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TRANSITION TO SECONDARY EDUCATION SEMINAR
12 NOVEMBER 2016
Changing school landscape
Nurture well-rounded individuals
Developing strengths and interests
Multiple pathways to success
Choosing a school
Admission into Secondary One
Useful resources for parents
Helping your child through adolescence and the secondary school education
OUTLINE
YOUR CHILDS EDUCATION JOURNEY
OUR EDUCATION SYSTEM HAS BEEN EVOLVING FOR THE FUTURE
Survival Driven 1959 1978
Ability-Based, Aspiration Driven 1997 2011
Skills/Capital-Intensive
Knowledge-BasedInnovation-Driven
IndustrialisationStudent-Centric, Values Driven 2012 onwardsEfficiency Driven
1979 1996
Changes in tandem with our nations economic development
Nurture well-rounded individuals
Opportunities to discover and
develop strengths and interests
Learning experiences in both
curricular and co-curricular
areas
Distinctive programmes and
multiple pathways
CHANGING SCHOOL LANDSCAPE
NURTURING WELL-ROUNDED INDIVIDUALS
Nurturing the whole child
Holistic development
Values inculcation
Socio-emotional competencies
Preparing for citizenship and work
Character & Citizenship
Education (CCE)
Ready for various post-
secondary pathways
SECONDARY SCHOOL EDUCATION
Broad-based academic
curriculum
Customised school
programmes
Teaching and learning
approaches are different
How school value-adds
to your child
LEARNING IN SECONDARY SCHOOL
STRONG FUNDAMENTALS, FUTURE LEARNING21st Century Competencies Balancing Knowledge with Skills and Values
HOLISTIC DEVELOPMENTDesired Outcomes of Education
Confident Person, Self-directed Learner, Concerned Citizen, Active Contributor
21st Century Competencies
Math Sciences HumanitiesPE, Art &
Music CCE CCAsSchool-based ProgrammesLanguages
EDUCATIONAL GOALS AT SECONDARY SCHOOL
To prepare your child for
tertiary education
To develop your child
holistically as awell-rounded
person
To prepare your child for
the future (21st Century)
DEVELOPING STRENGTHS AND INTERESTS
Applied Learning Programme (ALP)
e.g. STEM, Business, Languages,
Humanities
Learning for Life Programme (LLP)
e.g. Arts, Sports and Outdoor
Education, Community and Youth
Leadership
DISTINCTIVE PROGRAMMES
Higher Mother Tongue Languages (HMTL)
Elective Programme in Malay Language
for Secondary Schools (EMAS)
Third Language Programme
Bicultural Studies Programme (Chinese)
National Elective Tamil
Language Programme (NETP)
Regional Studies Programme (RSP)
LANGUAGE PROGRAMMES
For more information, please visit http://www.moe.gov.sg/education/secondary/language-programmes/
Art Elective Programme (AEP)
Music Elective Programme (MEP)
Enhanced Art/Music Programme
(EAP/EMP)
ART/MUSIC ELECTIVE PROGRAMMES
MANY PATHWAYS TO SUCCESS,MANY CHOICES TO BRING OUT THE BEST IN YOUR CHILD
GREATER CHOICE AND FLEXIBILITY
4-year programme
Broad-based curriculum
A-Level curriculum in
JC/CI
Diploma in polytechnic
EXPRESS COURSE
4 to 6-year programme,
depending on school offering IP
Academically strong students
More independent, less
structured learning style
INTEGRATED PROGRAMME
PATHWAYS FOR N(A) & N(T) STUDENTS
4 to 5-year programme
Students who are eligible
based on N-Level exam
results can choose between:
Through-train pathways
A 5th year leading to the
GCE O-Level examination
NORMAL (ACADEMIC) COURSE
NORMAL (ACADEMIC) COURSE Through-train pathways to polytechnics:
Polytechnic Foundation
Programme (PFP)
Direct-Entry-Scheme to
Polytechnic Programme (DPP)
Key objectives
More pathways to cater different
learning paces and styles
Help strengthen progression into post-
secondary education
4 year programme
More practice-orientated
curriculum
Technical-vocational
education at ITE
NORMAL (TECHNICAL) COURSE
Crest Secondary School and Spectra Secondary School
4 year programme
Post-secondary skills training
ITE and employment
