MALE STUDENTS RE-TAKING GCE "A" LEVEL EXAMINATIONS

MALE STUDENTS RE-TAKING GCE "A" LEVEL EXAMINATIONS:

(Deferment or disruption from National Service): 8.

Mrs Jessie Phua asked the Minister for Education what are the provisions for male students who have been or are soon-to-be enlisted for National Service, to be able to repeat their "A" Level examinations.

The Minister of State for Education (RAdm [NS] Lui Tuck Yew) (for the Minister for Education): Mr Speaker, Sir, students who failed the GCE A-level examinations for the first time can repeat their A-levels in a Junior College (JC), provided they are less than 22 years old on 1st January of the year of

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repeat. Male Singaporean students who repeat their A-levels in the JCs will be allowed to disrupt or defer from National Service (NS).

For students who have passed their A-level examinations but want to re-take the examinations to improve their grades, they can do so as private candidates. For this group of students, they will generally not be able to disrupt or defer from NS. Based on past cases, some of these students would re-take their A-levels when they are doing their NS.