SCHOOL PARENT CONFERENCE (UPPER SEC)

2015 FOR PARENTS OF SEC 3-5 STUDENTS

FRIDAY 30TH JANUARY 2015

6.30-9PM

• Level Focus & Outcomes

• Level Programmes

• Multiple Post Secondary pathways available to

students after N-Level and O-Level

• Resilient Merahan

Personal Excellence, Academic Success

Maximising Potential, Global Outlook

Building Civic-Mindedness, Increasing Confidence

School Readiness, Values Formation

SEC 1

SEC 2

SEC 3

SEC 4/5

Resourceful and enterprising Merahans who think globally and yet stay rooted

Resilient Merahans who are independent life-long learners and active contributors to the community and nation

SEC 3

SEC 4/5

Adjustment to upper secondary academic demands

Academic excellence in the national examinations

SEC 3

SEC 4/5

Bonding Sessions with students and teachers

Academic Bridging Programme

Meet the Parents Session

Careers Fair

Upper Secondary Level Programmes are planned on the following basis: • To enhance student’s academic ability in the different subject

areas.

• To equip our students with the necessary skills to excel in all areas.

• To provide leadership opportunities for the students.

• To instill values of resilience and perseverance. • To provide opportunities for student initiated activities

Extensive Reading

Programme (EL)

English Week

Activities

Mother Tongue Fortnight &

Cultural Camp

Science Centre Visits

Merahan Challenge Upper Sec

Programmes for all levels

Objectives:

To provide students with global outlook

To appreciate nature and the people around them

To build self-confidence

To improve communication skills among students

To create cultural awareness through providing community

service to the local people.

Objectives: To enable students to realize their strengths and build

resilience

To actively engage students through problem solving activities, games and outdoor activities

To build strong teacher-student relationship, and student-student relationship

To enhance students’ learning in their elective subjects

Objectives : Learn the skills and processes in

independent inquiry learning.

Design experiments to investigate a problem in integrated science using the data-logger.

• Elective Module (EMs) & Advanced Elective

Modules (AEM)

• Humanities Mobile Interactive Trails (3 Exp)

Personal Effectiveness cum Academic Excellence Workshop (T1W10)

Students to learn the following : • self empowering affirmations to overcome psychological barriers

• the power of focus and goal-setting principle

• the skills of conducting progressive revisions

• creative examination preparation techniques

• be mentally equipped to excel in their exams

• to be resilient in terms of being able to manage stress and uncertainty.

What are the Post Secondary pathways available to our students after N-Level and O-Level ?

4 MAIN OPTIONS

Junior Colleges (JCs) or Millennia Institute

Institute of Technical Education (ITE)

Polytechnics

NAFA or LASALLE

Sec: Express Course Sec: Normal

(NA/NT) Course [GCE N-Level]

Sec 5N(A)

Universities

Junior Colleges / Centralised Institute

[GCE A-Level]

Polytechnics [Diploma]

ITE [Nitec /

Higher Nitec]

[GCE O-Level]

Education Landscape

It is not the best path that matters but rather the best-fit path that is important.

Education Pathways for ‘O’ Level Students

Junior Colleges (JCs) & Millennia Institute Prepares students for

the GCE ‘A’ Level examination

Length of study: JCs – 2 years

MI – 3 years

Cut-off Points: To enter a JC: L1R5 must be <= 20 To enter MI: L1R4 must be <= 20

Polytechnics

Courses focus on the development of industry-relevant competencies

Curriculum is practice-oriented and

allow the building of a strong theoretical foundation and enable

direct application of knowledge and skills to real work

Students graduate with a

Diploma

Singapore Polytechnic

Ngee Ann Polytechnic

Temasek Polytechnic

Nanyang Polytechnic

Republic Polytechnic

The Arts Institutions

Courses are hands-on with a focus in the visual and

performing arts (e.g. Design, Animation, Fine Arts,

Media, Dance, Music)

Students graduate with a Diploma

Institute of Technical Education (ITE)

Courses focus on the development of industry-relevant competencies

Curriculum is practice-oriented and allow the building of a strong

theoretical foundation and enable direct application of knowledge and

skills to real work

Students graduate with a Nitec / Higher Nitec

General Overview

Students can enter the Working World at

any point on this Education Map

ITE’s Technical Diploma

Nitec

Higher Nitec

Polytechnic Diploma

GCE ‘O’ Levels

• A one-year programme that offers a practice-oriented curriculum taught by polytechnic lecturers, to better prepare polytechnic-bound N(A) students for entry into the relevant Polytechnic Diploma courses.

