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Welcome to P6
Briefing
24 March 2017
Objectives
To strengthen home-school partnership through :
Better communication between teachers and parents
Understanding of PSLE Posting & DSA matters
Agenda
PSLE Results 2016
DSA
Secondary School Programmes
Sec 1 Option Form
PSLE Posting Method
Home-School Partnership
Sec Sch posted to :
Raffles Girls’ School
Nanyang Girls’ School
Crescent Girls’ School
School of the Arts
Singapore Chinese Girls’ School
Methodist Girls’ School
St Margaret’s Secondary
CHIJ St Nicholas Girls
National Junior College
CHIJ St Theresa’s
NUS High
CHIJ Toa Payoh Sec
Cedar Girls’ School
Nan Hua Sec
Dunman High
Gan Eng Seng School
Tanjong Katong Girls’
Commonwealth Secondary
Direct School Admission (DSA)
DSA
Started in 2004 Provides opportunities for admission beyond just
grades – sports & aesthetics achievements & other talents
Applicable for all specialised schools, independent schools, autonomous schools and schools with approved niche programmes
Schools decide their own admission criteria Students accepted before release of PSLE results
Stages of the DSA-Sec Exercise
Selection Stage Jun – End Aug
Exercise School Preference Stage Mid Oct
Results Release Stage Late-Nov
Considerations :
1) Know your child :
-Does she want to continue in that CCA in the
secondary school?
-Manage her expectations, stress level and morale
in applying for DSA
- Can she cope with the academic rigour in the
school?
2) Understand the school - Culture, vision, mission and values
- CCAs / Special Programmes
- Match between the school’s strengths / niche
and your child’s talents
Do note
P6 students have a choice whether or not to participate in the DSA-Sec. If they choose not to participate in the DSA-Sec, they will participate in the Secondary One Posting Exercise after the release of the PSLE results.
Students who opt for a school under DSA-Sec must achieve PSLE results that would enable them to be eligible for admission to the course being offered by their opted DSA-Sec schools.
Applicants admitted to a school through DSA-Sec will not be allowed to participate in the annual Secondary One Posting Exercise. They will also not be allowed to appeal to other secondary
schools
Applicants who are admitted to the secondary schools because of their CCA achievements will be obliged to continue in that CCA
For more information, check this out :
http://www.moe.gov.sg/education/admissions/dsa-sec/
Preparation By the School
Workshop on Interview Skills in P6
Learning … Creativity … Graciousness … Responsibility … Integrity
SECONDARY SCHOOL PROGRAMMES
Integrated Programmes (IP)
Y1 to Y6
- Started in 2004
- Allows the top 10% of primary
school leavers to bypass O-levels
- Spends more time on broader
learning experiences
15
15
6-yr IP leading to the
International
Baccalaureate Diploma
Dunman
High
School
HCI Nanyang
Girls’ High
RGS RI
River Valley
High School NJC VS Catholic High
School
Cedar Girls’
Secondary
School
CHIJ St.
Nicholas
Girls’ School
SCGS Temasek JC
6-yr IP
leading
to the
A-
levels
16
16
ACS(I) MGS SJI
2. Mainstream Secondary Education - GCE ‘O’ or ‘N’ Level Exams
- Autonomous Schools / Special Assistance Plan Schools / Secondary Schools
Crescent St Margaret’s Anderson
Nan Hua Sec
Gan Eng Seng Sec
2. Mainstream Secondary Education
PSLE
EXPRESS NORMAL NORMAL
ACADEMIC TECHNICAL
GCE ‘A’ LEVEL POLYTECHNIC ITE
Poly Foundation
Prog / HIGHER
NITEC / GCE ‘O’
4 years
Year 5
3. SPECIALISED INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS
• Singapore Sports School
www.sportsschool.edu.sg
• NUS High School for Mathematics and Science
www.highsch.nus.edu.sg
• School for the Arts
www.sota.edu.sg
• School of Science & Technology
www.sst.edu.sg
4 Specialised Secondary Schools
Crest Secondary (Normal Technical)
Spectra Secondary (Normal Technical)
Northlight School
Assumption Pathway School
SEC 1 OPTION FORM
- S1 Option Form
- Eligibility
Letter
S1 Option Form
Customised for each child
Indicate 6 school choices
Eligibility Letter
Edusave Entrance Scholarship for Independent Schools (EESIS)
Bonus points for admission to Special Assistance Plan (SAP) schools
Option to offer HMT
Offer of 3rd language
Option Band
1. Edusave Entrance Scholarships for Independent Schools (EESIS)
Awarded to Singaporean pupils in the top one-third of the total number of Sec 1 students admitted to all Independent Schools, based on their PSLE results If interested, invited students should opt for Independent Schools among their six choices
Will be awarded to the student if she is invited, opted and posted to an independent School
Top 30% of cohort who have taken HCL at PSLE
Bonus Points:
Distinction for Higher Chinese – 3 points
Merit – 2 points
Pass – 1 point.
