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Cedar Girls’ Secondary School
Offering of
Higher Mother Tongue
(HMT) & 3rd Languages HOD/MT
Mrs Tan-Han Ai Ling
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Cedar Girls’ Secondary School
Who is eligible to offer HMT?
• Top 10% of the PSLE cohort or
• Top 11%-30% band with A* grade in
MT or at least a Merit in HMT
• From 2019, we are offering HMT to
all Sec 1 students.
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Cedar Girls’ Secondary School
Form A
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Cedar Girls’ Secondary School
Advantages for Offering HMT
• Students with at least a C6 in EL and D7 in HMT
will be exempted from offering MT at
A-level
• O-Level students with a pass in both EL and HMT
may use 2 bonus points for admission to Junior
College (JC)
• HMT may be used to replace EL as first
language in the calculation of L1R5 for JC
admission
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Cedar Girls’ Secondary School
1-year Probation for HMT
• School will allow all Sec 1 students to offer
HMT on 1-year probation.
• The student’s results will be reviewed at
the end of Sec 1 to determine if she could
continue with HMT.
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Cedar Girls’ Secondary School
3rd Languages offered at Cedar
CHINESE SPECIAL PROG (CSP)
&
MALAY SPECIAL PROG (MSP)
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Cedar Girls’ Secondary School
Chinese (Special Prog)(CSP)/
Malay (Special Prog)(MSP)
All Sec 1 students who do not offer
Malay or Chinese as their MTL, are
eligible to offer MSP or CSP as a third
language respectively.
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Cedar Girls’ Secondary School
CSP / MSP
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Cedar Girls’ Secondary School
Advantages of offering CSP/MSP
Students who pass CSP/MSP at O-Level
• will be awarded 2 bonus points for
admission to Junior College(JC).
• will be allowed to use CSP/MSP grade
in-lieu of Humanities
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Cedar Girls’ Secondary School
• Those who are taking MSP will be eligible for RSP
• It is a 4 to 6 year scholarship programme given by
MOE
• The RSP is non-examinable and lessons are
conducted during 1 period weekly
• Students will engage in active discussion and impart
their ideas through presentations and project-based
task assigned
• Cultural enrichment and immersion programme to
regional countries annually subsidized by MOE
Regional Studies Programme (RSP)
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Cedar Girls’ Secondary School
Regional Studies Programme (RSP)
• More details/brochures are available at the
RSP/MSP counter at the back of the hall
• Application form will be given during
Orientation Day
• There will be a parent’s briefing for interested
students on the Induction Day, 18 Jan
• Any queries, please see / email Ms Nuraini
Ismail at [email protected]
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Cedar Girls’ Secondary School
Selection Criteria for
offering CSP/MSP
If the number of applicants exceeds
that of vacancies, selection will be
based on the applicant’s PSLE results.
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Cedar Girls’ Secondary School
Application Procedure
for CSP/MSP
If you wish to apply for CSP/MSP for your
daughter, please collect an application
form from the Enquiry Booth or General
Office and return the completed form,
together with a photocopy of your child’s
PSLE RESULT SLIP, stating the
Aggregate Score to the General Office by
Friday 4 Jan 2019.
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Cedar Girls’ Secondary School
3rd Language Registration
(except CSP & MSP)
• Please register at your assigned language
centre (Bishan Campus) on Friday 28 Dec
2018, between 8.30 am to 5.00 pm
• Please present your Student Pass or Birth
Cert for registration
• Places that are not taken up on Fri 28 Dec
2018, will be reallocated to other applicants
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Cedar Girls’ Secondary School
3rd Language Registration
(CSP & MSP)
• Please register at the school General
Office on Friday 4 Jan 2019, between 8.30
am to 5.00 pm
• Please present your Student Pass or Birth
Cert for registration
• Places that are not taken up on Fri 4 Jan
2019, will be reallocated to other
applicants
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Cedar Girls’ Secondary School
Please refer the
FAQ for more
information
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Cedar Girls’ Secondary School
Thank You
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Cedar Girls’ Secondary School
Advantages of taking HMT
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Cedar Girls’ Secondary School
Advantages of taking HMT
For example
• L1R5 – 8 points
• A pass in EL & HMT – 2 bonus points
• New L1R5 – 6 points