Principal-Meets-Parents Session
2014
Secondary 3
Mission To nurture every PL-Lite into
a whole person who lives in
favour with God and Man
Vision
An outstanding school producing
women of fine character with a
passion for life and learning
• Godliness
• Respect
• All-round excellence
• Commitment
• Enthusiasm
Values
PRIME
IMPORTANCE
Character
Development
Academic
Excellence
Emphasis on Character Development
• Sec 3 level OCIP
• Leadership Opportunities – CCAs
• Practical importance of CCAs
A1 & A2 – 2 bonus points
B3 to C6 – 1 bonus point
3 things successful people
do differently (according to Ms Yoong)
- THINK
- SAY (include written words)
- DO
Focus for 2014
Honour the Lord
Theme Verse:
And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men
Col 3:23 (NKJV)
Jan – Honour the Lord
Feb – Elderly
Mar – Women
Apr – Friends
May / Jun – Parents, Guardians
Jul – Pioneering National Leaders
Aug – Singapore
Sep – Trs / Former Trs /Admin Staff
Oct – PL
Honour the Lord Blessing Others
Thank You
PL-Lite : Go Light the World
Our Belief
“Don’t let anyone look down on
you because you are young, but
set an example for the believers in
speech, in life, in faith and purity.”
– 1 Timothy 4:12
ALL PL-Lites to
Leadership Progression
• S1 Personal Leadership
• S2 Peer Leadership
• S3 People Leadership
• S4/5 People Leadership
Leadership Highlights
• Sec 1 iDiscover Camp
• DISC Profiling & Leadership 101
• Learning Keys & Leadership 201
• MEGA Camp
• PL Student Leadership Conference
Empowering our leaders
Camp Courage – ‘iDiscover’ 2014
Faithful in Service (FIS) Sec 1: Planning of Local FIS Project
Sec 2: Execution of Local FIS Project
Sec 3: Overseas FIS Project
Sec 4 & 5: Local FIS Project
Objectives of Faithful in Service
FIS 2004 Sarawak
FIS 2005 China
FIS 2006 Malaysia
FIS 2007 China
FIS 2008 China
FIS 2009 Malaysia
FIS 2010 Cambodia
FIS 2011 China, Cambodia & Malaysia
FIS 2012 China, Cambodia, Malaysia & Vietnam
FIS 2013 Brunei, Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand & Vietnam
FIS 2014 Brunei, Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand & Vietnam
Teaching in Vietnam
Leading games in Malaysia
Visiting the villagers
in Cambodia
Eco-forestation in Brunei
Building roads in
Thailand
Date: 24 May – 1 June
(6-7 days during this period)
Details of the programme and cost will
be made available at a later date.
Brunei, Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand & Vietnam
• Godliness - Be a role-model
• Respect - Be able to work in teams & value every contribution
• All-round Excellence - Resilient & Resolute
• Commitment - To be committed to school & societal improvement
• Enthusiasm - Proactive in carrying out responsibilities
CCA – A PLATFORM FOR LEADERSHIP
AND CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT
CCA Results 2013
Grade Number Percentage
A1 208 62.6%
A2 57 17.2%
B3 11 3.3%
B4 8 2.4%
C5 9 2.7%
C6 28 8.4%
D7 11 3.3%
CCA Results 2013
Sports UGs PA Clubs
A1/A2
Excellent
65.4% 78.5% 89.8% 79.3%
B/C
Good
28.4% 15.4% 9.4% 19.0%
D
Fair
6.2% 6.1% 0.8% 1.7%
Overall: 79.8% of our graduating students
achieved an excellent grade in CCA
Based on LEAPS grading system:
CCA GRADE
4 – year Secondary
Course (Points)
CCA
Grade
(Bonus Pts)
5 – year Secondary
Course ( Points)
CCA
Grade
25 & above A1 (2) 26 & above A1 (2)
20 - 24 A2 (2) 21 - 25 A2 (2)
16 - 19 B3 (1) 17 - 20 B3 (1)
13 - 15 B4 (1) 14 - 16 B4 (1)
10 - 12 C5 (1) 11 - 13 C5 (1)
8 - 9 C6 (1) 9 – 10 C6 (1)
CCA Guidelines & Grading Scheme
LEADERSHIP
• Class monitor
• School prefect
• House leader
(house captain, vice captain, committee)
• CCA leader
- Committee Roles
- Rank
ENRICHMENT
• Enrichment modules:
- Citizenship
- Enterprise
- Personal and Social : (sports
and rugged activities)
ACHIEVEMENT
• REPRESENTATION - Inter-school competition, SYF
• ATTAINMENT - NYAA, Sports Leaders Course
• ACCOMPLISHMENT - * Top 4 positions in inter-school competitions,
SYF achievements.
