National Junior College IP: 2026 Curriculum and DSA-Sec Guide

National Junior College runs a six-year Integrated Programme across Junior High and Senior High. Its current public pages separately cover the Junior High curriculum and the DSA-Sec route.

Q: What should a family verify about the NJC IP?
A: Check the current core and elective curriculum, the correct DSA-Sec talent criteria, and the entry-year application dates. For Senior High subjects, use current cohort instructions rather than the public page labelled "OLD."

Last reviewed: 18 July 2026. NJC's public pages were marked updated on 26 May 2026.

Current Junior High curriculum

NJC describes its Junior High as a six-year, broad-based and interdisciplinary programme. The current page names SPIRE and PerspecTask as milestone programmes for all students. It lists Upper Junior High electives including Advanced Science, Advanced Inquiry in Mathematics, Advanced Humanities, Coding, Forensic Science, PhysiQs Behind It All, and Man and Ideas.

The page also sets current elective limits:

• Years 1 and 2 students may take one or more electives, subject to selection criteria and timetable considerations.
• Years 3 and 4 students may take up to two electives.
• a Years 3 and 4 student taking Biology and Physics in the core triple-science combination may take up to one elective.

The old guide incorrectly described STEAM as a universal current milestone programme. The current NJC page instead names SPIRE and PerspecTask.

2026 DSA-Sec for 2027 entry

NJC's 2026 exercise is for Primary 6 students seeking Year 1 entry in 2027. The application is free through the MOE DSA-Sec Portal.