Secondary 2 Parents-Teachers Meeting Secondary 2 Streaming Exercise and Post-Secondary Education 20 April 2012

Post Secondary Education (Express) Junior Colleges / Centralised Institute (2 - 3 years) Polytechnics (3 years) GCE ‘O’ Level Examination GCE ‘A’ Level Examination Diploma Universities (3 - 4 years for Undergraduates) Institute of Technical Education (2 years) ITE Higher Nitec

Recent Development in Post Secondary and Tertiary Education Sector Capacity in polytechnics to be increased by 20% (2015) Government to provide publicly-funded university education for 30% of each cohort by 2015 (from 25%) Publicly-funded diploma and degree programmes at LASALLE College of Arts and NAFA Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) Launch of Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT) Degree programmes with reputed overseas universities for polytechnic graduates 17 courses from 7 universities: U of Nevada, U of Manchester, U of Glasgow, Technical U of Munich, DigiPen Inst of Tech

GCE GRADING SYSTEM * Aggregate Score is computed according to the grades of the subjects.

Admission Criteria Junior College L1R5 (6 subjects) – 20 and below, and pass EL 5 relevant subjects (at least 1 Humanities, 1 Maths/Science) Polytechnic ELR2B2 (5 subjects) – 25 and below (incl CCA bonus points) Relevant Subjects include at least 1 Maths or Humanities/Arts subject

2011 Sec 5N GCE ‘O’ LEVEL Percentage of 5 or more ‘O’ level passes

2011 Sec 4 Express GCE ‘O’ LEVEL Percentage of 5 or more ‘O’ level passes

Eligibility for Post-Sec Institutions Eligible At Least JC CI Poly ITE H NITEC 4 Exp 80.1% 95.5% 98.7% 100% 5 NA 19.0% 56.9% 93.1%

Academic Value Add – O Levels

2011 GCE O Level Average Subject Grade

Upper Sec Academic Programme 2 year syllabus leading to GCE Exams Higher conceptual understanding, Greater Specialisation, Coursework for some subjects Choose your combinations according to your Strengths, Interests and post-secondary choice

Subject Offerings Compulsory: 1) English 2) Mother Tongue 3) Combined Humanities (Social Studies/Geography or History) 4) Mathematics Maths Science Humanities Additional Maths Physics History Chemistry Geography Biology Literature Science (P/C) Principles of Accounts Design & Aesthetics (POA) Design & Technology (D&T) Design Art

Key Considerations All subject combinations offered by school meets the admission criteria for all JC/Polytechnic courses maximises admission chances according to students’ strengths/interests For a start, school will offer 7-8 subjects for Express For JC science course, useful to do A Maths and Pure Sciences For engineering/science/technology courses in Polytechnic, useful to do A Maths

Express Stream - Combinations Comb 1 (Pure Sc - 8 subjects) 1 English 2 Mother Tongue 3 Combined Humanities (G/H) 4 Mathematics 5 A Mathematics 6 Physics 7 Chemistry 8 Choose 1 from Biology/ Geography/ History/ Literature/ D&T/ Art Comb 2 (Pure Sc - 7 subjects) 1 English 2 Mother Tongue 3 Combined Humanities (G/H) 4 Mathematics 5 A Mathematics 6 Physics 7 Chemistry

Express Stream - Combinations Comb 3 (7 subjects with A Maths) 1 English 2 Mother Tongue 3 Combined Humanities (G/H) 4 Mathematics 5 A Mathematics 6 Science (Phy/Chem) 7 Choose 1 from Geography/ History/ Literature POA/ D&T/ Art Comb 4 (7 subjects) 1 English 2 Mother Tongue 3 Combined Humanities (G/H) 4 Mathematics 5 POA 6 Science (Phy/Chem) 7 Choose 1 from Geography/ History/ Literature/ D&T/ Art

Express Stream – Streaming Guide For Comb 1, 2 (Pure Sc & A Maths) Maths > 70, Science > 70 EL > 60, Overall > 65% (for Comb 1 – 8 subjects) For Comb 3 (A Maths) Maths > 60 Art > 60 Final combinations offered will be dependent on demand and school resources Students who are unable to cope may be advised to drop 1-2 subjects in Sec 3/4

2012 Sec 3 Subject Combinations 4 5 6 7 8 3E1 EL MT EM CH AM Phy Chem Bio 3E2 Geo/Lit/ Art 3E3   3E4 Sc (P/C) POA 3E5 D&T/Geo/Lit

Sec 2 Promotion Criteria Sec 2 Exp: Pass EL and overall 50% Sec 2 NA: Pass EL and overall 50% or Pass 4 Subjects Sec 2 Streaming Exercise Students to opt for their choices online by end Jul

Co-Curricular Activities (CCA) Develop interest/skills Platform for character development - CCA is an integral part of school programme - CCA grades can be used as bonus points for admission to post-secondary institutions or consideration for Direct School Admission Upper Secondary CCA – leadership development opportunities Overseas Learning Journeys

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