JC Cut Off Points 2025 Explanations and Breakdown
2025 JC Cut Off:
| JC | Science/IB | Arts |
|---|---|---|
| ASRJC | 10 | 11 |
| ACJC | 8 | 9 |
| ACSI | 5 | - |
| CJC | 12 | 13 |
| DHS | 7 | 8 |
| EJC | 5 | 6 |
| HCI | 4 | 5 |
| JPJC | 14 | 15 |
| NYJC | 5 | 7 |
| NJC | 7 | 8 |
| RI | 3 | 5 |
| RVHS | 8 | 9 |
| SAJC | 9 | 10 |
| SJI | 6 | - |
| TMJC | 12 | 13 |
| TJC | 7 | 8 |
| VJC | 6 | 8 |
| YIJC | 18 | 20 |
COP Breakdown:
Raffles Institution and Hwa Chong Institution continue to be the two toughest JCs to enter, with a Science cut-off of 3 and 4 points respectively, as well as both having an Arts cut-off of 5 points. Compared to 2024, both RI and HCI have seen an increase in competition for entry.
In 2024, RI accepted a few students scoring 6-2 (Raw 6 Nett 4) while HCI accepted a few 8-4 (Raw 8 Nett 4). This year, however, RI rejected all nett 4 students in addition to even some 7-4 students, while HCI accepted close to none 6-2 students (despite HCI having a cut-off of 4). This effectively means that it has now become virtually impossible to make it into RI and HCI should students not have higher mother tongue or a third language.
(For context, since the JAE system considers your nett score -> citizenship -> raw score, if a Raw 6 Nett 4 fails to enter, it means all Raw 8 Nett 4s are automatically rejected because the tiebreaker prioritises the Raw 6s.)
Interestingly, Eunoia Junior College saw an improvement in its cut off point for both Science and Arts stream, with a cut-off of 5 and 6 points respectively, down from a cut-off of 6 and 7 points. Alas, EJC might have finally put an end to NYJC's seemingly unstoppable rise in popularity. In contrast, Nanyang Junior College experienced a worsening of its Arts stream cut-off, from 6 to 7 points, most likely due to a lack of demand for its Arts stream following the recent loophole patch. Finally, Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) has unfortunately failed to maintain its cut-off of 4 points for IB, shifting back to 5 points, similar to what we have seen in the past decade.
Last but certainly not the least, Yishun Innova Junior College saw an improvement in cut-off for its Science stream from 20 to 18 points, making it much harder for hopeful students who wish to enter JC to make it into YIJC.
Most other JCs have remained largely the same as the year before and we do not expect any large changes the following year (2026) until the renovation works for certain JCs (ie TJC, ASRJC) have completed and their new campus draws in greater demand but that would have to wait till after 2028.