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Meet-the-Parents Session – Sec 2E & NA

26 January 2017

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Programme Overview

Time Programme Venue

7.10 pm to 8.10 pm Principal’s Address Hall

8.15 pm to 9.00 pm Meet the Form Teachers Session

Classrooms

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School Progress

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Performing Arts

Band Certificate of Accomplishment

Choir Certificate of Distinction

Dance Certificate of Distinction

Drama Certificate of Accomplishment

Guzheng Certificate of Accomplishment

Malay Dance Certificate of Distinction

CCA Achievements 2015

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CCA Achievements 2016

Sports

Basketball

B’ Div Boys: Zonal 2nd

Canoeing

Sportsmanship Award

Uniformed Groups

SJAB: Gold

Chief Commissioner’s Badge

NCC: Bronze

NPCC: Bronze

SPF-NPCC Badge

Clubs & Societies

Art & Craft

National Youth Business Challenge 2016, Gold Award

SYF Art Exhibition 2016: Certificate of Recognition

Youth Flying Club

Singapore Amazing Flying Machines 2016: Unpowered Glider – Bronze

Environment Club

Schools Green Audit 2015 - Lotus

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GCE N’ Levels 2016 Results

Sec 4 Normal (Academic)

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2016 GCE ‘N’ Level Results NORMAL (ACADEMIC)

School %

National %

% of student qualify for 5NA

87.6 75.2

% of student qualify for DPP

76.7

% of student qualify for PFP

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Top 4N(A) Student Aggregate 5

GOH JIN LONG ABDILLAH 4N1

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GCE O’ Levels 2016 Results

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2016 GCE ‘O’ Level Results

Sec 4 Express

% qualifying for:

JC 59.1 %

Pre-U 87.0 %

Poly 97.4 %

Sec 5 Normal (Academic)

% qualifying for:

JC 11.9 %

Pre-U 50.0 %

Poly 78.6 %

Cohort Poly Eligibility (from 4N to 5N) ~ 75.3 %

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Top 5NA Student

L1B4 - 12

5N1 Wee Jia Min

8 students (19.0%) with

L1B4 ≤ 15

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L1B5 - 8

4E1 Keran Lu Jing

Top 4E Students

14 students (12.2%) with

L1B5 ≤ 12

4E3 Goh Xue Er

Our Alumni

Lee Kuan Yew Award for Outstanding Normal Course Students 2016

o Chong Kai Sheng

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Applied Learning Programme (ALP) &

Learning for Life Programme (LLP)

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ALP & LLP

In 2014, MOE started supporting all secondary schools to develop an ALP and a LLP by 2017

Allow students to pursue learning in line with their interests beyond academic learning

Help our students to deepen their 21st century competencies

Ensure that all our students acquire a broad and deep foundation for a lifelong journey of learning

iInquire • iInnovate

ALP@BGSS

Our ALP…. builds on the strength of our IPW to

develop students’ 21st century skills in problem solving,

strengthening scientific inquiry and investigative processes

strengthen students’ skills in prototyping, design thinking, writing

proposals and working as a team to design and construct

innovative products

introduce students to the use of technology to tackle real-world

issues

How We leverage on Arduino

Open-tool micro-controller

Supported by STEM Inc (Singapore Science Centre)

Together with

Close project mentoring by team of teachers

Learning journeys and excursions

Exhibitions and presentations

BGSS PAssion LLP @ BGSS

LLP @ BGSS 1. Thinking Individuals:

Imaginative, Creative, Critical

1. Confident Learners:

Confidence & Pride, Individual Expression, Risk-Taking

1. Active Citizens:

Interpersonal Skills, Cultural Appreciation, Belonging

EXPOSURE

Assembly Programmes

School-Based Concerts

CLASS Act

EXPERIENCE

LS Aesthetics Programme

Aesthetic Showcase

Brillante

EXCELLENCE

Talent Certification for Performing Arts CCAs

(Drama, Choir, Dance)

