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Where Can I Find Junior College Promotion Criteria?

To find the promotion criteria from JC1 to JC2, use your own junior college’s current student handbook, parent-engagement page, student portal or Parents Gateway notice. Do not copy a threshold from another college. Official school sources show that colleges can publish different combinations of grade, subject and conduct requirements.

A useful public example is Eunoia Junior College’s JC1 academic journey page, which states its own promotional criteria and the possible consequence of not meeting them. St Andrew’s Junior College’s official student handbook also places promotion criteria within its academic-assessment section.

Did you know “promotion”, “advancement” and “retention” may not mean the same thing in a college’s rules? Check the exact wording for your cohort, how overall grades are calculated, whether conduct or attendance matters, and what review or support process follows. Ask your civics tutor or year head to confirm any point that is not published clearly.

Find your next step: Official sources · Practical checks · Your next step

Official sources at a glance

TaskOfficial sourceWhat to check
Read a college’s published criteriaEJC JC1 academic journeyGrades, conduct requirement and stated consequence
Check the handbook contextSAJC official student handbookAssessment policy, promotion criteria and examination guidance
Find the correct college websiteMOE SchoolFinderOfficial school identity and website route
Use the current instructions for your institution, course and intake.

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Practical checks before you act

Use the rule for the right cohort

Confirm the academic year, JC1 cohort and subject combination covered by the notice. A handbook from a previous year can be useful background but should not override a current portal announcement. Save the latest version and note when the school issued or updated it.

Understand how the result is built

Look for the subjects counted, required grade bands, assessment weightings and any non-academic conditions named by the college. Check whether Mother Tongue Language, Project Work, General Paper, conduct or attendance is treated separately. Do not convert one college’s wording into a national rule.

Distinguish outcomes and support

Ask what the college means by promoted, advanced, retained or required to repeat. Find out whether there is a review, appeal, re-assessment or academic-support process, and who communicates the decision. A student close to a threshold still needs the college’s official interpretation of the full record.

Plan before and after the result

Before promotional examinations, use the published weighting to identify the subjects that need the most urgent repair. After results, read the formal outcome before making a pathway decision. Speak with the civics tutor, subject teachers or year head about the learning gaps and the available next step.

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Your next step

Open your college’s current JC1 handbook or portal notice and copy the exact promotion rule into a one-page checklist. Match it against your subject combination and ask the college to clarify any term that could change the outcome.

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Official sources reviewed: 11 October 2026. Recheck the latest instructions before acting.

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