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

2. 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

3. 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

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

5. 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

6. 2011 Sec 5N GCE ‘O’ LEVEL Percentage of 5 or more ‘O’ level passes

7. 2011 Sec 4 Express GCE ‘O’ LEVEL Percentage of 5 or more ‘O’ level passes

8. 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%

9. Academic Value Add – O Levels

10. 2011 GCE O Level
Average Subject Grade

11. 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

12. 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

13. 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

14. 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

15. 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

16. 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

17. 2012 Sec 3 Subject Combinations4 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

18. 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

19. 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

21. Thank You