1. GUANGYANG SECONDARY SCHOOL 2020 SUBJECT COMBINATION TALK
Mr Wu Men Yen
HOD LS Year Head
Friday 12 JULY 2019

2. Briefing Outline Principal’s Address Promotion Criteria
Pathways and subject combinations
- 3T, 3N and 3E
E-Selection timeline
Parents Gateway
Q & A

3. Principal’s Address Mr Alvin Lim

4. Key in your questions using …

5. Promotion Criteria 2 Normal (Technical)
Grade D or better in 2 subjects, one of which should be English Language or Mathematics
2 Normal (Academic)
Grade 5 or better in English Language and 2 other subjects or 4 subjects
2 Express
Pass English Language and 50% of the total aggregate

6. Pathway for N(T) Students Nitec Courses 3 GCE ‘N’ Passes (Grades A-D)

7. ITE’s Technical Diploma
ITE Pathway
ITE’s Technical Diploma
Nitec
Higher Nitec
Polytechnic Diploma
GCE N(T)-Levels
Students may wish to enter the Working World at any point on this Education Map

8. Pathway for N(T) Students
Science is a compulsory subject in 3T due to the number of courses offered that require Science in ITE

9. ITE NITEC courses with Science requirement
Nitec in Applied Food Science
Nitec in Chemical Process Technology
Nitec in Community Care & Social Services
Nitec in Opticianry
Nitec in Fashion Apparel Production & Design
Nitec in Visual Web Applications
Nitec in Electronics, Computer Networking & Communications

10. Subject-Based Banding (SBB) for NT
As SBB aims to better cater to the strengths of students in different subjects, students should be encouraged to continue working on their strengths even as they move on to upper secondary.
SBB students are encouraged to continue with the corresponding higher level subjects at upper secondary to further deepen their content and skills mastery in those subjects as long as they have obtained at least a pass at the end of Sec 2.

11. The computation of ITE aggregate points for N(A) Grade and N(T) subject grades for merit-based admission is shown in the table below.
N(A) Grade
N(T) Grade
ITE Aggregate Point
1,2 A 1 3 B 2 4 C 5 D U

13. 3 Pathways for N(A) Students
Polytechnic Foundation Programme
(PFP)
Direct-Entry-Scheme to Polytechnic
Programme (DPP)
3 Secondary 5 Normal (Academic)

14. Pathways available for Sec 4 N(A) students
S4 NA
S5 NA
ELMAB3 <=19**: The Direct-Entry-Scheme to Polytechnic Programme (DPP)
Normal (Academic) Options
ELMAB3 <=19: able to progress to Sec 5N(A) to take the GCE ‘O’ Level exam
ELMAB3 <=12*: The Polytechnic Foundation Program (PFP)
enter ITE to read Nitec courses, which allows progression to Higher Nitec or the polytechnics
* Also obtained Grade 3 or better for all subjects used in the computation
of ELMAB3. Certain PFP courses require an EL grade of 2.
** Also met course-specific entry requirements.

15. Polytechnic Foundation Programme (PFP)
A one-year programme that prepares top Secondary 4N(A) students for entry into relevant diploma courses at the polytechnics. It offers a practice-oriented curriculum taught by polytechnic lecturers. This is an alternative to the Sec 5 year.

16. Polytechnic Foundation Programme (PFP)
ELMAB3 ≤ 12 (excluding CCA bonus points)
Obtained Grade 3 or better for all subjects used in the computation of ELMAB3
Some PFP courses may require EL to be ≤ 2

17. Direct-Entry-Scheme to Polytechnic Programme (DPP)
Students can enrol in a two-year Higher Nitec course at the ITE, which subsequently guarantees a place in a mapped polytechnic diploma course if they achieve the qualifying Grade Point Average (GPA) scores in the Higher Nitec course.

18. Direct-Entry-Scheme to Polytechnic Programme (DPP)
ELMAB3 ≤ 19 (excluding CCA bonus points), provided that:
EL ≤ 4 and MA ≤ 4 for Applied Sciences, Engineering and Info-Communications Technology Higher Nitec courses
EL ≤ 3 and MA ≤ 4 for Business & Services Higher Nitec courses

19. Subject-Based Banding (SBB) for N(A)
As SBB aims to better cater to the strengths of students in different subjects, students should be encouraged to continue working on their strengths even as they move on to upper secondary.
SBB students are encouraged to continue with the corresponding higher level subjects at upper secondary to further deepen their content and skills mastery in those subjects as long as they have obtained at least a pass at the end of Sec 2.

