Secondary 2 Streaming Exercise and Post-Secondary Education

20 April 2012

Junior Colleges/ Centralised

Institute(2 - 3 years)

Junior Colleges/ Centralised

Institute(2 - 3 years)

Polytechnics(3 years)

Polytechnics(3 years)

GCE ‘O’ Level ExaminationGCE ‘O’ Level Examination

GCE ‘A’ LevelExaminationGCE ‘A’ LevelExamination

DiplomaDiploma

Universities (3 - 4 years for Undergraduates)Universities (3 - 4 years for Undergraduates)

Institute of Technical Education(2 years)

Institute of Technical Education(2 years)

ITEHigher Nitec

ITEHigher Nitec

Recent Development in Post Secondary and Tertiary Education Sector Capacity in polytechnics to be increased by

20% (2015)

Government to provide publicly-funded university education for 30% of each cohort by 2015 (from 25%)

Publicly-funded diploma and degree programmes at LASALLE College of Arts and NAFA

Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD)

Launch of Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT) Degree programmes with reputed overseas

universities for polytechnic graduates 17 courses from 7 universities: U of Nevada, U of

Manchester, U of Glasgow, Technical U of Munich, DigiPen Inst of Tech

GCE GRADING SYSTEM

* Aggregate Score is computed according to the grades of the subjects.

Grades Marks (%) Grades Marks (%)A1 ≥ 75 1 ≥ 75 A2 70 - 74 2 70 - 74B3 65 - 69 3 65 - 69B4 60 - 64 4 60 - 64C5 55 - 59 5 50 - 59C6 50 - 54 U ≤ 49 D7 45 - 49E8 40 - 44F9 ≤ 39

GCE O Level GCE NA Level

Admission CriteriaJunior College

L1R5 (6 subjects) – 20 and below, and pass EL5 relevant subjects (at least 1 Humanities, 1

Maths/Science)

PolytechnicELR2B2 (5 subjects) – 25 and below (incl CCA

bonus points)Relevant Subjects include at least 1 Maths or

Humanities/Arts subject

2011 Sec 5N GCE ‘O’ LEVELPercentage of 5 or more ‘O’ level passes

0

20

40

60

80

Beatty

National

Beatty 56.8 54.5 37.1 70.7

National 51.1 49.6 49.1 51.6

2008 2009 2010 2011

2011 Sec 4 Express GCE ‘O’ LEVEL Percentage of 5 or more ‘O’ level passes

Eligibility for Post-Sec Institutions

EligibleAt Least

JC CI PolyITE H NITEC

4 Exp 80.1% 95.5% 98.7% 100%

5 NA 19.0% 56.9% 93.1% 100%

Academic Value Add – O LevelsGCE 'O' Level Measures 2008 2009 2010 2011

Express (L1B5) 15.5 15.1 16.4 16.2

Express (5 O's) 97.90% 97.50% 96.30% 97.40%

Value-Added Gold Gold Bronze Silver?

Normal (L1B4) 22.2 21.4 23.6 19.1

Normal (5 O's) 56.80% 54.50% 37.10% 70.70%

Value-Added Bronze Bronze - Gold?

4 Exp 5 NormalEnglish 3.3 5.1Chinese 2.9 3.1Malay 3.0 3.4Tamil 2.5 3.5Higher Chinese 3.7 - Maths 2.3 4.5Add Maths 2.9 3.7Science (P/C) 2.5 5.1Physics 3.1 - Chemistry 2.7 - Biology 3.0 - C Humanities 3.6 5.7POA 3.5 4.0Geography 2.8 - D & T 3.4 3.4Literature 3.3 -

2011 GCE 2011 GCE O LevelO Level

Average Average Subject Subject GradeGrade

Upper Sec Academic Programme2 year syllabus leading to GCE ExamsHigher conceptual understanding, Greater

Specialisation, Coursework for some subjectsChoose your combinations according to your

Strengths, Interests and post-secondary choice

Subject OfferingsCompulsory: 1) English2) Mother Tongue 3) Combined Humanities (Social Studies/Geography or

History) 4) Mathematics

Maths Science HumanitiesAdditional Maths Physics History

Chemistry Geography Biology Literature Science (P/C) Principles of

AccountsDesign & Aesthetics (POA)Design & Technology (D&T)Design Art

Key ConsiderationsAll subject combinations offered by school

meets the admission criteria for all JC/Polytechnic courses

maximises admission chances according to students’ strengths/interests

For a start, school will offer 7-8 subjects for Express

For JC science course, useful to do A Maths and Pure Sciences

For engineering/science/technology courses in Polytechnic, useful to do A Maths

Express Stream - CombinationsComb 1 (Pure Sc - 8 subjects)

1 English

2 Mother Tongue

3 Combined Humanities (G/H)

4 Mathematics

5 A Mathematics

6 Physics

7 Chemistry

8 Choose 1 from

Biology/ Geography/ History/ Literature/ D&T/ Art

Comb 2 (Pure Sc - 7 subjects)

1 English

2 Mother Tongue

3 Combined Humanities (G/H)

4 Mathematics

5 A Mathematics

6 Physics

7 Chemistry

Express Stream - CombinationsComb 3 (7 subjects with A Maths)

1 English

2 Mother Tongue

3 Combined Humanities (G/H)

4 Mathematics

5 A Mathematics

6 Science (Phy/Chem)

7 Choose 1 from

Geography/ History/ Literature

POA/ D&T/ Art

Comb 4 (7 subjects)

1 English

2 Mother Tongue

3 Combined Humanities (G/H)

4 Mathematics

5 POA

6 Science (Phy/Chem)

7 Choose 1 from

Geography/ History/ Literature/ D&T/ Art

Express Stream – Streaming GuideFor Comb 1, 2 (Pure Sc & A Maths)

Maths > 70, Science > 70 EL > 60, Overall > 65% (for Comb 1 – 8 subjects)

For Comb 3 (A Maths) Maths > 60

Art > 60Final combinations offered will be dependent on

demand and school resources Students who are unable to cope may be advised

to drop 1-2 subjects in Sec 3/4

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

3E1 EL MT EM CH AM Phy Chem Bio

3E2 EL MT EM CH AM Phy Chem

Geo/Lit/ Art

3E3 EL MT EM CH AM Phy Chem  

3E4 EL MT EM CH AM Sc (P/C) POA  

3E5 EL MT EM CHSc (P/C) POA

D&T/Geo/Lit

2012 Sec 3 Subject 2012 Sec 3 Subject CombinationsCombinations

Sec 2 Promotion CriteriaSec 2 Exp: Pass EL and overall 50%Sec 2 NA: Pass EL and overall 50% or

Pass 4 Subjects

Sec 2 Streaming Exercise Students to opt for their choices online by end

Jul

Co-Curricular Activities (CCA)- Develop interest/skills - Platform for character development

- CCA is an integralintegral part of school programme- CCA grades can be used as bonus points for

admission to post-secondary institutions or consideration for Direct School Admission

Upper Secondary CCA – leadership development opportunities Overseas Learning Journeys

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