Academic Disciplines
Subject Combinations
VJC offers a total of 67 standard subject combinations in the Arts and Science courses. All combinations include General Paper, Project Work and Mother Tongue at Higher 1 (H1) level.
Students should have the requisite knowledge to offer Science and Mathematics subjects at A-Level and be able to cope with the demands of the A-level curriculum. Subjects offered in the Arts course do not have any pre-requisites; however, students should consider their strengths and interests closely when choosing their subjects.
To experience a broad-based education, all students in a junior college must offer at least one contrasting subject which is outside their main area of specialisation in the Arts or Science course.
Students in VJC can offer a Foreign Language as a Higher 2 (H2) subject in any of the subject combinations.
Since 2021, we have added H2 Computing and H2 Chinese Language and Literature to the list of subjects on offer.
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Course Subjects offered in the Arts Course Contrasting Subject ARTS A1 Literature in English History Art | China Studies in English |
Chinese Language and Literature | Economics | Tamil Language and Literature | Theatre Studies and DramaMathematics Literature in English Geography Literature in English Economics Art | China Studies in English |
Chinese Language and Literature | Tamil Language and Literature | Theatre Studies and DramaHistory Economics Geography Economics -
Course Subjects offered in the Science Course Contrasting Subjects SCIENCE S2 Mathematics Chemistry Physics Economics S3 Mathematics Chemistry Biology Art | China Studies in English | Chinese Language and Literature | Economics | Geography | History | Literature in English | Tamil Language and Literature | Theatre Studies and Drama S4 Mathematics Chemistry Physics Art | China Studies in English | Chinese Language and Literature | Geography | History | Literature in English | Tamil Language and Literature | Theatre Studies and Drama S5 Mathematics Economics Physics S6 Mathematics Economics Chemistry S7 Mathematics Economics Biology Geography | History | Literature in English S8 Mathematics Further Mathematics Physics Economics S9 Mathematics Computing Chemistry Economics S10 Mathematics Computing Physics Economics
Higher 3 (H3) Subjects
Besides these subject combinations, students with the ability and passion to deepen their learning can apply to offer a H3 subjects in the Humanities and the Science.
There is a range of H3 offerings that are either taught by VJC teachers in college or by university lecturers at the National University of Singapore (NUS), Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and Singapore Management University (SMU). VJC also offers a special H3 programme – H3 NAV Science Research – in collaboration with the Agency of Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) and NUS.
A-Level syllabus
The Singapore Examinations and Assessment Board (SEAB) provides comprehensive information on the subjects which are examined at GCE A-Levels. You may find out more from their website at https://www.seab.gov.sg/home/examinations/gce-a-level
VJC Academic Information 2024
Download our 2024 Academic Information booklet here, for a fuller understanding of the A-Level curriculum in VJC and the factors you should consider in choosing the right subject combination for yourself.