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Singapore Examinations and Assessment Board

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Singapore Examinations and Assessment Board
Seab logo.jpg
Logo of Singapore Examinations and Assessment Board
Agency overview
Formed1 April 2004[1]
JurisdictionGovernment of Singapore
Headquarters298 Jalan Bukit Ho Swee Singapore 169565
Agency executives
  • Ho Peng, Chairman
  • Yue Lip Sin, Chief Executive
Parent agencyMinistry of Education
Websitewww.seab.gov.sg

The Singapore Examinations and Assessment Board (Abbreviation: SEAB; Malay: Lembaga Peperiksaan Singapura; Chinese: 新加坡考试与评鉴局; Tamil: சிங்கப்பூர் தேர்வு மதிப்பீட்டுக் கழகம்) is a statutory board under the Ministry of Education (MOE) of Singapore.

SEAB was formed on 1 April 2004 as a statutory board to develop and conduct national examinations in Singapore and to provide other examination and assessment services. The board also publishes examination results for the major exams such as the Primary School Leaving Examination, GCE ‘N’ Level GCE 'O' Level and GCE 'A' Level.[2]

Regulated examinations

The following national examinations are regulated by the Singapore Examinations and Assessment Board.[3]

Primary school examinations

Secondary school examinations

  • Singapore-Cambridge GCE Ordinary Level (GCE O-Level)
  • Singapore-Cambridge GCE Normal Level (GCE N-Level)
    • Singapore-Cambridge GCE Normal (Academic) Level (GCE N(A)-Level)
    • Singapore-Cambridge GCE Normal (Technical) Level (GCE N(T)-Level)

Examinations for tertiary education

  • Singapore-Cambridge GCE Advanced Level (GCE A-Level)

Organisation Structure

SEAB is governed by a board which is led by a Chairman. The Chief Executive is the professional head of the organisation. Under the Chief Executive are various divisions organised into 2 clusters: Assessment and Exam Cluster and Corporate Cluster. Divisions in each cluster are led by Directors/Deputy Directors.

External links

References

  1. ^ "Formation of Singapore Examinations & Assessment Board". MOE. 31 March 2004. Archived from the original on 25 October 2012.
  2. ^ "INTRODUCTION". Singapore Examinations and Assessment Board. Retrieved 2017-12-09.
  3. ^ "NATIONAL EXAMINATIONS". Singapore Examinations and Assessment Board. Archived from the original on 2017-12-09. Retrieved 2017-12-09.
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