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Sec 2 Parents Briefing
11 Apr 2014
7.30 – 9.00 pm
Mr Chan Ying Yin
Principal
Content
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Progression After Secondary 2
Sec 3 Subjects
Choosing the right subject combination
Polytechnic courses vs A-Level courses
Understanding the Allocation Process
Q&A
Our Form Teachers
2T1
Mr Lim Boon Liang
Mr Jeremy Yong
2E1
Mr Sony
Mr Sallihin
2N1
Mr Jackson Low
Ms Leow Shu Fen
2E2
Mr Derek Lim
Mdm Shaikhah
2N2
Ms Wong Siew Leng
Mdm Kuang Siew Lang
2E3
Mrs Ong Joo Huay
Ms Siti Aisyah
2N3
Mr Alan Tan
Ms Koh Xue Ting
2E4
Mrs Soh Meow Tin
Mr Fairus
Our Sec 2 Year Head and Level Mentor
• Mr William Boh (Year Head)
• Mrs Chan-Low Siew Peng (Level Mentor)
Important Events
• Term 2
– Celebrating 15 Years of Unity (23 Apr)
– Mid Year Exam (7 to 16 May)
– Parent Teacher Conference (30 May)
• Jun Holiday (1st week)
– Frisbee Carnival for NYAA
– Sec 2E Writing Workshop
– Sec 2N Overseas Service Learning Journey
Important Events
• Term 3
– Sports Fiesta (18 Jul)
• Term 4
– End Year Exam (Week 3, 29 Sep)
– Sec 3 Subject Option Exercise (24 Oct)
– Sec 2T Oversea Service Learning Journey
Progression after Secondary 2
Sec 4 Express
Sec 4 NA
Sec 4 NT
Sec 3 Express
Sec 3 NA
Sec 3 NT
Sec 2 Express
Sec 2 NA
Sec 2 NT
Progression after Secondary 4
JC or CI
Polytechnic
ITE College
O-Level Exam
Sec 5 NA
Sec 4 Express
N-Level Exam
N-Level Exam
Sec 4 NA
Sec 4 NT
Enhanced Pathways for Sec 4 NA
2 years JC/
3 years CI
3 years Polytechnic
2 years
Polytechnic
3 years
Polytechnic
1 year
Foundation
Programme
2 years
ITE
Nitec
2 years
ITE
Higher
Nitec
2 years
ITE
Direct Entry Scheme
to Polytechnic
Programme (DPP)
Higher Nitec
GCE ‘O’ Level Exams
Sec 5 NA
19 points
GCE ‘N’ Level Exams
Sec 4 NA
19 points
Good in
EL, Maths
11 points
Good in
EL, Maths
Enhanced Pathways for Sec 4 NA
2 years JC/
3 years CI
3 years Polytechnic
2 years
Polytechnic
3 years
Polytechnic
1 year
Foundation
Programme
2 years
ITE
Nitec
2 years
ITE
Higher
Nitec
2 years
ITE
Direct Entry Scheme
to Polytechnic
Programme (DPP)
Higher Nitec
GCE ‘O’ Level Exams
Sec 5 NA
19 points
GCE ‘N’ Level Exams
Sec 4 NA
19 points
Good in
EL, Maths
11 points
Good in
EL, Maths
Progression after Secondary 2
• Lower Sec (Sec 1 and 2)
– Common subjects to help students
• To build broad knowledge foundation,
• To understand own interest and aspiration
• Upper Sec (Sec 3, 4 and 5)
– Different subject combinations to enable
students
• To build relevant knowledge/skills for
progression after secondary education
• To pursue interest and aspiration
Sec 3 Subject Combinations
NT
NA
Express
5 N-Level Subjects
6 O-Level Subjects
7 O-Level Subjects
1. EL
2. MTL
3. Maths
4. CPA
1. EL
2. MTL
3. Maths
4. Comb. Humanities
5. Comb. Science
1. EL
2. MTL
3. Maths
4. Comb. Humanities
Choose 1 more
from:
- EBS
- Science
Choose 1 more from:
- POA
- Add Maths
- D&T
- F&N
- Art
Choose 3 more from:
- Pure or Comb. Sciences
- Pure Geography
- D&T, F&N
- POA, Add Maths
Special Programmes
• Normal Technical Stream
– Elective Modules
• Useful enrichment to prepare students for
NITEC courses
– Junior Chef (Sec 3)
– Hospitality and Tourism (Sec 4)
– Work Attachment Programme
– Special Learning Journey
– For all NT students
Special Programmes
• Normal Academic Stream
– Sitting for O-Level Exam at Sec 4
• MTL
• Maths and Additional Maths
– Elective Modules
• Grooming & Poise (Sec 3)
• Entrepreneurship/Tourism & Hospitality (Sec 4)
– Advance Elective Modules (Polytechnics)
• Art of Product Design
• Guide to Business in Food & Beverages
• Small Business Management
Special Programmes
• Express Stream
– 8-Subject Combination
• 2 Languages, 2 Mathematics, 3 Pure
Sciences, 1 Combined Humanities
– For invited students who
• Has strong overall performance
• Has strong performance in Mathematics and
Science
Choosing the Right Subject
• Interest and Aspiration
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Business?
Design?
Engineering?
Medical and Food?
(POA)
(D&T)
(Physics)
(Biology, F&N)
• Strength
– Humanities?
– Science?
– Practical?
(Pure Humanities + Combined Science)
(Pure Science + Combined Humanities)
(POA, D&T, F&N)
• Preferred Education Pathway
– Polytechnics?
– JC/CI?
Polytechnics or JC/CI ?
Polytechnics
JC/CI
• Vocational course
• Practical and application
learning
• Pre-University course
• Academic and research
learning
• Business-related courses
•Most Science courses requires
- Pure or combined Humanities - Pure Science
- POA
- Additional Maths
• Science & Technology courses • Arts courses prefer
background in Pure Humanities
- Pure or combined Science
- D&T, F&N
• Design courses
- Pure or combined Science
- Art, D&T, F&N
Progression after JC/Poly
University
Enhanced Opportunity
SUTD, SIT
A- Level Certificate
Diploma
2-year
3-year
3-year
JC course
CI course
Polytechnic course
Career Guidance
• Unity Career Week (28 Apr – 2 May)
– Goal setting
– E-career portal
Option Exercise
• To be conducted after End-of-year Exam
– Students will be given a few choices
• Not all students will be given their first choice
– Class size rule (minimum and maximum)
– Availability of facilities
• Allocation is based on
– Priority rank order
• based on overall academic results in Sec 2
– Meeting pre-requisites guidelines
• Pure Science  done well in Maths and Science
• Pure Humanities  done well in Humanities
Option Exercise
Pupil’s Choice
(Pupil ranked better in overall performance in ALL
subjects to be allocated first)
Next
choice
Meet
Criteria?
Class Size
Full?
Meet criteria and
place available
Subjects Allocated
Does not meet
criteria or no vacancy
Parental Support
- Support
- Understand
- Motivate
Work hard now for your choice subjects
and aspirations !
Questions and Answers
• Literature, Geography, History
• Combined Humanities
• D&T, F&N, POA, Art
• Additional Mathematics
• A-Level Curriculum