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Title: Mdm N Bawany HOD EL


1
Mdm N BawanyHOD EL
Briefing For P6 Parents
  • 18 April 2009
  • 12.30pm 1.00pm

2
What we will be covering
  • Timeline for DSA-Sec and S1 Posting Exercise
  • Direct School Admission (DSA) Exercise
  • Choosing a Secondary School
  • S1 Posting Exercise

3
DSA Booklets
  • Early Information for P3 P5 pupils
  • P6 pupils

4
  • TIMELINE

Late Dec
Late Nov
5
(2) Direct School Admission
  • Introduction to DSA
  • Overview of the DSA-Sec Exercise
  • DSA-Sec Implementation
  • Examples

6
Introduction To DSA
  • Introduced in 2004.
  • Conceptualised to promote holistic education.
  • Participating secondary schools have the autonomy
    to decide who to admit via DSA Exercise.
  • Not a centralized posting exercise.

7
Discretionary Places for DSA-Sec Exercise
8
DSA STAGES
9
Results Release Stage
  • Successful DSA candidates will not be allowed to
    make any school option in the centralised S1
    Posting Exercise.

Important to note
10
Successful DSA Students -Application For Special
Programmes
  • May be eligible for special language programmes
    based on their PSLE results.
  • If eligible and wish to take up special language
    programmes - submit option during S1 Option
    period.
  • Those offered Edusave scholarships will be
    informed.

11
Successful DSA Students Who Are In Option Band
  • Successful DSA student with PSLE aggregate within
    the Option Band, Express/N(A) band or the
    N(A)/N(T) band, if allocated to a school which
    offers both courses, is allowed to select a
    course of his preference during the S1 Option.
  • This student will have to submit his preferred
    course during the S1 Option.

12
Unsuccessful DSA Students
  • Will be issued with a S1 Option Form, informing
    them that their DSA application were
    unsuccessful.
  • Have to submit their school choices during the S1
    Option period to participate in the S1 Posting
    Exercise.

13
Question Answer Time
14
Choosing a Secondary School
15
Information Booklets
  • Info on
  • Types of school programmes offered
  • Factors to consider when choosing a secondary
    school
  • How to submit secondary school options
  • Latest school specific info (eg. special
    programmes offered, CCA, achievements, previous
    years cut-off scores, etc.)

16
Courses offered at Secondary Schools
17
Types of MOE Schools
  • Independent Schools
  • Special Assistance Plan (SAP) Schools
  • Autonomous Schools
  • Niche Programme Schools
  • Specialized Schools
  • Singapore Sports School
  • NUS High School
  • School of the Arts (SOTA)
  • School of Science and Technology

18
Language Programmes
  • Higher Mother Tongue (HMT)
  • Elective Programme in Malay Language (EMAS)
  • 3rd Languages
  • Malay (Special Programme)
  • Chinese (Special Programme)
  • Asian Languages (Arabic, Bahasa Indonesia)
  • Foreign Languages (French, German, Japanese)

19
Elective Programmes
  • Art Elective Programme (AEP)
  • GCE O level Higher Art Exam
  • Music Elective (MEP)
  • GCE O Level Higher Music Exam
  • Interested pupils are advised to select schools
    offering the programme among the 6 choices.

20
Integrated Programme (IP)
  • Provides an integrated upper secondary and JC
    education where secondary students can proceed to
    JC without taking the O Level Examinations
  • IP Schools may take in pupils at Sec 3.
  • IP Schools offer school-based GEP and other
    special programmes

21
Edusave Scholarships
  • Edusave Entrance Scholarships for Independent
    Schools
  • Edusave Scholarships for IP Schools
  • Edusave (Independent Schools) Yearly Awards
  • Edusave Scholarships for Secondary Schools

22
S1 Option Form
  • All PSLE pupils will be given a personalized
  • S1 Option Form together with their PSLE
    results.
  • Indicate childs secondary school options by
    completing the S1 Option Form.
  • Submit
  • hardcopy to primary school within 5 working days
    or
  • electronically via S1 Internet System within 7
    days (including Sat and Sun)
  • you will be given a guide to this in Part 1 of
    the Information Booklet

23
Proxy Form
  • Parents not in Singapore must authorize someone
    to collect the PSLE results and submit the option
    form.
  • The following forms are required for
    verification
  • Completed Proxy Form
  • Photocopy of parents NRIC (both sides)
  • Photocopy of Birth certificate of the pupil
  • NRIC of authorized person

24
Letters will be given to pupils eligible for
  • Bonus Points for Admission to SAP Schools
  • Express/Normal (A) option
  • Normal (A) / Normal (T) option
  • Foreign Language
  • Higher Mother Tongue
  • Edusave Entrance Scholarships for Independent
    Schools
  • Singapore-MOE Award
  • GEP Fees Subsidy

25
Understanding the Posting Method
26
S1 Posting Method
Rank all PSLE students by their PSLE Scores
By Merit
285
284
263
240 and below
27
S1 Posting Method
28
After 6 choices
29
Important Pointers
  • Refer to the previous years posting aggregate
    ranges when making decision.
  • Indicate all 6 six choices.
  • Need to update primary school about any change in
    address

30
After Posting
  • Release of Posting results (late Dec before
    Christmas)
  • Registration at secondary school the next day
  • Appeal for transfer after Posting (to be done at
    secondary school posted to)

31
Appeal for Transfer
  • Subject to availability of vacancies and will be
    considered only for
  • Pupils with serious medical problems
  • Pupils whose addresses have changed
  • Pupils with ASD and Dyslexia
  • Pupils with physical disabilities

32
Choose Wisely
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