Senior Secondary Senior Secondary Education Education

Subject Choice SeminarSubject Choice Seminar

5-March-20135-March-2013

Aims :

1.To understand the Senior Secondary Education Curriculum FrameworkCurriculum Framework

2.To understand the importance of subject choice

3.To understand the purpose and procedure of Mock Subject Selection

Senior Secondary Studies Senior Secondary Studies Subject Choice SeminarSubject Choice Seminar

The Senior Secondary Education The Senior Secondary Education Curriculum FrameworkCurriculum Framework

4 Core Subjects:

Chin Language,Eng Language,Mathematics,

Liberal Studies

(45-55%)

3 Elective Subjects

out of 13 subjects

(20-30%)

Other Learning

Experiences

moral and civic education, community service, aesthetic and physical development, career-related experiences

(15-35%)

Subject ChoiceSubject Choice

S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6Senior Secondary

Studies

subjects combination ?

4 cores (Eng, Chin, Math, LS)3 electives

Subject choice ?

University

BAFSBAFSChinese HistoryChinese History

EconomicsEconomics

Chinese LiteratureChinese Literature

GeographyGeography

HistoryHistory

Literature in EnglishLiterature in English

ICTICT

BiologyBiology

ChemistryChemistry

PhysicsPhysics

Combined Science (Bio + Chem)Combined Science (Bio + Chem)

E & RSE & RS

The importance of subject choice

Before you make your choices……

To understand your personalities, your interests , your abilities and your career aspirations

To know more about the Senior Secondary Curriculum and the courses provided by Universities

To set a clear goals for yourself (study + career )

Decision is made according to concrete and realistic information and with serious thinking

To discuss with your parents and teachers

Balance between your interests and abilities ,

and your future planning

Aims :

1.To understand the Senior Secondary Education Curriculum FrameworkCurriculum Framework

2.To understand the importance of subject choice to your senior secondary education, university studies and career path

3.To understand the purpose and procedure of Mock Subject Selection

Senior Secondary Studies Senior Secondary Studies Subject Choice SeminarSubject Choice Seminar

The purpose of the Mock Subject Selection

To know your preference

To fine tune the arrangement subject to the school resources

To fit the needs of majorities

Physics Chinese History History

Chemistry Chinese Literature Geography

Biology Literature in English

Economics

Combined Science

(Bio + Chem)

ICT BAFS

E & RS

Subjects for S4 students taken inSubjects for S4 students taken in 2012-20132012-20132013-2014

Tips for choosing Tips for choosing Mathematics moduleMathematics module

Only students who are Only students who are top top 35% 35%

in Mathematicsin Mathematics of the Form of the Form can can

choose to take Mathematics choose to take Mathematics

module (module 1 or 2)module (module 1 or 2)

Mock Subject SelectionMock Subject Selection

Students will arrange all subjects in Students will arrange all subjects in order of their preferences using the order of their preferences using the online application formonline application form

Login ID & Passwordsame as the eClass login ID and password

Elective subject preference

Maths module preference

Mechanism of Mechanism of MockMock Elective Subject Elective Subject AllocationAllocation

Students will be ranked according to Students will be ranked according to • No. of subjects failedNo. of subjects failed• Average markAverage mark

of the of the 1st Term Examination result1st Term Examination result

Mechanism of Mechanism of MockMock Elective Subject Elective Subject AllocationAllocation

Students with Students with higher rank higher rank will be will be allocated firstallocated first

Students’ Students’ first three choicesfirst three choices will be will be entertained as far as possible entertained as far as possible unless unless the subject she selected is fullthe subject she selected is full

The 4th – 13th choices will then be The 4th – 13th choices will then be considered until 3 subjects have considered until 3 subjects have been allocatedbeen allocated

Mock Mock Elective Subject SelectionElective Subject Selection

Submission period: Submission period: 5/3 – 15/35/3 – 15/3 The result of the mock allocation will The result of the mock allocation will

NOTNOT affect the actual allocation affect the actual allocation taken place in Apriltaken place in April