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Welcome to SJI JuniorA School of the Brothers

WHAT’S A LASALLIAN SCHOOL?

IN SINGAPORE• De La Salle School

• St Anthony’s Primary School

• St Joseph’s Institution Junior

• St Joseph’s Institution (Independent)

• St Joseph’s Institution International

• St Patrick’s School

• St Stephen’s School

• Lasalle College of the Arts

LASALLIAN SCHOOLS

• 900 Schools Around the World

• 850,000 Students

• 2,000 Brothers

• 80,000 Teachers

OUR FOUNDER

ST JOHN BAPTIST DE LA SALLE

• Moved by the suffering of the poor and

abandoned children.

• Decided to use his talents and education to

serve the children.

• Devoted himself to forming teachers totally

dedicated to the education of young

people especially the poor.


• This group of teachers called themselves

"Brothers”.

• Brothers to each other and older brothers to

the young people.

• Teacher training was important as he felt that teachers were called by God to make a difference in the lives of the children they teach.


• Every child in his school, no matter rich or poor, received the same quality education & same attentive care.

• De La Salle was made Patron Saint of Teachers in 1950.

• De La Salle Brothers first came to Singapore in 1852 and founded St Joseph’s Institution.

ST JOSEPH

• Husband of Mary and Guardian of Jesus

• Faithful to God in the face of difficulty

• Patron of the De La Salle Brothers

HISTORY OF SJI JUNIOR

• Started in 1954 as St Michael’s School

• Housed St Joseph’s Junior School

• Renamed SJI Junior in 2007

THE SPIRIT OF FAITH & ZEAL

Our Lasallian Ethos

LASALLIAN VALUES

• Faith

• Service

• Community

FAITH

Being in a Lasallian school is a call from God, a mission to grow to our fullest potential.

• We have faith in our ability as well as our peers’ ability togrow individually as persons to learn according to our natural ability and to act always with respect and responsibility.

• We have faith that the teachers and support staff have theirbest interests at heart and will discharge their duties towardsus to the best of their ability.

• We have faith in God who has called us and has blessed us with the necessary gifts to do our best.

SERVICE

Faith is lived out as Service

• As students/pupils we serve with zeal in whatever we do, always giving of our best.

• We pay special attention to the last, the lost and the least (the marginalised and disadvantaged) both in our school community and outside it.

COMMUNITY

Faith calls us to build a fraternal community in which weshare a common mission and vision.

• We see our school mates as brothers and we see our teachers as older brothers and sisters, all members of the one Lasallian family here in our school.

• We carry out our mission "together and by

association" with our teachers and school mates.

OUR LASALLIAN MISSION

Enabling our children in a Lasallian

community,

• to learn how to learn,

• to learn how to live,

• to become men of integrity

• and men for others.

SCHOOL MOTTO

Ora et Labora

• Pray like everything depended on God and work like everything depended in you

SCHOOL DIRECTIONS

VISION

• Faith

• •in themselves, others and God

• Zeal

• •in Learning and Living to the fullest

FAITH

ZEAL

MOE DIRECTIONS

• The Joy of Learning

• Entrepreneurial Dare

• Strengthening the Singapore Spirt

SCHOOL PRIORITIES

• Character Development

• Holistic Assessment

• Focus on Mother Tongue

• Technology‐Enabled Learning

Communication

• Student Handbook

• Phone

• Email

• C2HAMPS

• Class Dojo

Primary 1 to 6 Highlights

• P1 – Transition, PAL

• P2 – PAL

• P3 – GEP Screening

• P4 – Leadership Camp, Hydroponics, 1:1 iPad, SBB

• P5 – NE Show, Road Safety Park, ECG

• P6 – OE Camp, PSLE, Sexuality Education

• All – LJs, Library Week, Children’s Day, VIA, Sports Carnival

Character Formation

• Through CCAs

• Living Well – Catechism and Ethics

• 7 Habits – The Leader in Me, Caught Doing Good, Gratitude and Mindfulness

• Character and Citizenry Education

• Values in Action (VIA)

• Sexuality Education

• Cyberwellness

• Conduct Grade

Catholic Activities

• Inaugural Service

• Blessing of Oranges

• Ash Wednesday Mass

• Penitential Service

• Washing of Feet

• Easter Play

• Founder’s Day

• Teacher’s Day

• PSLE Mass

• PSLE Vigil

• Children’s Day

• Thanksgiving Service

• Masses on Days of Obligation

• Morning Prayer Service (Before School) – Mass, Novena, Rosary, Praise and Worship etc

• Daily Prayers

CHANGES TO THE PSLE SCORING & S1 POSTING IT’S PART OF A BIGGER STORY

© MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, COMMUNICATION AND ENGAGEMENT GROUP,

2016

WHAT DO OUR CHILDREN NEED TO THRIVE IN THE FUTURE?

