For parents with child in Normal Academic,


As you may be aware, Normal Academic students may take 2 subjects at ‘O’ Level when they sit for their GCE N Level Exams. Principles of Accounts happens to be one of these eligible subjects.
https://www.moe.gov.sg/media/press/2004/pr20040929b.htm

What’s the Benefit?

1. Poly Foundation Program (PFP)

PFP is a one-year foundation program that prepares students for entry into a polytechnic. Upon completion, these students will move on to the first year of their chosen diploma course.

This scheme is only available for Sec 4 Normal Academic students with an aggregate score of 11 and below.
These students are allowed to combine their ‘N’ and ‘O’ Level examination results to compute their eligibility for PFP.

O Level Grade of A1 to B3 is counted as 1 point in the aggregate point for PFP
O Level Grade of B4 to C6 is counted as 2 point in the aggregate point for PFP

https://pfp.polytechnic.edu.sg/PFP/pfp_eligibility.html

Only the top 10% of Sec 4 Normal Academic cohort qualifies for PFP. You need all the advantage you can get.

2. Admission to JC/MI/Poly/ITE

You are allowed to combine one past year and current year GCE ‘O’Level Examination

As such, students who taken the subject at GCE O Level earlier would have one less subject to study. They can focus on their weaker subjects to get a obtain better aggregate score.

How to qualify?
Most schools decide the eligibility based on Sec 3 overall results. The Normal Academic student should have scored at least A2 to qualify.

Do note that the selection criteria may vary from school to school.

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