The Student Learning Survey (SLS) is a series of online survey designed to help English Language, Mathematics and Science teachers gauge their students' performance in these domains. Except for Science, the English Language Literacy and Numeracy surveys are administered to students in Year 2 to 10. The Science survey is availabe only for students in Year 5 to Year 8.

The main aim of the assessment is to provide relevant, evidence-based data and analysis; this national assessment supports the review of the curriculum as well as pedagogical practices in the classroom.

The survey will be conducted online. Students will complete it on devices in ICT laboratories under supervised conditions. 

• The survey is scheduled from 25th January 2027 to 31st March 2027. 

• Schools may set their own schedules. Please email your school's SLS schedule to sls.brunei@learn.edu.bn, including the school's name and other relevant details, such as the domain and year level.

• The SLS may be conducted only during school hours.

Starting in 2027, students will also be assessed in Financial Literacy. Financial Literacy items will be embedded in the English Language Literacy and Numeracy assessments for students in Year 4, 8 and 10.

• English Language Literacy, Year 2-10:  30 minutes

• Numeracy, Year 2-6: 40 minutes, Year 7-10: 60 minutes

• Science, Year 5-8: 45 minutes

As an added layer of security, SLS will introduce Quality Monitors who will be assigned to visit asssessment centres during assessment to ensure security instructions are adhered.

The student-registration link is provided to focal persons only. To register as a focal person, complete the focal person registration form here.

• Each school must appoint a focal person.

• The focal person must register using the link here.

• The focal person will be given secure editor access to an online spreadsheet. EPM will also have access to the spreadsheet.

• The focal person must complete the spreadsheet with student details, such as each student's name, gender, year level and date of birth. Student details may be copied and pasted from the school's student registry.

• Students will be assigned form codes. They must select only their assigned forms during the survey. If they select another form, they will not be able to access the survey.

Schools will receive student data related to the learning objectives for reference, including Individualised Numeracy, Science and Literacy Growth Highlights (INSIGHTS) report. The INSIGHTS report will be provided only for students in Years 5 and Year 9.

Students in the Individual Education Programme (IEP) and Special Education Needs Assistance (SENA) or Special Applied Programme (SAP) are not required to take the survey. BTEC students are also not required to take it. Even if these students are registered and issued passcodes, they may be excluded from the SLS.

Important collaboration notice

1. Enter student details for Years 2 to 10 for the current academic year only, where applicable. The system will read only the Students data sheet.

2. Registered focal persons will receive a link to a Google Sheet secured for their school. Focal persons will have editor access to the document.

3. Enter student details according to the template provided in the Students data sheet of your school's Google Sheet.

4. Consolidate all student details in one sheet - the Students_data sheet - not in separate tabs. Use the filter function to sort students by year level, class or another relevant category.

5. Check the document carefully for typing errors.

6. The online Google Sheet is the collaboration tool between EPM and the school. Your access will remain active until your access permissions change.

7. EPM will generate passcodes or Unique Student IDs (USI) and form codes for the students. The focal person's access will then be changed from editor to viewer to protect the document.

8. Next year, verify the document in preparation for SLS 2027 and ensure that students know their form codes by year level and domain. Replace “Next year” with an exact year if this instruction is retained.

9. Focal persons must verify the document before SLS 2027, especially after student movements such as transfers, new enrolments, withdrawals or retention.

10. During SLS 2027, focal persons may download the Google Sheet and print the relevant information by year level and/or class. Participating students may be given printouts containing their names, passcodes and assigned form codes. Learn how to use mail merge.

• Registration for SLS 2027 closes on 30 November 2026.

• Registration for SLS 2027 for JPI and ITQSHHB students in Year 5 and Year 7 closes on 25 January 2027.

• Registration for SLS 2027 for Year 7 students in MOE and JPS schools closes on 25 January 2027.

• To prevent duplicate records, only the focal person is authorised to report the movement using the online form. After the student's data has been entered, we will check whether the student is already registered in the database. If not, a new permanent student ID will be issued.

• School spreadsheets remain live and dynamic, allowing students to be added, deleted or updated.

• Focal persons may update the spreadsheet at any time until the deadline. After the deadline, the spreadsheet will be frozen while passcodes and form codes are generated and the assessment system is prepared for new student movements. Although STARS ingests edits made in school spreadsheets, focal persons must still inform us by email or Telegram of any movements, edits or changes so that we can process them.

• Yes. If you have access to the online spreadsheet, you can delete a student's details. You can also update existing records and add new students. You may copy and paste student details from your school's registry into the online spreadsheet. Please verify that all student information is accurate and up to date. The online spreadsheet will be secured at least one week before the SLS begins to allow time to generate form codes.

• Remember that school spreadsheets remain live and dynamic, allowing students to be added, deleted or updated.

Once you have finished updating the spreadsheet, notify us by email. EPM will then secure the document and update it with the students' form codes.

Yes, provided that the supervising teacher does not teach the subject or domain being assessed. For example, a Bahasa Melayu teacher may supervise students completing the SLS in the ICT laboratory during a Bahasa Melayu lesson.

Blank paper and pens or pencils may be used for working. Students in Years 8–10 may use a calculator for Numeracy and Science.

They may be shared with students unless they are marked confidential or otherwise restricted.

Individualised Numeracy, Science and Literacy Growth Highlights or INSIGHTS provides a list of skills a student has achieved and those they have not yet achieved in the assessed domain.