Practice-oriented and skills-based learning
Industry-focused modules
Interactive, ICT-enabled teaching methods
SPECIALISED SCHOOLS FOR N(T) STUDENTS
Practice-oriented and skills-based learning
GCE N-Level subjects
ITE Skills Certificate (ISC) at Upper Secondary
Direct applications for SSNTs
Day of PSLE results
Separate from S1 Posting Exercise
Criteria for student admission
SPECIALISED SCHOOLS FOR N(T) STUDENTS
Know your childs needs and
interests
Schools learning environment
Schools unique characteristics and
programmes
School culture and ethos
Distance between school and home
GUIDING PRINCIPLES TO CHOOSING A SCHOOL
ADMISSION INTO SECONDARY ONE
ADMISSION INTO SECONDARY 1 Two ways of seeking admission
into Sec 1:
S1 Posting
Direct School Admission
(DSA)-Sec
SECONDARY ONE POSTING EXERCISE
TimelineOctober Distribution of:
S1 Information Booklet Secondary School Education
Booklet3rd/4th week of November
Release of PSLE results Submission of Sec 1 Option Form
3rd/4th week of December
Release of School Posting Results
Refer to https://www.moe.gov.sg/education/national-exams-timetable
SECONDARY ONE POSTING EXERCISE
For PSLE candidates after results released (late Nov)
S1 Option Form
Submit choices via S1 Internet System
(S1-IS)
Submit completed S1Option Form at childs primary school during
Option Phase
2 ways of submitting
Recognition of more diverse
range of student achievements
and talents beyond PSLE results
Admission based on:
School-based criteria
Both academic and non-
academic qualities
DIRECT SCHOOL ADMISSION (DSA)-SECONDARY
BE INVOLVED! Attend seminars
and workshops
Ensure communication
with teachers
Participate in a
Parent-Teacher
Conference
Volunteer in
school programmes
Join the Parent Support
Group
STAY IN TOUCH MOE website
www.moe.gov.sg
School Information Service
www.sis.gov.sg
Schoolbag
www.schoolbag.sg
MOE on Facebook
www.face.book.com/moesingapore
MOE on Twitter
www.twitter.com/#!MOEsg
MOE on YouTube
www.youtube.com/moespore
http://www.moe.gov.sg/http://www.sis.gov.sg/http://www.schoolbag.sg/http://www.face.book.com/moesingaporehttp://www.twitter.com/#!MOEsghttp://www.youtube.com/moespore
SCHOOL INFORMATION SERVICES
SCHOOL INFORMATION SERVICES
SCHOOL INFORMATION SERVICES
SCHOOL INFORMATION SERVICES
HELPING YOUR CHILD THROUGH ADOLESCENCE AND THE SECONDARY SCHOOL EDUCATION
WHO IS THE TEENAGER?
Who am I? Who will I become?
Why is my sister better at
everything? Whats wrong with playing
computer games everyday?
Ill never finish my homework!
Am I smart enough?
My friends smoke, what
should I do? Whyis she not my friend today?
My body is changing! Am I
good looking enough?
WHO IS THE TEENAGER? Physical puberty, concerns with body image
Cognitive enhanced ability to reason & think
abstractly
Emotional establishing a new sense of who they
are & who they want to become, coping with stress
Social relating in new ways to peers and adults,
experimenting with new behaviours
WHATS DIFFERENT ABOUT SECONDARY SCHOOL? Longer school hours
More commitment & time required for CCAs
More subjects
4 in primary school
8-9 in secondary school
Greater independence
Greater peer influence
Teachers
One teacher teaching all different subjects in primary school
One teacher per subject in secondary school
COPING SKILLS FOR THE TEENAGER
Social & Emotional Competencies
Resilience
We cannot always build the future for our youth, but we
can build our youth for the future
Franklin D. Roosevelt
SOCIAL & EMOTIONAL COMPETENCIESRefers to skills to
manage self,
relate to others
positively &
make responsible
decisions.
RESILIENCE The ability to thrive despite challenges
arises from the skills of resilience.
Resilience skills can be acquired and
nurtured.
Factors that contribute to resilience
Family Individual School & Community
SCHOOLS ROLE
People
Activities
Lessons
LESSONS Taught in Char