How to Calculate Your UAS
The maximum Rank Points (RP) or University Admission Score (UAS) for AY2024 & 2025 admissions to local autonomous universities a student can achieve is 90. A higher score (out of 90) would place a student in a better position for admissions to university. The RP/UAS is calculated based on the grades that you have obtained for the different subjects you have taken. Each grade corresponds to a different number of rank points as shown in the table below:
Case 1: Calculation of UAS for students who offered 3H2s + 1H1s, WITHOUT H1 MTL or O-Level HMTL
A student’s UAS is calculated by adding together the subject rank points the student has achieved for
best four content subjects (i.e. three H2 content subjects and one H1 content subject)
H1 General Paper,
and H1 Project Work.
Maximum UAS = 3 H2 + 1 H1 + H1 GP + H1 PW
= 20 + 20 + 20 + 10 + 10 + 10
In Case 1, assuming a student achieves an ‘A’ for all subjects with the exception of a ‘B’ for one of his/her H2 subjects, the calculation of UAS is as follows:
UAS = 3 H2 + 1 H1 + H1 GP + H1 PW
= 20 + 20 + 17.5 + 10 + 10 + 10
= 87.5
Case 2: Calculation of UAS for students who offered 3H2s + 1H1s, WITH H1 MTL or O-Level HMTL
(Note: the higher score with or without H1 MTL / O-Level HMTL is taken to be your UAS. In other words, a strong performance in H1 MTL / O-Level HMTL can have the effect of "pulling up" your UAS slightly)
A student’s UAS is calculated by adding together the subject rank points the student has achieved for
best four content subjects (i.e. three H2 content subjects and one H1 content subject)
H1 General Paper,
and H1 Project Work,
H1 MTL / O-Level HMTL*
In such an event, the UAS inclusive of H1 MTL or O-Level HMTL* will be rebased from /100 to /90.
Maximum UAS = [(3 H2 + 1 H1 + H1 GP + H1 PW + H1 MTL OR O-Level HMTL*) / 100] x 90
= [(20 + 20 + 20 + 10 + 10 + 10 + 10) / 100] x 90
= (100 / 100) x 90
= 1 x 90
= 90
In Case 2, assuming a student achieves an ‘A’ for all subjects with the exception of a ‘B’ for one of his/her H2 subjects, the calculation of UAS is as follows:
UAS = [(3 H2 + 1 H1 + H1 GP + H1 PW + H1 MTL OR O-Level HMTL*) / 100] x 90
= [(20 + 20 + 17.5 + 10 + 10 + 10 + 10) / 100] x 90
= (97.5 / 100) x 90
= 87.75
*Note: For O-Level HMTL, A grade (rank point of 10) includes both A1 and A2, B grade (rank point of 8.75) includes both B3 and B4, so on and so forth
Case 3: Calculation of UAS for students who offered 4H2s, WITHOUT H1 MTL or O-Level HMTL
Students who offer four H2 content subjects do not have a H1 content subject. In this case, the student’s weakest H2 subject will be computed as a H1 content subject. This means the student’s number of rank points achieved for that H2 subject will be halved (calculated as /10 instead of /20).
Maximum UAS = 3 H2 + Weakest 1 H2 + H1 GP + H1 PW
= 20 + 20 + 20 + 10 + 10 + 10
In Case 3, assuming a student achieves an ‘A’ for all subjects with the exception of a ‘B’ for one of his/her H2 subjects, the calculation of UAS is as follows:
UAS = 3 H2 + Weakest 1 H2 counted as H1 + H1 GP + H1 PW
= 20 + 20 + 20 + 8.75 + 10 + 10
= 88.75
Case 4: Calculation of UAS for students who offered 4H2s, WITH H1 MTL or O-Level HMTL
(Note: the higher score with or without H1 MTL / O-Level HMTL is taken to be your UAS. In other words, a strong performance in H1 MTL / O-Level HMTL can have the effect of "pulling up" your UAS slightly)
Students who offer four H2 content subjects do not have a H1 content subject. In this case, the student’s weakest H2 subject will be computed as a H1 content subject. This means the student’s number of rank points achieved for that H2 subject will be halved (calculated as /10 instead of /20).
Also, since H1 MTL OR O-Level HMTL* is counted, the UAS inclusive of H1 MTL OR O-Level HMTL* will be rebased from /100 to /90.
Maximum UAS = [(3 H2 + Weakest 1 H2 + H1 GP + H1 PW + H1 MTL OR O-Level HMTL*) / 100] x 90
= [(20 + 20 + 20 + 10 + 10 + 10 + 10) / 100] x 90
= (100 / 100) x 90
= 1 x 90
= 90
In Case 4, assuming a student achieves an ‘A’ for all subjects with the exception of a ‘B’ for one of his/her H2 subjects, the calculation of UAS is as follows:
UAS = [(3 H2 + Weakest 1 H2 + H1 GP + H1 PW + H1 MTL OR O-Level HMTL*) / 100] x 90
= [(20 + 20 + 20 + 8.75 + 10 + 10 + 10) / 100] x 90
= (98.75 / 100) x 90
= 88.875
*Note: For O-Level HMTL, A grade (rank point of 10) includes both A1 and A2, B grade (rank point of 8.75) includes both B3 and B4, so on and so forth