Subject Framework
Subject Availability
Country | English | Mathematics | Science | Writing | Digital Technologies |
Singapore | Primary 2 to Secondary 4 / 5 | Primary 2 to Secondary 4 / 5 | Primary 2 to Secondary 4 / 5 | Primary 2 to Secondary 4 / 5 (School only) | Primary 2 to Secondary 3 |
Brunei | Year 3 to Year 12 | Year 3 to Year 12 | Year 3 to Year 12 | Not available | Year 3 to Year 10 |
Year Level Equivalence Table
Country / Paper | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J |
Singapore | Primary 2 | Primary 3 | Primary 4 | Primary 5 | Primary 6 | Secondary 1 | Secondary 2 | Secondary 3 | Secondary 4 & 5 | Junior College 1 |
Brunei | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Year 6 | Form 1 | Form 2 & 3 | Form 4 | Form 5 | Pre-university 1 | Pre-university 2 |
Subject Description
*REACH is only available in Singapore and Brunei.
English
Students will read a variety of texts which narrate, describe, explain, argue, persuade and review. The texts will increase in complexity within each paper as well as from Introductory Paper to Paper J, moving from simple texts dealing with familiar subjects and topics to complex texts discussing abstract concepts and using sophisticated language structures.
Mathematics
The questions increase in complexity throughout the paper and encourage the use of higher-order thinking skills.
Science
The questions increase in complexity throughout the paper and encourage the use of higher-order thinking skills.
Digital Technologies
REACH Digital Technologies will challenge students in the following skill areas:
- General Skills
- Word Processing
- Graphic and Multimedia
- Internet & Email
- Spreadsheets & Databases
- Programming and scripting
Writing
Reach Assessments Writing assess students’ ability to write an extended response to a given task. Two forms of writing, narrative and persuasive, will be assessed over time.
Subject Guide (Locked-Down Browser Required*)
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