S1 Option Form

In late November, all PSLE pupils will be given a personalised S1 Option Form when they receive their PSLE results slip. Pupils are required to hand the S1 Option Form to their parents. Parents are to indicate their child’s secondary school options by completing the S1 Option Form.

The completed S1 Option Form can be submitted either physically to the child’s primary school or electronically via the S1 Internet System.

The S1 Option Form must be sealed when first received as it contains a unique password (S1 PIN) for parents to submit their child’s secondary school options through the S1 Internet System. Parents should inform the primary school immediately if the S1 Option Form is not sealed. To prevent any unauthorized access to the S1 Internet System, parents should keep the S1 PIN confidential.

Parents are advised to indicate all the six secondary school choices. The six school choices should be made in the order of preference. Download a sample of the S1 Option Form (40kb .pdf).

Note: Parents who may not be in Singapore at the time can authorise someone to collect the PSLE results and S1 Option Form from the primary school.

Pupils who are eligible for any of the following will be given a letter to inform them of their eligibilities:

• Bonus Points for Admission to SAP Schools

  Pupils in the top 30% of the PSLE cohort who take Higher Chinese at the PSLE will be given bonus points for admission to SAP schools. This bonus points is only considered for admission to SAP schools.

  Bonus Points for Admission to SAP Schools only:

  Higher Chinese Grade	Bonus Points
  Distinction	3
  Merit	2
  Pass	1

• Express/ Normal(Academic) and Normal(Academic)/ Normal(Technical)

  • Pupils who just meet the qualifying PSLE aggregate for the Express course will be given an alternative option to take up the N(A) course.
  • Pupils who just meet the qualifying PSLE aggregate for the N(A) course will be given an alternative option to take up the N(T) course.
  • PSLE pupils who are in these categories must exercise their course options in the S1 Option Form and submit the form either electronically via the S1 Internet System or physically to the child’s primary school.

• Third Language

  Eligible pupils will be allowed to study a Third language, namely Malay (Special Programme), Chinese (Special Programme), Arabic, Bahasa Indonesia, French, German or Japanese from Secondary One onwards.

  If the pupil wishes to study a Third language, he / she must exercise the option in the S1 Option Form and submit the form either electronically via the S1 Internet System or physically to the child’s primary school. An eligible pupil admitted via Direct School Admission must also apply for Third Language(s) during the Secondary One Option Exercise if he/ she wishes to take up a Third Language.

• Higher Mother Tongue Language

  Pupils who offer Chinese/ Malay / Tamil or Higher Chinese / Higher Malay / Higher Tamil at the PSLE and are:

  • in the top 10% of the PSLE cohort; or
  • in the top 11% - 30% of the PSLE cohort and meet the language criteria to offer Higher Mother Tongue Language, i.e. an A* grade in the Mother Tongue Language, or at least a Merit in the Higher Mother Tongue Language

  may opt to study Higher Chinese, Higher Malay or Higher Tamil at secondary schools.

  If the pupil is eligible for Higher Chinese / Higher Malay / Higher Tamil, he / she can apply for the course when he / she reports to his / her secondary school in December. The principal will then arrange for him / her to attend lessons in the school, if the school offers the course, or in a designated centre if the school does not. Please see the list of schools / designated centres offering Higher Chinese, Higher Malay and Higher Tamil (140kb .pdf).

• Edusave Entrance Scholarships for Independent Schools (EESIS)

  Pupils who are Singapore Citizens with outstanding performances in the PSLE will be eligible for the Edusave Entrance Scholarships for Independent Schools (EESIS) tenable at all Independent Schools. Eligible pupils will be offered the scholarship if they are successfully posted to an Independent School at Secondary One.

  Pupils who are Singapore Citizens and have met the GEP promotion criteria will be eligible for the Edusave Entrance Scholarships for Independent Schools (EESIS) tenable at Independent Schools offering the Integrated Programme at Secondary One. Eligible pupils will be offered the scholarship if they are successfully posted to an Independent School offering the Integrated Programme and enrolled in the Integrated Programme of that school at Secondary One.

• Singapore-MOE Award (SMA)

  Pupils who are not Singapore Citizens and have met the GEP promotion criteria will be eligible for the Singapore-MOE Award (SMA) tenable at Independent Schools offering the Integrated Programme at Secondary One. Eligible pupils will be offered the award if they are successfully posted to an Independent School offering the Integrated Programme and enrolled in the Integrated Programme of that school at Secondary One.

• GEP Fees Subsidy

  GEP pupils who have met the GEP promotion criteria will be eligible for the GEP Fees Subsidy tenable at Independent Schools offering school-based special programmes in the ‘O’ level track. This is provided the pupils are enrolled in the school-based special programmes for high-ability pupils at these Independent Schools at Secondary One.