If you cannot collect your SEC results in person, ask your school whether it allows proxy collection and how to arrange it. Under SEAB’s published GCE school-candidate guidance, candidates could tell their school they were appointing someone to collect the results on their behalf.
For the Singapore-Cambridge Secondary Education Certificate (SEC), use your school’s results-day notice for the actual procedure. Check who can collect, what identification or authorisation is needed, and which documents are available that day.
- Contact the school before results day.
- Confirm the proxy’s required documents and arrival time.
- Ask which documents can be collected.
- Plan how to receive the results privately and meet your admissions deadlines.
Get the school’s instructions first
Tell the school that you cannot attend and ask what it requires. Some practical questions are whether there is a form, whether the school needs advance notice and what the proxy should show at the counter. Follow the written directions from your own school.
If you are overseas, make this enquiry before travelling if you can. Give your proxy the location and collection window. If you cannot find anyone to go, ask the school what alternative collection arrangements are available.
Agree on what happens after collection
Ask the proxy to tell you once the documents have been collected and to keep the originals safe. Decide how you will receive the information privately. If an institution asks for a particular official format, check its instructions before relying on a photograph or a message containing the grades.
A proxy arrangement concerns collection. Verify separately who must log in and submit any course choices, and by when. Check that you will have access to the required account if you are travelling.
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Ask about later documents
If a document is being issued separately, ask the school when and how to get it. Check the subject, level and name on the documents once you receive them and raise any discrepancy through the school.
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Frequently asked questions
Can my parent just turn up?
Ask the school whether it requires prior notice, identification or an authorisation form.
Is proxy collection the same as applying for courses?
Use the admissions exercise’s instructions for applications. Collection authorisation is a separate matter.
Does this route apply to private candidates?
This guide covers school candidates. Private candidates should follow SEAB’s instructions for their sitting.