Last Updated: 03 Jul 2025
Junior colleges and Millennia Institute
1. Admission matters
- From 2028, there will be changes to the JC and MI admission criteria. Learn more.
- There will also be changes to other post-secondary admissions exercises. Learn more.
- Junior college (JC)
- Millennia Institute (MI)
- Junior college (JC)
- Millennia Institute (MI)
To be eligible for admission to a junior college (JC) course via JAE or DSA-JC in 2026 or 2027, you must meet these 2 criteria:
- Your L1R5 gross aggregate score must not exceed 20.
- Meet the grade requirements for specific subjects.
Aggregate score computation for JC courses
= First Language (L1)+ Relevant Subject 1 (R1) + R2 + R3 + R4 + R5
| L1R5 | Subjects |
| L1 | English or Higher Mother Tongue Language |
| R1 | Any 1 best-scoring subject from Humanities |
| R2 | Any 1 best-scoring subject from Mathematics or Science |
| R3 | Any 1 best-scoring subject from Humanities, Mathematics or Science |
| R4, R5 | Any 2 best-scoring subjects |
Note: Religious Knowledge cannot be used as one of the best-scoring subjects for aggregate score computation for JC and Millennia Institute admission.
What cannot be used for aggregate computation
You cannot use:
- The grades of both Higher Mother Tongue and Mother Tongue in the same aggregate score computation. For example, if Higher Chinese is used as the first language (L1), Chinese cannot be used as a relevant subject (R4 or R5).
- “Merit” and “Pass” grades for the Mother Tongue ‘B’ Syllabus for aggregate computation.
- Mother Tongue Language (MTL): Chinese, Malay, Tamil and MTL approved by MOE in lieu of an official MTL (Arabic, Bengali, Burmese, French, German, Gujarati, Hindi, Japanese, Punjabi, Thai, Urdu).
- Higher MTL: Higher Chinese, Higher Malay, and Higher Tamil. There is no Higher level MTL-in-lieu.
- Mother Tongue 'B' Syllabus: Chinese 'B', Malay 'B' and Tamil 'B'. There is no 'B' Syllabus for MTL-in-lieu.
Grade requirements for specific subjects
| Subject | Grade |
| English Language | A1 to C6 |
Any 1 Mathematics
|
A1 to D7 |
|
Any 1 Mother Tongue Language (MTL)
|
|
Criteria for conditional admission
If you have sat for the subject but did not obtain the minimum grade stated above, you are eligible for conditional admission when you meet one of these criteria:
- L1R5 gross aggregate score ≤ 15
- L1R5 gross aggregate score from 16 to 20, and have grades of A1 or A2 in all the 5 relevant subjects
You must resit for the subject and obtain the required grade by the end of Year 1 in JC. If you fail to do so, you will be transferred to Year 2 of a course in Millennia Institute (MI).
By the end of Year 2 in MI, if you still do not obtain the required grade, you will have to leave the MI course.
It means that you did not sit for the required O-Level subject and you are not eligible for conditional admission to a JC course.
Bonus points for JAE admission
The bonus points are subtracted from your gross aggregate score to obtain the net aggregate score for JAE posting.
L1R5 net aggregate score = L1R5 gross aggregate score minus bonus points
1. You can get a maximum of 4 bonus points from a combination of any of these types:
| Type of bonus points | No. of bonus points |
|
CCA grade
|
2 |
|
CCA grade
|
1 |
|
English and Higher Mother Tongue Language grade
|
2 |
|
Chinese or Malay (Special Programmes) or Bahasa Indonesia grade
|
2 |
|
Affiliated JC
|
2 |
2. You can get an additional 2 bonus points if you have applied and are selected for Chinese, Malay or Tamil Language Elective Programme
- Chinese Language Elective Programme
- Malay Language Elective Programme
- Tamil Language Elective Programme
- If you are admitted to these programmes, you must offer the respective subject and sit for its GCE A-Level examination.
