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Last Updated:  14 Jan 2026

Changes to JC and MI admission criteria from 2028 JAE

From the 2028 Joint Admissions Exercise (JAE), admission to junior colleges (JC) will require an L1R4 gross aggregate score of 16 points. Millennia Institute (MI) will align its L1R4 subject requirements with JC. Bonus points are capped at 3 points.

Admission criteria

To be eligible for admission to a junior college (JC) or Millennia Institute (MI), you must meet these criteria:

  1. Your L1R4 gross aggregate score must not exceed:
    • 16 for JC admission
    • 20 for MI admission
  2. Meet the grade requirements for specific subjects.

Aggregate score computation

All subjects used in aggregate score computation for JC and MI admissions must be taken at G3.

 
L1R4 gross aggregate score
= First Language (L1) + Relevant Subject 1 (R1) + R2 + R3 + R4
L1R4 Subjects
L1 G3 English or Higher Mother Tongue Language
R1 Any 1 best-scoring G3 subject from Humanities
R2 Any 1 best-scoring G3 subject from Mathematics or Science
R3 Any 1 best-scoring G3 subject from Humanities, Mathematics or Science
R4 Any 1 best-scoring G3 subject

What cannot be used for aggregate computation

You cannot use:

  • Religious Knowledge as one of the best-scoring subjects for aggregate score computation.
  • The grades of both Higher Mother Tongue Language and Mother Tongue Language in the same aggregate computation. For example, if Higher Chinese is used as the first language (L1), Chinese cannot be used as a relevant subject (R4).
 
  • Higher Mother Tongue Language: Higher Chinese, Higher Malay and Higher Tamil
  • Mother Tongue Language: Chinese, Malay and Tamil

Grade requirements for specific subjects

You must meet the grade requirements for these specific subjects:

Subject Grade
G3 English Language A1 to C6
Any 1 Mathematics
  • G3 Additional Mathematics
  • G3 Mathematics
 A1 to D7

Any 1 Mother Tongue Language (MTL)

  • G1, G2, G3 MTL:
    Chinese, Malay, Tamil
  • G1, G2 or G3 MTL approved by MOE in lieu of an official MTL (MTL-in-lieu):
    Arabic, Bengali, Burmese, French, German, Gujarati, Hindi, Japanese, Punjabi, Thai, Urdu

MTL and MTL-in-lieu:

  • G3: A1 to D7
  • G2: 1 to 5
  • G1: A to D

HMTL:

  • G3: A1 to E8
 

Based on the MTL subject that you have taken, you will offer either H1 MTL or MTL 'B' at JC and MI. Learn more about it.

Conditional admission criteria

If you did not meet the minimum grade requirements for the specific subjects listed above, find out whether you are eligible for conditional admission:

Bonus points criteria

The bonus points are subtracted from your L1R4 gross aggregate score to obtain the net aggregate score for JAE posting.

 

L1R4 net aggregate score = L1R4 gross aggregate score – bonus points

1. You get a maximum of 3 bonus points from a combination of any of these types:
Type of bonus points No. of bonus points

CCA grade awarded to graduates of national secondary schools: Excellent

 2

CCA grade awarded to graduates of national secondary schools: Good

 1

English and Higher Mother Tongue Language grade: A1 to C6

 2

Chinese or Malay (Special Programmes) or Bahasa Indonesia grade: A1 to C6

 2

Affiliated JC

 2
2. You will get an additional 2 bonus points if you applied and got selected for one of the following programmes at a JC:

If you are admitted to these programmes, you must offer the respective subject and sit for its GCE A-Level examination.

Regardless of whether the 2 bonus points were considered for your posting, you are required to remain in the programme while studying in the JC. If not, you can be asked to leave the school.

3. For private candidate, current or former student of polytechnic or ITE

If you are eligible to apply for JC or MI courses through JAE, you will still be eligible for the above CCA and other bonus points, where applicable, except for affiliated JC bonus points.