26 December 2019
The GCE N-level results for the 2019 batch of students have been released.
More than three in four Normal (Academic) stream students were promoted to Secondary 5. Additionally, over 99.5 per cent every one of the 9,752 Normal (Academic) students this year passed.
In a joint statement, the Ministry of Education (MOE) and the Singapore Examinations and Assessment Board said 38.1 per cent of students from the Normal (Academic) course took O-level subjects this year under the subject-based banding system.
The pass rate this year for Normal (Technical) course students was 98.1 per cent. These students may apply to the Institute of Technical Education (ITE), or laterally transfer to the Secondary 4 Normal (Academic) course if they obtained an A grade for English and mathematics, and at least a B grade for one other subject.
Secondary 4 Normal (Academic) students with an aggregate score not exceeding 19 points in English, mathematics and the best three subjects may apply for the Direct Entry Scheme to Polytechnic Programme (DPP). Under this programme, students who complete their two-year Higher Nitec course at ITE can secure a place in a related polytechnic diploma course.
Sec 4 Normal (Academic) students also have the option of applying for the Polytechnic Foundation Programme (PFP), a one-year programme to prepare for entry to polytechnic diploma courses, which is open to students who obtained an aggregate score not exceeding 12 points.