SEC 2 Parents-Teachers Meeting

S3 Subject Options Yr 3 IP Applications

METHODIST GIRLS’ SCHOOL

SECONDARY 2 ASSESSMENTS

O-track

Mid-Year Progress Report

Coursework Progress Report

Year-end Summative Report

Assessment type Mid-Year Exam Assignments & class

tests for Term 1 – 3 End-of-Year Examination

Weighting for LA, MT, Maths 30% 20% 50%

Weighting for Geog, Hist 25% 40% 35% Weighting for Sciences 40% 20% 40%

SECONDARY 2 ASSESSMENTS

IP-track

Mid-Year Progress

Report

Coursework Progress Report

Year-end Summative Report

Assessment type

Mid-Year Block Tests

Assignments & class tests for Term 1 – 3

End-of-Year Examination

Weighting for all subjects except Science

30% 20% 50%

Weighting for Sciences 40% 20% 40%

Secondary 3 pathways

To ‘O’ Level track To MGS-Integrated Programme

MGS-INTEGRATED PROGRAMME

Year 3 intake in 2016 for additional 20 students

For who? •  Sec 2 MGS students

•  Sec 2 Non-MGS students

Application process will open in mid-May. Forms and Information will be on the school website.

16 May 2015. Saturday . 10 to 11:30 am

MGS-INTEGRATED PROGRAMME

Criteria for selection

1. Selection tests results 2. School results for Sec 1 & Sec 2 3. Other achievements 4. Performance at interview 5. Viewpoint essay Results of application will be released after the End-of-Year Examination.

4 MAIN TYPES OF OPTIONS

Junior  Colleges  (JCs)  or  Millennia  Ins2tute  

Ins2tute  of  Technical  Educa2on  (ITE)  

Polytechnics  

NAFA  or  LASALLE  

EDUCATION PATHWAYS FOR ‘O’ LEVEL STUDENTS

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AGGREGATE COMPUTATIONS

Junior College: L1R5 Millenia Institute: L1R4 Polytechnic: ELR2B2

ITE: ELB4, ELR1B3 or ELR2B2

Legend: L1 = English or Higher Mother Tongue R = Relevant subjects EL = English Language B = Best subjects

Bonus Points for Computation of Net Aggregate Scores

2)  Pass  in  English  and  Higher  Mother  

Tongue    

3) Pass in Malay/Chinese (Special programme) or Bahasa Indonesia (BI) as

3rd Language

5)  Students  who  apply  for  and  are  accepted  into  

Chinese  LEP  or  Malay  LEP    

2 points for admission to JC/MI courses, provided these choices come before any Poly/ITE courses

2 points

For students from feeder schools if they choose their

affiliated JC course(s) as a) 1st choice or

b) 1st and 2nd choices

2 points

4)  Affilia2on  to  JC  

Limited to maximum of 4 bonus points only for sections (1)-(4). Limited to maximum of 6 bonus points only for sections (1)-(5).

1) CCA grades Grades A1-A2: 2 points Grades B3-C6: 1 point

(For admission to JC/Poly/ITE)

PATHWAYS BEYOND ‘O’ LEVELS

New ‘A’ Levels IB Diploma Polytechnic Diploma

Subject choices for GCE ‘O’ Levels

INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE DIPLOMA PROGRAMME

http://www.ibo.org

Choose 1 subject from each of 6 groups + Extended Essay + Theory of Knowledge.

Subjects will be offered at 2 levels to suit

abilities and inclinations

•  Standard Level (SL)

•  Higher Level (HL) Group 1 - Language A1 is English

Language with a literary heritage and international perspective.

(Preferably EL and Lit or Lit elective at ‘O’ Levels)

THE ‘A’ LEVEL CURRICULUM

http://www3.moe.edu.sg/cpdd/alevel2006/

Subjects are offered at 3 levels: H1, H2, H3 Subject combi offered at JCs are usually *3H2, 1H1 + GP (or KI), PW, MTL * Contrasting subject, at either H1 or H2

level Expanded curriculum: take on an

additional H1 or H2 subject, or offer up to 2 H3 subjects

Promotion to Secondary 3 is based on Overall performance at CAs and Year-End Examinations. § Attain 50% overall marks § Attain 50% Language Arts marks

Streaming is based on • Overall percentage • Rank Average

SECONDARY 2 PROMOTIONS

OVERALL AVERAGE FOR SEC 2

English Mother Tongue or HMT Mathematics Biological Sciences Physical Sciences Geography History Literature MEP Music Third Language

Rank Average =

(EL + M + LSS + GHL) / 4

WHAT IS RANK AVERAGE?

EL = English

M = Mathematics

LSS = Lower Sec Science (average of Bio Sc & Phy Sc)

GHL = Humanities average

Subject Combination groups   Remarks  2 Languages + 2 Mathematics + 2 Sciences + 2 Humanities  

Most flexible for post-secondary pathways  

2 Languages + 2 Mathematics + 3 Sciences + Combined Humanities  

Not for MEP students  

2 Languages + 2 Mathematics + 3 Sciences + 2 Humanities  

Heavy curriculum load**  

Sec 3 O-level options

3 broad combination groups will be offered

**9 subject-combination is a demanding one to be considered by students who show a flair for an academically heavy load.

She should score > 75% for overall average AND > 75% for rank average.

50% 80% 60% 70%

9-subject combination

8-subject combination

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2

1.  English Language 2.  Mother Tongue Language (HMT, MT,

MTB) 3.  Mathematics 4.  Combined Humanities 5.  Any Science Subject

SUBJECT REQUIREMENTS AT GCE ‘O’ LEVELS

1.  English Language 2.  Mother Tongue Language (HMT, MT,

MTB) 3.  Mathematics 4.  Combined Humanities 5.  Any Science Subject 6.  Humanities or Science or L3 or Art or

Music.

7.  8. 

SUBJECT CHOICES AT GCE ‘O’ LEVELS (FOR A LEVEL TRACK: MUST TAKE MINIMUM 6 SUBJECTS)

1.  English Language 2.  Mother Tongue Language (HMT, MT,

MTB) 3.  Mathematics 4.  Combined Humanities (Lit elective) 5.  Any Science Subject 6.  Humanities (Lit) or Science or L3 or

Art or Music 7.  8. 

SUBJECT CHOICES AT GCE ‘O’ LEVELS (FOR IB DP: GOOD TO TAKE LIT OR LIT ELECTIVE)

SCIENCE SUBJECTS

Biology Chemistry

Physics

* Students must take Chemistry if she is taking more than 1 science

subject.

HUMANITIES SUBJECTS

Combined Humanities v Social Studies + Geog elective v Social Studies + Hist elective v Social Studies + Lit elective Full Humanities

v  Geography

v  History

v  Literature

v  Chinese Literature

v  Tamil Literature

v  Higher Art

v  MEP Music*

v  MSP, CSP, AL, BI*

DOUBLE HUMANITIES COMBINATIONS

v SS Hist not with full Hist

v SS Lit not with full Lit

v SS Geog not with full Geog

OTHER SUBJECTS

q  MEP Music (with extra 1 hr on 1 afternoon)

q  Non-MEP Music (on Friday afternoons; applications open in July)

q  Art (afternoon classes)

q  Foreign language held outside school (afternoon classes)

TIMELINE FOR SUBJECT OPTION

o  9 Oct (Fri): last day of End of Year exams o  16 Oct (Fri):

S3 option forms to students/parents Results of Year 3 IP application

o  19 Oct (Mon): Yr 3 subject briefing for parents o  22 Oct (Thu): opting for subject combination o  end Nov: confirmation of subject

combinations and 2016 classes