'O' Level Aggregate Scores Computation
Applicants with Singapore-Cambridge GCE 'O' Level results or equivalent will be ranked according to their aggregate of English Language (EL), 2 relevant subjects (R2) and 2 other best subjects (B2), in short, ELR2B2, based on their GCE 'O' Level results. Please note that GCE 'A' Level holders will be considered based on their GCE 'O' Level results.
Your ELR2B2 score depends on which diploma course you are applying for, and the diploma courses are grouped under the Aggregate Types of ELR2B2-A, ELR2B2-B, ELR2B2-C and ELR2B2-D.
'O' Level subjects used for ELR2B2 computation
The computation of ELR2B2 aggregate scores for the respective Aggregate Types are based on the following 'O' Level subjects:
| Aggregate Type | ELR2B2-A | ELR2B2-B | ELR2B2-C | ELR2B2-D |
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| EL | English | English | English | English |
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| B2 | Best 2 other subjects excluding CCA | Best 2 other subjects excluding CCA | Best 2 other subjects excluding CCA | Best 2 other subjects excluding CCA |
List of Courses under respective Aggregate Types
The TP diploma courses under the respective Aggregate Types are as follows:
| ELR2B2-A | ELR2B2-B | ELR2B2-C | ELR2B2-D |
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Co-curricular Activities (CCA) bonus points
Applicants who are active in their secondary school's Co-curricular Activities (CCA) may gain up to 2 CCA bonus points that are used to compute the net ELR2B2 aggregate scores.
| Types of Bonus Points | No. of Bonus Points Awarded |
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| Grades of A1-A2 / Excellent | 2 points |
| Grades of B3-C6 / Good | 1 point |
Below is an example of how to compute the aggregate scores of an applicant:
Example of aggregate scores computation:
| Subject Code | Subjects | Grade Obtained | ELR2B2-A | ELR2B2-B | ELR2B2-C | ELR2B2-D |
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| 11 | English as 1st Language | B3 | EL | EL | EL | EL |
| 41 | Mathematics | B3 | B1 | R1 | R1 | R1 |
| 76 | Geography | A2 | R1 | R2 | B2 | B2 |
| 50 | Science (Phy, Chem) | C5 | - | - | R2 | R2 |
| 22 | Chinese | A1 | R2 | B1 | B1 | B1 |
| 46 | Biology | C6 | - | - | - | - |
| 71 | Literature in English | B4 | B2 | B2 | - | - |
| - | CCA Bonus Points | B4 | -1 |
-1 | -1 | -1 |
| Computed net aggregate score for respective Aggregate Type. | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | ||
