Provisional Admission Exercise

Students usually made use of this period of time to socialise and enjoy themselves; their workload was greatly reduced, and cases of skipping classes were common.

Junior colleges in Singapore also made use of this period to organise many activities, with fun as an emphasis, in order to entice students to stay in their respective institutions after the PAE.

Critics claim that some secondary schools give an unfair advantage over their students, by either inflating grades for the internal preliminary examinations or making them easier.

It is also argued that in many cases, lessons had to be retaught as many students did not remain in the same pre-university centre after the PAE because some left for other JCs or polytechnics.

The Ministry of Education had originally announced the consolidation of a single admission batch for pre-university centres from 2006 onwards, but due to administrative problems, the abolishment was delayed until 2009, making 2008 the last year with PAE.

Orientation programme in a junior college, during PAE 2006. Students are allowed to wear the uniforms they wore during secondary school.
Orientation programme held at the institute stadium of Millennia Institute in 2007.
Break in the canteen during PAE 2007; PAE-admitted students wearing their secondary school uniforms.