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How Can Students Retrieve SEAB Results After Losing a Certificate?

If a PSLE or Singapore-Cambridge GCE certificate or result slip has been lost, start with SEAB’s Past Years’ Results in Digital Form page. For eligible years, a Singpass holder can retrieve a secure digital result through the MySkillsFuture Skills Passport; people without Singpass, or whose old result is tied to a different identification number, should follow SEAB’s request route on that page.

The important distinction is that SEAB does not issue a replacement for a lost controlled certificate or result slip. The practical substitute is the official digitised examination result, which can be downloaded or shared for verification. That is different from an appeal against a grade, and it is also different from correcting a spelling error on a newly issued certificate.

Before requesting anything, note the examination level, examination year, school, name used at the time and identification number used for the examination. Then check whether the record falls within the years listed by SEAB and whether it appears in Skills Passport. This small check usually reveals the correct route quickly.

On this page: official sources · what to check · next step

Start with the right official source

Official sourceUse it forCheck first
SEAB past years’ resultsDigital retrieval and the request routeExam level, year, Singpass and old identification number
SEAB school-candidate certificatesCertificate eligibility and lost-record guidanceWhether you sat as a school candidate
SEAB private-candidate certificatesCertificate and retrieval guidance for private candidatesCandidate type and the address or ID used at registration
Use the candidate-type page for context, then the past-results page for the retrieval procedure.

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What should I check?

Is this a replacement certificate or proof of results?

SEAB treats original certificates and result slips as controlled documents, so a lost original is not simply reprinted. The digitised result is the official record to retrieve. If an employer or institution asks for proof, check how it wants the OpenCerts-format file sent or verified rather than converting or editing the file.

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What if I can use Singpass?

Follow SEAB’s Skills Passport instructions and look for the relevant examination year. Download or share the digital record using the available function. Do not alter the file: the verification system is designed to flag changes.

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What if the result is missing or linked to an old ID?

Use SEAB’s request route if you do not have Singpass, the result is outside the displayed coverage, or the examination was taken under another identification number. Read the document list before submitting; an identity-linking document may be needed when an old and current identification number differ.

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What if the name or result itself seems wrong?

A later legal name change does not normally rewrite the historical examination record. A spelling issue on a newly issued certificate has a separate, time-sensitive route through the school or SEAB. A disputed grade belongs to the examination-results appeal process, not the lost-record process.

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What should I do next?

Make a one-line record with the exam level, year, candidate type, original name and original identification number. Try the Skills Passport route first if eligible; otherwise use the request link on SEAB’s past-results page. If a receiving institution has a deadline, ask it whether a verified digital result is sufficient while your request is being processed.

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Also in this source-guide batch: Where Can PEI Students Find ICA Student’s Pass Transfer Instructions? · How Do Current ITE Students Apply for a Course Transfer? · Where Can Polytechnic Students Find Course Transfer Information?

Source review date: 27 October 2026. Always follow the current instructions on the linked official page.

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