20. GCE O-Level Grade Converted Grade
Secondary 4N(A) students who are offered GCE O-Level examination subjects may use the following grade conversion table for computation of their ELMAB3 aggregates:
GCE O-Level Grade
Converted Grade
A1-B3 1
B4-C6 2
D7-E8 3

21. Post-Sec Pathways for N(A)-Level Students
Current Landscape
Post-Sec Pathways for N(A)-Level Students
ITE Nitec courses
DPP courses
PFP courses
ITE EAE
Conducted before N(A)-Level examinations, students submit up to 3 course choices
Joint Intake Exercise
Conducted after N(A)-Level results are released, students submit up to 12 course choices
DPP Admissions Exercise
Conducted after N(A)-Level results are released, students submit up to 12 course choices
PFP Admissions Exercise
Conducted after N(A)-Level examinations, students submit up to 5 course choices
N(A)-Level

23. 3 Pathways for Express Students
Junior Colleges
Millennia Institute
(Only 1 Centralised Institute)
Polytechnics

24. Admission requirements to JCs/CI
A L1R5 aggregate of 20 or less for JCs, or a L1R4 aggregate of 20 or less, for the CI.
Admission to JC/CI is based on Cut-Off Points set by the demand of applicants and the places available.

26. Aggregate Computation for Polytechnic Courses (4E/5N)
ELR2B2 English Language Mathematics/Additional Mathematics 2nd Group of Relevant Subjects Best 2 other subjects excluding CCA More information can be found at

27. Post-Sec Pathways for O-Level Students
Current Landscape
Post-Sec Pathways for O-Level Students
ITE Nitec courses
ITE Higher Nitec courses
Polytechnic courses
JC/MI
Joint Admissions Exercise
Conducted after O-Level results are released, students submit up to 12 course choices
Joint Intake Exercise
Conducted after O-Level results are released, students submit up to 12 course choices
ITE EAE
Conducted before O-Level examinations, students submit up to 3 course choices
Poly EAE
Conducted before O-Level examinations, students submit up to 3 course choices
Direct Admissions Exercise
Rolling applications, students apply directly to individual poly with O-Level or other qualifications and/or aptitudes and interests
DSA-JC
Conducted before O-Level examinations, apply directly to JC/MI
O-Level

29. Scenario for Express Stream in 2020
3 classes with 7 to 8 subjects and one class with
6 subjects
The 1st to 50th percentile in overall results will not be eligible to take the S6 option, ie, it won’t appear on the interface when you are selecting your options in October
Priority for S6 will be given to students from the 51st to 100th percentile

30. Scenario for selecting 6 subjects
Based on results
More time for 6 subjects, especially Core Subjects (English, Mathematics)
Timetabled time will be increased for English and Mathematics (ie. still end at 2.30pm)
All subjects will be counted for JC admission
Not allowed to drop any subject

31. Scenario for selecting 6 subjects
If a student is taking MTLB:- - Not allowed to take S6 option, to opt for S8, S7A
S7B or S7C - MOE guideline that a student must take 6
subjects (excluding MTLB)
If student is aiming to attend JC, it is advisable to take 7 to 8 subjects

32. Summary (current Sec 3 Exp)
First choice: 56% Second choice: 14% Third choice: 10% Others: 20%

33. Summary (current Sec 3NA)
First choice: 96% Second choice: 3% Third choice: 0% Others: 1%

34. Summary (current Sec 3NT)
First choice: 100%

35. Summary (current Sec 3) Subjects Offered No. %
No of students offered Triple sCience 7
4.5
No of students offered Pure Phy+Chem 20
12.8
No of students offered Pure Bio+Chem 22
14.1
No of students offered AM 69
44.2

36. Eligibility
Merit
Vacancy

37. SUBJECT COMBINATION E-SELECTION TIMELINE
29 Jan, 23 April : Subject Combination talks to students
2 July
12 July (Fri): Subject Combination talk to parents and
students in Hall
21 Oct (Mon) : Briefing E-Selection_how to key in
_AskNLearn Portal
22 to 24 Oct : Window period for E-Selection (Tue to Thu) ie, students to select subject combinations
6 Nov (Wed): Notification of E-Selection outcomes

38. SUBJECT COMBINATION E-SELECTION TIMELINE
6 - 8 Nov (12 noon) : Submission of
(Wed to Fri) appeals
13 Nov (Wed) : Notification of
outcome of appeals

40. Q&A
Principal : Mr Alvin Lim Vice Principal: Mr Koh Lip Kang HOD Year Head: Mr Samuel Goh HOD English: Mrs Emily Cheng HOD MTL: Mr Teo Meng Hoo HOD Science: Miss Kim Law Ann HOD Humanities: Mdm Rozainah SH Mathematics: Mr Vincent Ho SH F&N: Miss Ang Hui Leng SH Normal Stream: Mr Alvis Chin

41. Principal : Mr Alvin Lim
Vice Principal: Mr Koh Lip Kang
HOD Year Head: Mr Samuel Goh
HOD English: Mrs Emily Cheng
HOD MTL: Mr Teo Meng Hoo
HOD Science: Miss Kim Law Ann
HOD Humanities: Mdm Rozainah
SH Mathematics: Mr Vincent Ho
SH F&N: Miss Ang Hui Leng
SH Normal Stream: Mr Alvis Chin

42. THANK YOU