Secondary 2

Applying to enter

Secondary 2

Content tested

Secondary 1 (the year below). MOE: “familiar with the topics taught in our mainstream schools for the level preceding the one they applied for.”

Paper

S2

Born between

2 January 2011 to 1 January 2014, for admission in 2027 (MOE age checker, 18 October 2026). Use the official checker with the exact date of birth.

Possible outcomes

Secondary 2, Secondary 1, or unsuccessful.

2026 test date

Wednesday 2 September 2026.

English paper (130 min)

Part 1: writing, one composition: choose 1 of 4 topics, 250 to 350 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, compasses. 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 › Conditionals
• Grammar › Relative clauses
• Vocabulary › Precise word choice
• Grammar › Reported speech
• Grammar › Tenses: present perfect continuous
• Grammar › Passive voice: past
• Grammar › Reported speech: questions
• Grammar › Conditionals: second conditional
• Grammar › Modals of deduction
• Grammar › Connectors: concession
• Grammar › Relative clauses: where
• Grammar › Subject-verb agreement: the number of
• Grammar › Gerunds and infinitives
• Grammar › Participle clauses and modifiers
• Grammar › Prepositions after verbs
• Grammar › Comparatives
• Grammar › Question tags with modals
• Grammar › Articles with abstract nouns
• Grammar › Punctuation: defining relative clauses
• Grammar › Tenses: past perfect
• Grammar › Subject-verb agreement: either of
• Grammar › Passive with modals
• Grammar › Reported speech: commands
• Grammar › Connectors: contrast between clauses
• Grammar › Conditional connectors
• Grammar › Adverb position
• Grammar › Tenses: future continuous
• Vocabulary › Confusable words
• Vocabulary › Precise verbs
• Vocabulary › Collocations
• Vocabulary › Connotation
• Vocabulary › Idioms
• Vocabulary › Word families: noun forms
• Vocabulary › Prefixes
• Vocabulary › Words in context
• Vocabulary › Register
• Vocabulary › Homophones
• Vocabulary › Synonyms in context
• Vocabulary › Phrasal verbs
• Vocabulary › Adjective choice
• Vocabulary › Word formation
• Comprehension › Tone
• Comprehension › Figurative language
• Comprehension › Inference
• Comprehension › Main idea
• Comprehension › Writer's choice of words
• Comprehension › Cause and effect
• Comprehension › Understanding actions
• Comprehension › Inference from the ending
• Comprehension › Writer's position
• Comprehension › Literal understanding
• Comprehension › Interpreting a phrase
• Comprehension › Contrast
• Comprehension › Irony
• Comprehension › Literal detail
• Comprehension › Purpose of a text
• Comprehension › Literal understanding of instructions
• Number and Algebra › Numbers and their operations
• Number and Algebra › Approximation and estimation
• Number and Algebra › Algebraic expressions and formulae
• Number and Algebra › Equations
• Number and Algebra › Ratio, rate and percentage
• Geometry and Measurement › Angles, triangles and polygons
• Geometry and Measurement › Mensuration
• Number and Algebra › Ratio and proportion
• Number and Algebra › Percentage
• Number and Algebra › Rate and speed
• Number and Algebra › Functions and graphs
• Number and Algebra › Equations and inequalities
• Statistics and Probability › Data handling and analysis