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Agenda
1. Guiding Principles
2. Post-Secondary School Options
3. Secondary 3 Subject Combinations
4. Allocation Process and Considerations
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Guiding Principles
When selecting subjects for Upper Secondary, consider these
factors:
What are the options for post secondary progression?
What will be a realistic expectation of your child’s ability
to cope with new subjects’ demands?
What are your child’s needs/preferences/interests?
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Post Secondary Options4
Upon graduating from Mayflower, your child could…
enrol in a Junior College
or Millennia Institute (A-
Level)
enrol in ITE (Higher
Nitec). Possibility of
entering Poly if he/she
does well enough
enrol in a
Polytechnic
(diploma)
enrol in specialised
institutes like NAFA,
LaSalle, Shatec,
Sunrice
Junior Colleges / Millennia Institute6
Junior Colleges (JCs) and Millennia Institute (MI)
Prepare students for GCE A Level examinations
Length of Study:
o JC – 2 years
o MI – 3 years
A Level7
GCE A Level Curriculum
Subjects are selected from 3 levels
H1 H2 H3
Half of H2 in terms of
curriculum time
Equivalent to ‘A’ level
subjects prior to 2006
Subjects with opportunity
for in-depth study (e.g.
advanced content,
research paper, university
module)
A Level 8
Three H2 Content-Based Subjects
One H1 Content-Based Subject
H1 General Paper
H1 Mother Tongue
H1 Project Work
*At least one H1 or H2 subject is from a contrasting discipline
Subjects Offered 9
Discipline Subjects
Knowledge Skills General Paper, Project Work (H1)
Knowledge & Inquiry (H2)
Languages Malay, Chinese, Tamil (H1 & H2)
French, German, Japanese
Humanities & Arts Art, Economics, Geography, History,
Literature, China Studies, India
Studies (H1-H3)
Mathematics & Science Biology, Chemistry, Physics,
Mathematics (H1-H3), Computing,
Principles of Accounting,
Management of Business * (H2 only)
Admission Criteria - JC10
Aggregate of First Language & 5 Relevant Subjects (L1R5 ≤ 20
points)
L1 R1 R2 R3 R4 R5
English /
Higher
Mother
Tongue
Humanities Mathematics
/ Science
Humanities /
Mathematics
/ Science
Best Other
Subject
Best Other
Subject
Admission Criteria - MI11
Aggregate of First Language & 4 Relevant Subjects (L1R4 ≤ 20
points)
L1 R1 R2 R3 R4
English /
Higher
Mother
Tongue
Humanities /
Mathematics /
Science
Humanities /
Mathematics /
Science
Best Other
Subject
Best Other
Subject
L1R5 – JC Aggregate Scores (2019)12
Junior College Arts Science
Nanyang JC 7 6
Anderson Serangoon JC 12 11
National JC 8 7
Catholic JC 13 14
Yishun Innova JC 20 20
Jurong Pioneer JC 16 15
Polytechnics14
Polytechnics
Market driven courses which are career-oriented
Students graduate with a Diploma
Prepares students to be work force ready
Admission Criteria - Polytechnic15
Aggregate of English, 2 Relevant & 2 Best Subjects
(L1R2B2 ≤ 26 points)
o English Language
o 2 Relevant Subjects to the course applied for
o 2 Other Best Subjects
Course-specific minimum requirement must also be met
Courses Offered16
Course Group Course Title
Applied Science Biomedical Engineering, Biotechnology, Chemical
Engineering, Food Science & Nutrition, Material Science,
Pharmaceutical Science, Veterinary Technology
Built Environment Architecture, Facilities Management, Real Estate Business
Business & Management Accountancy, Banking & Finance, Business & Social
Enterprise, Culinary & Catering Management,
Hospitality & Tourism Management
Engineering Aerospace Electronics, Computer Engineering, Digital &
Precision Engineering, Mechatronics, Nanotechnology &
Materials Science
Health Sciences Nursing, Optometry, Sport Coaching, Social Sciences
2020 Subject Combination18
2020 ExpressPure Science Combined Science
Combination
Subjects
A MAT A MAT A MAT
Choose only
1 Elective
[D&T / ART /
F&N]
POA
Physics /
Biology
Physics /
Biology
Choose only 1 Elective
[POA / A MAT / GEO]
Chemistry Chemistry ChemistryScience (Chem) /
Science (Bio/Phy)
SS Geography /
SS History /
SS Literature
SS Geography /
SS History /
SS Literature
Common
Subjects
English Language
Mother Tongue
Mathematics
English Language
Mother Tongue
Mathematics
Total number of
GCE O Level
subjects = 7
Subject Allocation19
Subject Allocation
School’s professional discretion
Mastery of Pre-
requisites
Student Choices
Student choices
• Preference is given to student’s choices
Mastery of Pre-requisites
• Student performance in pre-requisites
School’s professional discretion
• Considerations for manpower and
resource planning
Pre-Survey
In June 2019, we will be conducting a ‘pre-survey’ to gauge students’
preferred subject combinations
The ‘pre-survey’ will be via an online Google form
(bit.ly/mfss-2019subjectallocation)
On 29 May 2019, students were briefed on how the pre-survey works and
what they need to do to complete the survey
Students are advised to discuss with their parents/guardian on the offered
options and put in their choices in the order of preference
Briefing slides and pre-survey information will be sent out via Parent
Gateway (PG) and will be on the school website
(https://mayflowersec.moe.edu.sg/)
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Schedule of Key Activities21
TIME FRAME EVENT
April Subject combination briefing for Sec 2 students
29 May Pre-survey briefing for Sec 2 students
31 May Subject combination briefing for Sec 2 parents and students
June Conduct of Pre-survey
Early Oct Subject combination and allocation briefing for Sec 2 students
21-24 Oct Conduct of subject allocation survey for Sec 2 students
4 – 6 Nov Release of subject allocation results
7 – 11 Nov Submission of appeals to General Office
14 – 15 Nov Release of results of appeals
21 – 22 Nov Release of 2020 Sec 3 class info
IP HODs
Department HOD
Craft & Technology (Art, D&T, FCE) Ms Sim Ann Chi Angie
English (Literature Elective) Mdm Santhi d/o Allagoo
Humanities (Social Studies, Geography, History) Ms S Santhi
Mathematics (Additional Mathematics. POA) Mr Narayanan
Mother Tongue Ms Eileen Chew Qian Ru
Science (Physics, Chemistry, Biology) Mdm Krishnan Malathi
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*the contact details can be found in the school website
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