2. Bonus point for admission to Special Assistance Plan (SAP) Schools
List of SAP schools
1. Anglican High School (Co-ed School)
2. CHIJ St Nicholas Girls’ School
3. Chung Cheng High School (Main) (Co-ed School)
4. Dunman High School (Co-ed School)
5. Hwa Chong Institution
6. Nan Hua High School (Co-ed School)
7. Nanyang Girls’ High
8. River Valley High School (Co-ed School)
9. Nan Chiau High School (Co-ed School)
• Top 10% cohort
• Top 11-30% cohort who meet the language criteria
A* in MTL
At least a Merit in HMTL
3. Higher Mother Tongue
4. Third Languages
Arabic, Bahasa Indonesia, French, Japanese, German, Spanish, Malay, Chinese Special Programme
5. Art/ Music Elective Programmes Eligible in Express Course
If interested, students should choose
schools which offer these programmes
• Students in the E/NA or NA/NT Bands are allowed to indicate the course of preference
• By default, it is Express for E/NA band and Normal Academic for NA/NT band
6. Option Bands
S1 Internet System
• S1 Pin will be given together with the PSLE results.
• Can be done using any computer with internet access 24/7.
Learning … Creativity … Graciousness … Responsibility … Integrity
VERIFICATION
SLIP
POSTING METHOD
Students are emplaced in the secondary schools after PSLE based on :
First MERIT (PSLE Aggregate Score)
then CHOICE
Learning … Creativity … Graciousness … Responsibility … Integrity
Rank all PSLE students by their PSLE T-Scores
270
265
223
210 and below
By Merit
Learning … Creativity … Graciousness … Responsibility … Integrity
FULL
By Choice
270
265
223
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
FULL
Option For Student A
Eligible for: EESIS
5th
6th St Margaret
4th Crescent
2nd
NJC
CHIJ Sec
3rd
River Valley
High
1st RGS
Postal District
Group Postal District
After 6 choices……
* Important Pointer
Assign a proxy if you will not be in Singapore during the period when
PSLE results are released (tentatively 24 - 27 Nov)
FACTORS TO CONSIDER IN CHOOSING THE 6 SCHOOLS
1) Choose schools that are comparable to your child’s academic ability
Reference
- Child’s academic performance in school - Secondary schools’ cut-off scores in previous year
Include a range of schools in the selection
Rank order of choices School
1st & 2nd choices Cut-off above her T-score (no more than 5 points)
3rd – 4th choices Cut-off within her T-score
5th – 6th choices Cut-off below her T-score (5 – 10 points below)
Note the cut-off points will change depending on demand for places & vacancies
If your child’s PSLE T-score is near the school’s 2016 cut-off, her chance in being admitted to the school is slimmer
2) Child’s personality / character 3) Distance 4) School programmes & school culture 5) Affiliated schools
Check out this website for more information on
the secondary schools : www.moe.gov.sg
Click ‘School Information Service’ (right hand column of page)
Select Sch by Criteria
Select Sch by Name
View School Directory
View School Details
Select School by Criteria
Secondary
CCA Planning Area Course
School Distinctive
Programme
Type of School PSLE Aggregate Range
Appeals
Do not place your hope on appeals after PSLE release of results / Sec Sch Posting
Testimonials from Principal / teachers will not help
Exercise CHOICES wisely
How can we work together to support the girls?
Parents
• Consistent messaging
• Monitor their progress – homework assignments, class tests, SA1 results
• Set realistic targets and work out a schedule / time-table with your child
• Moderate the work given by outside sources eg tutor, enrichment centre, etc. Work from school takes priority
• Provide ‘spaces’
School
• Coverage of Syllabus / Practices / Examination Skills
• Remedial & Supplementary Lessons
• Holidays
- 30 May – 1 Jun
- 4 – 5 Sept
Interview Skills Workshop 13 May
Secondary Schools Fair 13 May
PSLE Exam Dates 2017
PSLE Oral – 17 & 18 Aug
PSLE Listening Comprehension – 15 Sept
PSLE Written Exam – 28 Sept – 4 Oct
Our children are a Gift from God
Their worth is not measured in 3 digits
Neither is our love for them
Let them know this everyday