Easy Britain 'A'-Levels Equal Recognition to Singaore's Difficult 'A' Levels Exams!

I have a friend who studied at the same secondary school as me, completed his O levels, then migrated to Britain and did his A levels there.

When we met up recently on his visit to Singapore, he told me that the British A levels were similar to Singapore's O levels, with just a few additional topics.

When I checked out British A-level papers online, I found that Singapore's A levels were certainly more difficult and required greater critical thinking.

The public should be made aware of this difference, and I agree with Mr Ng that more recognition should be given to Singapore's A levels.

I also agree with him that if Singapore's A levels are considered to be on a par with Britain's, then this may be unfair to Singapore students.

Tan Jun Wei
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JohnTan said:

This letter concerned me greatly as a parent, as I have children who would be pursuing the A-levels route. My son also told me that there is such thing as international O-levels, or GSCE, which is offered in the international schools based in Singapore or in UK. We compared the exam papers, and found that the Singapore O-level papers are several notches harder, while the GSCE papers are no harder than the N-level papers that the dumber local students sit for. It is also the same for A-levels.

I think I need to use my grassroots influence this time to bring this matter up to the education minister, and see how he would address this issue.

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syed putra said:

UK "o" and "A" level depends on which syllabus you follow. There is Oxford and Cambridge and university of London and Manchester which are of higher standards.
Scottish ones are lower but they do the exams at an earlier age.
The rest are for the normal kids. Therefore students choose which o Kevel syllabus they wishes to follow. The easy ones or the tough ones.

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JohnTan said:

... and found that the Singapore O-level papers are several notches harder, while the GSCE papers are no harder than the N-level papers that the dumber local students sit for. It is also the same for A-levels.

I think I need to use my grassroots influence this time to bring this matter up to the education minister, and see how he would address this issue.

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Equalisation said:

Nonsense ! British A level is only equal to our Sec 3 at Toh Tuck at best !

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tanwahtiu said:

clever man. Only PAP PA members like him think PAP are clever?

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JohnTan said:

This letter concerned me greatly as a parent, as I have children who would be pursuing the A-levels route. My son also told me that there is such thing as international O-levels, or GSCE, which is offered in the international schools based in Singapore or in UK. We compared the exam papers, and found that the Singapore O-level papers are several notches harder, while the GSCE papers are no harder than the N-level papers that the dumber local students sit for. It is also the same for A-levels.

I think I need to use my grassroots influence this time to bring this matter up to the education minister, and see how he would address this issue.

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JohnTan said:

This letter concerned me greatly as a parent, as I have children who would be pursuing the A-levels route. My son also told me that there is such thing as international O-levels, or GSCE, which is offered in the international schools based in Singapore or in UK. We compared the exam papers, and found that the Singapore O-level papers are several notches harder, while the GSCE papers are no harder than the N-level papers that the dumber local students sit for. It is also the same for A-levels.

I think I need to use my grassroots influence this time to bring this matter up to the education minister, and see how he would address this issue.

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