O Level L1R4 /L1R5 Calculator

To be eligible for admission to a junior college, you must meet these 2 criteria:

  1. Your L1R5 must not exceed 20.
  2. Meet the grade requirements for specific subjects.

1. Subjects in L1R5 (L1R5 = First Language + 5 Relevant Subjects)

L1R5 Subjects
L1 English or Higher Mother Tongue Language (MTL)
R1 Any 1 of these subjects:

  • Humanities
  • Higher Art
  • Higher Music
  • Malay (Special Programme)
  • Chinese (Special Programme)
  • Bahasa Indonesia
R2 Mathematics or Science
R3 Any 1 of these subjects:

  • Humanities
  • Higher Art
  • Higher Music
  • Mathematics
  • Science
  • Malay (Special Programme)
  • Chinese (Special Programme)
  • Bahasa Indonesia
R4, R5 Any 2 GCE O-Level subjects except Religious Knowledge
What cannot be used in the same aggregate computation
  • Grades for both Higher MTL (such as Higher Chinese, Higher Malay and Higher Tamil) and MTL (such as Chinese, Malay and Tamil). For example, if Higher MTL is used as the first language, MTL cannot be used as a relevant subject.
  • “Merit” and “Pass” grades for the Mother Tongue ‘B’ Syllabus (Chinese ‘B’, Malay ‘B’ and Tamil ‘B’).

2. Grade requirements for specific subjects

Subject Grade
English Language 1-6
Elementary or Additional Mathematics 1-7
Any 1 Mother Tongue Language (MTL)

MTL: Chinese, Malay, Tamil

MTL-in-lieu: Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu, French, German, Japanese, Arabic, Burmese, Thai
  • 1-7 for MTL
  • 1-8 for Higher MTL*
  • Merit or Pass for ‘B’ Syllabus*

*There is no Higher level or ‘B’ Syllabus for MTL-in-lieu
Conditional admission

If you do not meet the subject requirements, you are eligible for conditional admission when you meet one of these criteria for your L1R5 gross aggregate score:

  1. 15 or less
  2. Between 16 and 20 (both scores inclusive), and with grades of A1 or A2 in all 5 Relevant Subjects.

Source : MOE

Bonus Points

Bonus points are awarded for attainment in co-curricular activities (CCA), language grades and school affiliation. These points are deducted from your O-Level gross aggregate score to compute the net aggregate score. You can get a maximum of 4 bonus points from a combination of any of these achievements:

Type of bonus points Bonus points
CCA grade: Excellent, A1 or A2 for admission to all institutions 2 points
CCA grade: Good, or from B3 to C6 for admission to all institutions 1 point
English and Higher Mother Tongue Language grade: A1 to C6 for admission to JC or MI 2 points
Chinese or Malay Special Programmes or Bahasa Indonesia grade: A1 to C6 for admission to JC or MI 2 points
Selection of your affiliated JC as your 1st or 1st and 2nd choices. 2 points

You can get an additional 2 bonus points if you are successfully selected for the Chinese, Malay or Tamil Language Elective Programme.

Source : MOE