From 2006, a broader and more flexible GCE ‘A’ Level curriculum will be introduced for Pre-U 1, to foster new approaches to learning and develop in students a wider range of skills. Students will be challenged to think critically and creatively.

Three Levels of Study

Students can select from three levels of study:
　

The H1, H2 & H3 levels of study replaces the previous system of ‘AO’, ‘A’ and ‘S’ papers. The H1 level will cover more subject options than the previous ‘AO’ papers. The H3 level will allow for a greater range of learning and research options than the previous ‘S’ papers.


Grading

Grade points below pass
'S' is a sub-pass

Project Work

Students will synthesise knowledge from various areas of learning and apply it to real-life situations.

• Encourages collaboration, independent learning and communication skills.

• Offered as an H1 subject.

• Compulsory for all students.
　

Knowledge and Inquiry

Students will interpret and synthesise knowledge gathered from different fields.

• Encourages investigation and evaluation work in the construction of knowledge in areas like the sciences, the humanities, mathematics, and the aesthetics.

• Develops critical reasoning skills.

• Offered as an H2 subject in place of GP.
　

Contrasting Subject

A contrasting subject, which is a subject outside of a student’s area of specialisation, helps provide a broad–base of learning. It prepares students for the multi-disciplinary approaches being taken in university education.

E.g. a student offering 3 subjects from the Mathematics & Sciences disciplines would have to offer 1 subject from the Humanities & the Arts disciplines, and vice versa. The contrasting subject can be at H1 or H2 level.