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Last Updated:  03 Mar 2026

Polytechnic Foundation Programme (PFP)

Learn about PFP admission criteria starting from 2028 PSE.

To be eligible for admission into a cluster offered in Polytechnic Foundation Programme (PFP), you must meet these 2 criteria:

  1. Your ELMAB3 gross aggregate score computed based on G2 equivalent grade must not exceed 12.
  2. Meet the minimum entry requirements (MER) of the cluster that you are applying for.
 

You can find out more about the available PFP clusters and courses and MER for clusters and sub-clusters for 2026 admission. Revisit these pages in mid-2027 for updated course information specific to 2028 admission for SEC students.

Aggregate computation for PFP cluster

 

ELMAB3 gross aggregate score using G2 equivalent grade
= English Language (EL) + Mathematics (MA) + 3 Best Subjects (B1, B2 and B3)

ELMAB3 Subjects using G2 equivalent grade
EL English Language
MA Mathematics/Additional Mathematics
B1 1st best-scoring subject
B2 2nd best-scoring subject
B3 3rd best-scoring subject

Mapping of G3/O-Level grade to G2/N(A)-Level grade

ELMAB3 gross aggregate score is computed using G2 equivalent grades only.

If you have taken subjects at G3 level, the G3 grades will be mapped to equivalent G2 grades.

GCE O-Level and N(A)-Level will be considered as equivalent to G3 and G2 respectively.

G3 / O-Level grade G2 / N(A)-Level grade
A1 to B3 1
B4 to C6 2
D7 3
E8 4
 

G3/O-Level grade 9 and G2/N(A)-Level grade 5 and 6 cannot be used for ELMAB3 aggregate score computation for PFP admission.

If you have taken the same subject at different subject levels e.g. G2/N(A) and G3/O-Level

The better G2 equivalent grade will be used to compute your aggregate score.

For example:

  • G3 Mathematics: grade B4 (G2-mapped grade 2)
  • G2 Mathematics: grade 1

As your G2 Mathematics grade 1 is better than the G2-mapped grade 2, your G2 Mathematics Grade 1 will be used for the Mathematics requirement in the ELMAB3 aggregate score.

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 best subject B1, Chinese cannot be used as the best subject B2.

  • Higher Mother Tongue Language: Higher Chinese, Higher Malay, and Higher Tamil
  • Mother Tongue Language: Chinese, Malay and Tamil

Bonus points

The CCA bonus points are subtracted from your gross aggregate scores to obtain the respective net aggregate scores for posting.

You can get a maximum of 2 bonus points from CCA grade.

CCA grade awarded to graduates of national secondary school No. of bonus points
  • Excellent
  • A1 or A2
 2
  • Good
  • B3 to C6
 1

Examples of ELMAB3 aggregate computation for PFP admission

Learn how ELMAB3 aggregate scores are computed with different subject combinations and grades:

  • If you are a private candidate, current or ex-student of other types of institution (JC, MI or ITE) and are eligible to apply for PFP cluster, you will still be eligible for the CCA bonus points if you have obtained the above CCA grade.
  • You can explore available courses within PFP clusters (currently features information for 2026 admissions).
  • Revisit these page in mid-2027 for updated course information specific to 2028 admission.