Subject Combinations

^{Last Updated: 3 February 2026}

Course Information for 2026

1. The GCE A-Level curriculum requires students to offer the following subjects:

   • H1 General Paper (GP)

   • H1 Mother Tongue Language (MTL)

   • Project Work (PW)

   • 3 H2 and 1 H1 or 4 H2 content-based subjects (at least one of which must be from a contrasting discipline)

2. Students are required to have obtained 9 points or better for their L1R5 raw aggregate to be eligible to take 4 H2 content based subjects

3. Students who offered O-Level MTL are required to offer H1 MTL at JC1. To be exempted from MTL, students are required to obtain at least a D7 for Higher Mother Tongue subject at the GCE O-Level Examination.

4. Students who have taken Mother Tongue B Syllabus (MTB) at the GCE O-Level Examination will continue with MTB at GCE A-Level.

5. The tables below show the different Subject Combinations offered in SAJC for 2026. These combinations will only be offered if there is sufficient demand.

6. In choosing your subject combination, it is critical that you consider the course you would like to pursue in university.

3 H2 Subject Combinations

Arts Course

Note:
At most ONE of the following subjects may be used to replace one H2 subject in the above combinations provided students fulfil the contrasting subject requirement:

• H2 Art

• H2 Chinese Language & Literature (for 3A1, 2A1 and 2A2 only)

• H2 Malay Language & Literature (for 3A1, 2A1 and 2A2 only)

• H2 Tamil Language & Literature (for 3A1, 2A1 and 2A2 only)

Science Course

Note:
1) At most ONE of the following subjects may be used to replace one H2 subject in the above combinations (with the exception of 3S3 and 3S4) provided students fulfil the contrasting subject requirement:

• H2 Art

• H2 Chinese Language & Literature

• H2 Malay Language & Literature

• H2 Tamil Language & Literature

2) H1 Math is recommended for 2S7 and 2S8. 

4 H2 Subject Combinations

1. Students may offer 4 H2 subjects if they have attained a L1R5 (without bonus points) of 9 or better.

2. Students who have attained a L1R5 (without bonus points) of 10 or 11 and who have obtained A1 for the relevant subjects could submit an appeal application for the College's consideration.

3. The following tables show the 4 H2 subject combinations offered in SAJC for 2026. These combinations will only be offered if there is sufficient demand.

4. As 4H2 Subject Combinations are more demanding, students would be engaged at College milestone assessment check points to determine whether they are coping well.

H3 Subjects

H3 subjects have syllabi that are of much higher level difficulty. Students offering H3 subjects must have the time and ability to manage workload beyond their subject combination. A H3 subject must be offered together with the corresponding subject at the H2 level.

Students may offer H3 subjects in JC2 if they meet the following requirements in their JC1 Promotional Examination:

• Distinction in the subject they wish to pursue as H3,

• Minimum of a B grade in all other H2 subjects, and

• Pass in their H1 subject.

Students can apply for H3 subjects offered by one of the following MOE partners involving tertiary institutions such as SMU, NUS or NTU.

Alternatively, H3 subjects offered in SAJC include H3 Chemistry, H3 Mathematics, H3 Physics, H3 Literature, H3 Geography and H3 History.

For more information, please refer to the 2026 SAJC Prospectus..