• An alternative to the Sec 5 year.

• PFP students are given provisional places in diploma programmes, subject to them passing all modules in the one-year PFP.

• The requirement to pass all modules ensures that students continue to work hard during their PFP year and are well prepared for polytechnic studies. Students who apply should have no difficulties in meeting the requirement.

To be eligible to apply for the PFP, N(A) students must obtain: • ELMAB3 (English, Math, Best 3 Subjects) raw aggregate score of 11 points or better (excluding CCA bonus points) at the GCE ‘N’-Level examination and the following subject specific requirements

Engineering Based Courses Minimum Required Grades

English Language Syllabus A 3

Mathematics (Syllabus A / Additional) 3

One of the following relevant subjects: • Science (Physics, Chemistry)

• Science (Physics, Biology)

• Science (Chemistry, Biology)

• Food and Nutrition

• Design and Technology

3

Any two other subjects excluding CCA 3

To be eligible to apply for the PFP, N(A) students must obtain: • ELMAB3 (English, Math, Best 3 Subjects) raw aggregate score of 11 points or better (excluding CCA bonus points) at the GCE ‘N’-Level examination and the following subject specific requirements :

Business Based Courses Minimum Required

Grades

English Language Syllabus A 2

Mathematics (Syllabus A / Additional) 3

One of the following relevant subjects: • Principles of Accounts

• Literature in English

• History

• Combined Humanities

• Geography

• Art

3

• These requirements are in place to ensure that students have the necessary foundations to attend the PFP.

• Bonus points will be awarded for good CCA grades. These bonus points will be used in computing the ELMAB3 net aggregate score for course posting within the PFP.

For a Secondary 4N(A) student who wants a guaranteed place in the Polytechnic, then the ITE Direct Entry Scheme to Polytechnic Programme (DPP) is what he/she should consider. Students must obtain an ELMAB3 (English, Math, Best 3 Subjects) raw aggregate score of 19 points or better (excluding CCA bonus points) at the GCE ‘N’-Level examination to be eligible to apply to DPP.

They must also obtain the following:

Applied Sciences, Engineering and Info-Communications Technology Higher Nitec DPP Courses

Minimum Required Grades

English Language Syllabus A 4

Mathematics (Syllabus A / Additional) 4

Any three other subjects excluding CCA 5

They must also obtain the following: Business & Services Higher Nitec DPP Courses Minimum Required Grades

English Language Syllabus A 3

Mathematics (Syllabus A / Additional) 4

Any three other subjects excluding CCA 5

Once you have completed the Higher Nitec course, you would be assured of a place in a Polytechnic Diploma course if you meet the Qualifying Grade Point Average (GPA) for DPP students.

Admission exercise to allow JCs/Institutions to select some Secondary 4/5 students for admission to JC1 based on their achievements and talents before the GCE ‘O’ Level examination results are released. The DSA-JC is to provide students an opportunity to demonstrate a more diverse range of achievements and talents in seeking admission to a JC/Institution.

The DPA Exercise is an admission exercise that allows students, who have an interest and aptitude for polytechnic education, to confirm a place in a polytechnic course prior to their GCE O-Level examinations. DPA allows the polytechnics greater flexibility to select students on criteria other than examination results, thus allowing a wider range of talents to be recognised.

A Resilient Merahan

One who : attends school regularly does the right thing even if it is not easy encourages self and other to do the best possible is self-aware, has positive self esteem and a sense of purpose knows who to approach to discuss resolution of problems makes informed choices and decisions and exercises flexibility has self confidence has perseverance : when the going gets tough s/he remains optimistic and persistent in achieving their goals.

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