Which Secondary Schools Have Affiliated JCs? Affiliations and the 2-Point Bonus
When choosing a secondary school, parents often ask whether it has an affiliated junior college (JC). There are two kinds of link, and they work differently.
1. Affiliated JC: a 2-point bonus
When applying through the Joint Admissions Exercise (JAE) after Secondary 4, a student applying to their secondary school's affiliated JC gets a 2-point bonus (2 points off the aggregate; smaller is better). Eligibility follows MOE's rules for the year.
The bonus is used once, at JC admission, and does not affect Secondary 1 posting. For students near a JC's cut-off, 2 points can decide the outcome.
2. IP: continue to your own school or a partner JC
IP students skip the Secondary 4 national exam and continue to their school's upper years or a partner JC:
| Continues to | IP secondary schools |
|---|---|
| Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) (IBDP) | Methodist Girls' School (Secondary) |
| Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) (in-house 6-year IBDP) | Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) |
| Dunman High School (in-house 6-year) | Dunman High School |
| Eunoia Junior College | CHIJ St. Nicholas Girls' School, Catholic High School, Singapore Chinese Girls' School |
| Hwa Chong Institution | Hwa Chong Institution, Nanyang Girls' High School |
| National Junior College (in-house 6-year) | National Junior College |
| Raffles Institution | Raffles Institution, Raffles Girls' School (Secondary) |
| River Valley High School (in-house 6-year) | River Valley High School |
| St. Joseph's Institution (in-house 6-year IBDP) | St. Joseph's Institution |
| Temasek Junior College (in-house 6-year) | Temasek Junior College |
| Victoria Junior College | Victoria School, Cedar Girls' Secondary |
IP cut-off points are in IP schools in Singapore.
How much weight to give it
- A plus, not the deciding factor: the four years from Secondary 1 to 4 (commute, school culture, CCAs) matter more.
- Between two schools with similar cut-offs, prefer the one with an affiliated JC.
- For a child heading to a polytechnic, JC affiliation matters little.
Each school's affiliated JC, subjects and three-year cut-offs are on its school page.