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Subject Combination

Allocation Exercise

2 Express

Principles of posting exercise

• Merit - academic results

• Choice - Students will be allocated based on theirchoice while working within the constraints of theschool, eg: infrastructure, manpower

• Aptitude - Holistic feedback from variousstakeholders will be taken into consideration, eg:Form Teachers, Subject Teachers and Year Head Team

SCAE Time FlowDate & Day Event

Post-exam22 May Subjects Day Part I (Exp) -

23 May Subjects Day Part II (Exp) Subjects Day (NA/NT)

24 May 2018 Sec 3 SCAE Briefing to Parents

25 May Streaming Matters (Aspiration survey)

1 Aug Mock streaming for 2E

15 Aug Mock streaming for 2N

24 Aug Target setting – refinement of actions (FT

period)

23 – 26 Oct Sec 3 SCAE

7 Nov Release of Sec 3 SCAE results

Math ≥ 68 Geog/Hist/ EL ≥ 68Art:

Recommendation

Subject specific

requirement

Sec 3 Express 2019

Geog/Hist/ EL ≥ 68

Art: Recommendation

Science ≥ 68Science ≥ 68 Science ≥ 68

Overall ≥ 68or

Tier 1

Tier 2

Express Stream

1. Geography (Pure & Elective)2. History (Pure & Elective)3. Literature (Pure & Elective)4. Pure Biology5. Pure Physics6. Combined Science (Physics &

Chemistry)

2

Geography (Pure)

1. Content

Living with Tectonic

HazardsWeather and Climate

Global Tourism Food Resources

Health and Diseases Coast

Geographical

Investigations

3

Geography (Pure)

2. AssessmentPaper Type of question(s) Duration Marks Weighting

1 Section A (25marks)

Fieldwork

Section B (25 marks)

Structured Questions

1h 40m 50 50%

2 Section A (25marks)




1h 30m 50 50%

4

Geography (Elective)

1. Content

Living with Tectonic

HazardsWeather and Climate

Global Tourism Food Resources

Geographical

Investigations

5

Geography (Elective)


1

(Social

Studies)

Section A (35 marks)

Source-based Questions

1h 45m 50 50%



2

(Geo)

Section A (13marks)

Fieldwork

1h 40m 50 50%



Section C (25 marks)


6

History (Pure)

1. Content

Stalin’s Soviet Union Hitler’s Germany

WWII in Europe and

AsiaThe Cold War

Colonisation of Malaya

and Vietnam

Decolonisation of

Malaya and Vietnam

Historical

Investigations

7

History (Pure)


1 Section A (30 marks)



Structured Essay Questions

1h 40m 50 50%





1h 40m 50 50%

8

History (Elective)

1. Content

Stalin’s Soviet Union Hitler’s Germany

WWII in Europe and

AsiaThe Cold War

Historical

Investigations

9

History (Elective)


1

(Social

Studies)



1h 45m 50 50%



2 Section A (30marks) 1h 40m 50 50%

(History) Source-based Questions



10

Literature

1. Content

Pure Literature Elective Literature

Unseen Poem Unseen Poem

1 Novel (Prose) 1 Novel (Prose)

1 Drama

11

Literature (Pure)



Passage-based / Essay

Question on the set novel

(Prose)


Question based on Unseen

Poem

1h 40m 50 50%


Passage-based Question


Essay Question

1h 30m 50 50%

12

Literature (Elective)


1

(Social

Studies)



1h 45m 50 50%



2

(Lit)


Passage-based / Essay

Question on the set novel

(Prose)

1h 40m 50 50%


Question based on Unseen

Poem

13

Pure Biology

1. Content

Principles of Biology Continuity of Life

Maintenance and

Regulation of Life

Processes

Man and his

Environment

14

Pure Biology


1 Multiple Choice Questions 1h 40 30%

2 Structured and Free-

response Questions

1h 45m 80 50%

3 Practical 1h 50m 40 20%

15

Pure Physics

1. Content

Measurement Newtonian Mechanics

Thermal Physics Waves

Electricity and

Magnetism

16

Pure Physics



2 Structured and Free-

response Questions

1h 45m 80 50%


17

Combined Science

1. Content

Physics Chemistry

Measurement Chemical Bonding

Newtonian Mechanics Mole Concept

Thermal Physics Acid, Bases and Salts

Waves Metals

Electricity and

MagnetismOrganic Chemistry

18

Combined Science



2

(Physics)

Structured and Free-

response Questions

1h 15m 65 32.5%

3

(Chem)

Structured and Free-

response Questions

1h 15m 65 32.5%


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