Pre-university Programmes Overview: Form Six, Matriculation, A-level, AUSMAT, SAM, ICPU, IB, Foundation
South Australian Matriculation (SAM)
The South Australian Matriculation (SAM) program is an internationally recognized 1 year matriculation program that is administered by the Senior Secondary Assessment Board of South Australia (SSABSA), a statutory authority of the South Australian government.
Students who successfully complete the SAM program are accredited with the South Australian Certificate of Education (SACE) and provided with a university entrance score that is used by universities around the world to select students for degree courses.
Entry Requirements
SPM, O level or its equivalent with 5 credits including English.
Intake
January and March
Fee
RM 8,550 - RM10,000
Subjects
The SAM program consists of 5 subjects. They are as follows:
- English studies or English as Second Language (ESL)
- The remaining subjects must include one subject from each from List 1 and List 2:
- Chinese
- Economics
- English as second language
- English studies
- Legal studies
- Malay
- Modern history
- Accounting studies
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Information technology studies
- Mathematical methods
- Mathematical studies
- Specialist mathematics
- Physics
- Psychology
Assessment
It is important for students wishing to excel to consistently perform well in their course work as 50% of the final marks are from the coursework set and marked at college. The remaining 50% is based on the examination that is set and marked by the SSABSA. On top of that, students in the SAM program must also achieve s satisfactory score (10/20 or better) in either English studies or English as second language to obtain the qualification.
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