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SKSS SEC 4 EXPRESS / 5

NORMAL ACADEMIC PARENTS’ LEVEL MEET

25 JANUARY 2019

AGENDA

• Principal's Dialogue with Parents• Semester 1 Calendar of Events and

Assessment Dates• Talk on support for pupils by Assistant

Year Head (Upper Secondary)• Talk on Polytechnic’s Early Admission

Exercise (EAE)• Q&A

PRINCIPAL’S DIALOGUE WITH PARENTS

GENERAL EXPECTATIONS OF STUDENTS

• Attendance and Punctuality

• Attention and Focus

• Load and Rigour

• Revision and Practice

ENTRY CRITERIA TO POLY AND JC

• Junior CollegesL1R5 ≤ 20

• PolytechnicsL1R2B2 ≤ 26

CHALLENGES AHEAD

• About 30,000 students took O-Level exams annually

• Usually about 60-70% will apply to Poly as 1st choice• 40% posted to Poly are JC-eligible

• 14 Poly courses with cut-off point 10 or below

• Some Poly courses with cut-off point as low as 7

CHALLENGES AHEAD

Working towards qualifying is…

NOT ENOUGH!

WHY STUDENTS UNDER-PERFORM?

• Distracted by family problems

• Taking on family’s financial responsibility

• Lack of a conducive environment for studying at home

• Development of bad habits

• Negative peer influence

• Loss of hope and confidence

• Lack of support and encouragement

KEY SUCCESS FACTORS

Effective

Student Learning

Effective

Leadership

Competent

Teachers

Meaningful

Programmes

Strong Parental

Support

Good

Resource

Management

PARENTAL SUPPORT

Academic Support• Ensure good attendance and

punctuality for all school programmesand remedial lessons

• Monitor homework and revision• Understand the different educational

pathways after SKSS• Set goals and work towards it

Physical Support• Provide conducive environment to

study at home• Encourage child to:

– sleep and eat well

– maintain good health by exercising

– avoid late nights

– avoid long hours on the Internet

PARENTAL SUPPORT

Emotional Support• Offer encouragement for their efforts• Provide emotional and moral support• Engage in face to face dialogues to

understand what they are going through and how they are feeling

• Be physically there for them

PARENTAL SUPPORT

ADVICE FOR STUDENTS

1. Begin with the end in mind (set your goals)

2. Be PRESENT for all classes, remedial and extra lessons

3. Ask questions and seek help when in doubt

4. Begin NOW

5. Use your holidays to consolidate and revise

6. Finish all coursework by June to free up time for other subjects

7. Work hard and excel in the Mid-Year GCE O-Level MTL papers first.

AYH’S ADDRESS

SEMESTER 1 CALENDAR OF

EVENTS

SEMESTER 1 CALENDAR OF EVENTSDate Event Remarks

14 – 15, 18 – 22, 25 – 27

February 2019

CT1

07 March 2019 PTM (for selected students) PM

13 – 15 March 2019 Level Camp

16 – 23 March 2019 March Holidays

9, 15, 16 April 2019 MTL Oral Examination 4E/5N

10, 17 April 2019 EL Oral Examination (4E)

24 April 2019 (5N)

3 – 16 May 2019 MYE Examination

6, 16 May 2019 Science Practical S4E/5N

SEMESTER 1 CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Date Event Remarks

