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1 Welcome to P6 Briefing 11 March 2016

2 Canteen EMERGENCY EXIT ROUTES Canteen/ Parade Square HALL STAGE Office / Parade Square

3 Objectives To strengthen home-school partnership through : Better communication between teachers and parents Understanding of PSLE Posting & DSA matters

4 Agenda PSLE Results 2015 DSA Secondary School Programmes Sec 1 Option Form PSLE Posting Method Home-School Partnership

5 PSLE RESULTS 2015 (shared during briefing session )

6 Sec Sch posted to : Raffles Girls School Crescent Girls School Nanyang Girls School Singapore Chinese Girls School Methodist Girls School St Margaret s Secondary CHIJ St Nicholas Girls National Junior College

7 CHIJ St Theresa s School of the Arts CHIJ Toa Payoh Sec CHIJ Katong Convent New Town Secondary Tanjong Katong Girls Cedar Girls School Commonwealth Secondary

8 Direct School Admission (DSA)

9 DSA Started in 2004 Provides opportunities for admission beyond just grades sports & aesthetics achievements & other talents Applicable for all specialised schools, independent schools, autonomous schools and schools with approved niche programmes Schools decide their own admission criteria Students accepted before release of PSLE results

10 Stages of the DSA-Sec Exercise Selection Stage Jun End Aug Exercise School Preference Stage Mid Oct Results Release Stage Late-Nov

11 Preparation By the School Workshop on Interview Skills in P6 DSA Information Sheet

12 Considerations : 1) Know your child : -Does she want to continue in that CCA in the secondary school? -Manage her expectations, stress level and morale in applying for DSA - Can she cope with the academic rigour in the school?

13 2) Understand the school - Culture, vision, mission and values -CCAs / Special Programmes -Match between the school s strengths / niche and your child s talents

14 Do note P6 students have a choice whether or not to participate in the DSA-Sec. If they choose not to participate in the DSA-Sec, they will participate in the Secondary One Posting Exercise after the release of the PSLE results. Students who opt for a school under DSA-Sec must achieve PSLE results that would enable them to be eligible for admission to the course being offered by their opted DSA-Sec schools.

15 Applicants admitted to a school through DSA-Sec will not be allowed to participate in the annual Secondary One Posting Exercise. They will also not be allowed to appeal to other secondary schools Applicants who are admitted to the secondary schools because of their CCA achievements will be obliged to continue in that CCA For more information, check this out :

16 RGPS DSA Admission Year No accepted Acceptance Offers

17 SECONDARY SCHOOL PROGRAMMES

18 Integrated Programmes (IP) Y1 to Y6 - Started in Allows the top 10% of primary school leavers to bypass O-levels - Spends more time on broader learning experiences 18 18

19 ACS(I) MGS SJI 6-yr IP leading to the International Baccalaureate Diploma Dunman High School HCI Nanyang Girls High RGS RI Cedar Girls Secondary School CHIJ St. Nicholas Girls School 6-yr IP leading to the A- levels River Valley High School NJC VS Catholic High School SCGS Temasek JC 19 19

20 2. Mainstream Secondary Education - GCE O or N Level Exams - Autonomous Schools / Special Assistance Plan Schools / Secondary Schools Crescent St Margaret s Anderson Gan Eng Seng Sec Nan Hua Sec

21 2. Mainstream Secondary Education GCE A LEVEL POLYTECHNIC ITE Poly Foundation Prog / HIGHER NITEC / GCE O Year 5 EXPRESS NORMAL NORMAL ACADEMIC TECHNICAL 4 years PSLE

22 3. SPECIALISED INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS Singapore Sports School NUS High School for Mathematics and Science School for the Arts School of Science & Technology

23 4 Specialised Secondary Schools Crest Secondary (Normal Technical) Spectra Secondary (Normal Technical) Northlight School Assumption Pathway School

24 SEC 1 OPTION FORM

25 - S1 Option Form - Eligibility Letter

26 S1 Option Form Customised for each child Indicate 6 school choices

27 Eligibility Letter Edusave Entrance Scholarship for Independent Schools (EESIS) Bonus points for admission to Special Assistance Plan (SAP) schools Option to offer HMT Offer of 3 rd language Option Band

28 1. Edusave Entrance Scholarships for Independent Schools (EESIS) Awarded to Singaporean pupils in the top one-third of the total number of Sec 1 students admitted to all Independent Schools, based on their PSLE results If interested, invited students should opt for Independent Schools among their six choices Will be awarded to the student if she is invited, opted and posted to an independent School

29 2. Bonus point for admission to Special Assistance Plan (SAP) Schools Top 30% of cohort who have taken HCL at PSLE Bonus Points: Distinction for Higher Chinese 3 points Merit 2 points Pass 1 point.

