics test comprises 2 parts. Your child will be given 35 minutes to complete Part 1, and 50 minutes to complete Part 2:

• Part 1: Multiple-choice questions (30 items).
• Part 2: Short-answer questions (8 items) and open-ended questions (6 items).

The use of calculators is not allowed. For short-answer and open-ended questions, your child will have to show the method of solution (working steps) clearly and write the answer in the space provided.

Your child will need a pencil to shade their answers for the multiple-choice questions on the Optical Answer Sheet (OAS).

Sec 1, Sec 2 and Sec 3 Tests

English Test

Your child will be given 2 hours 10 minutes to complete the test which comprises 2 parts:

Part 1: Writing. 

2 topics are set for Sec 1 test, and 4 topics are set for Sec 2 and Sec 3 tests. 

Your child have to choose 1 topic and write a composition on it:

• 200 to 300 words for Sec 1 test.
• 250 to 350 words for Sec 2 test.
• 300 to 400 words for Sec 3 test.

Part 2: Comprehension and language use. 50 compulsory multiple-choice questions comprising:

• Comprehension based on 2 passages (15 items)
• Comprehension cloze based on 2 passages (15 items)
• Vocabulary (10 items)
• Grammar (10 items)

Mathematics Test

The Mathematics test comprises 2 parts. Your child will be given 30 minutes to complete Part 1, and 1 hour 45 minutes to complete Part 2:

• Part 1: Multiple-choice questions (34 items).
• Part 2: Short-answer questions (20 items) and open-ended questions (10 to 15 items).

The use of calculators is not allowed. For short-answer and open-ended questions, your child will have to show the method of solution (working steps) clearly and write the answer in the space provided.

Your child will need a pencil to shade their answers for the multiple-choice questions on the Optical Answer Sheet (OAS).

ASEAN Countries

Non-Asean Countries

Primary School

$478/mth

$788/mth

Secondary School

$800/mth

$1,470/mth

Junior College

$1,067/mth

$1,870/mth