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SKSS SEC 4 EXPRESS / 5
NORMAL ACADEMIC PARENTS’ LEVEL MEET
25 JANUARY 2019
AGENDA
• Principal's Dialogue with Parents• Semester 1 Calendar of Events and
Assessment Dates• Talk on support for pupils by Assistant
Year Head (Upper Secondary)• Talk on Polytechnic’s Early Admission
Exercise (EAE)• Q&A
PRINCIPAL’S DIALOGUE WITH PARENTS
GENERAL EXPECTATIONS OF STUDENTS
• Attendance and Punctuality
• Attention and Focus
• Load and Rigour
• Revision and Practice
ENTRY CRITERIA TO POLY AND JC
• Junior CollegesL1R5 ≤ 20
• PolytechnicsL1R2B2 ≤ 26
CHALLENGES AHEAD
• About 30,000 students took O-Level exams annually
• Usually about 60-70% will apply to Poly as 1st choice• 40% posted to Poly are JC-eligible
• 14 Poly courses with cut-off point 10 or below
• Some Poly courses with cut-off point as low as 7
CHALLENGES AHEAD
Working towards qualifying is…
NOT ENOUGH!
WHY STUDENTS UNDER-PERFORM?
• Distracted by family problems
• Taking on family’s financial responsibility
• Lack of a conducive environment for studying at home
• Development of bad habits
• Negative peer influence
• Loss of hope and confidence
• Lack of support and encouragement
KEY SUCCESS FACTORS
Effective
Student Learning
Effective
Leadership
Competent
Teachers
Meaningful
Programmes
Strong Parental
Support
Good
Resource
Management
PARENTAL SUPPORT
Academic Support• Ensure good attendance and
punctuality for all school programmesand remedial lessons
• Monitor homework and revision• Understand the different educational
pathways after SKSS• Set goals and work towards it
Physical Support• Provide conducive environment to
study at home• Encourage child to:
– sleep and eat well
– maintain good health by exercising
– avoid late nights
– avoid long hours on the Internet
PARENTAL SUPPORT
Emotional Support• Offer encouragement for their efforts• Provide emotional and moral support• Engage in face to face dialogues to
understand what they are going through and how they are feeling
• Be physically there for them
PARENTAL SUPPORT
ADVICE FOR STUDENTS
1. Begin with the end in mind (set your goals)
2. Be PRESENT for all classes, remedial and extra lessons
3. Ask questions and seek help when in doubt
4. Begin NOW
5. Use your holidays to consolidate and revise
6. Finish all coursework by June to free up time for other subjects
7. Work hard and excel in the Mid-Year GCE O-Level MTL papers first.
AYH’S ADDRESS
SEMESTER 1 CALENDAR OF
EVENTS
SEMESTER 1 CALENDAR OF EVENTSDate Event Remarks
14 – 15, 18 – 22, 25 – 27
February 2019
CT1
07 March 2019 PTM (for selected students) PM
13 – 15 March 2019 Level Camp
16 – 23 March 2019 March Holidays
9, 15, 16 April 2019 MTL Oral Examination 4E/5N
10, 17 April 2019 EL Oral Examination (4E)
24 April 2019 (5N)
3 – 16 May 2019 MYE Examination
6, 16 May 2019 Science Practical S4E/5N
SEMESTER 1 CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Date Event Remarks
17 May 2019 Marking Day
24, 27 – 31 May 2019 MTL Intensive for ‘O’ LevelPreparation
27 May 2019 4NA / 5N FN Practical
28 May 2019 4E FN Practical
29 – 30 May 2019 PTM 30 May - PM
03 June 2019 ‘O’ Level MTL , ‘O’ Level MTL‘B’ Examination
3-4,6-10 June 2019 Sec 4/5 Coursework
IMPORTANT ASSESSMENT
DATES
IMPORTANT PRELIMINARY AND NATIONAL ASSESSMENT DATES
Events Dates
School’s Preliminary Examinations 22, 26 – 30 Aug; 2 – 4 Sep
CLB / MLB / TLB (Mid-Year) Oral Tue, 9 July
GCE ‘O’ MTL Oral Wed, 10 July – Mon, 22 July
CL / ML / TL / CLB / MLB / TLB (Mid-Year) LC Tue, 23 July
HCL / HML / HTL Oral Mon, 29 July – Fri, 2 August
GCE ‘O’ EL Oral Tue, 13 August – Tue, 27 August
CLB / MLB / TLB (Year-End) Oral Mon, 23 September
Foreign Languages Oral Wed, 25 September – Thu, 3 October
Science Practical Wed, 2 October - Wed, 16 October
Written Examination Mon, 21 October – Fri, 15 November
School’s Support for Our Students
Support Remarks
Target setting 21 February
Structured Support Program (SSP) T1/W3 onwards
