Principal-Meets-Parents Session

2014

Secondary 3

Mission To nurture every PL-Lite into

a whole person who lives in

favour with God and Man

Vision

An outstanding school producing

women of fine character with a

passion for life and learning

• Godliness

• Respect

• All-round excellence

• Commitment

• Enthusiasm

Values

PRIME

IMPORTANCE

Character

Development

Academic

Excellence

Emphasis on Character Development

• Sec 3 level OCIP

• Leadership Opportunities – CCAs

• Practical importance of CCAs

A1 & A2 – 2 bonus points

B3 to C6 – 1 bonus point

3 things successful people

do differently (according to Ms Yoong)

- THINK

- SAY (include written words)

- DO

Focus for 2014

Honour the Lord

Theme Verse:

And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men

Col 3:23 (NKJV)

Jan – Honour the Lord

Feb – Elderly

Mar – Women

Apr – Friends

May / Jun – Parents, Guardians

Jul – Pioneering National Leaders

Aug – Singapore

Sep – Trs / Former Trs /Admin Staff

Oct – PL

Honour the Lord Blessing Others

Thank You

PL-Lite : Go Light the World

Our Belief

“Don’t let anyone look down on

you because you are young, but

set an example for the believers in

speech, in life, in faith and purity.”

– 1 Timothy 4:12

ALL PL-Lites to

Leadership Progression

• S1 Personal Leadership

• S2 Peer Leadership

• S3 People Leadership

• S4/5 People Leadership

Leadership Highlights

• Sec 1 iDiscover Camp

• DISC Profiling & Leadership 101

• Learning Keys & Leadership 201

• MEGA Camp

• PL Student Leadership Conference

Empowering our leaders

Camp Courage – ‘iDiscover’ 2014

Faithful in Service (FIS) Sec 1: Planning of Local FIS Project

Sec 2: Execution of Local FIS Project

Sec 3: Overseas FIS Project

Sec 4 & 5: Local FIS Project

Objectives of Faithful in Service

FIS 2004 Sarawak

FIS 2005 China

FIS 2006 Malaysia

FIS 2007 China

FIS 2008 China

FIS 2009 Malaysia

FIS 2010 Cambodia

FIS 2011 China, Cambodia & Malaysia

FIS 2012 China, Cambodia, Malaysia & Vietnam

FIS 2013 Brunei, Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand & Vietnam

FIS 2014 Brunei, Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand & Vietnam

Teaching in Vietnam

Leading games in Malaysia

Visiting the villagers

in Cambodia

Eco-forestation in Brunei

Building roads in

Thailand

Date: 24 May – 1 June

(6-7 days during this period)

Details of the programme and cost will

be made available at a later date.

Brunei, Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand & Vietnam

• Godliness - Be a role-model

• Respect - Be able to work in teams & value every contribution

• All-round Excellence - Resilient & Resolute

• Commitment - To be committed to school & societal improvement

• Enthusiasm - Proactive in carrying out responsibilities

CCA – A PLATFORM FOR LEADERSHIP

AND CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT

CCA Results 2013

Grade Number Percentage

A1 208 62.6%

A2 57 17.2%

B3 11 3.3%

B4 8 2.4%

C5 9 2.7%

C6 28 8.4%

D7 11 3.3%

CCA Results 2013

Sports UGs PA Clubs

A1/A2

Excellent

65.4% 78.5% 89.8% 79.3%

B/C

Good

28.4% 15.4% 9.4% 19.0%

D

Fair

6.2% 6.1% 0.8% 1.7%

Overall: 79.8% of our graduating students

achieved an excellent grade in CCA

Based on LEAPS grading system:

CCA GRADE

4 – year Secondary

Course (Points)

CCA

Grade

(Bonus Pts)

5 – year Secondary

Course ( Points)

CCA

Grade

25 & above A1 (2) 26 & above A1 (2)

20 - 24 A2 (2) 21 - 25 A2 (2)

16 - 19 B3 (1) 17 - 20 B3 (1)

13 - 15 B4 (1) 14 - 16 B4 (1)

10 - 12 C5 (1) 11 - 13 C5 (1)

8 - 9 C6 (1) 9 – 10 C6 (1)

CCA Guidelines & Grading Scheme

LEADERSHIP

• Class monitor

• School prefect

• House leader

(house captain, vice captain, committee)

• CCA leader

- Committee Roles

- Rank

ENRICHMENT

• Enrichment modules:

- Citizenship

- Enterprise

- Personal and Social : (sports

and rugged activities)

ACHIEVEMENT

• REPRESENTATION - Inter-school competition, SYF

• ATTAINMENT - NYAA, Sports Leaders Course

• ACCOMPLISHMENT - * Top 4 positions in inter-school competitions,

SYF achievements.

