Secondary 1

Applying to enter

Secondary 1

Content tested

Primary 6 (the year below). MOE: “familiar with the topics taught in our mainstream schools for the level preceding the one they applied for.”

Paper

S1

Born between

2 January 2012 to 1 January 2015, for admission in 2027 (MOE age checker, 18 October 2026). Use the official checker with the exact date of birth.

Possible outcomes

Secondary 1 or unsuccessful.

2026 test date

Tuesday 1 September 2026.

English paper (130 min)

Part 1: writing, one composition: choose 1 of 2 topics, 200 to 300 wordsPart 2: comprehension and language use, multiple-choice: 50 compulsory questions: comprehension 15, comprehension cloze 15, vocabulary 10, grammar 10Black or dark-blue pen for the composition, 2B pencil for the answer sheet. No dictionary.

Mathematics paper (135 min)

Part 1: multiple-choice: 34 questions, 30 minPart 2: short-answer and open-ended: 20 short-answer + 10 to 15 open-ended, 105 minRuler, set square, protractor. No calculator.

Facts checked on 17 October 2026 against moe.gov.sg and seab.gov.sg. Always confirm with MOE’s own age checker.

• Grammar › Subject-verb agreement
• Grammar › Tenses
• Vocabulary › Words in context
• Grammar › Prepositions
• Comprehension › Inference from a short passage
• Grammar › Pronouns: subject and object forms
• Grammar › Tenses: past perfect
• Grammar › Subject-verb agreement: neither ... nor
• Grammar › Pronouns: reflexive
• Grammar › Prepositions of time
• Grammar › Connectors: contrast
• Grammar › Modals: obligation
• Grammar › Question tags
• Grammar › Articles
• Grammar › Tenses: present perfect with since
• Grammar › Passive voice
• Grammar › Determiners: quantity
• Grammar › Conditionals: first conditional
• Grammar › Relative pronouns
• Grammar › Subject-verb agreement: one of
• Grammar › Prepositions after adjectives
• Grammar › Tenses: past continuous
• Grammar › Connectors: purpose
• Grammar › Modals: prohibition
• Grammar › Pronouns: possessive
• Grammar › Subject-verb agreement: there is / there are
• Grammar › Prepositions of movement
• Grammar › Tenses: future
• Vocabulary › Words in context with prepositions
• Vocabulary › Synonyms
• Vocabulary › Antonyms
• Vocabulary › Idioms
• Vocabulary › Phrasal verbs
• Vocabulary › Word forms
• Vocabulary › Prefixes
• Comprehension › Literal understanding
• Comprehension › Inference
• Comprehension › Interpreting a statement
• Comprehension › Cause and effect
• Comprehension › Identifying true statements
• Comprehension › Vocabulary in context
• Comprehension › Sequence of events
• Comprehension › Inference about character
• Comprehension › Reference
• Comprehension › Inference from detail
• Comprehension › Inference about motive
• Comprehension › Writer's technique
• Number and Algebra › Fractions
• Number and Algebra › Ratio
• Number and Algebra › Percentage
• Statistics › Average of a Set of Data
• Number and Algebra › Algebra
• Measurement › Area and Circumference of Circle
• Measurement › Volume of Cube and Cuboid
• Geometry › Special Quadrilaterals