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Last Updated:  03 Mar 2026

Junior colleges and Millennia Institute

1. Admission criteria starting from 2028 PSE

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 (G3 subject level)
= First Language (L1) + Relevant Subject 1 (R1) + R2 + R3 + R4

Note: GCE O-Level will be considered as equivalent to G3

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
 

If you have Higher Mother Tongue Language (HMTL), L1R4 gross aggregate scores using G3 English and HMTL will be computed separately. Between the two aggregate scores, the one that qualifies you for JC or MI admission and indicates better performance (i.e. lower score) will be used.

G3 subjects for L1R4 aggregate computation

To calculate your L1R4 aggregate score, only grades from specific subject categories are considered:

What cannot be used for aggregate computation

Please take note that:

  • If you have taken Mother Tongue and subsequently Higher Mother Tongue for the same language, you can only use one score (i.e. the better of the two scores) in aggregate score 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
  • Religious Knowledge cannot be used as one of the best-scoring subjects for aggregate score computation.

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 PSE 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:
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.

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 PSE, you will still be eligible for CCA and other bonus points, where applicable.

Examples of L1R4 aggregate computation

Learn how L1R4 aggregate scores are computed for students with 6 G3 subjects, including scenarios with and without Higher Mother Tongue Language.

  • You can explore available JC and MI courses in SchoolFinder. Please note that it currently features information for 2026 JAE JC L1R5 and MI L1R4 aggregate scores, which are for O-Level students.
  • Subsequently, there will be a change in PSE whereby JC and MI L1R4 aggregate scores using G3 subject grades will be computed differently.
  • Revisit these pages in mid-2027 for updated course information specific to 2028 admission.
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