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VALUESFor example:

• Resilience

• Integrity

• Care

21ST CENTURY COMPETENCIESFor example:

• Global awareness

• Inventive thinking

• Communication

STRONG FOUNDATIONFor example:

• Literacy

• Numeracy

• Social-emotional core

OUR EDUCATION SYSTEM AIMS TO:

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NURTURE WELL-ROUNDED INDIVIDUALS

• Develop students in every domain of learning

• Equip students with knowledge, skills, values

and competencies for life

PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHILDREN TO DISCOVER THEIR STRENGTHS & INTERESTS

• Diversified school landscape

• Multiple pathways at various stages

Over the years, we have been fine-tuning

the education system to help our students

discover and develop their strengths and

interests while moving away from an

over-emphasis on academic results.

THE PSLE CHANGES AREPART OF A BIGGER STORY

The changes to the PSLE scoring and S1 posting

are another step in this direction.

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THE PSLE REMAINS A USEFUL CHECKPOINT

It gauges the level of students’ learning

(in the key subjects) at the end of six years of

primary school and guides his future choices.

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THE CHANGES TO THE PSLE SCORING ARE MEANT TO REDUCE AN OVER-EMPHASIS ON ACADEMIC RESULTS

By reducing fine differentiation at

a young age

By recognising a student’s level of achievement, regardless of how his

peers have done

OVERVIEW• How PSLE scoring works

• How S1 posting works

• Other issues

• Implementation

• Our hopes for our children

HOW PSLE SCORING WORKS

CURRENT SYSTEM

THE T-SCORE AGGREGATE DETERMINES S1 POSTING• It shows how well

a student has done

compared to his cohort.

• The T-score Aggregate

largely determines which

secondary school a

student is posted to.

• A student with ‘better’

letter grades may have a

lower T-score Aggregate

than a student with

‘poorer’ letter grades.

SUBJECT

ENGLISH LANGUAGE

MOTHER TONGUE

MATHEMATICS

SCIENCE

T-SCORE AGGREGATE

SECONDARY SCHOOL

COURSE ELIGIBLE FOR

GRADE

A

A

A*

A*

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EXPRES

S

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CURRENT SYSTEM

HOW THE T-SCORE AGGREGATE AFFECTS STUDENTS• It finely differentiates students.

• It shows how well students

have done relative to their peers.

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WHY CHANGE?

• Reduce fine differentiation of students at a

young age based on exam scores.

• Recognise a student’s level of achievement

in each subject, regardless of how his peers

have done.

WHAT THE NEW PSLE SCORING SYSTEM AIMS TO DO

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NEW SYSTEM

• There will be 8 Achievement Levels (ALs)

with AL1 being the best.

• A student’s AL for each subject will reflect

his level of achievement, rather than how

he has performed relative to his peers.

STUDENTS WITH SIMILAR SCORES IN EACH SUBJECT WILL BE GROUPED INTO ACHIEVEMENT LEVELS

*PASS GRADE IS

AL7 OR BETTER

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PER SUBJECT

AL 1 (BEST)

AL 2

AL 3

AL 4

AL 5

AL 6

AL 7

AL 8

NEW SYSTEM

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• This offers a good balance.

• It reduces fine differentiation between

students while still giving parents and

educators a gauge of a student’s progress

at the end of primary school.

• Students can then be matched to suitable

academic programmes in secondary schools.

WHY 8 ACHIEVEMENT LEVELS?

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PER SUBJECT

AL 1 (BEST)

AL 2

AL 3

AL 4

AL 5

AL 6

AL 7

AL 8

*PASS GRADE IS

AL7 OR BETTER

NEW SYSTEM

• To guide school-based

assessments, we will provide

reference raw mark ranges

for each AL.

