QUEENSWAY SECONDARY SCHOOL 2019 Secondary 1 Registration Day 20 Dec 2018, Thursday 1
S ECONDARY 1 R EGISTRATION D AY I NTRODUCTION & WELCOME Ms Tan Wei Yi (Assistant Year Head - Sec 1) 2
P ROGRAMME FOR S ECONDARY 1 R EGISTRATION D AY 1. Introduction & Welcome 2. Principal’s Address 3. Administrative Matters 4. Preparing for the First Week of School 5. Registration for 1E Students at Atrium 6. Subject-Based Banding Briefing for 1NA and 1NT Students 7. Registration for 1NA and 1NT Students in the Hall 3
QUEENSWAY SECONDARY SCHOOL 2018 Secondary 1 Registration Day Principal’s Address Mr. Peter Tan 4
S ECONDARY 1 R EGISTRATION D AY I NTRODUCTION & W ELCOME Vice Principals: Ms Pauline Chia Mr Ng Hock Soon Mr Yong Wei Leong 5
QUEENSWAY SECONDARY SCHOOL WELCOMES YOU
Q UEENSWAY S ECONDARY S CHOOL • Is established since 1961 • Caters to varied talents and produces good performance • Nurtures students to become confident, life-long learners caring, responsible citizens • Provides a conducive learning environment with caring and dedicated teachers • Offers varied special programmes to bring the best out of every student
Q UEENSWAY S ECONDARY S CHOOL A school where ALL can achieve success according to his/her ability Ng Shi Mun, QSS Class of 2009 PSC Scholar (Kings College, UK) 8
Important School Information Current Enrolment: 1112 students/ 30 classes Sec 1 Enrolment : 268 (4 EXP, 2 NA,1 NT) PSLE Cut-Off Score: Exp 242 - 220 / NA 199-168 / NT 153-130
Varied talents & value-added performance The QSS Experience: • Healthy diverse mix of students Student-Centric, Values-Driven of varied talents and Holistic Education: backgrounds • Attracts academically inclined students from Express/Normal Course 150 in Express, 118 in NA/NT Upper Sec: 3 Exp Classes (75%) offer pure sciences, 2 maths O-Level subjects offered by NA Elective Modules for NA/NT
Important School Information Curriculum Time: • Mon-Thu 7.40 a.m. to 2 p.m. • Fri till 1.00 p.m. Enrichments and Remedial 2.30pm-3.30pm CCAs 3.30pm – 6.00pm
The Queens Graduate A Confident, Life-long Learner A Caring, Responsible Citizen
A Holistic Education Challenging and Rigorous Curriculum Comprehensive Character Development Programme 14
QSS Character & Citizenship Education Programme Show Care and Concern for Others 15
Our Character Development Programme Student Leadership & Outdoor Education Level Camps 16
Our Leadership Programme Learning to Work in Teams, Learning to Lead and Serve Various Leadership Opportunities & Platforms 17
Nurturing Caring Citizens & Life-long Learners Applied Sciences as ALP Growing a Maker Culture among students – collaboration with SP Sea Perch Module – Introduction to STEM
Nurturing Caring Citizens & Life-long Learners Applied Sciences as ALP • Collaboration with Singapore Polytechnic : Outstanding students partner with SP and are awarded the YEA (Gold) award for preferential admission to SP Engineering courses. • Life-Sciences Programme : Exposure to experiments in life sciences and CSI to expose students to scientific applications. • Sea Perch Programme Students work in teams to construct an underwater robot which can be used for water quality testing and object recovery. Exposure given to STEM principles.
