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CONVENT OF THE HOLY INFANT JESUS SECONDARY (TOWN CONVENT)

Secondary 2 Streaming • 2 nd year at secondary school • Balance of CCA, School and Academic endeavours • CAs, Mid-Year & EOY Examinations • Overall results + Results in Core Subject areas critical

Secondary 2 1. Critical Year - Understand strengths of individual - All-round support required - Consistency important as choices given based on merit 2. Subject Combinations (Sec 3) - Combinations for Sec 3 2017 - Wide array, taking into account student interests, mobility to higher education, resources available - 7 Options for Express, 3 Options for NA ( choices within each option), Options for NT

Secondary 2 3. Greater Understanding of Subject Combinations - The myth of Triple Science - The truth about Food Science - Taking A Math, Literature 4. Holistic Development & Involvement Pivotal - CCA involvement - Involvement in school activities - Development of lifeskills & competencies - CCA grading ( LEAPS 2.0)

Secondary 2 - Let us work together to support our IJ Girl - Pastoral Support available - Email addresses of teachers available - Assessment Structure in booklet - Principal’s Email : karentay@chijsec.edu.sg - candiceseet@chijsec.edu.sg ( VP/ Acad) teogeoksian@chijsec.edu.sg (VP/ Acad)

SEC SECONDARY 2 ONDARY 2 STR STREAM EAMING ING

Objective To give every student the most appropriate subject combination so that she can develop to the best of her ability, interests and potential.

Streaming Criteria 1 Overall Results in Sec 2 Exams SA1 SA2 30% 70% 2 Performance in relevant Sec 2 subjects (more information can be found in booklet)

The Streaming Process 1. All students (Express and Normal (A) streams) are ranked by their overall performance across subjects. 2. The streaming of a student to a particular class is also guided by her choice and the overall performance in the subjects. (eg. EL, Math, Sc, Lit, Geog, Hist) 3. For classes with Pure Sciences & Additional Math, students must satisfy the criterion of the subject. 4. Allocation of student to a subject combination is done based on merit and also subjected to availability of school resources.

COMPUTATION OF L1R5 (for O-Level students entry to JC) L1 First Language English / Higher Mother Tongue Humanities/ Higher Art/ Higher Music/ Malay Relevant Subject 1 (Special Programme)/Chinese (Special Programme)/ Bahasa Indonesia Relevant Subject 2 Mathematics/ Science Humanities/ Higher Art/ Higher Music/ Mathematics/ Science/Malay (Special R5 Relevant Subject 3 Programme)/ Chinese (Special Programme)/ Bahasa Indonesia Any GCE 'O' Level subjects Relevant Subject 4 (except CCA) Any GCE 'O' Level subjects Relevant Subject 5 (except CCA)

COMPUTATION OF L1R4 (for O-Level students entry to Millenia Institute) L1 First Language English / Higher Mother Tongue Humanities/ Higher Art/ Higher Music/ Malay Relevant Subject 1 (Special Programme)/Chinese (Special Programme) / Bahasa Indonesia Humanities/ Higher Art/ Higher Music/ Mathematics/ Science/Malay (Special Programme)/ Relevant Subject 2 Chinese (Special Programme)/ R4 Bahasa Indonesia Relevant Subject 3 Any GCE 'O' Level subjects or CCA Relevant Subject 4 Any GCE 'O' Level subjects or CCA

COMPUTATION OF ELR2B2 (for O-level students entry to polytechnic) EL English Language English Language Two group of relevant subjects from four categories of courses: ELR2B2-A ELR2B2-B R2 Two Relevant Subjects ELR2B2-C ELR2B2-D (applied sciences, business management, engineering, media design) B2 Two Best Other Subjects Best 2 other subjects excluding CCA

COMPUTATION OF EMB3 (ELMAB3) (for N-Level students only, opting for PFP, DPP) EL English Language English Language MA E Mathematics E Mathematics Three Best Other B3 Best 2 other subjects excluding CCA Subjects Conver ersi sion on from om O level l grade de 'O'Level Grade Aggregate pt for PFP A1 to B3 1 B4 to C6 2 D7 3

MOE - Joint Admissions Exercise (JAE) http://www.moe.gov.sg/education/ admissions/jae/ https://pfp.polytechnic.edu.sg/PFP/ index.html

Performance Guide 3 Pure Sciences • 75% for overall percentage • 75% for Math & Science

Performance Guide 2 Pure Sciences • Top 65% for overall percentage • 70 % for Math & Science

Performance Criteria Additional Mathematics • A pass in Sec 2 E Maths • A good pass of 60% and above is recommended.

Performance Criteria Pure Literature/Geography/History • A pass in Sec 2 for the subject • A good pass of 60% and above is recommended.

