Subject Combination

The JC curriculum is a two-year course leading to the GCE 'A' Level Examination, designed for students who wish to seek admission to a university or a specialised institute of higher learning, locally or abroad.

At JPJC, we provide a wide range of subject combinations to cater to students’ personal interests, abilities and future career choices. In addition, we are the only centre for Language Elective Programmes in both Chinese and Malay. Students are advised to choose a subject combination carefully that best suits their needs and aspirations.

2021 Subject Combinations

The following table shows the standard subject combination which most students will take :

No. of Subjects	Level	No. of units per subject	Total units
3	H2 (content subject)	2	6
1	H1 (content subject)	1	1
3	H1 (compulsory) [General Paper, Project Work, Mother Tongue]	1	3
		Total	10

General Paper, Project Work and Mother Tongue are compulsory H1 subjects.
At least one content subject either at the H1 or H2 level should be contrasting.
Students may be exempted from taking H1 Mother Tongue if they have obtained D7 or better in their Higher Mother Tongue at the ‘O’ level.
Students with L1R5 ≤ 11 (raw score) may be offered a 4 H2 subject combination.

Subjects offered in 2021

MATHEMATICS & SCIENCES	Subject	H1	H2	H3*
	Biology	✔	✔	✔^a
	Chemistry	✔	✔	✔^c
	Computing		✔
	Further Mathematics		✔
	Mathematics	✔	✔	✔^c
	Physics	✔	✔	✔^a
HUMANITIES & THE ARTS	Art	✔	✔
	China Studies in Chinese		✔
	China Studies in English	✔	✔
	Economics	✔	✔	✔^a
	English Literature	✔	✔
	Geography	✔	✔	✔^a
	History	✔	✔	✔^a
	Mother Tongue Language & Literature		✔	✔^b/c
	Translation		✔
KNOWLEDGE SKILLS	General Paper	✔
	Mother Tongue	✔
	Project Work	✔

Note:

* Students may be offered a H3 subject in the following areas if they have done well in their overall examinations at the end of JC 1, including a high ‘A’ grade in the particular subject at the H2 level.

^a University-taught H3 programmes (NUS, NTU and SMU)
^b Extended, in-depth research (HSSR)
^c MOE-Cambridge H3

Subject Combinations in Science Course

H2 Subjects				Possible H1 Subjects
*Mathematics	Chemistry	Biology/ Physics	Economics
^#Mathematics	Chemistry	Biology/ Physics		Economics, Geography, History, Literature, China Studies in English, Art
Mathematics	Chemistry/ Physics	Economics		Biology, Physics/Chemistry, Geography, History, Literature, China Studies in English, Art
Mathematics	Chemistry/ Physics	Mother Tongue Language & Literature		Biology, Physics/Chemistry, Economics, Geography, History, Literature, China Studies in English, Art
Mathematics	Chemistry/ Physics	China Studies in Chinese		Biology, Physics/Chemistry , Economics, Geography, History, Literature, Art
Mathematics	Chemistry/ Physics	Art^@		Biology, Physics/Chemistry , Economics, Geography, History, Literature, China Studies in English
Mathematics	Chemistry/ Physics	Translation^@		Biology, Physics/Chemistry , Economics, Geography, History, Literature, Art
Mathematics	Chemistry/ Physics	Computing		Economics, Geography, History, Literature, China Studies in English, Art
^Mathematics	Further Mathematics^@	Computing/ Physics		Economics

* Students opting a 4 H2 subject combination should meet all of the following requisites:

L1R5 ≤ 11 (raw score), AND
Distinction in Additional Mathematics, AND
At least B3 in the relevant pure Science subjects.

# For Students with Science (Chemistry/Biology), Science (Physics/Chemistry), Science (Physics/Biology), who are opting to do the subject combination of either H2 Mathematics, H2 Chemistry, H2 Biology OR H2 Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics, it is preferred that students should obtain

Distinction in the Combined Science with the two relevant Science disciplines, OR
a pass in the revelant Pure Science and Combined Science

^ For Students opting to do the H2 Mathematics, H2 Further Mathematics and H2 Physics subject combination, it is preferred that they should have obtained at least B3 in Pure Physics.

@ Students opting to do H2 Art/ H2 Further Mathematics/ H2 Translation are required to sit and pass the selection test.

Subject Combinations in Arts Course

H2 Subjects				Possible H1 Subjects
* Economics	Mathematics	Literature	Geography/ History/ China Studies in English
Economics	Mathematics	Geography/ History/ Literature		Biology, Chemistry, Physics, History/Geography/ Literature, China Studies in English, Art
Economics	Mathematics	China Studies in English/ China Studies in Chinese		Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Geography, History, Literature, Art
Economics	Mathematics	Mother Tongue Language & Literature/ Art^@		Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Geography, History, Literature, China Studies in English, Art
Economics	Geography/ History/ Literature	China Studies in English/ Literature/ Art^@/ Mother Tongue Language & Literature		Mathematics
Economics	Mother Tongue Language & Literature	China Studies in English/ China Studies in Chinese		Mathematics
Economics	Translation^@	History/ Geography/ Literature/ China Studies in English/ Chinese Language & Literature		Mathematics

* Students opting a 4 H2 subject combination should meet all of the following requisites:

L1R5 ≤ 11 (raw score), AND
Distinction in Addtional Mathematics

@ Students opting to do H2 Art/ H2 Translation are required to sit and pass the selection test.

Note:

A subject cannot be taken at both H2 and H1 levels.
The College may be unable to offer certain subject combinations due to low demand or time-tabling constraints.

Subject Combinations for Language Elective Programmes

Chinese Language Elective Programme (CLEP)*

H2 Subjects			Possible H1 Subjects
SCIENCE COURSE
Chinese Language & Literature	Mathematics	Chemistry	Biology, Physics, Economics, Geography, History, Literature, China Studies in English, Art,
Chinese Language & Literature	Mathematics	Physics	Biology, Chemistry, Economics, Geography, History, Literature, China Studies in English, Art,
ARTS COURSE
Chinese Language & Literature	Economics	Mathematics	Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Geography, History, Literature, China Studies in English, Art
Chinese Language & Literature	Economics	China Studies in English/ China Studies in Chinese/ Translation / History/ Geography/ Literature	Mathematics

Students opting to offer the CLEP programme must obtain

At least A2 in Chinese, OR
B3 in Higher Chinese, OR
B4 in Higher Chinese with B3 in Chinese Literature or equivalent.

Malay Language Elective Programme (MLEP)

H2 Subjects				Possible H1 Subjects
SCIENCE COURSE
Malay Language & Literature	Mathematics	Chemistry	Biology, Physics, Economics, Geography, History, Literature, China Studies in English, Art
Malay Language & Literature	Mathematics	Physics	Biology, Chemistry, Economics, Geography, History, Literature, China Studies in English, Art
ARTS COURSE
Malay Language & Literature	Economics	Mathematics	Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Geography, History, Literature, China Studies in English, Art
Malay Language & Literature	Economics	Geography/ History/ Literature/ China Studies in English	Mathematics

Students opting to offer the MLEP programme must obtain

At least A2 in Malay Language, OR
B3 in Higher Malay, OR
B4 in Higher Malay with B3 in Malay Literature or equivalent.