Offering of Higher Mother Tongue (HMT)

Cedar Girls’ Secondary School

Offering of

Higher Mother Tongue

(HMT)

HOD/MT

Mrs Tan-Han Ai Ling

Cedar Girls’ Secondary School

Who is eligible to offer HMT?

• Top 10% of the PSLE cohort or

• Top 11%-30% band with A* grade in

MT or at least a Merit in HMT

• From 2017, we are offering HMT to

all Sec 1 students.

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Form A

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Advantages for Offering HMT

• Students with at least a C6 in EL and D7 in HMT

will be exempted from offering MT at

A-level

• O-Level students with a pass in both EL and HMT

may use 2 bonus points for admission to Junior

College (JC)

• HMT may be used to replace EL as first

language in the calculation of L1R5 for JC

admission

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1-year Probation for HMT

• School will allow all Sec 1 students to offer

HMT on 1-year probation.

• The student’s results will be reviewed at

the end of Sec 1 to determine if she could

continue with HMT.

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3rd Language Information

CHINESE SPECIAL PROG (CSP)

&

MALAY SPECIAL PROG (MSP)

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Chinese (Special Prog)(CSP)/

Malay (Special Prog)(MSP)

All Sec 1 students who do not offer

Malay or Chinese as their MTL, are

eligible to offer MSP or CSP as a third

language respectively.

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CSP / MSP

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Advantages of offering CSP/MSP

Students who pass CSP/MSP at O-Level

• will be awarded 2 bonus points for

admission to Junior College(JC).

• will be allowed to use CSP/MSP grade

in-lieu of Humanities

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• Those who are taking MSP will be eligible for RSP

• It is a 4 to 6 year scholarship programme given by

MOE

• The RSP is non-examinable and lessons are

conducted during 1 period weekly

• Students will engage in active discussion and impart

their ideas through presentations and project-based

task assigned

• Cultural enrichment and immersion programme to

regional countries annually subsidized by MOE

Regional Studies Programme (RSP)

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Regional Studies Programme (RSP)

• More details/brochures are available at the

RSP/MSP counter at the back of the hall

• Application form will be given during

Orientation Day

• There will be a parent’s briefing for interested

students on the Induction Day, 13 Jan

• Any queries, please see / email Ms Nuraini

Ismail at nuraini_ismail_a@moe.edu.sg

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Selection Criteria for

offering CSP/MSP

If the number of applicants exceeds

that of vacancies, selection will be

based on the applicant’s PSLE results.

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Application Procedure

for CSP/MSP

If you wish to apply for CSP/MSP for your

daughter, please collect an application

form from the Enquiry Booth or General

Office and return the completed form,

together with a photocopy of your child’s

PSLE RESULT SLIP, stating the

Aggregate Score to the General Office by

Tuesday 3 Jan 2017.

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3rd Language Registration

(except CSP & MSP) • Please register at your assigned language

centre on Friday 30 Dec 2016, between

8.30 am and 5.00 pm

• Please present your Student Pass or Birth

Cert for registration

• Places that are not taken up on Fri 30 Dec

2016, will be reallocated to other

applicants

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3rd Language Registration

(CSP & MSP) • Please register at the school General

Office on Tuesday 3 Jan 2017, between

8.30 am and 5.00 pm

• Please present your Student Pass or Birth

Cert for registration

• Places that are not taken up on Tuesday 3

Jan 2017, will be reallocated to other

applicants

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Please refer the

FAQ for more

information

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Thank You

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Advantages of taking HMT

Cedar Girls’ Secondary School

Advantages of taking HMT

For example

• L1R5 – 8 points

• A pass in EL & HMT – 2 bonus points

• New L1R5 – 6 points