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Secondary Posting Groups and SEC Timeline

MOE Full Subject-Based Banding Posting Group score bands with indicative G1/G2/G3 starting levels, plus the 2026 legacy N/O-Level versus 2027 SEC examination boundary.

Last verified: 2026-08-13 Status: verified

Secondary Posting Groups and SEC Timeline

Use each row with its stated population base and reference period. Posting Groups guide secondary-school placement and the indicative starting subject level; they are not permanent streams and individual subjects can later move between G1, G2 and G3. Narrative interpretation lives in secondary and subject based banding.

Population bases

Term Meaning in this dataset Do not confuse with
PSLE aggregate score Sum of four subject Achievement Levels (each 1–8) for S1 posting A single subject band; Foundation-subject equivalents before aggregation
Posting Group Placement band (1, 2 or 3) derived from the PSLE aggregate A permanent academic stream; the subject level for every subject
Graduation / examination year Calendar year the cohort sits national examinations or receives results The year Full SBB posting rules first applied (2024 nationwide)
SEC graduating cohort Students sitting the Singapore-Cambridge Secondary Education Certificate from 2027 The 2026 cohort still on separate N(T), N(A) or O-Level examinations

Source: MOE what are posting groups; SEAB SEC, accessed 9 August 2026.

PSLE score to Posting Group mapping

PSLE Score Posting Group Indicative level for most subjects at start of Secondary 1 Population / denominator As of
4–20 3 G3 PSLE aggregate; S1 posting cohort Accessed 9 Aug 2026
21–22 2 or 3 G2 or G3 PSLE aggregate; S1 posting cohort Accessed 9 Aug 2026
23–24 2 G2 PSLE aggregate; S1 posting cohort Accessed 9 Aug 2026
25 1 or 2 G1 or G2 PSLE aggregate; S1 posting cohort Accessed 9 Aug 2026
26–30 (with AL7 or better in English Language and Mathematics) 1 G1 PSLE aggregate; S1 posting cohort Accessed 9 Aug 2026

Source: MOE what are posting groups, accessed 9 August 2026.

National examination transition

Graduating / examination year National examination Population / denominator As of
2026 and earlier Separate GCE N(T), N(A) or O-Level examinations Graduation cohort Accessed 9 Aug 2026
From 2027 Singapore-Cambridge Secondary Education Certificate (SEC); subjects sat at G1, G2 or G3 SEC graduating cohort Accessed 9 Aug 2026
January 2028 First SEC results release and first Post-Secondary Admissions Exercise under the revised process SEC results / admissions cohort Accessed 9 Aug 2026

Sources: MOE Full SBB and SEAB SEC, accessed 9 August 2026.

2028 Post-Secondary Admissions Exercise (PSE)

Anchor Rule Scope / date
Concurrent application Students use SEC results to apply to JC, MI, polytechnics, and 2- or 3-year Higher Nitec pathways in one PSE Results released January 2028 onward
Equal net aggregates Tie-break order: citizenship → choice order → gross aggregate score → computerised balloting MOE 2026 announcement
Existing early-admission routes DSA-JC, Poly-EAE, and ITE-EAE continue From 2028 announcement

Source: MOE Committee of Supply 2026 announcements, last updated 30 July 2026 and accessed 13 August 2026. These rules apply to the new 2028 PSE and must not be back-projected onto 2026 O-/N-Level admissions.

Record details

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Jurisdiction
SG
What each row represents
one Posting Group score band or national-examination transition milestone
Update cadence
after MOE revises Posting Group bands or SEC introduction timing
Source format
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Dates describe this record’s own period and applicability. A verification date does not mean a rule is currently in force.

Sources

Collection as of 2026-10-07 · An expanding collection. Published counts show available knowledge, not complete coverage of Singapore.