Primary 6 18 Jan 2019 1 Overview Important Dates Character & - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Character & Citizenship Education Beginning of Year Parent-Teacher Meeting Partnership Primary 6 18 Jan 2019 1

Overview • Important Dates Character & Citizenship • 2020 PSLE Information Education • Posting to Secondary School • Choosing a Secondary School Partnership • Direct School Admission 2

Primary School Leaving Examinations (PSLE) Character & • PSLE is a placement exam Citizenship Education • Gives relative standing of pupils • Enables posting to secondary schools by Partnership merit • Pupils placed in the most suitable stream based on results 3

Expectations for 2020 Cohort Level Goals : Character & Citizenship Education • 100% eligible for secondary school • Increase percentage eligible for the Express stream • Improve percentage passes in Mathematics Partnership • Improve overall quality passes 4

Expectations for 2020 Cohort Home-School Partnership : Character & • Ensure daily attendance in school and punctuality Citizenship Education • Ensure prompt completion and submission of school work • Work on early and consistent preparation Partnership • Draw up work schedule • Set attainable but challenging targets – Identify gaps and work on them – Keep check on your daughter in well-being (physical & mental health) 5

2020 School Schedule • Supplementary lessons: Character & Citizenship – from Term 1: Mon (EMS) & Wed (MTL) Education – during June holidays: 1 to 2 Jun – during September holidays: 10 to 11 Sep – from Term 3: focusing on revision on Fri (EMS) Partnership • No CCAs for all P6 girls in Semester 2 • Critical revision / consolidation period just before PSLE 6

2020 SA1 Dates (Term 2) (Tentative) • EL&MTL Oral 30 April (Wk 6) • EL&MTL Listening Compre 4 May (Wk 7) Character & Citizenship • Composition Education – EL 4 May (Wk 7) – MTL 5 May (Wk 7) • Written 11 - 15 May (Wk 8) Partnership English 11 May Science 12 May Mother Tongue 13 May Mathematics 14 May Higher MT 15 May 7

2020 Preliminary Exam Dates ( Tentative ) • Oral Exam (EL & MTL) 29 Jul Character & • Listening Compre Citizenship 19 Aug Education • Written 20 – 26 Aug English 20 Aug Partnership Mathematics 21 Aug Mother Tongue 24 Aug Science 25 Aug Higher MT 26 Aug 8

Extract from SEAB’s Website Character & Citizenship Education Partnership 9

Absence from PSLE • Official Medical Certificate, time of visit to doctor and Character & diagnosis Citizenship Education • Make-up only for Oral Examinations (venue: SEAB) • Absence from other papers: pupils’ preliminary Partnership results and even P6 SA1 and P5 SA1 & SA2 results taken into consideration Further details will be given in the PSLE information booklet for candidates 10

Reporting Progress • Feedback on your child’s progress for students in P6 Character & will be given in the Term 1 School Report Card for Citizenship Education Class Reviews. • SA1 and Preliminary Examination will be reported in the Holistic Development Profile (School Report Partnership Book) and you will receive them in Term 2 and in early Term 4 after the Preliminary Examinations. • Each assessment will be taken as 100% weighting 11

EXPRESS APPRECIATE Release of PSLE Results - Likely to be during 1 st week of the year-end Character & Citizenship Education holidays (23 – 27 Nov 2020) Release of Posting Results & Reporting to Sec School Partnership - Likely to be during the week before Christmas (13 – 18 Dec 2020) 12

PSLE Aggregate Score Subject grade reflects pupil’s performance in Character & each subject (A*- E, Ungraded) Citizenship Education Aggregate score shows pupil’s overall performance in the exam (e.g. 189, 242…) Partnership • Aggregate score = sum of T-Scores of 4 subjects • Each of the 4 subjects carries the same weighting in the computation of the Aggregate score 13

What is T-Score? Aggregate Score = sum of T-Scores of 4 subjects Character & Citizenship Education Mark for each subject is converted to a transformed score - T-Score • Reflects the pupil’s standing relative to the other pupils in the subject Partnership • The raw mark obtained in the exam only shows the individual’s performance in that subject, not how the pupil has performed compared to others. 14

Computation of Aggregate Score • The aggregate score does not include Higher Character & Mother Tongue. Citizenship Education • Computation of the aggregate score takes into account: Partnership - the difference in demand between Standard and Foundation subjects - the number of examinable subjects taken 15

Choosing a Secondary School Courses offered Character &  Express – Exp Citizenship Education  Normal Academic – N(A)  Normal Technical – N(T) Programmes offered Partnership  Language programmes e.g. Third Languages  Elective programmes e.g. Art & Music  Integrated Programme- 4 or 6 years  Direct School Admission

CHIJ Affiliation Policy • CHIJ (Katong) Primary is affiliated to CHIJ Katong Convent (KC) Character & Citizenship • To enjoy affiliation, Education - KC must be indicated as first choice - Child must have an aggregate score of 200 and above to be eligible for the Express stream in KC Partnership - If child has aggregate score below 200 , please opt for Normal(Academic) stream to enjoy affiliation priority • Offer Art and Drama as an elective at the ‘O’ Levels 17

School Affiliation Policy Our P6 Girls choosing Katong Convent (at Marine Terrace) for Secondary 1. Character & Citizenship Education From 2019: Katong Convent Sec 1 Intake: 80% Affiliates and 20% Non-Affiliates Partnership For the past 3 years, Our P6 Girls make up about 50% (About 115 Girls from 2019 cohort) of Katong Convent Sec 1 Cohort (made up of 7 Classes)

Entering a secondary school 1. PSLE/S1 Posting • Based on a student’s PSLE score • Most students enter secondary schools this way 2. DSA-Sec • Based on a diverse range of talents and achievements in specific academic subjects or non- academic areas, beyond what the PSLE recognises • Allows students to access school programmes to develop their talents 19

Chinese New Year Celebration • CNY Celebration – 24 th Jan 2020 • School hours – 7.30am to 10.00am • CNY Holidays – 25 th to 27 th Jan 2020 • Scheduled School Holiday – 28 th Jan 2020

Thank You Character & Citizenship Education & Have a good evening Partnership 22