Singapore Examinations and Assessment Board
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| Formed | 1 April 2004 |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Singapore |
| Headquarters | 1 North Buona Vista Drive, Singapore 138675 |
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| Parent agency | Ministry of Education |
| Website | www |
The Singapore Examinations and Assessment Board (Abbreviation: SEAB; Chinese: 新加坡考试与评鉴局; Malay: Lembaga Peperiksaan Singapura) is a statutory board under the Ministry of Education (MOE) of Singapore.
SEAB was formed to develop and conduct national examinations in Singapore and to provide other examination and assessment services. The board also publishes examination results for the major exams such as the Primary School Leaving Examination, GCE 'O' Level and GCE 'A' Level.
From Primary 1 to Primary 5, exams are conducted at the end of each term. The academic year is divided into two semesters. From January to May is the first Semester and at the end of the semester SA1 (Semestral Assessment 1) is conducted. The second Semester is from July to November and at the end of the semester SA2 (Semestral Assessment 2) is conducted. In the middle of each semester, a term test is conducted which is named CA1 (Continual Assessment 1) and CA2 (Continual Assessment 2). Most of the schools give different weightage to each of these tests and final results are calculated after calculating performance in all these tests.
The Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) is a national examination, which a pupil sits at the end of primary education to assess pupils' suitability for secondary education and also to place them in appropriate secondary school courses, which match their learning pace, ability and inclination. Based on their results, candidates are streamed into three different courses: Express, Normal (Academic) and Normal (Technical).
The iPSLE examination is offered to Singaporeans studying abroad and whose school has adopted a curriculum similar to that offered in Singapore. Like the PSLE, students take the exam after six years of primary education. The examination format is similar to that of the PSLE. The iPSLE is also used by some schools abroad as a benchmarking tool to assess their standard of education compared with Singapore.
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