SECONDARY 4E/ 5NA PRINCIPAL DIALOGUE

1. SECONDARY 4E/ 5NA PRINCIPAL DIALOGUE

2. Preparation for the Exam

3. GCE ‘O’ LEVEL EXAM 3 Jun – 4 Jun (MT written) 5 Jul – 19 Jul (MT Oral) 23 Jul (MT LC) 15 Aug – 29 Aug (EL Oral) 7 Oct – 17 Oct (Science Practical) 21 OCT – 15 NOV

4. ASSESSMENT CHECKPOINTS: 2 MILESTONE TESTS (Topical) PRELIMS (Full Paper) POST PRELIMS MOCK EXAMS (Targeted Practice)

5. * Note that Prelim Exam 1 is a similar assessment to the usual Mid Year Exam, while Prelim Exam 2 will be pitched at the O’level benchmark.

7. RESOURCES & ENGAGEMENT: DIFFERENTIATED RESOURCES STRUCTURED REMEDIALS JUNE INFOCUS 2 wks June Hol NIGHT STUDY CONSULTATION T3 ACADEMIC MENTORING

9. TWO KEY QUESTIONS WHERE do I want to go? WHAT do I want to do?

10. ENTRY CUT-OFF FOR JUNIOR COLLEGES/ POLYTECHNIC

11. L1 B5 ENGLISH BEST 5 SUBJECTS JUNIOR COLLEGE ADMISSION: POLYTECHNIC ADMISSION: L1 R5 < 20 L1 R2 B2 ENGLISH ENGLISH 5 RELEVANT SUBJECTS R1: Humanities R2: Maths/ Science R3: Humanities/Maths/Science R4: Any Other Subject R5: Any Other Subject RELEVANT 2 SUBJECTS BEST 2 SUBJECTS

12. L1R5 (Junior College) L1 R5: ENGLISH + 5 RELEVANT SUBJECTS

13. Impact of Subject Combination for Polytechnic Courses L1R2B2 (Polytechnic) L1 R2 B2: ENGLISH + 2 RELEVANT SUBJECTS + 2 BEST SUBJECTS * Almost all courses require ENGLISH & E/A MATHS

14. L1B5 is a good progress Indicator L1R5 or L1R2B2 ultimately determines the entry cut off

15. JC CUT- OFF POINTS 2012: http://sis.moe.gov.sg/schinfo/html/JCAggregateRange.htm ARTS SCIENCE

16. POLY CUT- OFF POINTS 2012: http://www.polytechnic.edu.sg/polyguide/JAE.html

17. 219 MORE DAYS To GCE O LEVEL

18. WEBSITES: http://sis.moe.gov.sg/schinfo/html/JCAggregateRange.htm http://www.polytechnic.edu.sg/polyguide/JAE.html

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