The Swiss Spirit: Going Far, Going Together Slides will be made available on the school website from next week Subject write-ups will be available for download in LMS
Subject Combination Exercise 2015 We nurture students to Think, Care and Lead with P.R.I.D.E. Passion . Resilience . Integrity . Dare to Try . Empathy
Objectives • Provide appropriate and varied subject combination options for study at upper secondary level • Equip students and parents in making informed and deliberated subject combination choices in line with future academic progression and career We nurture Students to Think, Care and Lead with P.R.I.D.E. Passion . Resilience . Integrity . Dare to Try . Empathy
Outline for the Talk • Normal Academic Course at Upper Secondary (Proposed Combinations) 1 • Subjects at Upper Secondary 2 • Principles of Allocation and Considerations for Choice 3 • Schedule Towards Subject Combination Exercise 4 We nurture Students to Think, Care and Lead with P.R.I.D.E. Passion . Resilience . Integrity . Dare to Try . Empathy
Normal Academic Course at Upper Secondary We nurture students to Think, Care and Lead with P.R.I.D.E. Passion . Resilience . Integrity . Dare to Try . Empathy
Normal (Academic) Course Subject No. Class Class English Language* 1-3 Mother Tongue Languages (MTL)* Mathematics* Combined Humanities (Social Studies & Elective History / 4 Elective Geography) Design and Technology / Art / Food and Nutrition 5 NB: This subject is offered at ‘O’ Level standard. Science (Chemistry / 6 Science (Chemistry / Physics)* Biology)* *NB: Students may be offered out-of-stream subjects i.e. ‘O’ -Level Maths and/or MTL and/or Science and/or English if the criteria is met. We nurture Students to Think, Care and Lead with P.R.I.D.E. Passion . Resilience . Integrity . Dare to Try . Empathy
Combined Humanities • Combined Humanities is COMPULSORY for all 3N(A) students • Combined Humanities as a subject is made up of 2 sub- subjects – Social Studies & Humanities Elective (Geography/History/Literature) • Students may indicate their non-committal interest in the upcoming subject combination survey • Past records have shown that 3N(A)students are more inclined towards Geography • Elective Literature is offered to 3 Express students only We nurture Students to Think, Care and Lead with P.R.I.D.E. Passion . Resilience . Integrity . Dare to Try . Empathy
HISTORY Key Difference Between Lower Sec and Upper Sec Lower Secondary Upper Secondary • Singapore History (4 units • Modern World History (2 over 2 years) units over 2 years) • Inquiry Process • Inquiry Process Assessment Assessment • Written Paper (SBQ + SEQ) • Paper 1: Written Paper = 70% (SBQ+SEQ) = 50% • Historical Inquiry = 30% • Paper 2: Written Paper (SBQ+SEQ) = 50% We nurture Students to Think, Care and Lead with P.R.I.D.E. Passion . Resilience . Integrity . Dare to Try . Empathy
GEOGRAPHY Key Difference Between Lower Sec and Upper Sec Lower Secondary Upper Secondary • 6 units (over 2 years) • 8 Units over 2 years – Sec 3: Physical Geography – G.I. X 2 - Housing – Sec 4: Human Geography – Rainforests - Transport – 2 G.I. over 2 years – Water Supply - Floods • Inquiry Process – Energy • 1 Written Paper = 50% Assessment • Written Paper (70%) – 13% G.I. – 37% Short Answer and – Response to Graphical Issue Structured Essay Questions – Short Answer Questions – Structured Questions • Geographical Inquiry (30%) We nurture Students to Think, Care and Lead with P.R.I.D.E. Passion . Resilience . Integrity . Dare to Try . Empathy
SCIENCE Key Difference Between Lower Sec and Upper Sec Lower Secondary Upper Secondary • • Science taught as a combined Three aspects of Science taught subject between Chemistry and together where linkages are Physics or Chemistry and Biology made for applications to industries • Focuses on understanding and applications • • Examinations consists of one O levels consist on four papers paper (100 marks) • Paper 1 – 20% (MCQ) • Paper 2 or 4 – 32.5% (Physics or Biology) • Paper 3 – 32.5% (Chemistry) • Paper 5 – 15% (Practical) We nurture Students to Think, Care and Lead with P.R.I.D.E. Passion . Resilience . Integrity . Dare to Try . Empathy
Craft & Technology Subjects • Greater emphasis on coursework (artifact and portfolio) than written assessment component • Greater emphasis on self-directedness and time management We nurture Students to Think, Care and Lead with P.R.I.D.E. Passion . Resilience . Integrity . Dare to Try . Empathy
DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY Key Difference Between Lower Sec and Upper Sec Lower Secondary Upper Secondary • • Modular 2 year programme towards O level examination – Sem 2: D&T Design journal Presentation board & artefact • • Coursework Paper 1: Written paper (2-hr) • Test & written assignment - 30% • • Presentation Paper 2: Coursework (8 mths) • No theory examination - 70% We nurture Students to Think, Care and Lead with P.R.I.D.E. Passion . Resilience . Integrity . Dare to Try . Empathy
FOOD & NUTRITION Key Difference Between Lower Sec and Upper Sec Lower Secondary Upper Secondary • • Modular 2 year programme towards O level examination – Sem 1: FCE Problem-solving approach Food investigation experiment • • Coursework Paper 1: Written paper (2-hr) • Test & written assignment - 40% • • Presentation Paper 2: Coursework (7 mths) • No theory examination - 60% - 35 – 45 pgs report We nurture Students to Think, Care and Lead with P.R.I.D.E. Passion . Resilience . Integrity . Dare to Try . Empathy
ART Key Difference Between Lower Sec and Upper Sec Lower Secondary Upper Secondary • • Guided process-based Art Self-directed process-based Art Preparatory work Preparatory work • • Controlled variety of Art Greater variety of Art mediums mediums • • Study of Visual Art (SOVA) Paper 1: Coursework (60%) Written Paper • Paper 2: Drawing & Painting • Guided Drawing & Painting Paper (40%) Paper We nurture Students to Think, Care and Lead with P.R.I.D.E. Passion . Resilience . Integrity . Dare to Try . Empathy
Subject Criteria ‘O’ -Level Subjects (for eligible N(A) students only) ‘O’ Level English Achieved an A Grade in Overall Percentage for Sec 2 N(A) English ‘O’ Level Mathematics Achieved an A Grade in Overall Percentage for Sec 2 N(A) Mathematics ‘O’ Level Mother Tongue Languages Achieved an A Grade in Overall Percentage for Sec 2 N(A) Mother Tongue Languages We nurture Students to Think, Care and Lead with P.R.I.D.E. Passion . Resilience . Integrity . Dare to Try . Empathy
Subject Criteria ‘O’ -Level Subjects (for eligible N(A) students only) ‘O’ Level Science (Chemistry / Biology) or (Chemistry / Physics) Achieved an A Grade in Overall Percentage for Sec 2 N(A) Science Offered as a choice for all students: ‘O’ Level Art, D&T or F&N Students who do not perform up to expectations at the end of Secondary 3 will have to offer DAF subjects at ‘N’ Level at Secondary 4 Students who wish to offer 3 or more ‘O’ level subjects need to have overall percentage above 60% at 2N(A) We nurture Students to Think, Care and Lead with P.R.I.D.E. Passion . Resilience . Integrity . Dare to Try . Empathy
Why ‘O’ Level Subjects are offered? • ‘O’ level subjects allow our students with potential and strengths in specific areas to learn and offer these subjects at a higher level • This approach is aligned to the principle of ‘Student - Centric’ education and ‘Every Child Matters’ • ‘O’ level subjects are offered within the school resource capacity and where curriculum structures could support We nurture Students to Think, Care and Lead with P.R.I.D.E. Passion . Resilience . Integrity . Dare to Try . Empathy
Unable to Meet Subject Criteria? • Students who are unable to meet the subject combination criteria should consult their teachers for guidance. We nurture Students to Think, Care and Lead with P.R.I.D.E. Passion . Resilience . Integrity . Dare to Try . Empathy
Conversion Matrix A1 – B3 1 B4 – C6 2 D7 (for PFP) 3 E8 (for DPP) F9 4 We nurture Students to Think, Care and Lead with P.R.I.D.E. Passion . Resilience . Integrity . Dare to Try . Empathy
Understanding the Implications of Subject Combination on Post-Sec Education We nurture students to Think, Care and Lead with P.R.I.D.E. Passion . Resilience . Integrity . Dare to Try . Empathy We nurture Students to Think, Care and Lead with P.R.I.D.E. Passion . Resilience . Integrity . Dare to Try . Empathy
Four Post-Secondary Pathways for N(A) 2 4 1 3
Eligibility for the Various Pathway Eligibility • 5NA: EMB3 – not more than 19 points • PFP: EMB3* – not more than 11 points • DPP: EMB3 – not more than 19 points • Nitec – 3 GCE ‘N’ Level Passes (Grade 1 – 5) in EL, MA/SCI and one other subject OR 2 GCE ‘O’ Level Grades (Grade 1 – 8) *EMB3 refers to English Language, Mathematics and any best 3 subjects We nurture Students to Think, Care and Lead with P.R.I.D.E. Passion . Resilience . Integrity . Dare to Try . Empathy
Principles of allocation We nurture students to Think, Care and Lead with P.R.I.D.E. Passion . Resilience . Integrity . Dare to Try . Empathy
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