school parent conference (upper sec)
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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.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION