Meet the Parents May 2011 Sec 4E & 5NA (no mid yr results)

Welcome toDamai Secondary School

Parent Teacher MeetingSec 4 Exp and 5

Meet-The-Parents Session 2011 Programme Outline

• GCE ‘O’ Level 2010 results• Requirements for Post-

Secondary Education• School Programmes for 4E & 5NA • School Initiatives /Expectations• Meeting with your

son’s/daughter’s Form Teachers

2010 GCE ‘O’ LEVEL EXAMINATIONS

RESULTS

2010 GCE “O” Level ExamNo. of Candidates

4 4 ExpressExpress 219(223219(223))

5 Normal 5 Normal AcademicAcademic

71 (61)71 (61)

TotalTotal 290290

Comparison across the years

YearYear7 7

DistinctionsDistinctions8 8

DistinctionsDistinctions

19971997 11 11

19981998 22 11

19991999 11 11

20002000 22 22

20012001 77 11

20022002 00 11

20032003 11 00

Comparison across the years

YearYear7 7

DistinctionsDistinctions8 8

DistinctionsDistinctions

20042004 22 11

20052005 00 00

20062006 11 22

20072007 55 00

20082008 22 00

20092009 11 00

20102010 1010 1 (4)

First time in Damai’s History

•4 with 8 Distinctions

• 10 students scoring 7 or more Distinctions

Passes in 3 or more subjects

No. of No. of PupilsPupils

%%

4E4E 216216 99.1 99.1 (96.9)(96.9)

5N5NAA

61 61

(47)(47)85.9 85.9

(77)(77)

9

Passes in 3 or more subjects

DamaiDamai NationalNational

4E4E 99.1%99.1% 98.1%98.1%

5N5NAA

85.9%85.9% 85%85%

Passes in 5 or more subjectsNo. of No. of pupilspupils

%%

4E4E 203 203 (200)(200)

92.792.7

(89.7)(89.7)5NA5NA 45 45

(28)(28)63.463.4

(45.9)(45.9)

No. of Distinctions Scored

No. of No. of DistinctionsDistinctions

No. of No. of PupilsPupils

CumCum

%%88 1 (0)1 (0) 0.3 (0)0.3 (0)77 10 (1)10 (1) 3.3 (0.5)3.3 (0.5)66 13 (3)13 (3) 4.3 (1.1)4.3 (1.1)55 26 (14)26 (14) 8.6 (4.9)8.6 (4.9)44 40 (29)40 (29) 13.2 13.2

(10.2)(10.2)33 69 (66)69 (66) 22.8 22.8

(23.2)(23.2)

Subjects with 100% Passes

4E4E 5NA5NAArtArt

Higher ChineseHigher Chinese

Higher TamilHigher Tamil

Hindi, Tamil, UrduHindi, Tamil, Urdu

Literature in TamilLiterature in Tamil

MalayMalay

MusicMusic

Chinese BChinese B

ArtArt

D&T D&T

Chinese BChinese B

Malay BMalay B

Achieved % above National Averages

4E4E 5NA5NAArtArt

Design & TechnologyDesign & Technology

Food & NutritionFood & Nutrition

GeographyGeography

Higher Chinese & Chinese Higher Chinese & Chinese BB

Higher Tamil & TamilHigher Tamil & Tamil

Hindi Hindi

Malay & Malay BMalay & Malay B

MathematicsMathematics

MusicMusic

POAPOA

Science (Phy, Ch)Science (Phy, Ch)

Additional Additional Mathematics Mathematics

ArtArtChinese & Chinese BChinese & Chinese BDesign & TechnologyDesign & Technology

Food & NutritionFood & NutritionMathematicsMathematics

Science (Phy, Ch)Science (Phy, Ch)

Core Subject and Scorecard

85.586.4

96.1

97.1

94.895.6

97.597.8

90

96.2

78

80

82

84

86

88

90

92

94

96

98

EL ML A MATHS PHYSICS CHEM

DAMAINATIONAL

Core Subject and ScorecardCore Subject and Scorecard

79.292.4

93.8

80

91.9

78.5

89.6

79.9

100

82.4

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

BIO F&N D&T SCI(P/ C) ART

DAMAINATIONAL

96.897.2

63.3

76.2

97.696.8

74.2

82.3

92.488.1

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

CL POA GEOG HUM MATH

DAMAINATIONAL

Core Subject and Scorecard

Eligibility for Post Secondary Education

4E4E 106 (48.4%)106 (48.4%)