17 May 2019 Marking Day

24, 27 – 31 May 2019 MTL Intensive for ‘O’ LevelPreparation

27 May 2019 4NA / 5N FN Practical

28 May 2019 4E FN Practical

29 – 30 May 2019 PTM 30 May - PM

03 June 2019 ‘O’ Level MTL , ‘O’ Level MTL‘B’ Examination

3-4,6-10 June 2019 Sec 4/5 Coursework

IMPORTANT ASSESSMENT

DATES

IMPORTANT PRELIMINARY AND NATIONAL ASSESSMENT DATES

Events Dates

School’s Preliminary Examinations 22, 26 – 30 Aug; 2 – 4 Sep

CLB / MLB / TLB (Mid-Year) Oral Tue, 9 July

GCE ‘O’ MTL Oral Wed, 10 July – Mon, 22 July

CL / ML / TL / CLB / MLB / TLB (Mid-Year) LC Tue, 23 July

HCL / HML / HTL Oral Mon, 29 July – Fri, 2 August

GCE ‘O’ EL Oral Tue, 13 August – Tue, 27 August

CLB / MLB / TLB (Year-End) Oral Mon, 23 September

Foreign Languages Oral Wed, 25 September – Thu, 3 October

Science Practical Wed, 2 October - Wed, 16 October

Written Examination Mon, 21 October – Fri, 15 November

School’s Support for Our Students

Support Remarks

Target setting 21 February

Structured Support Program (SSP) T1/W3 onwards

Target Setting and Study Skills Workshopduring Level Camp

13 March

Interview Skills Workshop during Level camp 14 March

Industrial Visits during Level Camp 15 March

Career Awareness through ECG lessons Classroom-based

Small group consultations with teachers By appointment

Support of the ECG Counsellor (careercounselling and consultation)

By appointment

SCHOOL’S SUPPORT FOR THE STUDENTS

Support Remarks

Banded classes for Maths and MotherTongue, EL (5NA)

Ongoing

English Language Extensive Morning ReadingProgramme

Every Mon, Tue,Thu & Fri

Mother Tongue Language ReadingProgramme

Every Wed

Mother Tongue Intensive Programme inpreparation of MTL ‘O’ Level MYE Papers

24, 27 – 31 May

English Language Oral Intensive Programme Term 2, selectedstudents

Lessons on Writing Application Essay for EAEby EL Department

Term 2


Support Remarks

Intensive Coursework Study Programme March & JuneHolidays

Night Study Program from Term 3 onwards

GCE ‘O’ Level Intensive Programme 3 week before start ofwritten papers)

Online Revision Package for ProgressiveTopical / Skills for Humanities (Term 2)

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STRUCTURED SUPPORT PROGRAM (SSP) SEM 1 2019 Consultations is by appt for any subjects

LEVEL /

STREAM

TIME MON TUE WED THU FRI

SSP

4E / 5N

1500 EL Science MTL (ML)

STAFF

DEV DAY

MTL

(CL/TL)

STARTS @

1245

1600 - Coursework

CCA

STARTS @

1530 HRS

CCA

1430

ONWARDS

ODD WEEK

STRUCTURED SUPPORT PROGRAM (SSP) SEM 1 2019 Consultations is by appt for any subjects

LEVEL /

STREAM

TIME MON TUE WED THU FRI

SSP

4E / 5N

1500MATHS (4E)

Humanities

(4N/5N)

Humanities

(4E)

Math

(4N/5N)

MTL (ML)

STAFF

DEV DAY

MTL

(CL/TL)

STARTS @

1245

1600 - Coursework

CCA

STARTS @

1530 HRS

CCA

1430

ONWARDS

EVEN WEEK

Secondary 3Secondary 2

Sec 4

Express

GCE ‘O’ Level Exam

JC/CI

(A Levels)POLY

(Diploma)

ITE

(Higher

Nitec)

UNIVERSITY (Degree)

S’PORE

WORKFORCE

JC: L1R5 ≤ 20

CI: L1R4 ≤ 20

Sec 2 Streaming, Relevant

Subject Combinations

DSA-JC

DPA

ELR2B2 ≤ 26

ELB4, ELR1B3,

ELR2B2

4E & 5NA

DSA:

Direct School

Admission

DPA:

Direct Poly

Admission

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

Junior Colleges (JCs) & Millennia Institute

Length of study:

JCs – 2 years

MI – 3 years

Cut-off Points:

To enter a JC:L1R5 must be <= 20To enter MI:L1R4 must be <= 20

HOW TO COMPUTE L1R5(JC) <= 20 PTS

Subject(s)

L1 English/Higher Mother Tongue

R1 Humanities

R2 Mathematics/Science

R3 Humanities/Mathematics/Science

R4 Any other O level subjects (except CCA)

R5 Any other O level subjects (except CCA)

