Full SBB

Find out how Full SBB removes stream labels and lets students learn each subject at the right level for them.

Last updated 16 August 2026

Mayflower Secondary is one of the 28 secondary schools piloting aspects of Full Subject-Based Banding (Full SBB) since 2020.

Purpose of Full SBB

With Full SBB, we are moving towards one secondary education, with many subject bands, to better meet our students’ learning needs, without labels. This is part of the broader shift in our education system to recognise the strengths and interests of our children, to help them build their confidence and develop an intrinsic motivation to learn for life in them.

2024 Secondary 1 cohort onwards

There will no longer be Express, Normal (Academic) and Normal (Technical) streams.
The students will take a set of subjects at a common level together for lower secondary Art, Character & Citizenship Education, Design & Technology, Food & Consumer Education, Music, and Physical Education.
For all other subjects, they will be grouped in classes according to the level at which they offer each subject, i.e. G1, G2, G3 (G stands for General)
At the end of secondary school, students will sit for the common national examination and receive a new national certification with subjects at G1/G2/G3 levels. Students will use the new certification in the following year to enter JC, Polytechnic or ITE in 2028.

For more information on how our school would implement Full SBB, you can contact us at mayflower_ss@moe.edu.sg

Useful Videos for Reference

[CNA] A New School Of Thought - Full SBB (13 July 2023). Full Subject-Based Banding will be rolled out to all secondary schools by 2024. What is this policy change all about? Evelyn Tan, television actress and mother of four, finds out. Brought to you by Ministry of Education.
Secondary School experience with Full Subject-Based Banding. Find out more about being in mixed form classes and having the flexibility to take different subjects at different subject levels in this video.
CNA Feature on Full SBB. Find out what Full SBB looks like when it kicks in.

Infographics on Full SBB

Infographic titled Remaking Secondary School Pathways explaining Full SBB changes in 2020, 2024, and 2028.

Infographic showing students with G1, G2, G3 subject band books, explaining Singapore secondary education subject levels.

Flowchart from Singapore MOE showing current and future secondary school pathways including SBB implementation from 2024.

Infographic about Full SBB in Singapore secondary schools, showing a timeline from 2020 to 2024 with student illustrations.

Secondary school experience and post-secondary pathways under Full SBB (infographic)

Flowchart showing Singapore secondary school pathways under Full SBB, with posting groups PG1-PG3 leading to post-secondary options.

Go to MOE Microsite for more information on FSBB