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CCA & LEAPS 2.0

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Co-Curricular Programmes

4 structured programmes that complement the academic curriculum

Co-Curricular Programmes support the holistic development of the child

Co-Curricular Activities (CCA)

Student Leadership

Development

Values In Action (VIA)

Enrichment & Lifeskills

Programme

Character & Values

Social-Emotional Competencies

21st Century Competencies

Interests & Talents

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LEAPS 2.0

Leadership

Enrichment

Achievement

Participation

Service

Each domains has attainment levels 1 to 5

except Enrichment, which complements students’ holistic development

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Recognition of Attainment

Co-Curricular Experience

Attainment in Leadership

Achievement

Participation

Service

Bonus Points

Excellent 4,3,3,3 2

Good 4,1,1,1 3,2,1,1 2,2,2,1

1

Fair did not meet above criteria

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CCA is compulsory for all secondary school students

Importance of regular Participation Level 1: > 75% attendance per year for at least 2 years Other domains (Leadership, Achievement, Service) will be

catered by the school programmes Participation, i.e. twice weekly attendance , must be owned

by the student

Important CCA Policies

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Importance of CCAs

Holistic Development

Character & Values, e.g. resilience

21st Century Competencies, e.g. collaboration, problem solving

Interests & Talents future education & career options

Post-Secondary Applications

Sets apart the excellent students from the good students

Special admission exercises for JCs and Polytechnics

Reflected on School Graduation Certificate (SGC) – job interviews, scholarship applications

At the end of the graduating year, students’ co-curricular attainment will be converted to a bonus point(s) which can be used for admission to Junior Colleges/ Polytechnics/ ITE

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Sec 2 Streaming

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Preparing for Next Phase

Preparing for Subject Streaming – Making informed choices

Understanding interests

Recognising strengths and weaknesses

Subjects and their future relevance

Education & Career Guidance

Awareness and explorations of paths ahead

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Streaming Objective

Pupils are allocated subjects in Upper Secondary

That best meet their interests and abilities

Provide wide range of options for Post-Secondary Education

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Schedule for STREAMING

SN Activity Date

1 Briefing for parents on Sec 3 subjects for 2018

26 Jan 2017

2 Briefing for students on Sec 3 subjects for 2018

Term 2

3 Pre-Streaming Exercise (based on MYE 2017)

26 May 2017

4 Online Streaming Survey (for students to indicate their interest)

Term 3 Wk 2

5 Online Streaming Exercise during curriculum time and Submission of Option Form (signed by parents) to FTs

EOY Post-Exam

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Schedule for STREAMING

SN Activity Date

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Announcement of Streaming Results (via school website and notice board at the canteen)

7 Nov 2017

7 Submission of Appeal Forms to General Office

By 10 Nov 2017 5pm

8 Results of Appeals (via school website and notice board at the canteen)

17 Nov 2017

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Announcement of Sec 3 class allocation (via school website and notice board at the canteen)

29 Dec 2017

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Streaming Criteria

Pupils’ Choice

Merit (Overall Performance + Performance in specific subject)

Teachers’ Recommendation

Availability of Places for each subject combination

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Streaming Criteria

Certain subjects may not be offered after the streaming exercise if there are insufficient students to start a class.

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Express Course - 7 Subjects

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Subjects offered (Exp)

Subjects

(1) English Language

(2) Mother Tongue Language

(3) Elementary Mathematics

Subjects offered to all students

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Subjects offered (Exp)

Subjects

Social Studies + Elective Geography

Social Studies + Elective History

Social Studies + Elective Literature

(4) Humanities

Subjects Criteria for student to be considered for the subject

Social Studies + Geography Pass in Geography

Social Studies + History Pass in History

Social Studies + Literature

65% and above for Literature, and 60% and above for English Language

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Subjects offered (Exp)

Subjects

Sc (Phy/Chem)

Sc (Chem/Bio)

(5) Science (1 subject)

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Subjects offered (Exp)

Subjects Physics + Chemistry (must qualify and take Add Math) Chemistry + Biology (must qualify and take Add Math) Biology + Combined Sc (Phy/Chem)

(5) & (6) Science (2 subjects)

Subjects Criteria for student to be considered for the subject

Physics + Chemistry (must qualify and take Add Math)

65% and above for overall result and 70% and above for average of Sec 1 & 2 Science result

Chemistry + Biology (must qualify and take Add Math)

Biology + Sc (Phy/Chem) (must qualify and take Add Math)

60% and above for overall result and 70% and above for average of Sec 1 & 2 Science result

Only students with outstanding results will be offered Triple Pure Science.

