Secondary 1 (S1): How to choose schools

SAP schools aim to deliver a bilingual and bicultural education through a learning environment steeped in Chinese culture and language. Here's what you need to know:

• If your child has taken both English and Chinese language subjects at the PSLE, they may opt for SAP schools.
• They do not need to have taken Higher Chinese Language (HCL) in primary school to apply for an SAP school.
• Students who obtained Pass, Merit or Distinction in HCL and have a PSLE score of 14 or better (i.e. PSLE score ≤ 14) are eligible for a posting advantage when applying to SAP schools.

Students posted to SAP schools are required to take Higher Chinese Language or Chinese Language so that they can participate meaningfully in SAP school programmes.

For priority admission to the affiliated secondary school, your child must:

• Indicate the affiliated school as their first choice.
• Meet the additional qualifying criteria set by some secondary schools for students from their affiliated primary schools.

Among students with affiliation priority, those with better PSLE scores will be considered first. However, admission is not guaranteed as it is subject to vacancies.

At least 20% of the vacancies in each Posting Group of each school will be allocated to students who do not benefit from affiliation priority.

Affiliated secondary schools with dual-track programmes

For dual-track schools offering both Integrated Programme (IP) and the Singapore-Cambridge Secondary Education Certificate (SEC), affiliation considerations apply only to the SEC.

How it works

In the below scenarios, school A is an affiliated secondary school while school B is not.

The SEC will replace the GCE O-Level and N-Level examinations in 2027.

Learn more about SEC.