Singapore Examinations and Assessment Board

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Singapore Examinations and Assessment Board
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Agency overview
Formed1 April 2004;19 years ago (2004-04-01) [1]
Jurisdiction Government of Singapore
Headquarters298 Jalan Bukit Ho Swee, Singapore 169565
Agency executives
  • Ho Peng, Chairman
  • Yue Lip Sin, Chief Executive
Parent agency Ministry of Education
Website www.seab.gov.sg

The Singapore Examinations and Assessment Board (SEAB) is a statutory board under the Ministry of Education of the Government of Singapore.

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SEAB was established 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

Examinations for tertiary education

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.

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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 9 December 2017.
  3. "NATIONAL EXAMINATIONS". Singapore Examinations and Assessment Board. Archived from the original on 9 December 2017. Retrieved 2017-12-09.