1. SECONDARY 4E/ 5NA PRINCIPAL DIALOGUE

2. Preparation for the Exam

3. GCE ‘O’ LEVEL EXAM 3 Jun – 4 Jun (MT written) 5 Jul – 19 Jul (MT Oral) 23 Jul (MT LC) 15 Aug – 29 Aug (EL Oral) 7 Oct – 17 Oct (Science Practical) 21 OCT – 15 NOV

4. ASSESSMENT CHECKPOINTS: 2 MILESTONE TESTS (Topical) PRELIMS (Full Paper) POST PRELIMS MOCK EXAMS (Targeted Practice)

5. Milestone Test 1 Milestone Test 2 Term 1 W5 Term 2 W2 Prelim Exam 1 (MYE)*Term 2 W8 (May) Prelim Exam 2Term 3 W9 (Aug) Post Prelim Mock Exams Term 4 2013 O Level ExamsTerm 4 W6 (Oct) * Note that Prelim Exam 1 is a similar assessment to the usual Mid Year Exam, while Prelim Exam 2 will be pitched at the O’level benchmark.

6. Milestone Test 1 Milestone Test 2 Term 1 W5 Term 2 W2 Prelim Exam 1(MYE)Term 3 W1 (Jul) Prelim Exam 2Term 3 W9 (Aug) Post Prelim Mock Exams Term 4 2013 O Level ExamsTerm 4 W6 (Oct)

7. RESOURCES & ENGAGEMENT: DIFFERENTIATED RESOURCES JUNE INFOCUS 2 wks June Hol NIGHT STUDY CONSULTATION T3 STRUCTURED REMEDIALS ACADEMIC MENTORING

8. Milestone Test 1 Milestone Test 2 Term 1 W5 Term 2 W2 In FocusJune Holiday W1-W2 Prelim Exam 1 (MYE)Term 3 W1 (Jul) Night StudyTerm 3 Prelim Exam 2Term 3 W9 (Aug) Post Prelim Mock Exams Term 4 2013 O Level ExamsTerm 4 W6 (Oct)

9. TWO KEY QUESTIONS WHERE do I want to go? WHAT do I want to do?

10. ENTRY CUT-OFF FOR JUNIOR COLLEGES/ POLYTECHNIC

11. L1 B5 ENGLISHBEST 5 SUBJECTS L1 R5 < 20 ENGLISH5 RELEVANT SUBJECTS R1: Humanities R2: Maths/ Science R3: Humanities/Maths/Science R4: Any Other Subject R5: Any Other Subject L1 R2 B2 ENGLISH BEST 2 SUBJECTS JUNIOR COLLEGE ADMISSION:POLYTECHNIC ADMISSION: RELEVANT 2 SUBJECTS

12. L1R5 (Junior College) L1 R5: ENGLISH + 5 RELEVANT SUBJECTS L1ENGLISH/ HIGHER MOTHER TONGUE Relevant Subject 1HUMANITIES Relevant Subject 2MATHS/ SCIENCE Relevant Subject 3HUMANITIES/ MATHS/ SCIENCE Relevant Subject 4ANY OTHER O LEVEL SUBJECT Relevant Subject 5ANY OTHER O LEVEL SUBJECT

13. Impact of Subject Combination for Polytechnic Courses Relevant Subjects Biomedical ScienceBiology Physics Chemistry Design & Technology Biotechnology Aerospace Technology Maritime Business Accounting & FinanceArt Combined Humanities Geography History Literature Banking & Financial Svc Law & Management Hospitality & Tourism Mass Communication * Almost all courses require ENGLISH & E/A MATHS L1 R2 B2: ENGLISH + 2 RELEVANT SUBJECTS + 2 BEST SUBJECTS L1R2B2 (Polytechnic)

14. L1B5 is a good progress Indicator L1R5 or L1R2B2 ultimately determines the entry cut off

15. JC CUT- OFF POINTS 2012: Anderson JC108 Anglo-Chinese JC76 Catholic JC10 Hwa Chong Institution33 Innova JC20 Jurong JC1316 Meridian JC99 Nanyang JC99 National JC55 Pioneer JC16 Raffles JC33 Serangoon JC13 St Andrew’s JC99 Tampines JC1314 Temasek JC76 Victoria JC54 YIshun JC20 ARTSSCIENCE http://sis.moe.gov.sg/schinfo/html/JCAggregateRange.htm

16. POLY CUT- OFF POINTS 2012: CoursesPolytechnicCut-off pt 2012 Relevant Subjects Biomedical ScienceTemasek Poly10Biology Physics Chemistry Design & Technology BiotechnologySingapore Poly10 Aerospace TechnologyNanyang Poly13 Maritime BusinessSingapore Poly16 Accounting & FinanceTemasek Poly12Art Combined Humanities Geography History Literature Banking & Financial SvcNgee Ann Poly10 Law & ManagementTemasek Poly13 Hospitality & TourismTemasek Poly15 Mass CommunicationNgee Ann Poly10 http://www.polytechnic.edu.sg/polyguide/JAE.html

17. 219 MORE DAYS To GCE O LEVEL

18. WEBSITES: http://www.polytechnic.edu.sg/polyguide/JAE.html http://sis.moe.gov.sg/schinfo/html/JCAggregateRange.htm

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