• These are based on learning

objectives of the curriculum.

CONSIDERATION

• To have educationally

meaningful differentiation

of students.

REFERENCE RAW MARK RANGES

AL RAW MARK RANGE

1 ≥ 90

2 85 – 89

3 80 – 84

4 75 – 79

5 65 – 74

6 45 – 64

7 20 – 44

8 < 20

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NEW SYSTEM

• Foundation-level subjects are designed

to support a small number of students

who may not be able to cope with

Standard-level subjects.

• This enables them to focus on building

up strong fundamentals so that they are

better prepared for secondary school.

• A student’s achievement in

Foundation-level subjects will

be mapped to the ALs, based on the

learning objectives of the curriculum.

FOUNDATION-LEVEL SUBJECTS WILL BE SCORED ON ACHIEVEMENT LEVELS

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NEW SYSTEM

• The PSLE Score replaces the

T-score Aggregate.

• The PSLE Score ranges from

4 to 32, with 4 being the best.

• Compared to the T-score

Aggregate, students are

less finely differentiated.

4 SUBJECT ALs WILL BE ADDED TO FORM THE PSLE SCORE

ENGLISH

MOTHER TONGUE

MATHEMATICS

SCIENCE

AL3

AL2

AL1

AL2

PSLE SCORE: 8

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NEW SYSTEM

• Students will continue to be

placed in the appropriate

Secondary School courses –

Express, Normal (Academic),

Normal (Technical) or

option bands.

STUDENTS WILL BE STREAMED BY THEIR PSLE SCORE

STREAMING CRITERIA

COURSE NEW

(PSLE SCORE)

EXPRESS 4 – 20

EXPRESS / N(A) 21 – 22

N(A) 23 – 24

N(A) / N(T) 25

N(T) ≥ 26

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iIN SUMMARY

WHAT REMAINS WHAT CHANGES

• The T-scores Aggregate will be replaced

by the PSLE Score, to reduce the fine

differentiation of our students at a young age

based on exam scores.

• Students will be assessed based on their own

achievement, instead of comparing them to

their peers.

• Same 4 subjects are

tested, and scores are

awarded to guide

students’ choices for

the next stage of their

education journey

• Curriculum is

continually updated.

This is not related

to the PSLE scoring

and Sec 1 posting

changes.

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HOW S1 POSTING WORKS

CURRENT SYSTEM

HOW SEC 1 POSTING WORKS TODAY• The T-score Aggregate is the

first criterion for posting.

• Students are posted based on their

choice order of schools, starting

from the first choice.

• If all the places in the first-choice

school have been filled, the school

that is second on the list will be

considered.

• But the order in which a student

lists his schools does not give him

priority when deciding who will get

a place.

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CURRENT SYSTEM

• 3 Singaporean students have chosen

School F as one of their choices, but

there are only 2 places left in the school.

• Azlina and Colin were not successfully

posted to schools higher in their choices.

HOW CHOICE ORDER MATTERS TODAY

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210Azlina

...4. School A

5. School C6. School F

T-SCORE AGGREGATE

209Bala

1. School F

2. School B

3. School D...

T-SCORE AGGREGATE

209Colin

1. School B2. School F

3. School D...

T-SCORE AGGREGATE

CURRENT SYSTEM

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• Places are allocated based on the

T-score Aggregate first so Azlina is

allocated a place.

HOW CHOICE ORDER MATTERS TODAY

210Azlina

...4. School A


T-SCORE AGGREGATE

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CURRENT SYSTEM

• Bala and Colin have the same

T-score Aggregate.

• Although Bala placed School F as his

first choice, he does not have a priority

for posting over Colin.

• To decide who is allocated the remaining

space, tie-breakers will be used between

Bala and Colin.

HOW CHOICE ORDERMATTERS TODAY

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209Bala

1. School F

2. School B

3. School D...

T-SCORE AGGREGATE

209Colin


3. School D...

T-SCORE AGGREGATE

WHY CHANGE?

WITH BROADER SCORING BANDS:

• More students will have the same

PSLE Score.

• Schools will be less differentiated by

cut-off points.

WHY CHOICE?

