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O Level Release of Results

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Last updated 7 August 2026

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PRESS RELEASES ON 7 Jan 2026

Release of 2025 Singapore-Cambridge GCE O-Level Examination Results and 2026 Joint Admissions Exercise

1. The results of the 2025 Singapore-Cambridge General Certificate of Education Ordinary Level (GCE O-Level) examination will be released on 14 January 2026, 2.00pm.

Results Release for School Candidates

2. Arrangements have been made for school candidates to receive their results from their secondary schools from 2.00pm on 14 January 2026. Details on the collection arrangements will be shared by their respective schools.

3. School candidates who are unable to collect their results in person can appoint a proxy to collect a physical copy of their results on their behalf from the school. Proxies are required to produce the relevant documents for the school's verification when collecting the results. School candidates may contact their schools for assistance if they are unable to appoint a proxy.

Results Release for Private Candidates

4. Private candidates who are eligible for Singpass can use their Singpass account to obtain their results online via SEAB's Candidates Portal from 2.45pm on 14 January 2026 to 11pm, 28 January 2026. Private candidates who are not eligible for Singpass can view their results in the portal using the account that they have created during their examination registration.

Joint Admissions Exercise (JAE)

5. Students who wish to apply for admission to junior colleges (JC), Millennia Institute (MI), polytechnics, and the Institute of Technical Education (ITE) may do so via the Joint Admissions Exercise (JAE) using their GCE O-Level examination results.

6. Eligible school and private candidates will receive a digital copy of Form A1 via their registered email addresses from 2.45pm on 14 January 2026. All candidates eligible for JAE may also download a copy of Form A from the JAE-Internet System (JAE-IS) during the application period.

7. The JAE-IS will be accessible from 4pm on 14 January 2026, to 4.30pm on 19 January 2026 for applicants to submit their course choices through the JAE website at www.moe.gov.sg/jae. Applicants are strongly encouraged to complete the JAE worksheet (www.moe.gov.sg/jaeworksheet) before submitting their online application. The JAE-IS can be accessed using Singpass. Applicants can find more information on the following MOE websites:

Application Results

8. The posting results of the JAE application will be released on 3 February 2026 via:

a) JAE-IS, which is accessible through the JAE website

b) Short Message Service (SMS) to the Singapore mobile phone number provided by the applicant during application

9. Applicants posted to JCs and MI are to report to their posted institutions on 4 February 2026. If they are unable to do so due to valid reasons, they should contact their posted school directly to confirm that they are taking up the place, and the school will reserve the place for them.

10. Applicants posted to ITE will receive an email with enrolment instructions on 3 February 2026, and applicants posted to polytechnics will receive their enrolment email by end-February 2026.

Students with Accepted Offers Under the Direct School Admission for Junior Colleges (DSA-JC), Polytechnic Early Admissions Exercise (Poly EAE) or ITE Early Admissions Exercise (ITE EAE)

11. Students who have accepted offers under the DSA-JC, Poly EAE or ITE EAE will be informed of the outcome via their registered email addresses from 2.45pm on 14 January 2026.

DSA-JC

12. Students who have accepted offers through the 2025 DSA-JC2 will be admitted to their chosen JC if they have met the JC admission criteria based on their GCE O-Level examination results. Students admitted to a JC through DSA-JC will not be eligible to participate in the JAE.

13. Students who do not meet the JC admission criteria may take part in the JAE to apply for other courses which they are eligible for.

Polytechnic EAE

14. For students who have accepted conditional offers to a polytechnic course through the Poly EAE3 in 2025, their offers would have been confirmed and they will not be eligible to participate in the JAE, if they meet the following criteria:

a) A net ELR2B2 score4 of 26 points5 or lower for the GCE O-Level examinations; and

b) Minimum Entry Requirements for the respective polytechnic courses.

15. Students who do not meet the above criteria may instead apply for polytechnic admission via the JAE for courses which they are eligible for.

ITE EAE

16. For students who have accepted conditional offers to an ITE course through the ITE EAE6 in 2025, their offers would have been confirmed based on their GCE O-Level examination results, once they meet the subject-specific Minimum Entry Requirements for the course.

Progression Pathways for Secondary Four Normal (Academic) Students

17. Secondary 4 Normal (Academic) [N(A)] students who have sat for GCE O-Level subjects in 2025 can use their GCE O-Level results to apply for a place in the Polytechnic Foundation Programme (PFP) and Direct-Entry-Scheme to Polytechnic Programme (DPP).

