Singapore-Cambridge GCE A-Levels Examination

The Singapore-Cambridge General Certificate of Education Advanced Level (GCE A-Level) is a widely recognised academic qualification that is taken by school and private candidates in Singapore.

The University of Western Australia welcomes applications from students who have completed the Singapore-Cambridge GCE A-Levels program. To be admitted to the University, you must:

  • satisfy the University's English language competence requirement by satisfactory performance in one of the English subjects detailed in the table below
  • achieve a sufficient number of Singapore-Cambridge GCE A-Level points to be offered a place
  • satisfy any prerequisite subject requirements for your chosen course and major

Minimum entry scores

Singapore-Cambridge GCE A-Level students must meet equivalent entry standards to other applicants. The following table provides an overview of the GCE A-Level points required to gain admissions into the University.

COURSES MINIMUM A-LEVEL POINTS REQUIRED
BACHELOR OF ARTS
BACHELOR OF BUSINESS
BACHELOR OF MUSIC
BACHELOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN
6.5
BACHELOR OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE
BACHELOR OF COMMERCE
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
8
BACHELOR OF AUTOMATION AND ROBOTICS 11
BACHELOR OF POLITICS, PHILOSOPHY AND ECONOMICS 12
BACHELOR OF ADVANCED COMPUTER SCIENCE 12.5

BACHELOR OF PHILOSOPHY

 14.5

Singapore-Cambridge GCE A-Level Scores required for Assured Pathways

ASSURED PATHWAYS MINIMUM A-LEVEL POINTS REQUIRED
MASTER OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING
MASTER OF TEACHING
8
MASTER OF TRANSLATION STUDIES
12
MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE
MASTER OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
12.5
MASTER OF PHARMACY
DOCTOR OF PODIATRIC MEDICINE
13.5
DOCTOR OF MEDICINE
DOCTOR OF DENTAL MEDICINE

JURIS DOCTOR (LAW)
14.5


14

Singapore Cambridge GCE A-Level Scores required for the Combined Bachelor’s and Master’s (CBM) degrees

COMBINED BACHELOR’S AND MASTER’S (CBM) DEGREE MINIMUM A-LEVEL POINTS REQUIRED
ALL CBM DEGREES
12

Notes

  • Points are assigned on the basis that:
    • At a H2 level: A=5, B=4, C=3, D=2, E=1
    • At a H1 level (content-based only): A=2.5, B=2.0, C=1.5, D=1.0, E=0.5
  • A minimum of two H2 level subjects are required for assessment purposes
  • There is no maximum limit to the number of H2 Level subjects used in the calculation of aggregate.
  • A maximum of one content-based H1 subject can be used in the calculation of aggregate
  • H2 Level and H1 Level in the same subject cannot be used together to calculate the aggregate
  • General Paper (H1) and Project Work (H1) cannot be used in the calculation of aggregate

Equivalent subjects

The following table shows the Singapore-Cambridge GCE A-Levels subject which will satisfy course and major prerequisites.

ATAR EQUIVALENT SUBJECT GCE ADVANCED LEVEL EQUIVALENT
English
  • Singapore Cambridge O-Levels – English – A grade of C or higher
  • General Paper (H1) – A grade of C or higher
  • Literature in English (H2) – A grade of E or higher
  • English Language and Linguistics (H2) – A grade of E or higher
  • Knowledge and Inquiry (H2) – A grade of E or higher
Mathematics Applications ATAR
  • Mathematics (H1) – A grade of E or higher
  • Mathematics (O-Level) – A grade of B or higher
Mathematics Methods ATAR
  • Mathematics (H2) – A grade of E or D
Mathematics Specialist ATAR
  • Mathematics (H2) – A grade of C or higher
  • Additional Mathematics (O-level) – A grade of A2 or higher 
Chemistry ATAR
  • Chemistry (H2) – A grade of E or higher
Physics ATAR
  • Physics (H2) – A grade of E or higher
Biology ATAR
  • Biology (H2) – A grade of E or higher