We recognise that families have different

considerations when choosing secondary

schools, for example, the school’s ethos,

culture, programmes and CCAs, as well as

distance between the school and home.

CHOICE ORDER OF SCHOOLS TO MATTER MORE

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NEW SYSTEM

The PSLE Score will be the first criterion

for posting.

If 2 students with the same PSLE Score

vie for a place in a school, the following

tie-breakers will be used.

1. CITIZENSHIP

(Singapore Citizens, Permanent Residents,

then International Students)

2. CHOICE ORDER OF SCHOOLS

(NEW)

3. COMPUTERISED BALLOTING

HOW POSTING WILL WORK

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NEW SYSTEM

• Again, suppose the same three

Singaporean students have chosen

School F as one of their choices, but

there are only 2 places left in the school.

• Azlina and Colin were not successfully

posted to schools higher in their choices.

CHOICE ORDER IN THE NEW SYSTEM

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17Colin


3. School D...

PSLE SCORE

16Azlina

...4. School A


PSLE SCORE

PSLE SCORE

17Bala

1. School F

2. School B

3. School D...

NEW SYSTEM

• Places are allocated based on

PSLE Scores first, so Azlina is

allocated a place (similar to today).


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16Azlina

...4. School A


PSLE SCORE1

NEW SYSTEM

17Colin


3. School D...

PSLE SCORE

PSLE SCORE

17Bala

1. School F

2. School B

3. School D...

• Bala and Colin have the same

PSLE Score.

• Bala placed School F higher than

Colin so he will be allocated the

remaining place in School F.


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IN SUMMARY

NEW SYSTEM

Academic merit remains the first criterion

for secondary school posting. Choice order

will be a new tie-breaker.

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• Choice order is introduced as a new tie-breaker to recognise the different considerations that families have in making school choices.

• To guide families, we will provide information on each school's unique programmes and indicative cut-off points.

IMPLEMENTATION

IN THE MEANTIME, WE WILL:

• Engage parents and other stakeholders

to help them understand the new system.

• Test the new PSLE scoring and posting

systems thoroughly.

• Give schools time to familiarise themselves

and support parents and students.

• Support secondary schools in further

developing their distinctive programmes,

so students can choose schools that fit

their learning needs, interests and strengths.

THE CHANGES WILL BE IMPLEMENTED FOR THE 2021 PSLE COHORT

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(2016 Primary 1 cohort)

OUR HOPES FOR OUR CHILDRENLOOKING BEYOND ACADEMIC RESULTS

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• PSLE Scores replace T-score Aggregates,

reducing fine differentiation.

• Achievement Levels will reflect student’s

level of achievement, regardless of how his

peers have done.

• Choice order is a new tie-breaker to

recognise the different considerations

that students and parents have in

making school choices.

REDUCE OVER-EMPHASIS ON ACADEMIC RESULTS

IN SUMMARY

• Develop different aspects of

their character.

• Know that there are different

kinds of talents, academic

and non-academic.

• Know that grades are just

a part of their story.

WE WANT OUR CHILDREN TO:

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LET US WRITE THE NEXT CHAPTER OF THIS STORY TOGETHER…

PARENTSTEACHERSCOMMUNITY

OTHER ISSUES

USE OF HCL FOR ADMISSION INTO SAP SCHOOLS

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CURRENT SYSTEM

STUDENTS’ HCL GRADES GIVE POSTING ADVANTAGE FOR SAP SCHOOLSCurrently, for admission to SAP schools,

students are awarded bonus T-score points

based on their HCL grade:

• 3 points for Distinction

• 2 points for Merit

• 1 point for Pass

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NEW SYSTEM

• Students will be ranked taking into

account their performance in HCL.

• This posting advantage applies

before the tie-breakers for S1 posting.

THIS HCL POSTING ADVANTAGE FOR ENTRY TO SAP SCHOOLS WILL CONTINUE

8 DISTINCTION

8 MERIT

8 PASS

8 NO HCL

9 DISTINCTION

7 NO HCL1st

2nd

3rd

4th

5th

6th

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AFFILIATION

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NEW SYSTEM

• There will still be affiliation under the

new PSLE scoring and S1 posting system.

• We are reviewing the details, and will

engage affiliate schools on this before

releasing more information.

AFFILIATION ADVANTAGE WILL CONTINUE

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