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2015 Principal’s Dialogue with Upper Sec Parents Sec 3&4 CDG & 5A 30 Jan 2015
2015 Principal’s Dialogue with
Upper Sec Parents
Sec 3&4 CDG & 5A
30 Jan 2015
Whole School Approach to Pastoral Care
School Leaders Spending time with individual classes
Year Heads & other key personnel
Oversee pastoral care of the level
Form Teachers Get to know individual pupils through 1 to 1 conferencing
Discipline Teachers,
Counsellors
Provide support to students with greater needs
Principal Ms Audrey Chen
School Leaders
Vice-Principal 1 Mr Lim Sin Heng
Vice-Principal 2 Mr Alan Lim
Sec 3 Level Committee
Sec 3 Year Head Mr Eric Loh Other Key Personnel Ms Felicia Kuo, HOD English Mr Keith Liew, HOD ICT Ms Tan Sor Tin, SH Literature Ms Shamsiah, SH CCE N(A): Mr James Quek, LH Math N(T): Mr Francis Ng, HOD PE&CCA
Form Teacher Co-Form Teacher
Sec 3C
Ms Lim KaiHui Ms Nur Fazilah
Form Teacher
Sec 3D
Co-Form Teacher
Ms Aminah Beevi Mrs Kwok-Chang Jiapei
Form Teacher
Mr Yeo Hwee Meng Stanley
Sec 3G1
Co-Form Teacher
Ms Chen Pui Shan Sanny
Form Teacher Co-Form Teacher
Sec 3G2
Mr Venket S/O Chilvan Mdm Norefaliza
Sec 4 Level Committee
Sec 4 Year Head Ms Clarissa Koh Other Key Personnel Mr Malvin Chan, HOD Science Mrs Choe Wai Leng, HOD Humanities Mdm Xu Hui, HOD MTL Mr Joseph Guo, LH English Mr Wilson Ho, SH CCE N(A): Mr James Quek, LH Math N(T): Mr Francis Ng, HOD PE&CCA
Form Teacher Co-Form Teacher
Sec 4C
Mdm Haliza Ms Jean Ho-Tan Siew Ching
Form Teacher
Sec 4D
Co-Form Teacher
Mdm Lim Chee Chin Ms Salimah Binte Mohd Haniffa
Form Teacher Co-Form Teacher
Sec 4G1
Ms Samsiah Bte Mohamed Diah Ms Thio Lay Hong
Form Teacher Co-Form Teacher
Sec 4G2
Ms Siti Farah’izzah Mdm Toh Siew Lan
Sec 5A
Form Teacher Co-Form Teacher
Mr Alvin Chua Chong Yuan Mr Dannish Kurniago
Fairfield Education
Our Mission To provide a holistic education in a Christian
environment so as to nurture leaders of good character, equipped to serve God, nation,
community and school
Our Vision A Vibrant Community of Active Life-Long
Learners & Influential Leaders
The 4 “Every”s of a Fairsian
• Every Fairsian is precious
• Every Fairsian is unique
• Every Fairsian has different talents
• Every Fairsian can learn and change
Active Lifelong Learner and
Influential Leader
Personhood
Commitment to Community
Heart of Service
Wisdom
4 Fairsian Outcomes
The Fairfield Curriculum
An Autonomous School of
Distinction
Best Practice in Teaching & Learning
Best Practice in Student All-Round Development
Best Practice in Character & Citizenship Education
Best Practice in Staff Well-Being & Development
Best Practice in Partnership
Developmental Framework
Level Characteristic Character/Leadership Journey
Academic Journey
Sec 1 Transition from P6 to Sec 1
Self-mastery – respect, responsibility, care
Increase in number of subjects, new subjects
Sec 2 Physical and emotional growth
Relating well with others, team player
Streaming examinations [placement]
Sec 3 Transition from junior to senior student
Leading others Building foundations of two-year course leading to GCE exams
Sec 4/5 Preparing for the next challenge
Finding direction GCE examinations [placement]
Four-Year WHEEL Programme Week of Holistic, Enriched & Experiential Learning
Year Focus
Sec 1 NE, Culture & Aesthetics
Sec 2 Outdoor Adventure Camp
Sec 3 Trip for International Experience
Sec 4 / 5 Career Counselling
Growing in Grace
Growing in Wisdom
2015 Focus
Nurture a growth mindset • Think of challenges not as roadblocks, but
opportunities for growth
• Use the language of growth – e.g. “I’m not sure I can do it now, but I think I can learn with time and effort.”
