Anglo-Chinese School (Independent)

[PiggyLalala]

autolycus:

Absolutely right. In Y5/6, you need to choose subjects from 6 groups:

Group 1 (1st Lang): Either Lang/Lit or Lit in the 1st Lang (default=English).
Group 2 (2nd Lang): Either MT, or if MT requirements have been met (e.g. by doing it as L1 prior) another lang.
Group 3 (Individuals & Societies): A humanities subject (e.g. Hist, Geog, Econs).
Group 4 (Experimental Sciences): A science subject (e.g. Chem, Phys).
Group 5 (Mathematics): Mathematics of some kind.
Group 6 (Aesthetics/Option): Either an aesthetics subject (e.g. Visual Arts, Drama, Music) or another subject from one of the other groups.

You choose to do three of these at HL (Higher Level, which means 240 hours' worth of curriculum time + overheads) or SL (Standard Level, which means 150 hours' worth of curriculum time + overheads).

There are also some other compulsory activities which are foreshadowed by similar activities in the Y1/2 and Y3/4 IP curriculum.

Hi autolycus,
May I know how is the ib exam like in year 6. Is it going to be project and course work for all the subjects. Are there any written papers that the students need to take? Any sample of the past years ib exam questions that we can take a look? Who would mark and grade the students work? Lastly, students from sota, sji, sports school, etc would be taking the same ib exam?

Thank you very much.

[autolycus]

PiggyLalala:

Hi autolycus,

May I know how is the ib exam like in year 6. Is it going to be project and course work for all the subjects. Are there any written papers that the students need to take? Any sample of the past years ib exam questions that we can take a look? Who would mark and grade the students work? Lastly, students from sota, sji, sports school, etc would be taking the same ib exam?

Thank you very much.

The IB exams in year 6 are written papers. However, up to about 25% of the grade for different subjects can be on assignments submitted earlier. There is a wealth of official information available on the IB website at http://www.ibo.org. The most useful page for you would probably be http://www.ibo.org/diploma/index.cfm.

In the Singapore context, yes, students from SOTA, SJI (soon), and other November schools will be taking the same exam. May schools such as UWC will take similar exams, but not identical (just as is the case for May vs Nov O- and A-level papers).

[PiggyLalala]

:thankyou: autolycus.

[autolycus]

kiasuson:

csc:

ACS(I) students in the IP programme do not sit for \"A\" levels. They will take the IB Diploma exam which most students in International Schools are doing.


That's the big difference.

Please note that only students above the cut off point go for the IB Diploma programe. The rest will sit for 'O' Level. This year I think they only allow those above 260 go for the IP six years programe. The rest are for 4 years 'O' Level programe.

That's not right. Students who enter at Year 1 will be either in the Integrated Programme (IP) or non-IP. Non-IP students will carry on to do their O-levels in Year 4, but they may be allowed to transfer into the IP at the start of Year 3 if they have done very well.

Students who are in the IP will skip the O-levels and continue into the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme in Years 5 and 6. Students who do well in the O-levels and wish to continue in Years 5 and 6 must compete with other O-level graduates for slots under the JAE as for any entry to any pre-university course.

[kandc]

We have a number of Y1 & Y2 express textbooks to give away, most textbooks are 85-95% new (seems DS seldom reads them). Interested pls pm me. Else if anybody knows where I can give to (quite wasteful if just throw them away), pls. pm me as well. Thanks!

[OpenSecret]

Hey all! I'm from this year's graduating Y6 class (just finished my exams this week!) Feel free to ask me any questions you may have especially about life in Y5/Y6 and ill be glad to answer to the best I can!

[sharonkhoo]

kandc:

We have a number of Y1 & Y2 express textbooks to give away, most textbooks are 85-95% new (seems DS seldom reads them). Interested pls pm me. Else if anybody knows where I can give to (quite wasteful if just throw them away), pls. pm me as well. Thanks!

You can donate them to NTUC which will distribute them to the needy.
http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/singapore/story/ntuc-fairprice-launches-its-annual-donation-drive-used-textbooks-20131

[ngl2010]

Hi. Could anyone help me? I have a couple of questions about IB.


1. Is Higher Mother Tongue offered in IB? Does it work like in A level i.e. If take HMT at O level, then no need to take MT at A level?

2. Is there any advantages to the points if take third language?

Thank you for the help.

[autolycus]

ngl2010:

Hi. Could anyone help me? I have a couple of questions about IB.


1. Is Higher Mother Tongue offered in IB? Does it work like in A level i.e. If take HMT at O level, then no need to take MT at A level?

2. Is there any advantages to the points if take third language?

Thank you for the help.

1a. No, HMT is not offered in the IB. However, the equivalent would be doing Lit/Lang is your mother tongue.

1b. If you do HMT at O-level, you must still do a second language for the IB Diploma. However, this must be some other language and not your MT. You can do it at foreign language level ('ab initio' — i.e. a language you've never studied before, at basic level) or at second language level (actually, not as tough as the local second language level).

2. No.

Bonus: I'm not sure, but perhaps you need to know that the IB programme is only carried out in Years 5 and 6 (equivalent of JC 1/2 or Pre-U 1/2). In Years 1-4 you can still do HMT and other subjects at the equivalent of O-level (or if you're in a non-IP school, at O-level).

[ngl2010]

autolycus:

ngl2010:

Hi. Could anyone help me? I have a couple of questions about IB.


1. Is Higher Mother Tongue offered in IB? Does it work like in A level i.e. If take HMT at O level, then no need to take MT at A level?

2. Is there any advantages to the points if take third language?

Thank you for the help.

1a. No, HMT is not offered in the IB. However, the equivalent would be doing Lit/Lang is your mother tongue.

1b. If you do HMT at O-level, you must still do a second language for the IB Diploma. However, this must be some other language and not your MT. You can do it at foreign language level ('ab initio' — i.e. a language you've never studied before, at basic level) or at second language level (actually, not as tough as the local second language level).

2. No.

Bonus: I'm not sure, but perhaps you need to know that the IB programme is only carried out in Years 5 and 6 (equivalent of JC 1/2 or Pre-U 1/2). In Years 1-4 you can still do HMT and other subjects at the equivalent of O-level (or if you're in a non-IP school, at O-level).

Thank you for your reply.

Does it mean taking HMT at O-level has no benefit whatsoever to add to the points for the IB Diplom or to ease up the workload in Year 5 or 6?

The second language sounds like a third language because MT cannot be used as the second language. Am I right?