Welcome to P6

Briefing

10 March 2018

STAGE

PARTs

EMERGENCY EXIT ROUTES

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Objectives

To strengthen home-school partnership through :

Better communication between teachers and parents

Understanding of PSLE Posting & DSA matters

Agenda

Secondary School Education

Sec 1 Posting

Direct School Admission

Home-School Partnership

PSLE Results 2017

Creativity … Graciousness … Gratitude … Responsibility … Resilience… Integrity

SECONDARY SCHOOL EDUCATION

1. Mainstream Secondary Education

- Express, Normal Academic and Normal Technical Course

- Autonomous Schools / Special Assistance Plan Schools / Secondary Schools

Crescent St Margaret’s Anderson

Nan Hua Sec

Gan Eng Seng Sec

1. Mainstream Secondary Education

PSLE

EXPRESS NORMAL NORMAL

GCE ‘O’ level ACADEMIC TECHNICAL

GCE ‘N’ Level GCE ‘N’ Level

JUNIOR COLLEGE POLYTECHNIC ITE

Poly Foundation

Prog / HIGHER

NITEC / GCE ‘O’

4 years

Yr 5

2. Integrated 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

8

8

6-yr programme

leading to the

International

Baccalaureate

Diploma

6-yr programme

leading

to the A-

Levels

6-yr diploma programme leading to

the NUS High School Diploma 9

9

ACS(I) MGS SJI SOTA SSP

Dunman

High

School

HCI Nanyang

Girls’ High

RGS RI

River Valley

High School NJC VS

Catholic High

School

Cedar Girls’

Secondary

School

SCGS Temasek JC

CHIJ St.

Nicholas

Girls’ School

NUS High

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 POSTING

- S1 Option Form

- Eligibility

Letter

S1 Option Form

Customised for each child

Indicate 6 school choices

Eligibility Letter

Edusave Scholarship for Independent Schools (ESIS)

Bonus points for admission to Special Assistance Plan (SAP) schools

Option to offer HMT

Offer of 3rd language

Option Band

1. Edusave Scholarships for Independent Schools (ESIS)

From 2018, MOE will introduce the Edusave Scholarships for Independent Schools (ESIS), to replace the scholarships previously made available to students of an Independent School

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 (before bonus points)

If interested, eligible students should opt for Independent Schools among their six choices

Will be awarded to the student if she is eligible, 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. Catholic High (Boys only)

3. CHIJ St Nicholas Girls’ School

4. Chung Cheng High School (Main) (Co-ed School)

5. Dunman High School (Co-ed School)

6. Hwa Chong Institution (Boys only – Sec; Co-ed JC section)

7. Nan Hua High School (Co-ed School)

8. Nanyang Girls’ High

9. River Valley High School (Co-ed School)

10. 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.

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: ESIS

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

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

2) Child’s personality / character 3) Distance 4) School programmes & school culture 5) Affiliated schools For 2019 Sec 1 intake, affiliated schools must keep 20% of places in each stream for non-affiliated students

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 2017 cut-off, her chance in being admitted to the school is slimmer compared to those whose scores are higher

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

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 distinctive 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

Stages of the DSA-Sec Exercise

Selection Stage Jun – End Aug

Exercise School Preference Stage

Mid Oct

Results Release Stage

Late-Nov

Selection by schools (interview, camps, selection tests)

Student receives outcome of application from the school(s) applied to

(confirmed, waiting list, rejected)

Students with “Confirmed” Offers or who have been put on the “Waiting List” of a school

will receive a School Preference Form after PSLE from their respective primary schools.

Parents can indicate their child’s school preference(s) for up to 3 schools in the School Preference Form.

Student collects her DSA-Sec allocation result from her primary school, together with her PSLE results.

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.

Successful 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

A student who is unsuccessful in the DSA-Sec Exercise will be notified of the outcome of the application and will participate in the Secondary One Posting Exercise.

For more information, check this out : http://www.moe.gov.sg/education/admissions/dsa-sec/

Considerations :

1) Know your child :

- What are the strengths or interests of your child that you would like to develop further through the DSA school?

-Does she want to continue in that programme or CCA in the secondary school?

-Can she cope with the academic rigour in the

school?

-Manage her expectations, stress level and morale

in applying for DSA

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2) Understand the school - Culture, vision, mission and values

- CCAs / Special Programmes

- Match between the school’s strengths/ distinctive programmes and your child’s talents

3) Selection criteria

- obtain more details on the schools’ selection criteria by: o Visiting the schools’ website

o Visiting the schools’ open houses

- consider applying to one or two schools that best cater to the child’s needs

- submit the DSA application form before the deadline. (Note: Please check the individual school website as the application period and procedures can vary from school to school.)

Preparation By the School

Workshop on Interview Skills in P6

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

- 3 – 5 Sept

Interview Skills Workshop 12 May

Secondary Schools Fair 12 May

PSLE Exam Dates 2018

PSLE Oral – 16 & 17 Aug

PSLE Listening Comprehension – 14 Sept

PSLE Written Exam – 27 Sept – 3 Oct

Our children are Gifts to us

Their worth is not measured in 3 digits

Neither is our love for them

Let them know this everyday