Assessment and Benchmark
Principals Academy administers the following Assessment and Benchmarking Tests:
Principals Academy Certification Test (PACT)Primary and Secondary Levels PACT – A centralised admission test provides the conveniences for eligible students or candidates who wish to seek school admission to Singapore mainstream schools - Primary and Secondary levels. Applicants may apply to sit for PACT at the level appropriate for the age cohort. Click here to find out more!
Junior Colleges Principals Academy Certification Test (J-PACT)Junior Colleges or Millennia Institute (JC/MI) Level J-PACT – A centralised admission test for eligible International Students and RS/SPR who are not schooling in any Singapore MOE Schools may apply to sit for J-PACT at the level appropriate for the age range and for admission to Year One of JC/MI in the new academic year. Click here to find out more!
School Placement Exercise for Returning Singaporeans (SPERS – JC/MI)Junior Colleges and Millennia Institute (JC/MI) Level SPERS-JC/MI – A centralised placement exercise conducted at the end of the year for Returning Singaporeans (Singapore Citizens and Singapore Permanent Residents) who wish to join Pre-University 1 Level at the beginning of the next academic year. Click here to find out more! General Ability Test (GAT)Elective Test GAT - A standardized assessment to gauge an applicant's general reasoning ability, measures one’s learning capacity, observational skills and problem solving ability. This test provides an objective measure that is free from language and cultural bias. The GAT is an abilities test which tells whether a student has strong underlying mental capabilities. This is in contrast to achievement tests that are subject based, and done to assess a student's learned skills and knowledge. Abilities tests and achievement tests complement each other, shedding light on different aspects of a student's capabilities. When used together, they provide a good overall assessment of the quality of an applicant. Click here to find out more!
Comprehension Reasoning Test (CRT)Elective Test CRT – An assessment that measures how familiar students are with the store of verbal information in their culture, as well as their knowledge of words. It is sometimes used together with the GAT to provide a more robust assessment and overall gauge of intelligence. Click here to find out more!
PAI Benchmarking Test (PBT)Elective Test PBT – A test which serves as a benchmarking tool done based on Singapore’s education standards. PBT is offered to organisations and educational institutions wanting to identify and to gauge learners and/or students’ academic ability. For partnership enquiries, please email us at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Cambridge Assessment EnglishElective Test Principals Academy is an Authorised Cambridge Assessment English (CAE) exam centre where ones' can receive Cambridge English Qualification (CEQ). CEQ are in-depth exams that make learning English enjoyable, effective and rewarding. Click here to find out more! |