Perks Of Getting Excellent Scores In Singapore's National Exams

By Cindy Ingram


In Singapore taking up standardized examinations is expected by students who are at the last year of a particular education level. The aim of standardized tests is to give students from different language streams equal opportunity in terms of educational advancement and in getting access to top employment opportunities. Singapore's pillars of national examination systems are the Primary School Leaving Examinations and GCE examinations.

Every student should take note that passing the examinations is different from passing these exams with excellent scores. Passing these national exams means a student is ready for the next education level. On the other hand, those who have topped these exams are sure to get more perks like scholarship grants and acceleration programs.

For instance, students in the Integrated Programme are allowed to bypass O-level examinations and proceed to Junior College. Students in IP programs are usually the intellectually gifted students and are obviously university-bound. After six years of secondary education, these students can take International Baccalaureate, GCE A-level examinations or an equivalent examination. The choice would depend on the school where the student is enrolled in.

In 2004, the schools that offer IP programs are the following: National Junior College, Anglo-Chinese School, and Raffles and Hwa Chong Families of Schools. Other IP schools in the country include the Singapore Chinese Girls' School, Raffles Institution, to name a few.

With regard to getting scholarship grants, students who aced A-level examinations will certainly get scholarship grants from the PSC or Public Service Commission. Students that don't belong to IP schools but passed the O-level exams with excellent score will also be approached to consider applying for a university scholarship.

[[Students who want to get the said perks may seek the help of a tuition agency in Singapore that specializes in Singapore-Cambridge GCE exams. A student who wants to take a business course, for instance, may register in Jc econs tuition since the Economic subject is one of the requirements for students who are pursuing GCE Advanced level. Students that register in Economics Tuition in Singapore will be able to get ready for the GCE exams as they will be given relevant lessons and examination practice.]]

The ideal tuition agency that offers Econs tuition for Singaporean students is the one that has a complete copy of the previous GCE examinations with the detailed answers. It should also take into account the lessons covered in the current curriculum that schools are using because the syllabus for every school year may have certain modifications.




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