Your Gateway to Singapore Government Schools
For international families, gaining entry into Singapore’s world-renowned public education system is a highly sought-after milestone. Singapore’s schools consistently rank at the top globally for mathematics, science, and literacy. However, for international students without permanent residency or citizenship, there is one mandatory gateway they must clear: the AEIS (Admissions Exercise for International Students).
Conducted annually by the Ministry of Education (MOE), Singapore, this centralized placement exam evaluates international students looking to enter Primary 2 to 5 and Secondary 1 to 3.
Critical Structure: Primary vs. Secondary Exams
According to the official MOE AEIS Test Details, the examination formats are split strictly by school levels:
1. For Primary School Applicants (P2/P3 and P4/P5)
- Mathematics-Only Sitting: There is no English paper during the physical AEIS test sitting.
- The Pre-requisite: Before you can register for the AEIS, students must sit for the relevant Cambridge English Qualification (CEQ) test (such as KET or PET) run by Cambridge Assessment English. They must achieve or exceed the required minimum CEQ scores within 12 months prior to the AEIS registration.
- The AEIS Test: Once the CEQ requirement is met, applicants sit exclusively for the AEIS Mathematics exam, which consists of two parts (Part 1: Multiple-choice questions, Part 2: Short-answer questions). Calculators are not allowed.
2. For Secondary School Applicants (S1, S2, and S3)
- Dual Subject Testing: Secondary applicants must sit for both the English and Mathematics papers during the centralized AEIS examination.
- The Format: The English paper tests writing (essays), comprehension, and language use. The Mathematics paper consists of multiple-choice, short-answer, and structured long-answer questions. Calculators are notallowed for any level.
The Real Challenge: Understanding the Rigor
The AEIS is a highly selective placement exam, and admission is not guaranteed. School placement is dependent on the student’s performance in the test, available vacancies in local schools, and their declared residential address in Singapore.
Most students find the test highly challenging because the Singapore curriculum moves rapidly. The mathematical section emphasizes logic, heuristics, and problem-solving structures (such as Bar Modeling) that are rarely taught in standard international curricula.
开启新加坡公立校大门全攻略
对于许多渴望接受国际化优质教育的家庭而言，让孩子进入新加坡的公立政府学校是一个至关重要的梦想。然而，对于非新加坡公民或非永久居民的国际学生来说，想要进入这套体系，必须通过唯一一道官方门槛：AEIS 考试（Admissions Exercise for International Students）。
AEIS 是由新加坡教育部（MOE）每年主办的中央统一招生考试，主要面向申请入读小学二年级至五年级、以及初中一年级至三年级的国际学生。
💡 核心考试结构：小学组与初中组的区别
根据新加坡教育部 MOE AEIS 官方考试详情页面，考试形式根据学段进行了严格的划分：
1. 小学组申请者（小二/小三 组，以及 小四/小五 组）
- AEIS 当天仅考数学： 在正式的 AEIS 笔试当天，小学的孩子们不需要参加英语科目测试。
- 必须具备的前置条件（CEQ 考试）： 在报名 AEIS 之前，学生必须先参加由剑桥大学英语考评部举办的剑桥英语认证（CEQ）考试（如 KET 或 PET）。学生必须在报名 AEIS 前的 12 个月内达到或超过教育部规定的最低分数要求。
- AEIS 现场笔试： 提交合格的 CEQ 英语成绩并成功报名后，学生只需在九月前往新加坡参加 AEIS 数学考试。数学考试分为两部分（第一部分：选择题；第二部分：简答题），考试全程禁止使用计算器。
2. 初中组申请者（中一、中二 和 中三组）
- 双科联考： 初中组的申请者保持传统模式，必须在中央考试当天现场参加英语和数学两门科目的笔试。
- 考试题型： 英语试卷考察作文写作、阅读理解和语言运用；数学试卷则包含选择题、简答题以及高分值的结构大题。同样的，初中组数学考试也不允许使用计算器。
备考的核心难点在哪里？
AEIS 考试是一场名额有限、依全岛学校剩余学额空缺择优录取的选拔性考试，通过考试并不意味着能自由挑校。教育部会根据学生的考分、学校空缺以及家长填写的 Singapore 居住地址进行就近随机分派。
新加坡的数学教学大纲进度极快，且极其看重逻辑思维与建模解题（如方块建模法 Bar Modeling），这与许多大马或国际学校常规的纯计算教学有很大的断层，因此提早进行针对性大纲对齐是突破考试的关键。
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Official AEIS Test Details Page: https://www.moe.gov.sg/international-students/aeis/test-details
Secondary 1 AEIS sample paper : SEC 1 – SET 1.pdf
