The examination label depends on the cohort.
Students graduating in Secondary 4 in 2026 remain under the GCE examination system. The Singapore-Cambridge Secondary Education Certificate (SEC) begins from 2027 for the first Full Subject-Based Banding cohort.
Why the distinction matters
Parents should not prepare a 2026 Secondary 4 student for an examination system that has not yet arrived for that cohort. At the same time, younger cohorts should understand that the certificate structure is changing.
What Mathematics still has to do
- represent unfamiliar problems accurately;
- select and execute the correct method;
- connect algebra, geometry, graphs, statistics and trigonometry where required;
- check working efficiently;
- recover when a route fails;
- convert capability into marks under time pressure.
The certificate changes. The need for a reliable Mathematics system does not.
See the canonical Secondary 4 Mathematics page → | Examination Craft →
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