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School
Education
Shaping the Next Phase of
Your Childs Learning Journey
CONTENTS
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Secondary 1 Posting
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02
03
Learning Tailored to
Different Abilities
Careers
University Degree
Polytechnic Diploma
Junior College
Integrated Programme
(Year 5 and 6)
Polytechnic
Foundation Programme
Secondary 5N(A)
ITE Direct
Entry Scheme
Enhanced
NITEC
Foundation
Programme
Secondary 4 Express
Secondary 4N(A)
Secondary 4N(T)
Secondary 3 Express
Secondary 3N(A)
Secondary 3N(T)
Secondary 2 Express
Secondary 2N(A)
Secondary 2N(T)
Secondary 1 Express
Secondary 1N(A)
Secondary 1N(T)
While your child may initially be placed in a particular course, based on his ability to cope with his
current learning pace and style, there are opportunities for him to make a lateral transfer mid-stream
to a more appropriate course one that is better able to bring out the best in him.
SECONDARY SCHOOL EDUCATION
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Skills,
Competencies
and Values
Schools will impart
knowledge and
discipline, and equip
your child with skills,
competencies, and
values to help him
meet lifes challenges
successfully in a fastchanging world.
Co-Curricular Activities
Co-Curricular Activities (CCA) are an integral part of a well-rounded education and play an important role
in character building. They help inculcate resilience, tenacity, confidence and perseverance in students,
namely, qualities which prepare them to thrive in a rapidly changing world.
Your child can choose from an exciting range of CCA from uniformed groups to sports and the arts.
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Schools are in the process of enhancing or re positioning their niches to offer an Applied
Learning Programme and a Learning for Life
Programme by 2017.
These distinctive programmes will provide every
student with authentic contexts to apply their
learning, build their character, develop the 21st
century competencies and connect with the
community.
There will be a geographical spread of schools
with varied distinctive programmes.
Where relevant, the schools may offer direct
admission for students with outstanding talents
related to their distinctive programmes.
Special Assistance Plan (SAP) Schools
Schools offer enriched programmes and a
learning environment that nurtures students to
be biliterate and bicultural in English and
Chinese.
Schools offer flagship programmes to help
students develop stronger understanding of
Chinese values and culture.
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Programme
Criteria
Where it is Held
Language
Programmes
OR
Top 11% to 30% band
who meets the language
criteria of A* grade in the
MTL or at least a Merit in
the HMTL
Elective Programme in
Malay Languages for
Secondary Schools
(EMAS)
Third Languages
Chinese (Special
Programme) [CSP]
Malay (Special
Programme) [MSP]
Bahasa Indonesia
Arabic
French
German
Japanese
Spanish
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Category
Programme
Criteria
Where it is Held
Foreign Language
Programme (French,
German, Japanese,
Spanish)
Top 10% of the PSLE
Passed Higher
Chinese/ Chinese at
the PSLE (for
Japanese)
Student/ Parent is
a Singapore Citizen
or Singapore
Permanent Resident
Bicultural Studies
Programme (Chinese)
[BSP(C)]
Regional Studies
Programme (RSP)
Art Elective
Programme (AEP)
Music Elective
Programme (MEP)
Mother Tongue
Language B (MTLB)
Art and
Music
Elective
Programmes
AND
Pass in Grade Three
Practical and Theory or
Practical Musicianship of
the Associated Board of
Royal Schools of Music
(ABRSM) or equivalent
OR in the absence of the
qualifications, a pass in
both the written selection
test and practical
audition on an instrument
required by the selecting
school
SECONDARY SCHOOL EDUCATION
Language Programmes
Bilingualism is a key feature of Singapores education
system. Our secondary schools equip students with
language and cultural competencies from young
to help them develop a broader outlook and
enable them to tap into opportunities in the global
environment.
Each student will learn English and his Mother Tongue
Language under the bilingual policy. Beyond that,
our schools also offer the following language
programmes:
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Third Languages
Your child can also choose to take a third language from the eight languages offered, namely, Chinese
(Special Programme), Malay (Special Programme), Bahasa Indonesia, Arabic, French, German, Japanese
and Spanish.
Chinese (Special Programme)/ Malay (Special Programme)
Chinese (Special Programme) [CSP] is offered to all Secondary 1 students from the Express and
Normal (Academic) courses as long as they have the interest and inclination, and did not offer
Higher Chinese/ Chinese as their MTL at the PSLE.
Similarly, Malay (Special Programme) [MSP] is offered to all Secondary 1 students from the Express
and Normal (Academic) courses as long as they have the interest and inclination, and did not
offer Higher Malay/ Malay at the PSLE.
Students would be offered CSP/ MSP as a third language in addition to English and their MTL.
Students being offered these programmes will attend lessons twice a week, two hours per session
outside the school curriculum time, either in their own secondary school if the school offers it, or
at the nearest CSP/ MSP centre.
Your child may apply for these programmes online once he gets his PSLE results. If the number of
applicants exceeds the number of vacancies available at the CSP/ MSP centres, the applicants
will be selected based on their PSLE results.
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Qualification Attained
JC Partner
New Government JC
set up in 2017
Raffles Institution
GCE A-Level
Anglo-Chinese School
(Independent)
St Josephs Institution*
International Baccalaureate
* Dual track schools offering both the GCE O-level Programme and the IP.
These schools admit students at Secondary 1. However, students can also apply directly to each school
for admission to Secondary 3 for a four-year IP (Secondary 3 to end of junior college) leading to the same
qualification.
More details on the respective schools IP and application procedures are available on their websites.
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Financial
Assistance
to Pupils at
Secondary
Level
School Fees
Standard
Miscellaneous
Fees
Textbook
School Attire
Examination Fees
100%
subsidy of
school fees
100% subsidy
of standard
miscellaneous
fees
Free
textbooks
Free school
attire
* PCI is gross monthly household income divided by the number of members in the household.
$2,501 - $4,000
$4,001 - $5,000
$5,001 - $6,000
$6,001 - $7,200
$626 - $1,000
$1,001 - $1,250
$1,251 - $1,500
$1,501 - $1,800
For ISB recipients who are eligible for partial subsidy of school fees and also recipients of MOE scholarships, special
awards or bursaries which provide partial payment of school fees, the total fee subsidy received by them will be
capped at the annual school fees charged by each independent school less the annual amount of school and
standard miscellaneous fees paid by pupils in government/ government-aided schools.
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Choosing a
Secondary School
As a parent, you play an important role in
choosing a school that caters to the needs
of your child. Here are some factors you
may wish to consider when choosing
a school for your child.
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In choosing a secondary school for their children, parents often have had to
sift through copious amounts of information.
Parents should first look at the mission and vision of a secondary school
and understand the hopes the school has for its students. The next step is to
consider how the schools programmes will meet the childrens interests and
learning profile.
It is important to look at the total experience offered by the secondary school. This could
come from the learning content, for example, the programmes and CCAs; the learning
processes which include the activities the school plans for students to achieve learning
outcomes, as well as the learning environment which determines how the classroom works
and feels.
Sometimes its good to speak to the students of the secondary school, or even the staff. Visit
the school if it has an open day. All these will provide a more complete perspective and a
better sensing of the school culture and environment.
Mr Matthew Ou
Principal
Blangah Rise Primary School
Secondary 1 Posting
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Secondary 1 Posting
The Posting Process
1.
Submission of Options
You need to complete your childs S1 Option Form
and submit it to the MOE.
In this form, you should indicate the six secondary
schools that you wish your child to be posted to. The
S1 Option Form can be submitted either through the
S1 Internet System, accessible via the MOE website,
or in person at his primary school.
Parents encountering any difficulties can seek the
help of the schools when filling out the S1 Option
Form.
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Secondary 1 Posting
Date (Tentative)
Submission of Options
a. Via S1 Internet System
One week starting from the release of the PSLE results (e.g.
if the PSLE results are released on 22 November, options
can be submitted from 22 to 28 November).
S1-IS is accessible 24 hours starting from 12noon on the first
day until 3pm on the last day of S1 Option Phase.
Five working days starting from the release of the PSLE
results (e.g. if the PSLE results are released on 22 November,
options can be submitted from 22 to 28 November).
Primary schools will not be open on weekends.
Primary 6 students have a choice of whether or not to participate in the DSA-Sec Exercise. If they
choose not to participate in it, they will continue to participate in the Secondary One Posting Exercise
after the release of the PSLE results.
Students who have opted for a school under DSA-Sec Exercise must meet the PSLE eligibility criteria of
that school to be admitted.
Applicants admitted to a school through DSA-Sec Exercise will not be allowed to participate in the
annual Secondary One Posting Exercise as places have already been reserved for them in the
DSA schools.
Applicants admitted to a school through DSA-Sec Exercise will not be allowed to transfer to another
school after the release of the PSLE results as they are expected to honour their commitment to their
posted DSA schools for the duration of the programme that they are admitted to.