There are seventeen junior colleges and a sole centralized institute in Singapore. National Junior College is regarded as the oldest one while Innova Junior College is ranked as the youngest. Junior colleges are mainly for the purpose of academically inclined students willing to pursue a University degree rather than stopping after completing their post-secondary education. The students in most of the junior colleges are made to pay a subsidized school fee of S$6 that may increase up to S$22 per month.
The independent junior colleges however, charge a higher amount of money as school fees per month. Junior colleges like Raffles Junior College and Hwa Chong Institution charges the students a fees of S$300 per month. Our site focussingapore offers detailed information about admission to post-secondary institutions.
The admission to the junior colleges depends on the marks obtained on the GCE "O" Level examination. A student needs to gain an LIR5 score that should be either less or equal to 20 points to get an admission in the junior colleges. The two-year standard course of the junior colleges prepares the students for the Singapore-Cambridge GCE Advanced Level examination. The GCE "O" Level results determine a student's admission in the Centralized Institutes.
A student needs to gain an LIR4 score either less than or equal to 20 points to get an admission in the Centralized Institutes. The only centralized Institute in Singapore Millennia Institute provides a 3-year course that prepares the students for the Singapore-Cambridge GCE Advanced Level. Scholarships and bursaries are specially provided for students in need of financial assistance and for those with good academic background.
|
|