Wisdom
• I am curious and enjoy learning new things.
• I ask questions to gain deeper understanding.
• I make sound judgements.
• I persevere in learning.
Able to operate in and interpret the world and its influences, thereby making sound decisions for self and the team
School Hours
• Streamlining for better health & well-being
• Morning Assembly at 7:30am
• Dismissal at 2:05pm (Mon-Thur) & 1:00pm on Fri
• CCAs to start and end earlier
• Leave school by 6:30pm
• School is locked at 7:00pm
• Contact teachers Mon-Fri 7:30am-6:30pm
Ownership of Learning
• Make full use of curriculum time
• Practise “3Bs before me”: brain, book & buddy before asking teacher for help
• Record homework in student diary
• Take personal responsibility for prompt submission of homework and other modes of assessment (OMA)
– Zero marks for OMA submitted more than a week late
2014 GCE O-Level Exams
Students with L1R5 ≤10 pts
2014 GCE O-Level Exams
Outstanding All-Round Students
Name Class CCA
Dora Tay 4E GB/Journalism/
Council Dylon Lawrence Han
4E NCC Land
Joshua Ong 4F Choir/Journalism/
Council
Loy Hui Jing 4E Football
Sandy Goh 4B GB/Council
Tan Ding Kang 4F Volleyball/Journalism/
Council
2014 GCE O-Level Exams
Students of Special Mention
Name Class
Darryl Thong 4A Goh Jia Wen 5A Ivan Lock 4E
Nah Li Shi 4E
Jordan Yeo 4E
Samuel Chong 4F
Personal Voice
Talent Your natural gifts and strengths
Need What the world needs
enough to ‘pay’ you
for.
Passion Things that naturally
energize, excite,
motivate and inspire
you
PV
Conscience That still, small voice with that assures you of what
is right and that prompts you to actually do it.
Education Pathways for O-Level Students
Bonus Points for Computation of
Net Aggregate Scores
2) Pass in English and Higher Mother
Tongue
3) Pass in Malay/Chinese (Special programme) or Bahasa Indonesia (BI) as
3rd Language
5) Students who apply for and are accepted into
Chinese LEP or Malay LEP
2 points for admission to JC/MI courses, provided
these choices come before any Poly/ITE courses
2 points
For students from feeder
schools if they choose their
affiliated JC course(s) as
a) 1st choice or
b) 1st and 2nd choices
2 points
4) Affiliation to JC
Limited to maximum of 4 bonus points only for sections (1)-(4).
Limited to maximum of 6 bonus points only for sections (1)-(5).
1) CCA grades Grades A1-A2: 2 points Grades B3-C6: 1 point (For admission to JC/Poly/ITE)
Entry Criteria For Junior College
Core Requirements: At least C6 in English At least D7 in Mother Tongue At least D7 in Mathematics
L1R5 Aggregate: not more than 20 points L1 – English Language or Higher Mother Tongue R1 – Humanities R2 – Math/Science R3 – Math/Science/Humanities Any other 2 subjects (except CCA)
Junior College Arts Science
Anglo-Chinese JC 7 6
Anglo-Chinese School (Ind) - 5
Catholic JC 10 10
Hwa Chong Institution 4 3
Jurong JC 14 15
National JC 7 5
Pioneer JC 14 14
Raffles Institution 4 3
St. Andrew’s JC 10 9
Victoria JC 6 5
L1R5 Cut-Off Points for 2014 JAE
Entry Criteria For Polytechnics
Generally the following applies: At least a C6 in English Language for
Non-Technology Courses At least a D7 in English Language for
Technology Courses
L1 - EL R2 – Relevant 2 subjects B2 – Best 2 other subjects L1 + R2 + B2 of about 26 points (vary from year to year)
Diploma in International Business 7
Diploma in Biomedical Science 8
Diploma in Banking & Finance 12
Diploma in Aeronautical Engineering 12
Diploma in Nutrition, Health & Wellness 13
Diploma in Media & Communication 13
Diploma in Engineering with Business 14
Diploma in Business Information Technology 16
Diploma in Electrical & Electronic Engineering 23
L1R2B2 Cut-Off Points for 2014 JAE Singapore Polytechnic
Diploma in International Business 6
Diploma in Biomedical Science 9
Diploma in Psychology Studies 9
Diploma in Banking & Financial Services 10
Diploma in Mass Communication 10
Diploma in Accountancy 11
Diploma in Business Information Technology 13
Diploma in Aerospace Technology 13
Diploma in Mechanical Engineering 21
Diploma in Electronic & Computer Engineering 26
Diploma in Health Sciences (Nursing) 28
L1R2B2 Cut-Off Points for 2014 JAE Ngee Ann Polytechnic
Examination Calendar for Sec 4 Express & 5 Normal
Date Examination Remark
10 Mar D & T/ F & N / ART Mid-Yr Exam School
4-8 May School Mid-Year Exam School
29 May Submission deadline for Sec 4Exp F&N coursework School
2 Jun Mid-Year CL/ML/TL Written Exam GCE
3 Jun Mid-Year MTB Written Exam GCE
3 Jul Submission deadline for Sec 4&5 Art coursework School
20 Jul MTB Oral (Mid-Yr) GCE
2-15 Jul CL/ML/TL Oral GCE
21 Jul CL/ML/TL and MTB (Mid-Yr) Listening Comprehension GCE
31 Jul Submission deadline for Sec 5 F&N coursework School
13-27 Aug EL Oral GCE
14 Aug Submission deadline for Sec 4Exp D&T Coursework School
19 Aug-2 Sep School Preliminary Exam School
28 Sep MTB Oral (Year-End) GCE
Bet 6-15 Oct Combined Science Practical Exam GCE
19 Oct-13 Nov O Level Written Examination GCE
“Top 10% of the cohort: Enrol in a 1-
year Poly Foundation Program.”
Pathways available for
N(A) students
S4 NA S5 NA
“Take the O-level exam one year later
if ELMAB3 <=19.”
“11-30th% of the cohort: Enrol in a 2-year Higher Nitec course at ITE which leads to the Polytechnic” (DES-to-
Poly)
Normal (Academic) Journey
“Enter ITE to read Nitec courses, which progess
to Higher Nitec courses.”
Promotion Criteria
from Sec 4N(A) to Sec 5N(A)
Criteria
• EL ≤ 5
• MA ≤ 5
• EL+Maths+Best 3 Subjects ≤ 19 (EMB3)
Polytechnic Foundation Course
Bonus points will be awarded for good CCA grades, which can be used in computing the EMB3 for selection and posting to PFP
Criteria
• EMB3 ≤ 11
provided also that
• EL ≤ 3
• MA ≤ 3
(about 70% of Poly courses will be offered)
Direct Entry Scheme to
Polytechnic Programme (DPP)
Bonus points will be awarded for good CCA grades, which can be used in computing the EMB3 for selection and posting to DPP
Criteria
• EMB3 ≤ 19 provided also that • EL ≤ 4 & MA ≤ 4 For Applied Sciences, Engineering and Infocomm Tech Higher Nitec Programmes
• EL ≤ 3 & MA ≤ 4 For Business and Services Higher Nitec Programmes
Examination Calendar for Secondary 4 Normal
Dates Examination Remarks
10 Mar D&T/ F&N /ART March Exam School
4-8 May School Mid-Year Exam School
29 May Submission deadline for F&N coursework School
3 Jul Submission deadline for Art coursework School
7-14 Jul EL Oral Exam GCE
20-24 Jul School Preliminary Exam School
28 Jul-3 Aug CL / ML / TL / BCL / BML / BTL Oral Exam GCE
31 Jul Submission deadline for D&T coursework School
15 Sep EL Listening Comprehension GCE
16 Sep CL / ML / TL / BCL / BML / BTL Listening Comprehension
GCE
14-22 Sep N-Level Written Exam Part 1 GCE
17 & 22 Sep N(T) CPA Practical GCE
6-14 Oct N-Level Written Exam Part 2 GCE
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