Nurturing Confident, Life-long Learners Sports & Outdoor Education as LLP 20
Trips for Internationalization Experience We expose our students to different cultures Experiential Learning & Cultural Immersion Overseas Trips to ASEAN & Asia
Partnership with Parents We work closely to support the students Dads for Life School dinner and dance Cooking Session Annual Fun Fair
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QUEENSWAY SECONDARY SCHOOL 2019 Secondary 1 Registration Day Administrative Matters 24
A DMINISTRATIVE MATTERS 1. Mass Appeal Exercise 2. Mother Tongue and 3 rd Language Matters 3. Students With Special Educational Needs 4. Books and School Uniform 5. Transport and Financial Matters 6. Art & Music Elective Programmes (AEP/MEP) 25
1. M ASS A PPEAL E XERCISE 26
M ASS APPEAL EXERCISE Students, who wish to appeal for a transfer of school due to any of the following reasons, may participate in the Mass Appeal Exercise (MAE): 1. Serious Medical Conditions 2. Dyslexia and Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) 3. Physical Disabilities 27
M ASS APPEAL EXERCISE Reasons that will be considered for Mass Appeal: 1. Serious Medical Conditions (E.g. chronic heart or kidney conditions) An official letter from a certified doctor must be attached to the application 28
M ASS APPEAL EXERCISE 2. Dyslexia and Autistic Spectrum Disorder Submit a comprehensive report written by a relevant professional (e.g. psychologist, speech and language therapist). Other documents may include report from primary school. 29
M ASS APPEAL EXERCISE 3. Physical Disabilities Submit assessment from qualified medical professional. It should clearly describe the extent of disability (temporary or permanent) and type of assistive device currently using e.g. wheelchair 30
M ASS A PPEAL EXERCISE • Proceed to the Mass Appeal Exercise booth on the left side of the hall when this briefing ends. • Collect an application form, complete it and submit it with the necessary supporting documents through us: By 12 noon on 20 th Dec 2018 (today) • Each student is only allowed to submit one application • Please note that if you are successful with the mass appeal application, you will not be allowed to reject the offer and request to be admitted back to Queensway Secondary School 31
R ELEASE OF MASS APPEAL RESULTS • Report to our school on 2 nd Jan 2019 (Wed) • If successful, student will be given the new school posting letter and be asked to report to the new school • If unsuccessful, student will remain with our school 32
A PPEALS FOR TRANSFER TO INDEPENDENT / SPECIAL ASSISTANCE PLAN / AUTONOMOUS SCHOOL • Please apply directly to the school you wish to transfer to • If successful, obtain a letter of acceptance from the school, and then come back to us to get endorsement of release from Queensway Secondary School 33
2. M OTHER T ONGUE & 3 RD L ANGUAGE MATTERS 34
M OTHER T ONGUE (H IGHER C HINESE L ANGUAGE ) • Students who are interested in taking Higher Chinese Language (HCL), please speak to Mr Lim (HOD/MTL) at the back of the hall after you have done your registration • HCL is offered to our students from Sec 2 onwards. 35
O THER LANGUAGES • For enquiries on other languages (e.g. Higher Malay Language, Higher Tamil Language or 3 rd Languages, please speak to Mdm Esther (SH/TL) at the back of the hall after your registration 36
O UTCOME OF 3 RD L ANGUAGE APPLICATION • At the registration table, students who had applied for 3 rd Language studies will receive the outcome of their application. • Students who are successful will receive a letter and have to follow the instructions as stated in this letter. • They must report for registration on 28 Dec (8.30am to 5pm) at the Zonal Centre or Language Centre 37
EXEMPTION FROM MOTHER TONGUE • If a student was previously exempted from taking Mother Tongue in primary school, please bring the letter of exemption to school on 2 nd Jan (Wed) and submit a photocopy to the Form Teacher. 38
3. S TUDENTS WITH SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS 39
S TUDENTS WITH S PECIAL E DUCATIONAL N EEDS • Should your child require support related to special educational needs, please proceed to the Special Educational Needs booth on the left side of the hall after you are done with the registration. 40
4. BOOKS AND SCHOOL UNIFORM 41
4. BOOKS AND SCHOOL UNIFORM Books • Bookshop is located at the school canteen • Two queues: Complete set and incomplete set • Please refer to the booklist in your Registration Pack for details of the opening hours 42
4. BOOKS AND SCHOOL UNIFORM School Uniform • At the classrooms along Level 1, Classroom Block • Opening hours 20 th Dec: 9 am – 2 pm 21 st Dec: 9 am – 2 pm • Please refer to the handout in your Registration Pack if you would like to buy the uniform from their shop on other days. 43
A PPROVED S HOES AND SOCKS • Shoes: Canvas shoes or track shoes with white shoe laces and predominantly white ( at least 75% white) • School shoes are encouraged ( Note: No striking or luminous colors are allowed ) • Socks: Prescribed school socks or plain white socks (No multi-colours/stripes) 44
5. TRANSPORT & FINANCIAL MATTERS 45
S CHOOL SMART CARD • Use Primary Level School Smart Cards till end Apr 2019 • Students can still purchase the Bus Concession Pass (BCP) using their Primary level SSCs but they would need to purchase the BCP for Secondary School students . 46
T RANSIT L INK E -T RANSPORT V OUCHERS • For students who have been receiving e- transport vouchers in primary school, the school will issue a letter to you by Week 3 of 2019 on the procedures to take. 47
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