Secondary Education

Secondary Education places students in the Special, Express, Normal (Academic) or Normal (Technical) course according to how they perform at the PSLE. The different curricular emphases are designed to match their learning abilities and interests.

Fast Facts

• 4-5 years of education
• School fees after subsidy: $5.00
  Standard miscellaneous fees¹: $8.00
  Second-tier miscellaneous fees²: $8.00

  Autonomous Schools collect Autonomous School Fees, ranging from $3 to $18 per month, on top of second-tier miscellaneous fees³

  Independent Schools charge a separate scale of fees. The range of school fees for local students (excluding miscellaneous fees) as at 2006 is $150- $255 per month⁴

• National examination: GCE ‘O’ Levels(for Special/Express courses) or GCE ‘N’ Levels (for Normal course)
• All students take part in at least one CCA; CCA performance is considered for admission to JCs, CI, polytechnics and ITE

Payment of School Fees

For payment of fees using GIRO, please download the GIRO Application Form (140kb .doc).

Parents who wish to change their GIRO account can go to their banks to effect the change directly. If parents wish to effect the change of GIRO account through MOE, they are to submit the Termination Form (.doc 109kb) together with the new GIRO Application Form to MOE.

For termination of GIRO arrangement, parents can effect the termination at their banks or make the request through MOE by submitting the Termination Form (109kb .doc).

Financial assistance schemes are available to help needy students pay their fees. Parents who wish to apply for financial assistance may approach their child’s school for the application form.

You may refer to frequently asked questions on school fees.

More Information

• Direct Schools Admission - Secondary Schools
• Secondary 1 Posting

Footnotes

1. Annual fee payable is spread over 12 months of the academic year. Students who join on or before 5th February will have to pay fees for January. Those who leave on or after 5th October will have to pay fees for November and December. ↩
2. Second-tier miscellaneous fees are decided by schools. The maximum amount that can be charged is 100% of the standard miscellaneous fees. Students may use their Edusave accounts to pay the second-tier miscellaneous fees.↩
3. Students may use their Edusave accounts to pay the Autonomous School fees.↩
4. Students may use their Edusave accounts to pay for the portion of Independent School fees that are in excess of the school and standard miscellaneous fees of Government and Government-Aided secondary schools. ↩