PARTICIPATION
• Attendance
• Participation in the following:
- Intra-school activities
- School Performances (School
concert, musical)
SERVICE
• All CIP hours clocked
(including activities outside
school)
• Pupils can submit letters to
outline nature and period of
pupil-initiated service carried
out of school context
Log in with NRIC
as Password
Number of Points in each domain can be seen
CCA Involvement
Reflected
Common Understanding – Character and Leadership Development is as important as Academic Excellence
Communicate
Encourage and Affirm
THANK YOU
Mr Lee Wei Te (HOD Data & Information Management)
Mrs Sharon Tng (HOD PE/CCA)
Ms Colleen Ng (Sports Secretary, covering duty)
Progression Pathways after
GCE N Level Exams from 2013
Updated Jan 2014
Mrs Selina Lum
N(A) Progression
pathways offers…
other educational routes
after the GCE NA Levels
Overview of Pathways (NA)
GCE N-Level Exam
4 years N(A) Course
Progression Pathways for Normal (Academic) Students
GCE O-Level Exam 1 year Sec 5
Polytechnic (3 years)
2 years
ITE Nitec
2 years ITE
Higher
Nitec
NAFA/
LaSalle
(3 years)
Polytechnic (3
years)
1 year
Foundation
Programme
Polytech
nic (2
years)
Junior College
(2 years) /
Centralised
Institute
(3 years)
2 years ITE
Direct Entry
Scheme (DES) to
Higher Nitec
10 weeks
Prep Programme
4
2
1 3
When : Mid April 2013 onwards
Who : Sec 4NA in 2012 onwards
What : Foundation Programme (FP)
Direct-Entry-Scheme to Poly
Programme (DPP)
Where : Offered in all 5 polytechnics
(70% of all courses)
How : (a) Apply after release of
N Level results (DPP)
Posting results at the end of
Dec of that year
(b) Apply after release of
O Level results in the
following year in mid Jan (PFP)
Posting results at the end
of Jan that year
• For N(A) students who are fairly strong academically – DPP eligibility: ELMAB3 ≤ 19 points
– meet subject-specific Minimum Entry Requirements
• Suitable for students whose learning styles are more application-based and hands-on
• Advantage of choosing DPP over Sec 5N – Direct entry to Higher Nitec, which is otherwise only
available for O-level holders
– Students assured of a place in in a polytechnic diploma course mapped to their Higher Nitec, , if they attain qualifying Grade Point Average (GPA)scores
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Direct-Entry-Scheme to Poly Prog (DPP)
4NA Only
• For N(A) students who are academically strong and clearly polytechnic bound
– PFP eligibility: ELMAB3 ≤11 points
– meet subject-specific Minimum Entry Requirements
• A one-year foundation programme for polytechnic-bound students offering a practice-oriented curriculum taught by polytechnic lecturers.
• Students are given provisional places in diploma programmes, subject to them passing all modules in the one-year PFP.
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Polytechnic Foundation Prog (PFP)
4NA Only
National Data
Progression Percentage
Polytechnic
40% 80%
ITE
40%
JC/MI / LaSalle / NAFA /
Employment
20%
After the O levels, where do most 5N pupils go?
MOE 2012
GCE N-Level Examinations Results 2012, 2013
GCE Normal (Academic) Examinations:
2012
PL
2013
PL
National
% eligible
for 5NA
97.87% 95.6% 72.6% (2012)
72.8% (2013)
% qualified
for PFP
36.17% 42.2% Top 10%
% qualified
for DPP
89.36% 93.3% Top 30%
N(A) PFP & DPP Pathways (1)
Poly Foundation
Programme Duration 1 Year Programme at
polytechnic.
