Out of the 22,468 students who sat the 2025 Singapore-Cambridge O-level examinations, 19,522 or 86.9 per cent of the cohort attained five or more passes, said the Ministry of Education and Singapore Examinations and Assessment Board (SEAB) on Wednesday (Jan 14). This is down from 87.7 per cent in 2024 and slightly up from 86.8 per cent in 2023.The MOE and SEAB added that 22,430 or 99.8 per cent of students passed their O levels — meaning they obtained C6 or better in at least one subject — and 96.8 per cent (21,740) passed at least three.The results were released on Wednesday at 2pm. Students who wish to apply for admission to junior colleges (JCs), Millennia Institute (MI), polytechnics, and the Institute of Technical Education (ITE) may do so via the Joint Admissions Exercise (JAE) using their O-Level results.
Wednesday 18 February 2026
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O-level 2026 results: 86.9% of students score at least 5 passes
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