PARTICIPATION

• Attendance

• Participation in the following:

- Intra-school activities

- School Performances (School

concert, musical)

SERVICE

• All CIP hours clocked

(including activities outside

school)

• Pupils can submit letters to

outline nature and period of

pupil-initiated service carried

out of school context

Log in with NRIC

as Password

Number of Points in each domain can be seen

CCA Involvement

Reflected

Common Understanding – Character and Leadership Development is as important as Academic Excellence

Communicate

Encourage and Affirm

THANK YOU

Mr Lee Wei Te (HOD Data & Information Management)

lee_wei_te@moe.edu.sg

Mrs Sharon Tng (HOD PE/CCA)

ng_ye_chin_sharon@moe.edu.sg

Ms Colleen Ng (Sports Secretary, covering duty)

colleen_ng@moe.edu.sg

Progression Pathways after

GCE N Level Exams from 2013

Updated Jan 2014

Mrs Selina Lum

N(A) Progression

pathways offers…

other educational routes

after the GCE NA Levels

Overview of Pathways (NA)

GCE N-Level Exam

4 years N(A) Course

Progression Pathways for Normal (Academic) Students

GCE O-Level Exam 1 year Sec 5

Polytechnic (3 years)

2 years

ITE Nitec

2 years ITE

Higher

Nitec

NAFA/

LaSalle

(3 years)

Polytechnic (3

years)

1 year

Foundation

Programme

Polytech

nic (2

years)

Junior College

(2 years) /

Centralised

Institute

(3 years)

2 years ITE

Direct Entry

Scheme (DES) to

Higher Nitec

10 weeks

Prep Programme

4

2

1 3

When : Mid April 2013 onwards

Who : Sec 4NA in 2012 onwards

What : Foundation Programme (FP)

Direct-Entry-Scheme to Poly

Programme (DPP)

Where : Offered in all 5 polytechnics

(70% of all courses)

How : (a) Apply after release of

N Level results (DPP)

Posting results at the end of

Dec of that year

(b) Apply after release of

O Level results in the

following year in mid Jan (PFP)

Posting results at the end

of Jan that year

• For N(A) students who are fairly strong academically – DPP eligibility: ELMAB3 ≤ 19 points

– meet subject-specific Minimum Entry Requirements

• Suitable for students whose learning styles are more application-based and hands-on

• Advantage of choosing DPP over Sec 5N – Direct entry to Higher Nitec, which is otherwise only

available for O-level holders

– Students assured of a place in in a polytechnic diploma course mapped to their Higher Nitec, , if they attain qualifying Grade Point Average (GPA)scores

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Direct-Entry-Scheme to Poly Prog (DPP)

4NA Only

• For N(A) students who are academically strong and clearly polytechnic bound

– PFP eligibility: ELMAB3 ≤11 points

– meet subject-specific Minimum Entry Requirements

• A one-year foundation programme for polytechnic-bound students offering a practice-oriented curriculum taught by polytechnic lecturers.

• Students are given provisional places in diploma programmes, subject to them passing all modules in the one-year PFP.

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Polytechnic Foundation Prog (PFP)

4NA Only

National Data

Progression Percentage

Polytechnic

40% 80%

ITE

40%

JC/MI / LaSalle / NAFA /

Employment

20%

After the O levels, where do most 5N pupils go?

MOE 2012

GCE N-Level Examinations Results 2012, 2013

GCE Normal (Academic) Examinations:

2012

PL

2013

PL

National

% eligible

for 5NA

97.87% 95.6% 72.6% (2012)

72.8% (2013)

% qualified

for PFP

36.17% 42.2% Top 10%

% qualified

for DPP

89.36% 93.3% Top 30%

N(A) PFP & DPP Pathways (1)

Poly Foundation

Programme Duration 1 Year Programme at

polytechnic.