CUT-OFF OF JC FOR 2018Junior College Arts Science / IB

Raffles Institution, RI 5 5

Hwa Chong Institution, HCI 5 5

Victoria Junior College, VJC 8 6

Anglo-Chinese School (Independent), ACSi – 6

National Junior College, NJC 9 8

Nanyang Junior College, NYJC 8 7

Anglo-Chinese Junior College, ACJC 10 9

St. Joseph’s Institution, SJI – 8

CUT-OFF OF JC FOR 2018

Junior College Arts Science / IB

Eunoia Junior College, EJC 11 10

Temasek Junior College, TJC 11 10

St. Andrew’s Junior College, SAJC 12 11

Anderson Junior College, AJC (Serangoon JCMerged) 12 12

Catholic Junior College, CJC 14 15

Meridian Junior College, MJC (Tampines JCMerged) 13 14

Pioneer Junior College, PJC (Jurong JC Merged) 17 14

Yishun Junior College, YJC (Innova JC Merged) 20 20

How can I get into Poly?3 possible ways

(pre & post-GCE ‘O’ Level)

Joint Admissions Exercise

(JAE)

Joint Admission Exercise Appeal

(JAE Appeal)

EarlyAdmissions

Exercise (EAE)

Entry into PolyThrough the Joint Admissions Exercise (JAE)

Students must also qualify for the minimum entry requirements for the course they want to pursue

ELR2B2 (‘O’ Level results)

is used for admissions into the polytechnics.

English Language2 RELEVANT subjects for the course applied for2 other best subjectsAggregate score <= 26 Pts

HOW TO COMPUTE L1R2B2

(POLYTECHNIC) <= 26 PTS Subjects

L1 English Language/Higher Mother Tongue

R1 Mathematics/A Mathematics

R2

Humanities/Art [for Business-related courses]

Humanities/Art/F&N/D&T [for Psychology/ New Media & Design courses]

Science Subjects/F&N/D&T [for Applied Sciences/ Engineering

Science Subjects/Art/F&N/D&T [for Architectural Technology/ Media & Design courses]

B2 Other Best 2 Subjects

APPLIED SCIENCE

Diploma SP NP TP RP NYP

Diploma in Biomedical Science

7 8 9 13 -

Diploma in Biotechnology / Molecular

9 8 11 17 11

Diploma in Pharmaceutical Science

- 9 11 19 12

Diploma in Chemical Engineering / Chemical & BiomolecularEngineering

13 12 14 - -

POLYTECHNIC CUT OFF MARKS 2018BEST 5 SUBJECTS, L1R2B2, 26 POINTS OR LESS* NOT ALL DIPLOMAS ARE REPRESENTED IN THE CHART

BUSINESS MANAGEMENT


Diploma in Accountancy

12 11 12 - 13

Diploma in Banking and Finance

12 10 - - 14

Diploma in Tourism & Resort Management / Hospitality

12 11 16 20 17

Diploma in Business Administration / Business Studies / Business Management

12 10 15 - 16


INFORMATION & DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES


Diploma in Information Technology

14 14 18 26 19

Diploma in Infocomm Security Management

11 10 11 23 22

Diploma in Game Design & Development

12 15 17 20 16


MEDIA AND DESIGN


Diploma in Digital Animation / 3D Arts

11 11 - - 14

Diploma in Visual Effects & Motion Graphics

14 15 - - 19

Diploma in Interior Design / Spatial Design

16 - 17 - 21


ENGINEERING


Diploma in Aerospace Electronics / Aeronautical Engineering

12 13 11 20 14

Diploma in Electrical & Electronic Engineering

18 21 23 26 26

Diploma in Bioengineering / Biomedical Engineering

13 13 14 - 16

Diploma in Mechanical Engineering

16 18 - - -


HEALTH SCIENCES


Diploma in Optometry

13 12 - - -

Diploma in Nursing

- 28 - - 26

Dental Hygiene and

Therapy- - - - 14


HUMANITIES


Diploma in Early Childhood Education

- 15 15 - -

Diploma in Psychological Studies / w Human Resource

12 8 9 17 -



SPORTS, HEALTH AND LEISURE


Diploma in Sport & Wellness

Management

- - - 26 16

Diploma in Integrated Events and

Project Management

14 - 18 25 -

TALK ON POLYTECHNIC EARLY ADMISSION

EXERCISE (EAE)

MS TEO PHAY HOON(DEPUTY DIRECTOR)

NANYANG POLYTECHNIC

https://tinyurl.com/Sec4-5parentslevelmeet2019

CHANNELS OF COMMUNICATION

• Website: www.sengkangsec.moe.edu.sg

• Telephone: 63887258

• Fax: 63887354

• E mail: [email protected]

• Facebook

• Twitter: @SengKangSec

• SMS for attendance and Mass Announcements

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