Target Setting and Study Skills Workshopduring Level Camp
13 March
Interview Skills Workshop during Level camp 14 March
Industrial Visits during Level Camp 15 March
Career Awareness through ECG lessons Classroom-based
Small group consultations with teachers By appointment
Support of the ECG Counsellor (careercounselling and consultation)
By appointment
SCHOOL’S SUPPORT FOR THE STUDENTS
Support Remarks
Banded classes for Maths and MotherTongue, EL (5NA)
Ongoing
English Language Extensive Morning ReadingProgramme
Every Mon, Tue,Thu & Fri
Mother Tongue Language ReadingProgramme
Every Wed
Mother Tongue Intensive Programme inpreparation of MTL ‘O’ Level MYE Papers
24, 27 – 31 May
English Language Oral Intensive Programme Term 2, selectedstudents
Lessons on Writing Application Essay for EAEby EL Department
Term 2
SCHOOL’S SUPPORT FOR THE STUDENTS
Support Remarks
Intensive Coursework Study Programme March & JuneHolidays
Night Study Program from Term 3 onwards
GCE ‘O’ Level Intensive Programme 3 week before start ofwritten papers)
Online Revision Package for ProgressiveTopical / Skills for Humanities (Term 2)
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SCHOOL’S SUPPORT FOR THE STUDENTS
STRUCTURED SUPPORT PROGRAM (SSP) SEM 1 2019 Consultations is by appt for any subjects
LEVEL /
STREAM
TIME MON TUE WED THU FRI
SSP
4E / 5N
1500 EL Science MTL (ML)
STAFF
DEV DAY
MTL
(CL/TL)
STARTS @
1245
1600 - Coursework
CCA
STARTS @
1530 HRS
CCA
1430
ONWARDS
ODD WEEK
STRUCTURED SUPPORT PROGRAM (SSP) SEM 1 2019 Consultations is by appt for any subjects
LEVEL /
STREAM
TIME MON TUE WED THU FRI
SSP
4E / 5N
1500MATHS (4E)
Humanities
(4N/5N)
Humanities
(4E)
Math
(4N/5N)
MTL (ML)
STAFF
DEV DAY
MTL
(CL/TL)
STARTS @
1245
1600 - Coursework
CCA
STARTS @
1530 HRS
CCA
1430
ONWARDS
EVEN WEEK
Secondary 3Secondary 2
Sec 4
Express
GCE ‘O’ Level Exam
JC/CI
(A Levels)POLY
(Diploma)
ITE
(Higher
Nitec)
UNIVERSITY (Degree)
S’PORE
WORKFORCE
JC: L1R5 ≤ 20
CI: L1R4 ≤ 20
Sec 2 Streaming, Relevant
Subject Combinations
DSA-JC
DPA
ELR2B2 ≤ 26
ELB4, ELR1B3,
ELR2B2
4E & 5NA
DSA:
Direct School
Admission
DPA:
Direct Poly
Admission
Institute of Technical Education (ITE)
Courses focus on the development of industry-relevant competencies
Curriculum is practice-oriented and allow the building of a strong
theoretical foundation and enable direct application of knowledge
and skills to real work
Junior Colleges (JCs) & Millennia Institute
Length of study:
JCs – 2 years
MI – 3 years
Cut-off Points:
To enter a JC:L1R5 must be <= 20To enter MI:L1R4 must be <= 20
HOW TO COMPUTE L1R5(JC) <= 20 PTS
Subject(s)
L1 English/Higher Mother Tongue
R1 Humanities
R2 Mathematics/Science
R3 Humanities/Mathematics/Science
R4 Any other O level subjects (except CCA)
R5 Any other O level subjects (except CCA)
CUT-OFF OF JC FOR 2018Junior College Arts Science / IB
Raffles Institution, RI 5 5
Hwa Chong Institution, HCI 5 5
Victoria Junior College, VJC 8 6
Anglo-Chinese School (Independent), ACSi – 6
National Junior College, NJC 9 8
Nanyang Junior College, NYJC 8 7
Anglo-Chinese Junior College, ACJC 10 9
St. Joseph’s Institution, SJI – 8
CUT-OFF OF JC FOR 2018
Junior College Arts Science / IB
Eunoia Junior College, EJC 11 10
Temasek Junior College, TJC 11 10
St. Andrew’s Junior College, SAJC 12 11
Anderson Junior College, AJC (Serangoon JCMerged) 12 12
Catholic Junior College, CJC 14 15
Meridian Junior College, MJC (Tampines JCMerged) 13 14
Pioneer Junior College, PJC (Jurong JC Merged) 17 14
Yishun Junior College, YJC (Innova JC Merged) 20 20
How can I get into Poly?3 possible ways
(pre & post-GCE ‘O’ Level)
Joint Admissions Exercise
(JAE)
Joint Admission Exercise Appeal
(JAE Appeal)
EarlyAdmissions
Exercise (EAE)
Entry into PolyThrough the Joint Admissions Exercise (JAE)
Students must also qualify for the minimum entry requirements for the course they want to pursue
ELR2B2 (‘O’ Level results)
is used for admissions into the polytechnics.
