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Last Updated: 02 July 2024

School Placement Exercise for Returning Singaporeans-Secondary (SPERS-Sec)

Applications for the 2024 SPERS-Sec are open from Tuesday, 9 July 2024 to Monday, 22 July 2024.

The tests will be conducted on the following dates:
  • Secondary 1: Tuesday, 3 September 2024
  • Secondary 2 and 3: Wednesday, 4 September 2024

Returning Singaporeans (RS) who are unable to return to Singapore for the SPERS-Sec tests may participate in the Supplementary Placement Exercise.

RS are encouraged to submit their applications early to avoid missing the application period.

1. Overview

What is SPERS-Sec

SPERS-Sec is a centralised placement exercise conducted for Returning Singaporeans (RS) who wish to join a secondary school at Secondary 1, 2 or 3 at the beginning of the next academic year. It is not compulsory and is intended for those who prefer to seek admission to a secondary school based on merit. More than 90% of applicants were posted to a secondary school within their 6 choices.

RS who are seeking a secondary school place near their Singapore residence are encouraged to apply for the Assured School Placement (ASP) service.

It is a convenient admission route which guarantees your child a place in a school with vacancies as near to your residential address as possible, even before your child returns to Singapore.

Your child will not need to not sit for any centralised test, although the school can conduct school-based tests and/or interview to determine the level and course/posting group for your child. Learn about the ASP service.

Key Dates

From Tue, 9 Jul 2024

Create account

Create an account for your child in the Candidates Portal (CP). Find out more here.

Tue, 9 Jul to Mon, 22 Jul 2024

Apply

Submit your child's application online through the CP.

By Aug 2024

Receive entry proof

If your application is approved and payment is successful, you will receive an email informing you to retrieve your child’s entry proof from the CP.

Tue, 3 Sep and Wed, 4 Sep 2024

Take tests

Your child will take tests for English and Mathematics in Singapore on the following dates:

  • Secondary 1: Tuesday, 3 September 2024
  • Secondary 2 and Secondary 3: Wednesday, 4 September 2024
Fri, 15 Nov to Tue, 19 Nov 2024

Select preferred schools

Based on your child's performance in the tests, you will receive an email on Thursday, 14 November 2024 with the list of schools that they are eligible for. Submit your child's school choices using the SPERS-Sec Internet System (SPERS-Sec IS) by 5pm on Tuesday, 19 November 2024.

Tue, 10 Dec 2024

Receive posting results for Secondary 2 and 3 students

View your child's posting results by logging in to the SPERS-Sec IS from 8.30 am (Singapore Time). Your child has to report to school by Monday, 30 December 2024.

Wed, 18 Dec to Fri, 20 Dec 2024 (tentative)

Receive posting results for Secondary 1 students

View your child's posting results by logging in to the SPERS-Sec IS from 9.00 am (Singapore Time). Your child has to report to school by Monday, 30 December 2024.

How to apply