The Cambridge GCE ‘O’ Level (General Certificate of Education “Ordinary Level”) programme will lead to an examination which is jointly conducted by the Singapore Examinations & Assessment Board and the University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate. The ‘O’ Level certificate is an internationally-recognised qualification which is widely used to apply for further studies in Commonwealth countries and the USA.

The ‘O’ level examinations is a pre-requisite for admission into any one of Singapore’s five Polytechnics namely Singapore Polytechnic, Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Republic Polytechnic, Temasek Polytechnic and Nanyang Polytechnic.