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SECONDARY 2 ASSESSMENTS
O-track
Mid-Year Progress Report
Coursework Progress Report
Year-end Summative Report
Assessment type Mid-Year Exam Assignments & class
tests for Term 1 – 3 End-of-Year Examination
Weighting for LA, MT, Maths 30% 20% 50%
Weighting for Geog, Hist 25% 40% 35% Weighting for Sciences 40% 20% 40%
SECONDARY 2 ASSESSMENTS
IP-track
Mid-Year Progress
Report
Coursework Progress Report
Year-end Summative Report
Assessment type
Mid-Year Block Tests
Assignments & class tests for Term 1 – 3
End-of-Year Examination
Weighting for all subjects except Science
30% 20% 50%
Weighting for Sciences 40% 20% 40%
MGS-INTEGRATED PROGRAMME
Year 3 intake in 2016 for additional 20 students
For who? • Sec 2 MGS students
• Sec 2 Non-MGS students
Application process will open in mid-May. Forms and Information will be on the school website.
16 May 2015. Saturday . 10 to 11:30 am
MGS-INTEGRATED PROGRAMME
Criteria for selection
1. Selection tests results 2. School results for Sec 1 & Sec 2 3. Other achievements 4. Performance at interview 5. Viewpoint essay Results of application will be released after the End-of-Year Examination.
4 MAIN TYPES OF OPTIONS
Junior Colleges (JCs) or Millennia Ins2tute
Ins2tute of Technical Educa2on (ITE)
Polytechnics
NAFA or LASALLE
AGGREGATE COMPUTATIONS
Junior College: L1R5 Millenia Institute: L1R4 Polytechnic: ELR2B2
ITE: ELB4, ELR1B3 or ELR2B2
Legend: L1 = English or Higher Mother Tongue R = Relevant subjects EL = English Language B = Best subjects
Bonus Points for Computation of Net Aggregate Scores
2) Pass in English and Higher Mother
Tongue
3) Pass in Malay/Chinese (Special programme) or Bahasa Indonesia (BI) as
3rd Language
5) Students who apply for and are accepted into
Chinese LEP or Malay LEP
2 points for admission to JC/MI courses, provided these choices come before any Poly/ITE courses
2 points
For students from feeder schools if they choose their
affiliated JC course(s) as a) 1st choice or
b) 1st and 2nd choices
2 points
4) Affilia2on to JC
Limited to maximum of 4 bonus points only for sections (1)-(4). Limited to maximum of 6 bonus points only for sections (1)-(5).
1) CCA grades Grades A1-A2: 2 points Grades B3-C6: 1 point
(For admission to JC/Poly/ITE)
PATHWAYS BEYOND ‘O’ LEVELS
New ‘A’ Levels IB Diploma Polytechnic Diploma
Subject choices for GCE ‘O’ Levels
INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE DIPLOMA PROGRAMME
http://www.ibo.org
Choose 1 subject from each of 6 groups + Extended Essay + Theory of Knowledge.
Subjects will be offered at 2 levels to suit
abilities and inclinations
• Standard Level (SL)
• Higher Level (HL) Group 1 - Language A1 is English
Language with a literary heritage and international perspective.
(Preferably EL and Lit or Lit elective at ‘O’ Levels)
THE ‘A’ LEVEL CURRICULUM
http://www3.moe.edu.sg/cpdd/alevel2006/
Subjects are offered at 3 levels: H1, H2, H3 Subject combi offered at JCs are usually *3H2, 1H1 + GP (or KI), PW, MTL * Contrasting subject, at either H1 or H2
level Expanded curriculum: take on an
additional H1 or H2 subject, or offer up to 2 H3 subjects
Promotion to Secondary 3 is based on Overall performance at CAs and Year-End Examinations. § Attain 50% overall marks § Attain 50% Language Arts marks
Streaming is based on • Overall percentage • Rank Average
SECONDARY 2 PROMOTIONS
OVERALL AVERAGE FOR SEC 2
English Mother Tongue or HMT Mathematics Biological Sciences Physical Sciences Geography History Literature MEP Music Third Language
Rank Average =
(EL + M + LSS + GHL) / 4
WHAT IS RANK AVERAGE?
EL = English
M = Mathematics
LSS = Lower Sec Science (average of Bio Sc & Phy Sc)
GHL = Humanities average
Subject Combination groups Remarks 2 Languages + 2 Mathematics + 2 Sciences + 2 Humanities
Most flexible for post-secondary pathways
2 Languages + 2 Mathematics + 3 Sciences + Combined Humanities
Not for MEP students
2 Languages + 2 Mathematics + 3 Sciences + 2 Humanities
Heavy curriculum load**
Sec 3 O-level options
3 broad combination groups will be offered
**9 subject-combination is a demanding one to be considered by students who show a flair for an academically heavy load.
She should score > 75% for overall average AND > 75% for rank average.
1. English Language 2. Mother Tongue Language (HMT, MT,
MTB) 3. Mathematics 4. Combined Humanities 5. Any Science Subject
SUBJECT REQUIREMENTS AT GCE ‘O’ LEVELS
1. English Language 2. Mother Tongue Language (HMT, MT,
MTB) 3. Mathematics 4. Combined Humanities 5. Any Science Subject 6. Humanities or Science or L3 or Art or
Music.
7. 8.
SUBJECT CHOICES AT GCE ‘O’ LEVELS (FOR A LEVEL TRACK: MUST TAKE MINIMUM 6 SUBJECTS)
1. English Language 2. Mother Tongue Language (HMT, MT,
MTB) 3. Mathematics 4. Combined Humanities (Lit elective) 5. Any Science Subject 6. Humanities (Lit) or Science or L3 or
Art or Music 7. 8.
SUBJECT CHOICES AT GCE ‘O’ LEVELS (FOR IB DP: GOOD TO TAKE LIT OR LIT ELECTIVE)
SCIENCE SUBJECTS
Biology Chemistry
Physics
* Students must take Chemistry if she is taking more than 1 science
subject.
HUMANITIES SUBJECTS
Combined Humanities v Social Studies + Geog elective v Social Studies + Hist elective v Social Studies + Lit elective Full Humanities
v Geography
v History
v Literature
v Chinese Literature
v Tamil Literature
v Higher Art
v MEP Music*
v MSP, CSP, AL, BI*
DOUBLE HUMANITIES COMBINATIONS
v SS Hist not with full Hist
v SS Lit not with full Lit
v SS Geog not with full Geog
OTHER SUBJECTS
q MEP Music (with extra 1 hr on 1 afternoon)
q Non-MEP Music (on Friday afternoons; applications open in July)
q Art (afternoon classes)
q Foreign language held outside school (afternoon classes)
TIMELINE FOR SUBJECT OPTION
o 9 Oct (Fri): last day of End of Year exams o 16 Oct (Fri):
S3 option forms to students/parents Results of Year 3 IP application
o 19 Oct (Mon): Yr 3 subject briefing for parents o 22 Oct (Thu): opting for subject combination o end Nov: confirmation of subject
combinations and 2016 classes