30 List of SAP schools 1. Anglican High School (Co-ed School) 2. CHIJ St Nicholas Girls School 3. Chung Cheng High School (Main) (Co-ed School) 4. Dunman High School (Co-ed School) 5. Hwa Chong Institution (Co-ed School) 6. Nan Hua High School (Co-ed School) 7. Nanyang Girls High 8. River Valley High School (Co-ed School) 9. Nan Chiau High School (Co-ed School)

31 3. Higher Mother Tongue Top 10% cohort Top 11-30% cohort who meet the language criteria A* in MTL At least a Merit in HMTL

32 4. Third Languages Arabic, Bahasa Indonesia, French, Japanese, German, Spanish, Malay, Chinese Special Programme

33 5. Art/ Music Elective Programmes Eligible in Express Course If interested, students should choose schools which offer these programmes

34 6. Option Bands Students in the E/NA or NA/NT Bands are allowed to indicate the course of preference By default, it is Express for E/NA band and Normal Academic for NA/NT band

35 S1 Internet System S1 Pin will be given together with the PSLE results. Can be done using any computer with internet access 24/7.

36 VERIFICATION SLIP

37 POSTING METHOD Students are emplaced in the secondary schools after PSLE based on : First MERIT (PSLE Aggregate Score) then CHOICE

38 By Merit 270 Rank all PSLE students by their PSLE T-Scores and below

39 By Choice 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th FULL FULL

40 1st RGS Option For Student A Eligible for: EESIS 2nd 3rd 4th 5th NJC River Valley High Crescent CHIJ Sec 6th St Margaret

41 After 6 choices Group Postal District Postal District

42 * Important Pointer Assign a proxy if you will not be in Singapore during the period when PSLE results are released (tentatively Nov)

43 FACTORS TO CONSIDER IN CHOOSING THE 6 SCHOOLS

44 1) Choose schools that are comparable to your child s academic ability Reference - Child s academic performance in school - Secondary schools cut-off scores in previous year

45 Include a range of schools in the selection Rank order of choices School 1 st & 2 nd choices Cut-off above her T-score (no more than 5 points) 3 rd 4 th choices Cut-off within her T-score 5 th 6 th choices Cut-off below her T-score (5 10 points below)

46 Note the cut-off points will change depending on demand for places & vacancies If your child s PSLE T-score is near the school s 2015 cut-off, her chance in being admitted to the school is slimmer compared to those whose T-score is much higher

47 2) Child s personality / character 3) Distance 4) School programmes & school culture 5) Affiliated schools

48 Check out this website for more information on the secondary schools : Click School Information Service (right hand column of page) Select Sch by Criteria Select Sch by Name View School Directory View School Details

49 Select School by Criteria Secondary CCA Planning Area Course School Distinctive Programme Type of School PSLE Aggregate Range

50 Appeals Do not place your hope on appeals after PSLE release of results / Sec Sch Posting Testimonials from Principal / teachers will not help Exercise CHOICES wisely

51 How can we work together to support Parents Consistent messaging the girls? Monitor their progress homework assignments, class tests, SA1 results Set realistic targets and work out a schedule / time-table with your child Moderate the work given by outside sources eg tutor, enrichment centre, etc. Work from school takes priority Provide spaces

52 School Coverage of Syllabus / Practices / Examination Skills Remedial & Supplementary Lessons Holidays - 30 May 1 Jun Sept

53 Interview Workshop 14 May Secondary Schools Fair 14 May

54 PSLE Exam Dates 2016 PSLE Oral 18 & 19 Aug PSLE Listening Comprehension 16 Sept PSLE Written Exam 29 Sept 5 Oct

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