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Subjects offered (Exp)

(6) Coursework-Based Elective

Subjects Criteria for student to be considered for the subject

Art 65% and above for Art

Physical Education Pass in Physical Proficiency Test

Design & Technology (must be taken with Sc Phy/Chem)

65% and above for Design & Technology

Food & Nutrition (must be taken with Sc Chem/Bio)

65% and above for Food & Nutrition

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Subjects offered (Exp)

(7) Non-Coursework-Based Elective

Subjects Criteria for student to be considered for the subject

Additional Mathematics 70% and above for Mathematics

Principles of Accounts Pass in Mathematics

History 65% and above for History

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Special note

History: Cannot be offered together with Humanities (History).

Mother Tongue Language Syllabus B:

Generally only offered at Sec 4 only

Cannot be used in the computation of aggregate

Higher Mother Tongue Language: cannot use both HMTL & MTL in computation of aggregate

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Normal (Academic) Course - 6 subjects

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Subjects offered (NA)

Subjects

(1) English Language

(2) Mother Tongue Language

(3) Elementary Mathematics

Subjects offered to all students

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Subjects offered (NA)

Subjects

Social Studies + Elective Geography

Social Studies + Elective History

Social Studies + Elective Literature

(4) Humanities

Subjects Criteria for student to be considered for the subject

Social Studies + Geography Pass in Geography

Social Studies + History Pass in History

Social Studies + Literature

65% and above for Literature, and 60% and above for English Language

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Subjects offered (NA)

Subjects

Sc (Phy/Chem)

Sc (Chem/Bio)

(5) Science

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Subjects offered (NA)

(6) Coursework-Based Elective, or

Subjects Criteria for student to be considered for the subject

Art 65% and above for Art

Physical Education (offered as an O Level Subject)

Pass in Physical Proficiency Test

Design & Technology (must be taken with Sc Phy/Chem)

65% and above for Design & Technology

Food & Nutrition (must be taken with Sc Chem/Bio)

65% and above for Food & Nutrition

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Subjects offered (NA) (6) Non-Coursework-Based Elective

Subjects Criteria for student to be considered for the subject

Additional Mathematics

60% and above for overall result and 70% and above for Mathematics

Principles of Accounts Pass in Mathematics

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Subject Information

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Mathematics

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O-Level Additional Mathematics

Aims To provide a strong foundation in algebraic manipulation

and math reasoning skills

To prepare students for A-Level H2 and H3 Maths

Post-Secondary Implications Not a requirement for any Polytechnic course

Certain Poly courses require additional module(s) to be taken if Additional Mathematics not taken at O-Level

Requirement only for JC Science course (for most JCs) Not a requirement for JC Non-Science courses

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N-Level Additional Mathematics

Aims

The same as O-Level Additional Mathematics.

Syllabus

The syllabus is similar to the Express Additional Mathematics syllabus except that it is spread over 3 years.

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Criteria to Offer Sec 3 Exp Add Math

Students must obtain good Sec 2 year-end Math result (OV): 70% or higher.

Students must be strong in Algebra.

Placed on Academic Review if not doing well

Close monitoring by teachers and Retests

Updating of Parents

May be advised to consider focusing on Elementary Mathematics

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Criteria to Offer Sec 3 N(A) Add Math

Similar to Express

Students must also take up O-Level Mathematics.

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Preparation for Upper Sec Math

Students must aim for higher marks, and not be contented with just 75%. At the national level, the distinction cut-off mark can be very high, due to competition.

