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CHONGZHENG PRIMARY

SCHOOL

P4 Briefing on

Subject Based Banding

20 January 2017

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Vision An Innovative ThinkerA Gracious LeaderAn Engaged Citizen

MissionNurturing a Leader in Everyone with a Heart to

give and a Mind to grow

Values

Confidence in Ourselves

Zest for Life

Passion for Learning

Service to Community

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Guiding Principle

Every Child Matters, Every Staff Matters

Previous System (before 2008)

Students who did not perform well in

Primary 4 examinations

◦ Streamed into EM3 classes in Primary 5

and 6

◦ Took all subjects at the foundation level

◦ Might take Mother Tongue (MT) at the

standard level if they were strong in MT

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Why introduce Subject-Based

Banding?

To recognise the different abilities of

students

◦ Provide more flexibility in subject

combinations for students with strengths

and abilities that vary across subjects

Removal of Merged and EM3 streams in

Primary 5 and 6

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What Subject-Based Banding

means for your child

Greater flexibility in subject

combinations

Your child has the choice to take a

combination of standard and foundation

subjects, depending on his strengths

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What are the choices available?

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If your child

(for P4 Exam)

Your child may be recommended to take

Passes all 4 subjects

and performs very

well in MTL

• 4 standard subjects + Higher Mother Tongue

Language

Passes all 4 subjects • 4 standard subjects

Passes 3 subjects • 4 standard subjects

Passes 2 subjects or

less• 4 standard subjects; or

• 3 standard subjects + 1 other foundation subject; or

• 2 standard subjects+ 2 other foundation subjects; or

• 1 standard subject + 3 other foundation subjects; or

• 4 foundation subjects

How does Subject-Based Banding Work?

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Student takes subject combination chosen by parents

School recommends subject combination, based on P4

exam results. Parents indicate preferred combination.

[At P4]

[At P5]

How does Subject-Based Banding Work?

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Student who takes 1

or more foundation

subject(s) and does

very well in them

Student who takes

standard subjects

and has difficulty

coping

All other

students

School may allow him to

upgrade 1 or 2 subjects

to standard level if school

believes he can cope; or

continue the same subject

combination in P6

School may allow him

to take 1 or more

subjects at foundation

level in P6

School will allow

them to continue

the same subject

combination in P6

[End of P5]

Student takes subject combination decided by school

Student sits for Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE)

[At P6]

[End of P6]

Progression to secondary level depends on PSLE Score.

◦ The scoring system is not new

◦ Different expectations of standard and foundation subjects will be taken into account when the PSLE score is calculated

Offering weaker subjects at foundation level is not a disadvantage.

◦ Your child will be able to focus on building up strong fundamentals in the weaker subjects

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Subject-based Banding and

Secondary School admission

Subject-Based Banding in

Chongzheng Primary School

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Selection Criteria

Pupils recommended to take 4S

Pass at least 3 subjects.

For students who pass 2 subjects or less. They need to

score more than 80 % of basic items i.e 24 out of 30. in

the subject that they had failed in.

These set of basic items are provided by MOE to ensure

that covers the minimal content that is necessary for the

child to cope with the content of the subject at the

standard level.

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Selection Criteria

Other consideration:

◦ Pupils’ performance for the past 3 years in the subjects.

◦ Teacher’s feedback

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Example

Pupil ENG MA SC MTL Rec SBB

A 60 35 55 80 4S

B 57 32 (26)* 48 (25)* 50 4S

C 52 20 24 50 2S + 2F

D 60 20 25 29 3F +1S

E 29 15 23 30 4F

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* Marks attained for basic items

Selection Criteria for Taking Higher

Mother Tongue Language

Scored at least 80 marks in the MTL paper and also in

the other subjects.

Point to Note:

Pupils are not allowed to drop the subject mid-way through

the year. Please carefully consider the child’s inclination and

interest in the language. It is not an enrichment activity.

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Example

Pupil ENG MA SC MTL Rec SBB

A 85 80 80 88 4S + 1H

B 83 93 84 78 4S

C 70 75 79 80 4S

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Subject Combinations offered in CZPS

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Combinations Subjects

4S + HMTL English, Maths, Science, MTL (Standard Level)

Higher MTL

4S English, Maths, Science, MTL (Standard Level)

2S + 2F English & MTL (Standard Level)

Maths & Science (Foundation Level)

English & MTL (Standard Level)

Maths & MTL ( Foundation Level)

1S + 3F English (Standard Level)

Maths, Science & MTL (Foundation Level)

4F English, Maths, Science, MTL (Foundation Level)

Subject Combinations Note that in CZPS, we do not offer pupils to do

3S +1F unless it is a case of Special Needs.

At the P5 Level, we try to give the students a

chance to do the subject at Standard Level.

They will be reassessed again at the end of P5

and reassigned to take the foundation subjects if

they do not meet the criteria.

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Guidelines for Movement After P5 Movement at the end Primary 5 is determined by the

school based on his performance.

For the majority of the pupils, they will continue with

the same combination.

For pupils who do not meet the expectations of the

subjects at the end of Primary 5, they will take the

subject at the Foundation Level. This will enable they to

learn at a less demanding pace.

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Important Dates (tentative)

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Dates Items

7 Nov Issuance of Option Forms to parents of P4

students

9 Nov Parents to exercise option and return forms

to school

14 Nov Issuance of Report Books to parents/

Notification of Change in Subject-Based

Banding Allocation for P5 students

16 Nov Promotion Day

Tips on Supporting your Child in

his Learning Provide a suitable learning environment at

home, free from distractions

Promote reading habit – books, magazines, newspapers

Take an active interest in your child’s personal and school life

Ensure that child’s homework is done

Establish good rapport with your child’s form teacher and subject teachers

Inculcate good values and build sound character

Together, we

make the

difference

…

Thank you