Where Is Your SEC Candidate Index Number? | SEAB Entry Proof Guide

Open your personalised Entry Proof and look for the candidate details labelled Centre/Index or the equivalent label on your current document. SEAB’s 2026 GCE sample Entry Proofs mark this as the number assigned to you. A separate school or centre code can appear beside individual papers to identify where you sit them.

The Singapore-Cambridge Secondary Education Certificate (SEC) begins in 2027. SEAB confirms school registration through schools and private registration through its Candidates Portal. Use the Entry Proof and any separate schedule issued for your own SEC sitting to confirm the exact layout, dates and reporting instructions.

Use the personalised document for your own examination year.
Find the candidate identifier in the candidate details.
Read the centre and venue beside the specific paper you are sitting.
Ask your school or SEAB if your details are missing or inconsistent.

Find the candidate identifier and the venue separately

Start with the candidate details. Locate the field labelled Centre/Index or its current equivalent. Then find the row for the particular subject and paper. In the 2026 GCE samples, SEAB points to these as separate places on the document. Read the paper row all the way across before transferring its reporting information to a calendar.

Consider a student who sees an assigned candidate identifier near the top and another code beside a Mathematics paper. The candidate identifier answers “Who am I in the examination records?” The paper’s venue information answers “Where do I go for this paper?” If an invigilator asks for your index number, read it from the candidate details and follow the instructions on the answer document.

A syllabus code identifies the subject and level. It can help you match your revision materials to the paper. Your school class number identifies you in a classroom context. Neither gives you the candidate number assigned for the national examination.

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Get the correct copy as a school or private candidate

If you are a school candidate, check the instructions from the school that registered you. In the 2026 GCE process, schools issued the personalised Entry Proof. If your school issues a replacement or a revised schedule, keep the current version easy to find and compare any changed paper rows.

If you are a private candidate, check SEAB’s SEC updates and use the official Candidates Portal as directed. In the 2026 GCE process, an email prompted candidates to download their Entry Proof from the portal. Once you receive your instructions, check whether they direct you to download another document for a particular component.

If a document seems overdue, first check the official release information for your cohort and candidate type. Then contact your school if it registered you, or SEAB if you registered privately. Describe the missing document and the affected paper. Share your full identifier or identity document only through the official channel when requested.

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Read each paper row before setting reminders

Make a short calendar entry for every component you are sitting. Include the subject and paper, date, reporting time and full venue. If a separate practical schedule gives an assigned shift, room or dismissal time, keep that information with the calendar entry. The 2026 GCE handbook used a separate practical schedule. Use your SEC instructions to check which document applies to your paper.

Imagine you have two documents open. One is a general timetable that shows when a paper starts. The other gives your reporting instructions. Copy the reporting time from the personal instructions and label it as such. This prevents a parent arranging transport around the start of the paper when the candidate needs to be there earlier.

Match the examination year and your name.
Match the subject, level and paper against your registration.
Check the reporting venue even if another paper was held at your school.
Confirm which hardcopy documents and identification to bring for that sitting.

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Handle a mismatch before the paper

Suppose your schedule and Entry Proof appear to name different venues. First check the paper number and component on both documents. A practical and a written paper can have separate instructions. If the details still conflict, give your school or SEAB the exact subject and paper and ask which document to follow.

If you lose the printout, get another copy through the issuing channel and confirm the current instructions on acceptable documents. If you discover the issue at the centre, approach examination staff promptly. Keep your candidate details available privately so staff can check them.

Parents can help by asking the student to point out the candidate field, the paper row and the reporting time in their own words. Let the student do the reading. The rehearsal is useful because the student will be the one using the document at the venue.

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Frequently asked questions

Is my candidate index number my NRIC?

Use the examination identifier shown in the candidate details when asked for your index number. Follow separate instructions about proof of identity.

Can I use last year’s index number?

Use the identifier on the personalised document for your current sitting.

Does the published timetable show my candidate index number?

Look for it on your personal Entry Proof. The public timetable serves a different purpose and provides general paper scheduling information.

Can I show the Entry Proof on my phone?

Check the instructions issued for your SEC sitting. The 2026 GCE rules called for a hardcopy Entry Proof or relevant practical schedule, together with the required identification.