All students should aim for:

Grade Mark Range

A1 90% – 100%

A2 80% – 89%

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Sciences

Physics

Chemistry

Biology

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Content Structure

Physics Chemistry Biology

• Measurement • Newtonian

Mechanics • Thermal Physics • Waves • Electricity and

Magnetism

• Experimental Chemistry

• Atomic Structure and Stoichiometry

• Chemistry of reactions

• Periodicity • Atmosphere • Organic Chemistry

• Principles of Biology • Maintenance and

Regulation of Life Processes

• Continuity of Life • Man and His

Environment

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Pure Sciences vs Sciences

Comparison Breadth of coverage largely similar Differs in depth of study Practical Assessment

Pure Science: requires higher order thinking in analyzing and evaluating results, planning experiments, etc

Post-Secondary Implications for Pure Sciences Not a requirement for any Polytechnic courses Not a requirement for any JC courses

Recommended for JC Science courses

Chemistry is the pre-requisite for NUS Medicine, not Biology

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Criteria for Pure Sciences

≥ 70% in both Sec 1 and Sec 2 overall Science result

Recommendations

Ability to grasp abstract concepts

Physics Strong in Mathematics,

especially Algebra

Chemistry Strong in Mathematics

Biology Good command of English Enjoy learning and

remembering scientific terms and facts

If students’ performance < 60% for mid-year or end-of-year in Sec 3, strongly advised to switch to a less demanding subject

Science (Phy/Chem) or Science (Chem/Bio)

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Humanities

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Humanities

Compulsory Component: Social Studies To provide pupils with a broad-based foundation in the

learning of the Humanities in Singapore’s context

Elective Component

Geography History Literature

Interaction between human and physical environment

Focuses on Modern World History

Prose and poetry from different parts of the world

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Pure Humanities

Pure History

Broader coverage of topics in comparison with Elective version

Cannot be taken concurrently with the Elective version

E.g. Pure History cannot be taken with Humanities (Social Studies + History)

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Principles of Accounts (POA)

Syllabus objective To acquire knowledge and understanding of basic accounting

concepts, principles and procedure in the context of the business

Some topics covered in POA Business transactions

Expenses, revenues, profits, losses, assets, liabilities, etc

Financial statements and information

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Coursework Subjects

Art

Design & Technology

Food & Nutrition

Physical Education

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Coursework Subjects

Art Develops Creativity –

imaginative, divergent & critical thinking

Visual Communication & Self-expression

Design & Technology Designers, creators, thinkers,

innovators, problem solvers Especially relevant for

students with interest in design and engineering

Apply theories from Science (Physics)

Food & Nutrition Understanding of nutrition,

diet & health, food science

Knowledge and skills to make informed decisions concerning Food & Nutrition

Physical Education

Plan, perform, analyse, improve and evaluate physical activities

Knowledge, skills and understanding of a range of relevant physical activities.

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Coursework Subjects

Theory and Coursework components Coursework requires students to work on long-term

project work during curriculum time Focus on the process, not just final product Start in beginning Sec 4 (except PE, which starts in Sec 3) ~ 3-6 months to complete Allows students to clear significant portion before

written examinations Art: 60% D&T: 70% F&N: 60% PE: 60%

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Education & Career Guidance

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Promotion Criteria 4NA to Sec 5N

Promotion Criteria

Pass EL, MA and 3 other subjects

ELMAB3 ≤ 19

(ELMAB3 refers to the aggregate score of English

Language, Mathematics and best 3 subjects at the

‘N’ level examinations)

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Junior College vs Polytechnic

Junior College Polytechnic

L1R5 ≤ 20 ELR2B2 ≤ 26

GCE A’ Levels Diploma

Academic oriented Market/Industry oriented

University bound Career or university bound

Structured school system Flexible school system

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Keeping in touch

Communication Channels

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School No. 6446 3301

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Visit our website at: www.bedokgreensec.moe.edu.sg

Student Handbook

Parent Handbook

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