Additional Subject Information Food & Nutrition/ART/AEP/DEP • GCE O-Level Assessment include 60% on coursework • Audition & selection may be necessary

Sample of streaming subjects for Sec 2 2016

Subject Combinations for Sec 3E in 2017 For reference only Comb E1 Comb E2 Comb E3 Comb E4 Comb E5 English English English English English E. Math E. Math E. Math E. Math E. Math Mother Tongue Mother Tongue Mother Tongue Mother Tongue Mother Tongue Add Math Add Math Add Math Add Math Add Math Physics Physics Physics ---- ----- Chemistry Chemistry Chemistry Chemistry Chemistry Biology ------- ------ Biology Biology *SS + Elective *SS + Elective *SS + Elective *SS + Elective *SS + Elective Lit Geog / Hist Lit / Geog / Hist Geog / Hist Lit / Geog / Hist # Geog / Hist # Geog / Hist Geog Lit Lit 9 subjects 8 subjects 8 subjects 8 subjects 8 subjects *2017 Sec 3 subjects will be finalised in Oct

Subject Combinations for Sec 3E in 2017 For reference only Comb E6 Comb E7 English English E. Math E. Math Mother Tongue Mother Tongue Add Math / PoA PoA Combined Science Combined Science *Phy/Chem *Phy/Bio *SS + # Geog or History Elective *SS + # Geog or History Elective # Literature / History / Geog / Art / F&N # Literature / History / Geog / Art / F&N 7 subjects 7 subjects *2017 Sec 3 subjects will be finalised in Oct

Subject Combinations for Sec 3N in 2017 For 2016 Sec 3 Classes Comb N1 Comb N2 Comb N3 English English English E. Math E. Math E. Math (O-Level) Mother Tongue Mother Tongue Mother Tongue Combined Science Combined Science Combined Science Physics + Biology Physics + Chemistry Physics + Chemistry *SS + History *SS + Geography *SS + Geography Or Lit elective Or Lit Elective Or Lit Elective Principles of Accounts Principles of Accounts Principles of Accounts # F&N or Art # F&N or Art Add Math (NA) 7 subjects 7 subjects 7 subjects *2017 Sec 3 subjects will be finalised in Oct

Survey on Subjects offering

Important Information Maximum: 9 sub. for ‘O’ levels / 7 sub. for ‘N’ levels 1. Minimum: 6 sub. for ‘O’ levels / 5 sub. for ‘N’ levels 2. Elective subjects (eg. Music, 3 rd language may be 3. offered subject to approval from MOE) 4. Students streamed into a particular class must study all the subjects in Sec 3 5. Permission to drop a subject will only be given at the end of Sec 3 6. Students in AEP will continue

Important Information (cont.) 7. Drama (DEP) as an elective subject: • Consistently good results in Sec 1 & 2 • Attend an audition where she will be assessed on her ability to devise a character monologue • 2 papers at ‘O’ level, written and performance

Important Post-Exam Dates to Remember 1. Release of Streaming results 3 November Form teachers will inform their respective classes at 8:30 am in their classrooms. 2. Appeal Forms will be available from the General Office.

For further enquires: Sec 2 Year Head/ Asst YHs francisyap@chijsec.edu.sg wonglaimun@chijsec.edu.sg limfangteng@chijsec.edu.sg

Streaming of N(A) students 2 N(A) 3 N(A) 3 E 4 N(A) ‘N’ level exam & optional Os 5 N(A) 4 E O level

Streaming of N(A) students to Express 1. Promotion from 2 N(A) to 3 Express stream • Students must attain an overall percentage of 70 % • Good performances in core subjects EL, E Maths, Science, Humanities • Subject to recommendation by teachers and panel in charge of streaming

Streaming of N(A) students 2. Promotion from 2 N(A) to 3N(A) – N1 & N2 Combination • Obtain Grade 5 or better in EL and 2 other subjects • Or pass 4 subjects

Subject Combinations for Sec 3N in 2017 For 2016 Sec 3 Classes Comb N1 Comb N2 Comb N3 English English English E. Math E. Math E. Math (O-Level) Mother Tongue Mother Tongue Mother Tongue Combined Science Combined Science Combined Science Physics + Biology Physics + Chemistry Physics + Chemistry *SS + History *SS + Geography *SS + Geography Or Lit elective Or Lit Elective Or Lit Elective Principles of Accounts Principles of Accounts Principles of Accounts # F&N or Art # F&N or Art Add Math (NA) 7 subjects 7 subjects 7 subjects *2017 Sec 3 subjects will be finalised in Oct

Streaming of N(A) students 3. From 2 N(A) to 3 N(A) – N3 combination • Must have attained minimum of o 60% pass in overall & o 60% pass in English, Math, 1 Humanities subject o 55% pass in Science

Streaming of N(A) students 4. Offering of ‘O’ level subjects at Sec 4 N(A). • Students scoring 70% and above for MT, EL, Math & PoA may enrol for two of these subjects at ‘O’ levels in Sec 4N