Assessment and promotion
Find out how students are assessed and what they need to achieve to move to the next level.
Assessment & Subject Weighting
Promotion to the next level is dependent on student's performance in both Weighted Assessment (WA) and End-of-Year Examinations (EYE).
Weighted Assessments for 2023
Weighted assessments by term and secondary level for 2023
Term 1 | Term 2 | Term 3 | Term 4 | |
Sec 1 | WA1 (15%) | WA2 (15%) | WA3 (15%) | EYE (55%) |
Sec 2 | WA1 (15%) | WA2 (15%) | WA3 (15%) | EYE (55%) |
Sec 3 | WA1 (15%) | WA2 (15%) | WA3 (15%) | EYE (55%) |
Sec4N | WA1 (100%) | WA2 (100%) | Prelim (100%) | - |
Sec 4E5N | WA1 (100%) | WA2 (100%) | Prelim (100%) | - |
The Grading System
Grade boundaries by mark range and course type
Marks | 75 & above | 70 - 74 | 65 - 69 | 60 - 64 | 55 - 59 | 50 - 54 | 45 - 49 | 40 - 44 | 39 & below |
Express & Sec 5 Normal (Academic) | A1 | A2 | B3 | B4 | C5 | C6 | *D7 | *E8 | *F9 |
Normal (Academic) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | *U (Ungraded) | |||
Normal (Technical) | A | B | C | D | *U (Ungraded) | ||||
*Grades marked with asterisks are fail grades.
Secondary 1
To be promoted to Secondary 2, the criteria for the respective courses are as follows:
Promotion criteria by course for Secondary 1
Course & Level | Promotion Criteria |
|---|---|
Express | Pass in English Language and a pass percentage in the average of all subjects |
Normal Academic | Grade 5 or better in, |
Normal Technical | Grade D or better in 2 subjects, one of which should be English Language or Mathematics |
Secondary 2
To be promoted to Secondary 3, the criteria for the respective courses are as follows:
Promotion criteria by course for Secondary 2
Course & Level | Promotion Criteria |
|---|---|
Express | Pass in English Language and a pass percentage in the average of all subjects |
Normal Academic | Grade 5 or better in, |
Normal Technical | Grade D or better in 2 subjects, one of which should be English Language or Mathematics |
Secondary 3
To be promoted to Secondary 4, the criteria for the respective courses are as follows:
Promotion criteria by course for Secondary 3
Course & Level | Promotion Criteria |
|---|---|
Express | Pass in English Language and two other subjects |
Normal Academic | Grade 5 or better in, |
Normal Technical | Grade D or better in 2 subjects, one of which should be English Language or Mathematics |