How to choose JC subject combinations
Your H2 subject combination affects A-Level performance and university course eligibility. Engineering requires H2 Math — NUS asks for nothing more, while NTU adds one of H2 Physics/Chemistry/Biology/Computing; reading Physics itself requires H2 Physics. Medicine requires H2 Chemistry + (H2 Biology or Physics). Most students take three H2 subjects and one H1 contrasting subject, plus H1 GP and H1 PW. The "contrasting H1" requirement (Science students take an Arts H1; Arts students take a Math/Science H1) preserves university course flexibility — a student set on Medicine should still keep H1 Econs or History to avoid early specialisation lock-in. The 70-point University Admission Score (UAS) replaces the 90-point rank from the 2025 A-Level cohort (AY2026 admissions) — the best 3 H2 subjects plus H1 General Paper make up the 70 points, while Project Work is now Pass/Fail only and does not contribute to the score. Subject combination decisions are made before JC1 starts, with limited swap windows in Term 1. The full guide covers per-university (NUS / NTU / SMU / SUTD) prerequisite tables and popular pre-Med, pre-Engineering, and Arts combinations.
For our complete guide → JC H1/H2 subject combination guide

