Full Subject Based Banding @ Zhonghua

Full Subject Based Banding (SBB) is part of MOE’s ongoing efforts to nurture the joy of learning and develop multiple pathways to cater to the different strengths and interests of our students.

By 2024, secondary schools will have implemented the following aspects of Full SBB:

• Offering of Humanities subjects at a more demanding level from Secondary 2; and

• Mixed form classes with the provision of a common curriculum.

The video below explains what Full SBB is about:

Progressing through Secondary School Years with Full SBB

Full SBB Grading Table

For admission to Polytechnic Year 1 from the 2028 intake, students will be able to offer one [B] subject at G2. With this change, all students will be assessed on a common benchmark of four G3 subjects and one G2 subject, instead of five G3 subjects.

Students who offer both [B] subjects at G3 will have their [B] subject with a lower grade mapped from G3 to G2 based on an empirically validated grade mapping table below:

Correspondingly, the net aggregate cut-off for admission to Polytechnic Year 1 will be adjusted from 26 points to 22 points. For Nursing courses, the net aggregate cut-off for admission will be adjusted from 28 points to 24 points.

These changes will allow students to take greater ownership of their learning by taking subject combinations at subject levels based on their strengths, interests and learning needs.

Students can also better manage their overall curriculum load in secondary school without compromising their access to polytechnic education.

For more information on Full SBB, visit www.moe.gov.sg/microsites/psle-fsbb.