H2 Chemistry (9476)
JC H2 Chemistry, syllabus 9476
JC H2 Chemistry is the JC1+JC2 A-Level Chemistry subject, syllabus code 9476 (the revised syllabus examined from 2026. The older 9729 syllabus has its last exam in 2026). Required for medicine, pharmacy, dentistry and most life-science / chemical-engineering university courses in Singapore.
Full guide: How to score an A in H2 Chemistry
In context
9476 has three written papers plus a practical paper. Paper 1 is multiple choice (1 hour, 30 marks, 15%). Paper 2 is structured questions including 20 to 25 marks of data-based questions (2 hours, 75 marks, 30%). Paper 3 is structured questions, 55 marks compulsory in Section A plus a choice of one from two 20-mark questions in Section B (2 hours, 75 marks, 35%). Paper 4 is the practical (2 hours 30 minutes, 50 marks, 20%). The grade differentiator is application of physical-chemistry principles to unfamiliar contexts (Paper 3 structured questions), and organic-chemistry mechanism reasoning.
Source / further reading: https://www.seab.gov.sg/gce-a-level/
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