- You are required to remain in the programme while studying in the JC. If not, you can be asked to leave the school.
3. If you are a private candidate, current or ex-student of MI, polytechnic or ITE
If you are a private candidate, current or ex-student of MI, polytechnic or ITE, and are eligible to apply for JC courses through JAE, you will still be entitled to these bonus points, except affiliation bonus points.
To be eligible for admission to a Millennia Institute (MI) course in 2026 or 2027, you must meet these 2 criteria:
- Your L1R4 gross aggregate score must not exceed 20.
- Meet the grade requirements for specific subjects.
Aggregate score computation for MI courses
= First Language (L1) + Relevant Subject 1 (R1) + R2 + R3 + R4
| L1R4 | Subjects |
| L1 | English or Higher Mother Tongue Language |
| R1, R2 | Any 2 best-scoring subjects from Humanities, Mathematics or Science |
| R3, R4 | Any 2 best-scoring subjects |
Note: Religious Knowledge cannot be used as one of the best-scoring subjects for aggregate score computation for JC and Millennia Institute admission.
What cannot be used for aggregate computation
You cannot use:
- The grades of both Higher Mother Tongue and Mother Tongue in the same aggregate score computation. For example, if Higher Chinese is used as the first language (L1), Chinese cannot be used as a relevant subject (R3 or R4).
- “Merit” and “Pass” grades for the Mother Tongue ‘B’ Syllabus for aggregate computation.
- Mother Tongue Language (MTL): Chinese, Malay, Tamil and MTL approved by MOE in lieu of an official MTL (Arabic, Bengali, Burmese, French, German, Gujarati, Hindi, Japanese, Punjabi, Thai, Urdu).
- Higher MTL: Higher Chinese, Higher Malay, and Higher Tamil. There is no Higher level MTL-in-lieu.
- Mother Tongue 'B' Syllabus: Chinese 'B', Malay 'B' and Tamil 'B'. There is no 'B' Syllabus for MTL-in-lieu.
Grade requirements for specific subjects
| Subject | Grade |
| English Language | A1 to C6 |
Any 1 Mathematics
|
A1 to D7 |
Any 1 Mother Tongue Language (MTL)
|
Note: There is no Higher level or ‘B’ Syllabus for MTL-in-lieu. |
Criteria for conditional admission
If you have sat for the subject but did not obtain the minimum grade stated above, you are eligible for conditional admission when you meet one of these criteria:
- L1R4 gross aggregate score ≤ 15
- L1R4 gross aggregate score from 16 to 20, and have grades of A1 or A2 in all the 4 relevant subjects
You must resit for the subject and obtain the required grade by the end of Year 1 in MI. If you do not obtain the required grade, you will be given another year to resit for the subject.
By the end of that year, if you still do not obtain the required grade, you will have to leave the MI course.
It means that you did not sit for the required O-Level subject and you are not eligible for conditional admission to MI.
Bonus points for JAE admission
The bonus points are subtracted from your gross aggregate score to obtain the net aggregate score for JAE posting.
L1R4 net aggregate score = L1R4 gross aggregate score minus bonus points
1. You can get a maximum of 4 bonus points from a combination of any of these types:
| Type of bonus points | No. of bonus points |
|
CCA grade
|
2 |
|
CCA grade
|
1 |
|
English and Higher Mother Tongue Language grade
|
2 |
|
Chinese or Malay (Special Programmes) or Bahasa Indonesia grade
|
2 |
2. If you are a private candidate, current or ex-student of a JC, polytechnic or ITE
If you are a private candidate, current or ex-student of JC, polytechnic or ITE, and are eligible to apply for MI courses through JAE, you will still be entitled to these bonus points.
- Use 外网天堂 to explore and shortlist schools based on your net aggregate score.
- However, do note that the previous year's JAE net aggregate scores in 外网天堂 are only used as a reference and do not guarantee admission. The actual course aggregate scores depend on students' O-Level results and course choices in the current JAE, which can differ from previous years.