Secondary Level
Last Updated: 30 April 2026
The school offers 4 years of secondary level education at General 3 (G3) level for Secondary 1 to 3 and Express Stream for Secondary 4, leading to the Singapore-Cambridge General Certificate of Education (GCE) Original Level (O-Level) examination (in 2026) and the Singapore-Cambridge Secondary Education Certificate (SEC) examinations (from 2027). These examinations are conducted by the Ministry of Education (MOE), Singapore, the Cambridge Assessment International Education, and the Singapore Examinations and Assessment Board (SEAB).
Preparatory Secondary 1 Foundation (PS1F)
The Preparatory Secondary 1 Foundation course consists of a curriculum that is largely mirrored after the Primary 6 syllabus offered by the Ministry of Education (MOE), Singapore, as well as an in-house curriculum to prepare the students for Secondary 1
| PS1F Course (except those with *) | Awarded by |
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San Yu Adventist School |
Secondary 1 & 2
| Subjects based on MOE syllabus (except those with *) | Awarded by |
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San Yu Adventist School |
Secondary 3 & 4
| Subjects based on MOE syllabus (except those with *) | Awarded by |
For Sec 3: Leading to the Singapore-Cambridge SEC examination (from 2027)
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Sec 3 & 4 by San Yu Adventist School GCE ‘O’ Level by Singapore MOE & Cambridge International Education |
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Notes
| Teacher-Student ratio | 1:35 |
| Manner the courses are taught | Classroom teaching, Science Lab Practicals for Science subjects, Computer Lab |
| Assessment | Written examinations, Oral examinations for English Language, Chinese Language and Malay Language |
| Duration of every Course | 12 months Full-Time course from January to December of each calendar year (inclusive of holidays) |
| Attendance requirements | Minimum 90% per month |
| Commencement date of every Course | 2 or 3 January of each academic year |
| End date of every Course | 31 December of each academic year |
| Progression requirements | Meet the promotion criteria at each level |
| Graduation requirements for Secondary 4 | Pass Secondary 4 Preliminary Examinations |