Last Updated:  25 Feb 2026

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The secondary-level AEP is a 4-year programme designed for artistically-inclined students. The AEP curriculum aims to develop students as practitioners, scholars, advocates and leaders in art.

AEP students can expect:

  • An extended and balanced art curriculum comprising studio practice and art criticism components.
  • To explore and engage with a range of materials, media and creative processes.
  • Access to specialised studio facilities, equipment and resources.
  • Learning experiences including workshops, exhibition showcases and community projects.
  • Opportunities to learn from arts industry professionals, and higher education students and staff.
  • To take G3 Higher Art syllabus.

The programme is largely similar across the AEP Centre and schools, with some degree of customisation at each school and centre to reflect their unique strengths and needs.

In light of the required commitment to the programme, AEP students may take AEP in place of lower secondary Design & Technology (D&T) and Food & Consumer Education (FCE) lessons to manage their curriculum time and learning load.

All Secondary 1 students, regardless of posting groups, can take the AEP if they pass the AEP selection exercise. Eligibility is subject to AEP schools’ further discretion based on other relevant considerations.

Learn more about the programme:

If you have any questions about AEP, you can contact the Arts Education Branch.

Learn more on where to take and how to join the programme.

Rider Levett Bucknall

https://www.rlb.com/asia

RIDER LEVETT BUCKNALL (RLB) is an independent global property and construction practice with over 3,500 people in more than 120 offices across Asia, Oceania, Europe, Middle East, Africa and the Americas. The RLB international network of offices includes 20 offices in China and Hong Kong, and 8 in South-East Asia. The RLB Global Practice can trace its roots back to the 18th Century when it first began. The RLB Singapore practice was established in 1972 and it is today a major consultancy practice serving both local and international clientele in the country and regionally in South-East Asia.

As a multi-disciplinary practice, RLB offers a full spectrum of professional services ranging from Cost Consultancy and Quantity Surveying to Project Management and Cost Advisory, to cater to clients in the property and construction industry. Our expertise and significant project experience enable us to provide comprehensive services and solutions to the development and construction of the built environment, extending to building and civil infrastructure, commercial, residential, hospitality, healthcare, industrial, institutional and leisure sectors.

Potential career path and developmental opportunities for scholars

RLB offers their staff opportunities for training and personal development, whether through internal or external trainings. Understanding that every individual is unique, the Firm constantly seeks to help their employees identify and develop their personal talent and interest.

Project Career Progression for Quantity Surveyor

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Project Career Progression for Project Manager

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Preferred courses of study

  • Project and Facilities Management
 

If you are not eligible to apply for any courses through the JAE, you can consider other admission exercises and programmes for entry to the different Post-Secondary Education Institutions.

Students may take an in-house programme in an AEP school or a centre-based programme at the AEP Centre.

AEP secondary schools

AEP Centre

National Junior College is an AEP Centre that offers centralised weekly lessons only to students who are not enrolled in AEP or EAP schools.

AEP lesson schedule as follows:

AEP Centre Lower Secondary Upper Secondary
National Junior College

3pm to 6pm on Tuesdays

Note: AEP Centre students will be attending these lessons instead of taking lower secondary Art lessons at their own schools.

 3pm to 6pm on Thursdays

Fees and subsidy

AEP students do not need to pay any additional school fees.

Students enrolled in the AEP within an Independent School, such as Hwa Chong Institution and Nanyang Girls’ High School, are eligible for a subsidy on their school fees with a cap of $2,400 per student yearly.

  • The fee subsidy applies to all nationalities.
  • Edusave scholarships for Independent Schools (ESIS) awardees receiving the maximum ESIS coverage of $2,400 will not receive the fee subsidy in addition to their ESIS award amount.
  • Students who are accepted into the AEP Centre and enrolled in other Independent Schools do not qualify for the fee subsidy.

Find out what the programme is and how to join.

Preparing for SPERS-Sec tests

Your child needs to be familiar with the English and Mathematics topics taught in mainstream secondary schools, such as:

  • Topics in Primary 6 for Secondary 1 admission.
  • Topics in Secondary 1 for Secondary 2 admission.
  • Topics in Secondary 2 for Secondary 3 admission.

Refer to our primary school syllabus or secondary school syllabus for more information.