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Welcome to P6

Briefing

Learning … Creativity … Graciousness … Responsibility … Integrity

7 March 2015

2014 Cohort Sec Sch posted to (at least 5 students):

Raffles Girls’ School

Nanyang Girls’ School

Crescent Girls’ School

Methodist Girls’ School

Singapore Chinese Girls’ School

National Junior College

St Margaret’s Secondary

CHIJ St Theresa’s


Tanjong Katong Girls’ School

School of the Arts

CHIJ Toa Payoh Sec

CHIJ St Nicholas Girls’


Direct School Admission (DSA)

Introduction

Introduced in 2004 as part of MOE's move towards creating more flexibility and options for students

Provides students an opportunity to demonstrate a more diverse range of achievements and talents in seeking admission to a secondary school

Allows participating schools to select some P6 students for admission to Secondary 1 based on their achievements and talents before the PSLE results are released

DSA Exercise is for all specialised schools, independent schools, autonomous schools and schools with approved niche programmes

Participating secondary schools are able to select a certain percentage of their students for admission outside of the centralised sec one posting exercise

They decide their own admission criteria

Participating Schools

Specialised Schools

Schools offering an Integrated Programme (IP Schools)

Independent Schools (IS)

Autonomous Schools (AS)

Schools with Niche Programmes approved by MOE (Niche Schools) – 5%;

Stages of the DSA-Sec Exercise

Selection Stage Jun – End Aug

Exercise School Preference Stage Mid Oct

Results Release Stage Late-Nov

Preparation By the School

Workshop on Interview Skills in P6

DSA Information Sheet

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

2) Understand the school

- Culture, vision, mission and values

-CCAs / Special Programmes

-Match between the school’s strengths / niche and your child’s talents

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.

• 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 :

http://www.moe.gov.sg/education/admissions/dsa-sec/

RGPS DSA Admission

Year No accepted Acceptance Offers

2012 125 126

2013 103 110

2014 116 124


SECONDARY SCHOOL PROGRAMMES

Types of Programmes Offered


1. INTEGRATED PROGRAMME (IP) • 6-year programme • International Baccalaurete, GCE ‘A’ level • Raffles Institution, Raffles Girls’, The Chinese High,

Nanyang Girls’ High, ACS(I), River Valley High, Dunman High, National Junior College, Temasek Junior College, Victoria Junior College, Cedar Secondary, St Nicholas Girls’ School, Victoria, Catholic High, Singapore Chinese Girls’ School, Methodist Girls’ School


2. MAINSTREAM SECONDARY EDUCATION

- GCE ‘O’ & ‘N’ level exams

• 4 – 5 years

• Autonomous Schools / Special Assistance Plan Schools / Secondary Schools

• Lateral Movements between streams

• ‘O’ level / Poly subjects

3. SPECIALISED INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS


• Singapore Sports School

www.sportsschool.edu.sg

• NUS High School for Mathematics and Science

www.highsch.nus.edu.sg

• School for the Arts

www.sota.edu.sg

• School of Science & Technology

www.sst.edu.sg

SEC 1 OPTION FORM


- S1 Option Form

- Eligibility

Letter

S1 Option Form


Customised for each child

Indicate 6 school choices

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 3rd language

Option Band



1. Edusave Entrance Scholarships for Independent Schools (EESIS)

• Singapore Citizens with outstanding performance will be invited to apply

• GEP students who are Singapore Citizens who met the Promotion Criteria

• If interested, students should opt for Independent Schools among their six choices

• EESIS will be awarded to the student if she is invited, opted and posted to an independent School


• Top 30% of cohort who have taken HCL at PSLE

• Bonus Points:

Distinction for Higher Chinese – 3 points

Merit – 2 points

Pass – 1 point.

2. Bonus point for admission to Special Assistance Plan (SAP) Schools


• Top 10% cohort

• Top 11-30% cohort who meet the language criteria A* in MTL

At least a Merit in HMTL

3. Higher Mother Tongue


4. Third Languages

• Arabic, Bahasa Indonesia, French, Japanese, German, Spanish, Malay, Chinese Special Programme


5. Art/ Music Elective Programmes

• Eligible in Express Course • Interested to choose schools which offer these

programmes


• 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

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

5. Option Bands

S1 Internet System

• S1 Pin will be given together with the PSLE results.

• Can be done using any computer with internet access 24/7.


VERIFICATION

SLIP

POSTING METHOD

Students are emplaced in the secondary schools after PSLE based on :

First MERIT (PSLE Aggregate Score)

then CHOICE



Rank all PSLE students by their PSLE T-Scores

270

265

223

210 and below

By Merit


FULL

By Choice

270

265

223

1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th

FULL


Postal District

Group Postal District

After 6 choices……


* Important Pointer

Assign a proxy if you will not be in Singapore during the period when

PSLE results are released (tentatively 25 – 27 Nov)


FACTORS TO CONSIDER IN CHOOSING THE 6 SCHOOLS


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

• Include a range of schools in the selection

1st - 2nd choices – cut-off above her score

(around 5 pts)

3rd – 4th choices - cut-off within her score

5th – 6th choices – cut-off below her score

(5 – 10 pts below)


• 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 2014 cut-off, her chance in being admitted to the school is slimmer


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


Check out this website for more information on

the secondary schools : www.moe.gov.sg

Click ‘School Information Service’ (right hand column of page)

Select Sch by Criteria

Select Sch by Name

View School Directory

View School Details


Select School by Criteria

Secondary

CCA Planning Area Course

School Distinctive

Programme

Type of School PSLE Aggregate Range

How can we work together to support the girls?


Parents

• Consistent messaging

• 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’


School

• Coverage of Syllabus / Practices / Examination Skills

• Remedial & Supplementary Lessons

• Holidays

- 24 - 27 Jun ( All pupils)

- 10 – 11 Sept (Pupils who need additional help)


Interview Workshop 23 May

Secondary Schools Fair 23 May

PSLE Exam Dates 2015

• PSLE Oral – 20 & 21 Aug

• PSLE Listening Comprehension – 18 Sept

• PSLE Written Exam – 1 – 7 Oct



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