Secondary 2 Level TalkSubject Combination Briefing

26 March 20216 pm to 7 pm

School Leaders: Mr Alvin Lim, Mr Koh Lip Kang & Mr Anba

Host: Ms Joey Tan [Year Head (Lower Secondary)]

Panel of Q & A:Mrs Emily Cheng [HOD EL],Mr Teo Meng Hoo [HOD MTL, Acting YH (Upper Secondary)Mr Vincent Ho [Covering HOD Mathematics]Miss Kim Law Ann [HOD Science]Mr Terence Ng [HOD Craft & Technology]Mdm Rozainah [HOD Humanities]Mr Puah Chee Wee [HOD PE/CCA]Mr Chan Chew Keong [HOD Student Management]Mr Sunny Chan [HOD ICT]Mr Azlan [Subject Head Discipline]

Form Teachers [Sec 2]Class Form Teachers

2E1

Ms Tan Yu Zhen Mr Justin Tan

2E2

Ms Jermaine Huang Mr Murtaza

Form Teachers [Sec 2]Class Form Teachers

2E3

Ms Eleri Lin Ms Siti Nooraisyah Mr See Yong Xin

2E4

Mrs Lee-Tan Yue Yun Mdm Hema

Form Teachers [Sec 2]Class Form Teachers

2N1

Ms Shan Qi Mr Calvin Cheng

2N2

Ms Nicole Lai Mr Zheng Jie

Form Teachers [Sec 2]Class Form Teachers

2N3

Ms Shakhira Ms Cheryl Choo

2T1

Mdm Ratna Ms Suvenna Tan

Work with us

Sequence of Event…

• Opening address by Principal, Mr Alvin Lim

• Subject Combination Briefing by Year Head (Lower Secondary), Ms Joey Tan

• Question and Answer Session

Principal’s Opening Address

Subject Combination Briefing

• Slides will be uploaded on the school website by next week.

• If there are questions, please feel free to clarify using slido.

Assessment – Timeline Term 1 (Week 5 to 8): Weighted Assessment 1

Term 2 (Week 2 to 5): Weighted Assessment 2

Term 2 (Week 7 to 8): Mid-Year Examination

Term 3 (Week 4 to 8): Weighted Assessment 3

Term 4 (Week 1 to 2): Weighted Assessment for (DT and Art)

Term 4 (Week 3 to 4): End-of-Year Examination

Assessment Weightage

• Weighted Assessment 1: 10%

• Weighted Assessment 2: 5%

• Mid-Year Examination: 25%

• Weighted Assessment 3: 15%

• End-of-Year Examination: 45%

Streaming Exercise

• Students exercise their subject combination options at the end of Term 4.

• Using the Sec 2 overall results, students will be allocated their preferred subjects:o In the order of their preference of subjects indicated

o If they meet the subject criteria

o If the teaching group size is not full (For Electives subjects with quota due to constraints)

Secondary 2NT

Promotion Criteria

3 Normal (Technical)

• Grade D or better in 2 subjects, one of which should be English Language or Mathematics

Pathway for Students in NT stream

ITE’s Technical Diploma

Nitec

Higher Nitec

Polytechnic Diploma

GCE N(T)-Levels

Science for NT StudentsScience is compulsory in 3T because a large number of courses offered in ITE requires Science.

ITE Nitec Courses with Science requirement• Nitec in Applied Food Science

• Nitec in Chemical Process Technology

• Nitec in Community Care & Social Services

• Nitec in Opticianry

• Nitec in Fashion Apparel Production & Design

• Nitec in Visual Web Applications

• Nitec in Electronics, Computer Networking & Communications

Subject Combinations for 3T 2022

Year 2022 Sec 3NT Subject Combinations

Criteria

Elements of Business Skills: To obtain at least 50 marks for English

Secondary 2NA

Promotion Criteria

3 Normal (Academic)

• Grade 5 or better in English Language and 2 other subjects or 4 subjects

Pathway for N(A) Students

ELMAB3 <=12*: The Polytechnic

Foundation Program (PFP)

S4 NA S5 NA

ELMAB3 <=19**: The Direct-Entry-

Scheme to Polytechnic

Programme (DPP)

Normal (Academic) Options

ELMAB3 <=19: able to progress to Sec 5N(A) to take the

GCE ‘O’ Level exam

enter ITE to read Niteccourses, which allows

progression to Higher Nitec or the polytechnics

* Also obtained Grade 3 or better for all subjects used in the computation of ELMAB3. Certain PFP courses

require an EL grade of 2.

** Also met course-specific entry requirements.

Subject Combinations for 3NA 2022

Year 2022 Sec 3NA Subject Combinations

CriteriaSubjects Criteria

Additional Mathematics To be offered SBB Maths (i.e. Express Maths)

Social Studies + History To obtain at least 50 marks for History

Social Studies + Geography To obtain at least 50 marks for Geography

Subject offerings

• Subject offerings are based on criteria

• Infrastructure constraints (e g. NFS kitchens / D&T workshops) may also limit vacancies in the subject offerings. In cases where subject is oversubscribed, allocation to available places will be in accordance to merit.

Secondary 2E

Promotion Criteria

3 Express

• Pass English Language and 50% of the total aggregate

Pathway for Express Students

Joint

Intake

ExerciseConducted

after O-Level

results are

released,

students

submit up to

12 course

choices

Joint Admissions ExerciseConducted after O-Level results are

released, students submit up to 12

course choices

ITE Nitec coursesITE Higher Nitec

courses

Polytechnic

coursesJC/MI

ITE EAEConducted

before O-Level

examinations,

students

submit up to 3

course choices

Poly EAEConducted

before O-Level

examinations,

students submit

up to 3 course

choices

O-Level

DSA-JCConducted before

O-Level

examinations, apply

directly to JC/MI

Direct Admissions

Exercise

Rolling applications,

students apply directly to

individual poly with O-Level

or other qualifications

and/or aptitudes and

interests

Subject Combinations for 3 Exp 2022

Year 2022 Sec 3E Subject Combinations

CriteriaSubjects To obtain at least

Additional Mathematics 65 marks for Maths

Triple Pure Sciences 70 marks for both Maths and Science

Double Pure Sciences 65 marks for both Maths and Science

Social Studies + English Literature

70 marks for both English and Literature

Social Studies + History 50 marks for History

Social Studies + Geography 50 marks for Geography

Subject offerings

• Subject offerings are based on criteria

• Infrastructure constraints (e g. NFS kitchens / D&T workshops) may also limit vacancies in the subject offerings. In cases where subject is oversubscribed, allocation to available places will be in accordance to merit.

Timelines

• YH Talk – briefing for studentsTerm 1• Sec 2 Level Talk – briefing for

parents and studentsTerm 2

• Briefing for students –reiteration & clarificationTerm 3

•Briefing for students – Familiarisation of system

•Submission of subject combinations options

•Release of Streaming outcomesTerm 4

Thank you