Route Students given

provisional places in

diploma programmes in

polytechnic

No of

Years

1 + 3 yrs = (4 Years)

Direct Entry to Poly

Programme 2 year course in

Higher Nitec in ITE

Assured a place in

1st year or 2nd year in

polytechnic

Must qualify with the ITE

GPA (Grade Point

Average)

2 + [2 or 3] = Direct

Entry to Poly Prog

(4 or 5 yrs]

Poly Foundation

Programme

Direct Entry to Poly

Programme Number of

places

About 1200

1000

Cohort

Details

Top 10% of 4NA Cohort 10th – 30th percentile of

4NA Cohort

Next 20%

CCA Bonus points can be awarded with good CCA

grade

to compute ELMAB3 for selection & posting to

the poly.

N(A) PFP & DPP Pathways (2)

Poly Foundation

Programme

Eligibility

Criteria

ELMAB3

(English, Maths, Best 3)

≤ 11 points (exclude

CCA bonus points in

computation)

EL ≤ 3 & MA ≤ 3 (++)

(Annex 1)

EL ≤ 2 & MA ≤ 3 (++)

(Annex 2)

N(A) PFP & DPP Pathways (3)

Direct Entry to Poly

Programme ELMAB3

(English, Maths, Best 3)

≤ 19 points (exclude

CCA bonus point in

computation)

EL ≤ 4 & MA ≤ 4 (++)

(eg. Applied Sciences,

Engineering & Info

Comm)

EL ≤ 3 & MA ≤ 4 (++)

(eg. Business &

Services )

(See Annex 3)

Poly Foundation Programme (PFP) E

lig

ibil

ity C

rite

ria

EL ≤ 3 & MA ≤ 3 (Annex 1)

≤ 11 pts

Must also obtain the following

• EL ≤ 2 & MA ≤ 3 (Annex 2)

• ≤ 11 pts

• Must also obtain the following

English (Syll A) 3

Maths (Syll A / Add) 3

One of the following

3 - Sc (Phy/Chem)

- Sc (Phy/Bio)

- Sc (Chem/Bio)

- F&N

- D&T

Any 2 others excl CCA 3

English (Syll A) 2

Maths (Syll A / Add)

One of the following

3

-POA

- EL Lit

- History / Geography

- Combined Hum

- Art

Any 2 others excl CCA 3

Direct-Entry to Poly Programme (DPP) E

lig

ibilit

y C

rite

ria

EL ≤ 4 & MA ≤ 4 (Annex 3)

(Applied Science, Engineering

& Info-comm Technology

courses)

• ≤ 19 pts

Must also obtain the

following

• EL ≤ 3 & MA ≤ 4 (Annex 3)

(Business & Services courses)

• ≤ 19 pts

Must also obtain the

following

English (Syll A) 4

Maths (Syll A / Add) 4

Any 3 others excl

CCA

5

English (Syll A) 3

Maths (Syll A / Add) 4

Any 3 others excl CCA 5

Poly Foundation

Programme

Direct Entry to Poly

Programme ≤ 11 points ≤ 19 points

Polytechnic Diploma Higher Nitec

Eligibility

Criteria

EL ≤ 3 & MA ≤ 3 (++) Applied science

Health Science

Engineering

Information & Digital Tech

Build Environment

Media & Design

Maritime Studies

Business and Management

EL ≤ 4 & MA ≤ 4 (++) Applied Sciences

Engineering

Info Communication

EL ≤ 2 & MA ≤ 3 (++) Media & Design

Humanities

Business and Management

Health science

EL ≤ 3 & MA ≤ 4 (++)

Business & Services

N(A) PFP & DPP Pathways (3)

• The PFP & DPP programmes are suitable

for the 4NA pupils. The practice-based

curriculum can better prepare them for a

polytechnic education.

• They can focus on the courses that will

give them a head start in their chosen

career.

N(A) PFP & DPP Pathways (3)

Helpful Websites

PFP

http://www.polytechnic.edu.sg/pfp/

Email: Help-PFP@polytechnic.edu.sg

DPP

http://www.ite.edu.sg/wps/portal/definitely-des/

Email: training@ite.edu.sg

Thank You