
Preparatory Course for Admission to Government School – Secondary 1
A. Title of Course
Preparatory Course for Admission to Government School – Secondary 1
B. Overview
The Preparatory Course is designed to prepare international students to sit
for the Admission Exercise for International Students (AEIS) Test to gain
admission into a Singapore Government Secondary Schools.
The AEIS Test is conducted by the Ministry of Education (MOE), Singapore.
The AEIS Test involves a centralized test on English and Mathematics and is
held in September/ October of each year. International students who are
successful in the AEIS Test will be assigned by Ministry of Education to join a
Singapore Government School in January of the following year.
The Singapore secondary education comprises:
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Express Course for secondary school;
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Normal (Academic course for secondary school; and
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Normal (Technical) course for secondary school.
Express course for secondary school
Express has two programs: O-Level and Integrated. The GCE O-Level Programme is a 4-year course leading to the GCE O-Level examination. The Integrated Programme is a 6-year course leading to the GCE A-Level examination or International Baccalaureate Diploma or NUS High School Diploma. Students in the Integrated Programme do not need to take the GCE O-Level examination in Secondary 4.
Normal (Academic) course for secondary school
Normal (Academic) is a 4-year or 5-year course leading to the GCE N-Level examination in Secondary 4. Some students go on to take the GCE O-Level examination in Secondary 5, and progress to junior college, Millennia Institute, polytechnic or Institute of Technical Education (ITE).
Normal (Technical) course for secondary school
Normal (Technical) is a 4-year course leading to the N(T)-Level examination in Secondary 4.
International students who missed or failed the AEIS Test conducted in
Sep/Oct may sit for the Supplementary Admission Exercise for
International Students (S-AEIS) Test in February / March of the following
year. From 2013 onwards, the S-AEIS Test will not cater for Primary 5 and
Secondary 3 levels.
Applicants who have taken part in AEIS Test previously and were
unsuccessful may apply to take AEIS Test again at the same or higher level,
subject to MOE Terms and Conditions.
For updated and accurate information on MOE, please visit their website
at www.moe.gov.sg
C. Objective
The Preparatory Course is designed to prepare international students to sit
for the Admission Exercise for International Students (AEIS) Test for
admission into Singapore Government Secondary Schools
D. Course Structure
a. Course Outline
The course consists of 2(two) subjects taught accordingly to MOE syllabus:
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English
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Mathematics