Polytechnic Foundation Programme (PFP)

18. The PFP is an alternative to the Secondary 5 N(A) year. It is a one-year foundation programme offered at the polytechnics which provides students with a practice-oriented approach to prepare them for entry into the relevant diploma courses.

19. Students are eligible to apply for the PFP if they obtain a raw ELMAB3 aggregate7 of 12 points or lower and meet the subject-specific requirements for their chosen cluster.

20. PFP-eligible students will receive a copy of Form P from their respective secondary schools in person. Interested students are required to submit their applications online via the PFP website at pfp.polytechnic.edu.sg/PFP/index.html using their SingPass account. More information on the eligibility requirements for the PFP, as well as how GCE O-Level results are considered in the computation of the ELMAB3 aggregate, can be found on the PFP website indicated above.

21. Applications for the PFP will open from 1.30pm on 14 January 2026, to 4.30pm on 19 January 2026. The PFP posting results will be released at 1.30pm on 26 January 2026 through the PFP website. Students will be required to indicate whether they wish to accept, reject, or appeal for a change of course by 4.30pm on 29 January 2026.

Direct-Entry-Scheme to Polytechnic Programme (DPP)

22. The DPP8 prepares students for progression into selected polytechnic diploma courses via a two-year Higher Nitec course at ITE. Students are eligible to apply if they obtain a raw ELMAB3 aggregate of 19 points or lower and meet the subject-specific requirements for their chosen course.

23. Eligible Secondary 4 N(A) students may submit their DPP applications online via the DPP application portal at www.ite.edu.sg/apply-for-ite-courses. Applications for the DPP will open from 12am on 14 January 2026 to 11.59pm on 19 January 2026.

24. The DPP posting results for applications made under the final application phase will be released at 9am on 21 January 2026 through the DPP application portal. Students will be required to indicate whether they accept or reject the DPP offer by 11.59pm on 26 January 2026.

For Successful DPP and/or PFP Applicants

25. Students who have been offered a place in the DPP under the final application phase should report to ITE on 26 January 2026 upon acceptance of their DPP course offer.

26. The last day of school for Secondary 5 students who have accepted a place in the PFP will be on 30 January 2026. Students will be informed by the respective polytechnics on the enrolment dates for the PFP.

27. Students who have accepted a place in the earlier application phase of the DPP in December but decide to take up a PFP offer must withdraw from the DPP first before they are able to take up the PFP offer. DPP-enrolled students should check with their ITE class advisor for more details on the DPP withdrawal process and deadlines for withdrawal.

Education and Career Guidance (ECG) Support

28. Students are encouraged to explore the range of education and career pathways available to them to make informed decisions about their next steps. They may refer to the following websites for more information:

29. Students may also consult their teachers or ECG Counsellors in their respective secondary schools about their next steps. Alternatively, they can make an ECG counselling appointment via the ECG Centre @ MOE at  go.gov.sg/moe-ecg-centre. The ECG Centre @ MOE offers online or phone counselling services from 7 to 21 January 2026, from 9am to 5pm on weekdays and 9am to 12pm on Saturdays.

1Form A will list the applicant’s gross aggregate scores for JC, MI, polytechnic, ITE aggregate types and courses which he/she is eligible to apply for under the JAE.

2 More details on DSA-JC can be found at www.moe.gov.sg/dsa-jc

3 More details on Polytechnic EAE can be found at eae.polytechnic.edu.sg

4 The ELR2B2 aggregate comprises English Language, 2 relevant subjects for the polytechnic course applied for and 2 other best subjects which could be elective subjects.

5 Except for Nursing courses, which require a net ELR2B2 aggregate of 28 points or lower. Applicants may combine results from no more than 2 sittings of the GCE O-Level examination.

6 More details on the ITE EAE can be found at www.ite.edu.sg/admissions/full-time-courses/higher-nitec/eae/

7 The raw ELMAB3 aggregate comprises English Language, Mathematics, and three other best subjects (including one relevant subject) and excludes CCA. CCA bonus points are taken into account during posting.

8 More information on the DPP and eligibility requirements can be found at www.ite.edu.sg/admissions/full-time-courses/higher-nitec-dpp/.

-          Singapore Examinations and Assessment Board