5NA5NA 11 (15.5%)11 (15.5%)

TotalTotal 117 (40.3%)117 (40.3%)

Requirements for Admission to

Post-secondary Education

Admission Requirements to JCsAggregate of 20 points or below for L1R5:

L1 English / Higher Mother TongueR2 Mathematics / ScienceR3 Humanities/ Mathematics / ScienceR4 Humanities / Maths / ScienceR5 Any other O Level subject (Art, D&T,

F&N, Music etc)R6 Any other O Level subject** A1-A2 in CCA – 2 bonus points (if meet L1R5) B3- C6 in CCA – 1 bonus point

Example 1 : GCE O LEVEL RESULTS

ENGLISH LANGUAGE B3MOTHER TONGUE A2PHYSICS B4CHEMISTRY B4E MATHEMATICS A1A MATHEMATICS A2COMBINED HUMANITIES B3 BIOLOGY A2

B3

A1

B3A2

A2

Aggregate of L1R5 = 13Student qualifies for JC Admissionqualifies for JC Admission..

A2

Example 2 : GCE O LEVEL RESULTS

ENGLISH LANGUAGE B3MOTHER TONGUE C5SCIENCE D7MATHEMATICS A2POA E8COMBINED HUMANITIES B3 D & T C6

B3

A2

B3

Aggregate of L1R5 = 26Student does not quality for JC Admissiondoes not quality for JC Admission..

C5

C6

D7

L1R5 Aggregate Scores (With Bonus Points) of Students Admitted To

Junior Colleges In The 2011 Joint Admissions Exercise (JAE) S/No JC Arts Science

1 Anderson JC 10 8

2 Anglo-Chinese JC 7 7

3 Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) - 5

4 Catholic JC 11 10

5 Hwa Chong Institution 3 3

6 Innova JC 20 20

7 Jurong JC1415 14 15

8 Meridian JC109 10 9

9 Nanyang JC109 10 9

10 National JC55 5 5

11 Pioneer JC1616 16 16

12 Raffles Institution33 3 3

13 Serangoon JC1514 15 14

14 St. Andrew's JC99 9 9

15 Tampines JC1313 13 13

16 Temasek JC76 7 6

17 Victoria JC54 5 4

18 Yishun JC2020 20 20

Polytechnics

Requirements for Admission to Polytechnics (L1R2B2)

L1 English Language/ Higher MT

1st Group of Relevant Subjects (R1) Maths or A Maths

2nd Group of Relevant Subjects (R2) Architectural Technology(at least C6 for relevant subjects) Science subjects, Art, D & T

Business-Related CoursesHumanities subjects, POAScience-Based CoursesScience subjects, F & NTechnology CoursesScience subjects, D & T

Best 2 Subjects (B2) Best 2 other subjects

** CCA can be considered as R3 or R4 subjects

Courses by Group Poly Course Code

2011 JAE COP

A. BUILT ENVIRONMENT

Architecture SP S66 14

Civil Engineering with Business SP S68 17

Engineering Science NP N93 9

Hotel and Leisure Facilities Management NP N40 13

Integrated Events & Project Management SP S50 13

Integrated Facility Design & Management TP T28 16

Landscape Architecture SP S94 17

Real Estate Business NP N48 15

B. BUSINESS, FINANCE & LAW

Accountancy NP N51 11

Accountancy SP S75 11

Banking and Financial Services SP S76 11

JAE 2011 Cut-Off Points (COP) -- SAMPLE

Courses available in 2011 and the JAE 2011 Cut-Off Points (COP) COP indicates the ELR2B2 aggregate score (after deducting CCA bonus points) of the last student posted to the course under the 2011 JAE.

Lead Up to GCE ‘O’ Levels

Date Event/Programme26 May Sec 4 & 5 Parent-Teacher-Meeting And Talk

30 May GCE ‘O’ Level Mother Tongue Examination

1 Jul – 14 Jul GCE ‘O’ Level Mother Tongue Oral Examination

5 Jul – 15 Jul GCE ‘N’ Level English Oral Examination

19 Jul GCE ‘O’ MT LC Examination

25 Jul – 4 Aug GCE ‘N’ Level Mother Tongue Oral Examination

15 Aug – 26 Aug GCE ‘O’ Level English Oral Examination

11 Aug – 19 Aug GCE N Level Prelim Examinations

5 Sep – 11 Oct Start of GCE ‘N’ Level LC and written Examination

12 Sep – 20 Sep GCE O Level Prelim Examinations

24 Oct – 17 Nov GCE ‘O’ Level Examination (Single Intake – written)

School Programmes

SCHOOL PROGRAMMES• Target-Setting for all pupils• Study Programme• Learning Week Activities (Term II Wk 10)• Structured Remedials for all upper sec classes• Night Study Programme (Sec 4 and 5)• Mock Exams (Sec 4 and 5)• Learning Journeys (Science, Humanities)• Enrichment Activities (All levels, various subjects)• Career Awareness (Learning Week)• Motivational and Study Skills workshop