Route Students given
provisional places in
diploma programmes in
polytechnic
No of
Years
1 + 3 yrs = (4 Years)
Direct Entry to Poly
Programme 2 year course in
Higher Nitec in ITE
Assured a place in
1st year or 2nd year in
polytechnic
Must qualify with the ITE
GPA (Grade Point
Average)
2 + [2 or 3] = Direct
Entry to Poly Prog
(4 or 5 yrs]
Poly Foundation
Programme
Direct Entry to Poly
Programme Number of
places
About 1200
1000
Cohort
Details
Top 10% of 4NA Cohort 10th – 30th percentile of
4NA Cohort
Next 20%
CCA Bonus points can be awarded with good CCA
grade
to compute ELMAB3 for selection & posting to
the poly.
N(A) PFP & DPP Pathways (2)
Poly Foundation
Programme
Eligibility
Criteria
ELMAB3
(English, Maths, Best 3)
≤ 11 points (exclude
CCA bonus points in
computation)
EL ≤ 3 & MA ≤ 3 (++)
(Annex 1)
EL ≤ 2 & MA ≤ 3 (++)
(Annex 2)
N(A) PFP & DPP Pathways (3)
Direct Entry to Poly
Programme ELMAB3
(English, Maths, Best 3)
≤ 19 points (exclude
CCA bonus point in
computation)
EL ≤ 4 & MA ≤ 4 (++)
(eg. Applied Sciences,
Engineering & Info
Comm)
EL ≤ 3 & MA ≤ 4 (++)
(eg. Business &
Services )
(See Annex 3)
Poly Foundation Programme (PFP) E
lig
ibil
ity C
rite
ria
EL ≤ 3 & MA ≤ 3 (Annex 1)
≤ 11 pts
Must also obtain the following
• EL ≤ 2 & MA ≤ 3 (Annex 2)
• ≤ 11 pts
• Must also obtain the following
English (Syll A) 3
Maths (Syll A / Add) 3
One of the following
3 - Sc (Phy/Chem)
- Sc (Phy/Bio)
- Sc (Chem/Bio)
- F&N
- D&T
Any 2 others excl CCA 3
English (Syll A) 2
Maths (Syll A / Add)
One of the following
3
-POA
- EL Lit
- History / Geography
- Combined Hum
- Art
Any 2 others excl CCA 3
Direct-Entry to Poly Programme (DPP) E
lig
ibilit
y C
rite
ria
EL ≤ 4 & MA ≤ 4 (Annex 3)
(Applied Science, Engineering
& Info-comm Technology
courses)
• ≤ 19 pts
Must also obtain the
following
• EL ≤ 3 & MA ≤ 4 (Annex 3)
(Business & Services courses)
• ≤ 19 pts
Must also obtain the
following
English (Syll A) 4
Maths (Syll A / Add) 4
Any 3 others excl
CCA
5
English (Syll A) 3
Maths (Syll A / Add) 4
Any 3 others excl CCA 5
Poly Foundation
Programme
Direct Entry to Poly
Programme ≤ 11 points ≤ 19 points
Polytechnic Diploma Higher Nitec
Eligibility
Criteria
EL ≤ 3 & MA ≤ 3 (++) Applied science
Health Science
Engineering
Information & Digital Tech
Build Environment
Media & Design
Maritime Studies
Business and Management
EL ≤ 4 & MA ≤ 4 (++) Applied Sciences
Engineering
Info Communication
EL ≤ 2 & MA ≤ 3 (++) Media & Design
Humanities
Business and Management
Health science
EL ≤ 3 & MA ≤ 4 (++)
Business & Services
N(A) PFP & DPP Pathways (3)
• The PFP & DPP programmes are suitable
for the 4NA pupils. The practice-based
curriculum can better prepare them for a
polytechnic education.
• They can focus on the courses that will
give them a head start in their chosen
career.
N(A) PFP & DPP Pathways (3)
Helpful Websites
PFP
http://www.polytechnic.edu.sg/pfp/
Email: [email protected]
DPP
http://www.ite.edu.sg/wps/portal/definitely-des/
Email: [email protected]
Thank You