English Language2 RELEVANT subjects for the course applied for2 other best subjectsAggregate score <= 26 Pts
HOW TO COMPUTE L1R2B2
(POLYTECHNIC) <= 26 PTS Subjects
L1 English Language/Higher Mother Tongue
R1 Mathematics/A Mathematics
R2
Humanities/Art [for Business-related courses]
Humanities/Art/F&N/D&T [for Psychology/ New Media & Design courses]
Science Subjects/F&N/D&T [for Applied Sciences/ Engineering
Science Subjects/Art/F&N/D&T [for Architectural Technology/ Media & Design courses]
B2 Other Best 2 Subjects
APPLIED SCIENCE
Diploma SP NP TP RP NYP
Diploma in Biomedical Science
7 8 9 13 -
Diploma in Biotechnology / Molecular
9 8 11 17 11
Diploma in Pharmaceutical Science
- 9 11 19 12
Diploma in Chemical Engineering / Chemical & BiomolecularEngineering
13 12 14 - -
POLYTECHNIC CUT OFF MARKS 2018BEST 5 SUBJECTS, L1R2B2, 26 POINTS OR LESS* NOT ALL DIPLOMAS ARE REPRESENTED IN THE CHART
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
Diploma SP NP TP RP NYP
Diploma in Accountancy
12 11 12 - 13
Diploma in Banking and Finance
12 10 - - 14
Diploma in Tourism & Resort Management / Hospitality
12 11 16 20 17
Diploma in Business Administration / Business Studies / Business Management
12 10 15 - 16
POLYTECHNIC CUT OFF MARKS 2018BEST 5 SUBJECTS, L1R2B2, 26 POINTS OR LESS* NOT ALL DIPLOMAS ARE REPRESENTED IN THE CHART
INFORMATION & DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES
Diploma SP NP TP RP NYP
Diploma in Information Technology
14 14 18 26 19
Diploma in Infocomm Security Management
11 10 11 23 22
Diploma in Game Design & Development
12 15 17 20 16
POLYTECHNIC CUT OFF MARKS 2018BEST 5 SUBJECTS, L1R2B2, 26 POINTS OR LESS* NOT ALL DIPLOMAS ARE REPRESENTED IN THE CHART
MEDIA AND DESIGN
Diploma SP NP TP RP NYP
Diploma in Digital Animation / 3D Arts
11 11 - - 14
Diploma in Visual Effects & Motion Graphics
14 15 - - 19
Diploma in Interior Design / Spatial Design
16 - 17 - 21
POLYTECHNIC CUT OFF MARKS 2018BEST 5 SUBJECTS, L1R2B2, 26 POINTS OR LESS* NOT ALL DIPLOMAS ARE REPRESENTED IN THE CHART
ENGINEERING
Diploma SP NP TP RP NYP
Diploma in Aerospace Electronics / Aeronautical Engineering
12 13 11 20 14
Diploma in Electrical & Electronic Engineering
18 21 23 26 26
Diploma in Bioengineering / Biomedical Engineering
13 13 14 - 16
Diploma in Mechanical Engineering
16 18 - - -
POLYTECHNIC CUT OFF MARKS 2018BEST 5 SUBJECTS, L1R2B2, 26 POINTS OR LESS* NOT ALL DIPLOMAS ARE REPRESENTED IN THE CHART
HEALTH SCIENCES
Diploma SP NP TP RP NYP
Diploma in Optometry
13 12 - - -
Diploma in Nursing
- 28 - - 26
Dental Hygiene and
Therapy- - - - 14
POLYTECHNIC CUT OFF MARKS 2018BEST 5 SUBJECTS, L1R2B2, 26 POINTS OR LESS* NOT ALL DIPLOMAS ARE REPRESENTED IN THE CHART
HUMANITIES
Diploma SP NP TP RP NYP
Diploma in Early Childhood Education
- 15 15 - -
Diploma in Psychological Studies / w Human Resource
12 8 9 17 -
POLYTECHNIC CUT OFF MARKS 2018BEST 5 SUBJECTS, L1R2B2, 26 POINTS OR LESS* NOT ALL DIPLOMAS ARE REPRESENTED IN THE CHART
POLYTECHNIC CUT OFF MARKS 2018BEST 5 SUBJECTS, L1R2B2, 26 POINTS OR LESS* NOT ALL DIPLOMAS ARE REPRESENTED IN THE CHART
SPORTS, HEALTH AND LEISURE
Diploma SP NP TP RP NYP
Diploma in Sport & Wellness
Management
- - - 26 16
Diploma in Integrated Events and
Project Management
14 - 18 25 -
TALK ON POLYTECHNIC EARLY ADMISSION
EXERCISE (EAE)
MS TEO PHAY HOON(DEPUTY DIRECTOR)
NANYANG POLYTECHNIC
https://tinyurl.com/Sec4-5parentslevelmeet2019
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