4E & 5N PROGRAMME• Target-Setting• June Extended Programme• Banding based on ability (Humanities and MT)• Mother Tongue Intensive Programme• Motivational and Study Skills (Once termly)• Mass Lectures (Block Study)• Study Programme (Mon, Tues & Thurs)• Block Study Programme• Night Study Programme• Mock Exams

SCHOOL PROGRAMMES & EVENTS

Other department based projects, events and milestone programmes can be found online :

a) http://www.damaisec.moe.edu.sg/

b) http://damaisec.asknlearn.com/lms/

http://www.damaisec.moe.edu.sg/



School’s Initiatives for 2011

Enhanced Year-Head SystemDeanship System

Level Dean Year Head Asst. Year Head

Sec 1 Mrs Rose Chen Mr Sheikh Luqmahn Miss Isabel Wong

Sec 2 Miss Lee Ley Har Mr Ng We Keat Mrs Tan Shu Fen

Sec 3 Mdm Soraya Suleiman Mr Poon Lee Wang Mrs Lee Pei Kee

Sec 4

& 5

Ms Norharyati Hassan & Mrs Judy Ling

Mrs Loke Siew Ping Mdm Nur Sahira

School Experience Initiatives

• Level Camps

Sec 1 Orientation Camp

Leadership Training Camp

Term 1 Week 1

Term 1 Week 10

Sec 2 Cross-Cultural Learning

(Overseas Trip)

Term 1 Week 10

Sec 3 Adventure/Outdoor Camp Term 1 Week 10

Sec 4 & 5 Motivational & Study Skills Workshops Term 1 Week 10

Motivational & Study Skills Workshops

• Termly workshops to sustain pupils’ motivation and focus to handle the challenges of national exams with a positive mindset

• Held in Term 1 to teach the skills and strategies

• Follow-up in each term before the major exams eg. MYE, Prelim and N level

• Reviewed after MYE for effectiveness of application


Before exams – Laying the foundation

• Sessions focus on Motivational strategies such as having a Positive and Focussed Outlook including identifying goals and targets, minimising distractions, balancing expectations, working with others and managing stress etc


Preparation phase before exam

• Teaches study skills such as chunking, mnemonics, note-taking etc to enhance retention of knowledge

• Planning of exam timetable, managing a realistic expectation and handling stress


Post exam review

• Review of the effectiveness of study skills and strategies applied for the exams

• Reinforcement of motivational tips to sustain efforts for the next challenge

School ExpectationsPupils are advised to :• Build your ground work.• Use the upcoming June holidays to

consolidate and revise.• Be present for remedials and

extra classes organised

during the holidays.

School Expectations100% Attendance• June Extended Programme• Term 2 & 3 Remedials• Block Time Table Programme• Post GCE ‘N’ Level Programme

HARD WORK! “Be Prepared, Not Sorry!”

Responsibility of School

To ensure that:• Attendance and work progress of students are

monitored • Students attend remedial / supplementary

lessons• Parents / Guardians are kept informed of

child/ward’s progress-- Updates of school events and matters on school website, as well

as portal for parents :

a) http://www.damaisec.moe.edu.sg/

b) http://damaisec.asknlearn.com/lms/




Responsibility of Parents/Guardians

To assist school in:• ensuring that child attends school, the

4E/5N programme (Oct/Nov)

• ensuring that child revises his/her work

• ensuring that child does not stay out late

• contacting teachers when need arises

• Work in support of the school

Parents are invited to :

• Clarify with any key personnel, form teachers or subject teachers on issues raised.

• Meet up and speak with your child’s form teacher or subject teachers (in the designated classrooms)

• Make appointment to meet up with teachers on another day for further discussion.

Meeting your child’s Form Teacher / Subject Teacher

in class- in Sec 4 and 5 classrooms

We depend on each other

Joint partnership between parents and school to enable

our students to excel