2018 Year 3 Subject Options Preview

Miss Choo Siew Bee Dean (Academic Studies)

choo_siew_bee@mgs.sch.edu.sg OR x403

24 Mar & 1 Apr 2017

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IB Diploma

Prerequisite for subject options at Y5 & 6

• No of subjects required for IBDP:

3 Higher level (HLs) + 3 Standard level (SLs) • To do any Science subject at HL, you must have taken the

subject at Y3&Y4 and score a minimum of 6 points. For an SL subject, you must have passed the equivalent at Y3 & Y4.

• To do HL Math, you must score 6 points or better in Advanced Math in Y4.

• There is no academic requirement for all Group 3 (Humanities) subjects.

Looking Ahead at Y5-6 IBDP Subject Groups & Options

Subject Groups All offered at HL & SL

IB Diploma 3 HL + 3 SL + TOK+EE+CAS

MGS Y3-4 6 Core+2

elect+PTK+IS+CAS

Group 1: Language A Language & Literature Literature

Lang Arts

Group 2: Language B ( SL only ) fulfils national

bilingual policy

Chinese/Malay/Tamil/ Hindi

Language ab initio*

HMT MT

Group 3: Individuals & Societies

Hist OR Geog OR Economics OR Business

Management

GS (compulsory), Hist, Geog

Group 4: Science Physics, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science

Must score 6 or 7 points in Y4 to do HL

Physics Chemistry

Biology

Group 5: Mathematics Math (HL or SL) Must score 6 or 7 points in

Y4 to do HL

Core Math Advanced Math

Group 6: The Arts Music, Art OR 3rd Lang OR

Science OR Humanities

MEP 3rd Lang

Art Science/Math/Humanities

Overview of Subjects Offered in Year 3-4 You can only do 6 Core + 2 Electives

CORE: ALL compulsory

ELECTIVES: Choose any 2

IP/IB IMPERATIVES

1. Language Arts 2. Global Studies 3. HMT/MT 4. Core

Mathematics 5. Advanced

Mathematics 6. Chemistry

History OR Geography Biology Physics 3rd Language MEP Art

Philosophy, Thinking & Knowledge (PTK) Independent Studies (IS)

Mother Tongue Exam Cycle

Year 3 National Exam

Year 4 National Exam

Higher Mother Tongue

July - MT Oral July - MT Listening Nov - MT Paper 1 & 2

Nov - HMT Paper 1 & 2

Mother Tongue

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Jun - MT Paper 1 & 2 July - MT Oral July - MT Listening

Language B (SL) courses are intended for students who have had some previous experience of learning the language.

Language ab initio (SL) courses are for beginners These courses are only available at standard level. To offer these subjects, students must not have studied the language before. The following languages are offered in ACS (Independent):

•Language B: English B, Chinese B, Malay B, Tamil B & Hindi B

•Language ab initio: French ab, Spanish ab, Mandarin ab & Malay ab

IBDP Group 2 Subjects

O-level MT @ Yr 4 O-level results Group 2 option

HCL, HML, HTL A1 – D7 Lang B or Lang ab initio

E8 or F9 Lang B or Lang ab intitio + A-level H1 MT

CL, ML, TL, Hindi A1 – C6 Lang B or Lang ab intitio + A-level H1 MT

CLB, MLB, TLB Pass or merit Lang B* or Lang ab intitio + A-level H1 MTB

Exempted from MT NA Lang B or Lang ab initio

FL, GL, JL in lieu of MT

A1 – C6 Lang ab intitio + A-level H1 FL

# IB DP Group 2 exams: Chinese B, Malay B, Tamil B in Nov Yr 5; Hindi B &

Malay abitio in May Yr 6; French ab, Spansh ab, Mandarin ab in Nov Yr 6

A-level exams in Nov Yr 5.

* on a case-by-case basis

Grading System

Marks Points

80 or more 7

70 -79 6

60 – 69 5

50 – 59 4

40 – 49 3

20 – 39 2

0 – 19 1

The grading system for most subjects in Years 1 to 4 IP follows a 7 – point scale:

Philosophy, Thinking and Knowledge

Excellent

A

Good

B

Satisfactory

C

Mediocre

D

Elementary

E

Not Submitted

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Stu

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s

Excellent

A 3 3 2 2 1 N

Good

B 3 2 1 1 0 N

Satisfactory

C 2 1 1 0 0 N

Mediocre

D 2 1 0 0 0 N

Elementary

E 1 0 0 0

Failing condition

N

Not Submitted N N N N N N

1 to 3 Bonus points awarded for PTK and IS based on a matrix below The PTK-IS Points Matrix (parallel to IB-DP)

Philosophy, Thinking & Knowledge (PTK) and Independent Studies (IS)

Promotion Criteria

Levels Promotion Criteria to the next level

Year

1 – 4

1. An overall aggregate point of at least 26 points based on 6

relevant subjects

2. At least 1 bonus point for performance in PTK and IS and

3. A grade requirement of at least grade 4 or better in the 6

relevant subjects.

The six relevant subjects for

Year 1 and 2 are:

1. Language Arts

2. Mother Tongue*

3. History/Geography

4. Mathematics

5. Physical Science/Biological Sciences

6. Any other subject

The six relevant subjects for

Year 3 and 4 are:

1. Language Arts

2. Mother Tongue*

3. Global Studies/History/Geography

4. Core Maths/Advanced Maths

5. Physics/Chemistry/Biology

6. Any other subject

University Admissions

• Most institutions

– about 95% will accept 32-36 points

• Top institutions

– some require 37-42 points and above

Note: For course like Medicine, Law and other

popular courses, competition will be keen and so

your scores will need to be very good.