Registration of New Students – Qualifying English Test (QET)

Students who do not possess the necessary English Language qualifications are required to sit for the Qualifying English Test (QET) set by the Centre for English Language Communication (CELC). The purpose of the QET is to discern the level of English Language support appropriate for such students.  You may wish to check out CELC’s QET website to learn more about the format of the QET as well as experience a sample test paper.  

The QET for Academic Year 2009/2010 is scheduled as follows:

QET 1
Date:	16 July 2009 (Thursday)
Time:	0930 - 1145
Venue:	Information on the exam venues will be available from 14 July 2009
Release of results:	29 July 2009 (Wednesday), 12 noon onwards at CELC’s website

QET 2
Date:	19 November 2009 (Thursday)
Time:	0900 - 1115
Venue:	Information on the exam venues will be available in November 2009
Release of results:	18 December 2009 (Friday), 12 noon onwards at CELC’s website

Please take note that a student can only sit for QET once.

Registration for QET

All students sitting the QET will have to register their attendance here from 1 to 9 July 2009. The online system will be open on 1 July 2009.

Students who are unable to take the test must inform the Registrar's Office of their absence. Please include your full name and national identity/passport number in your email to us.

You will be exempted from sitting for the QET if you possess any of the following qualifications:

• General Paper (GP) in the Singapore-Cambridge GCE ‘A’ Level : B4 or better ('AO' Level GP)

• General Paper (GP) in the Singapore-Cambridge GCE ‘A’ Level : C or better (H1 Level GP)

• Knowledge Inquiry (KI) in the Singapore-Cambridge GCE ‘A’ Level: D or better

• General Paper (GP) in the International-Cambridge ‘A’ Level : C or better

• General Paper (GP) in the High School Certificate (HSC) :C or better

• SAT : 750 and above (reading & writing) and 10 and above (essay).

• IELTS : 8 and above (overall) and 8 and above (writing & reading).

• TOEFL : 115 and above (internet-based); or 280 and above (computer-based); or 650 and above (paper-based)

• International Baccalaureate (IB) Theory of Knowledge: C or better

• English Language paper at the New Zealand National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA) Level 3 Examination (Previously known as the New Zealand University Entrance Bursaries and Scholarships Examination): Score of more than 50%
  
  
• EL5102 English for Academic Purposes (Critical Reading & Writing) in NUS High School of Math and Science: B- or better

In addition to the above, the following students are also exempted from sitting for the QET:

• Students admitted to Medicine (except for Nursing), Dentistry and Law courses;

• Part-time students enrolled in Bachelor of Technology Programmes and Bachelor of Science (Real Estate);

• Students who have taken and passed the QET at NUS or NTU or SMU within two years of a change in course/University or have attained an exemption grade in an English Proficiency module in NUS or NTU or SMU. These include: