Sec 3 Parents’ Symposium

13 Feb 2023
 Empowering our students to Live with Passion, Lead to Compassion

Global citizens who are able to Future-ready individuals Bicultural servant leaders who
make their mark on the world grounded in values, and driven possess commitment to
stage by passion and purpose Singapore
Quality Education
(IP1)Self-Directedness (IP2) Future-Readiness (IP3) Personal Mastery (IP4) Growth Mindset
Foster self-directedness and Build future-readiness via Support personal mastery and Inculcate a growth mindset
creativity through research entrepreneurial and blended well-being with positive with openness and
and innovation learning education possibilities given multiple
perspectives

(IP5) Talent Development
Encourage peaks of
excellence with
differentiated talent
development provisions
(IP6) Servant Leadership
Imbue leadership abilities
through active citizenry and
servant leadership
(IP7) Bicultural Competence
Strengthen bicultural
perspectives and global
literacies through experiential
learning
(IP8) Interdisciplinarity
Integrate discipline-specific
depth with multi-disciplinary
applications via
interdisciplinary studies.

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 S3 Focus:
Personal
Mastery
Leadership Skills
A Growth
Mindset

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Level Themes

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 Holistic Education: Programmes beyond the academics
Character & Education & Career
Competitions CCA Talent Programmes Cyberwellness
Citizenship Education Guidance

Integrated Boarding Cultural Immersions

Leadership Outdoor Education New Media Literacies Well-Being Initiatives
Programmes & Exchanges

Entrepreneurial
Arts Enrichment & Health & Sexuality
Values in Action National Education Launchpad Project Work
Appreciation Education
Programme

Student-led Student-initiated
Summitry Sabbaticals Positive Education Chinese Values
Conferences Learning

IP1: Self-Directness IP2: Future-Readiness IP3: Personal Mastery IP4: Growth Mindset
IP5: Talent Development IP6: Servant Leadership IP7: Bicultural Competence IP8: Interdisciplinarity

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 Sec 3
Integrated
Boarding
Programme

MBTI Workshop Emotional Agility Workshop

Dressing, Dining & Conversation I

Dinner and Conversation with alumni Tiong Heng Liong, Isaac Ong and
Roystan Ang

Chinese New Year Dinner Celebrations

Outdoor Education – Outward Bound Singapore (OBS)

Term 2 Week 8 (Batch 1)

• iSpark and ProEd
Term 2 Week 9 (Batch 2)
• Aphelion and Ortus

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 Broad-Based Education

Integrated Programme Talent Programme

(IP) (TP)
- Enriched curriculum - Stretched curriculum
- Research Paper
- Higher Paper

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 Assessment Structure
Academic Assessments (in general) Scholastic Assessments
1 Common Alternative Oral Project Work
Examination
Test Assessment Communication (ref. details at PW Briefing)

Proposal Evaluation 10%

Oral Participation:
Final Evaluation
40% +
(includes Individual
Higher Chinese 10%
Communication Skills)
15 % 15% 70% (25%)
+ Written report 25%
Best 3 subjects
(3 X 25%) Individual Performance 10%
PW Reflection 5%
Mean Subject Grade (MSG-L2R5) = Mean grade of L2R5 subjects
 S3 Academic Assessment - Exceptions
S3 English

Common test Alternative Assessment Examination

15% X2 NA 70%
S3 Higher Chinese

Common test Alternative Assessment Examination

10% X 2 10% 70%
S3 Integrated Mathematics

Common test Alternative Assessment Examination

20% 10% 70%
 S3 Academic Assessment - Exceptions

S3 Sciences
Common Test Class Test Practical Test EOY Examination

15 % 10% 5% 70%

S3 Social Studies
Common Test Class Test Issue EOY Examination
Investigation
15 % 15% 15% 55%
 Computation of MSG = L2R5
The use of L2R5
• Emphasises the importance of broad-
based education → interdisciplinarity at
university level
• Takes into account grades of subjects
that students excel in
• Enables student to maximize his
strengths yet give attention to all
subjects.
• Manageable workload + Joy of learning
The L2R5 Subjects
L2 = English & Higher Chinese
R1 = Humanities /Higher Art /Higher Music /Malay Special
Programme/Bahasa Indonesia
R2 = Mathematics/Science
R3 = any of the R1 & R2 subjects
R4 = Any other remaining subject, including Project Work
R5 = Any other remaining subject, including Project Work
Note: For Sec 3, Math can be used max. 2 times (integration
of AMath and EMath)
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 Student Awards & Overseas Trips
New criteria --- for promotion purpose only
MSG-All for awards selection:
❖ARE and OSA (for Sec 4)
❖Top in Level Award
❖Model Student Award
❖Huangfu Award
❖Any other awards that use the MSG as a criterion

MSG-L2R5 for selection for Overseas Trips

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 Promotion Criteria
Criteria
MSG Languages
Level Placement Criterion
L2R5 (English &
Higher Chinese)

MSG ≤3.00 →S4-IP

Sec 3 MSG ≤ 3.00 C6
MSG >3.00 → O-Level Class

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