CHIJ St Nicholas Girls' Secondary

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Mid-year exam was just over, last week (week #7).


This current month of 2023 May is going to be very busy
for Sec 4 students, who are applying for DSA.

DSA-JC and DSA-IB Applications into Year 5 are now open,
to all Sec 4 (O-level) candidates.

1)
Students, please read DSA-JC instructions first.

The 2023 DSA-JC will be conducted in two phases, according to schedule.

If a candidate is successful, you are NOT allowed to accept more than one DSA-JC offer.

Once you have accepted an offer under DSA-JC, you are not allowed to participate in the JAE (Joint Admission Exercise) anymore, after your O-level results are released early next year (January 2024).

https://www.moe.gov.sg/post-secondary/admissions/dsa


2)
Polytechnic Early Admission exercise (EAE), is also open to all Sec 4 (OP) students.

https://www.moe.gov.sg/news/press-releases/20230503-start-of-2023-direct-school-admission-exercises-and-ite-and-polytechnic-early-admissions-exercise

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(A) INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE, to DSA into Year 5


1)\t
IB (ACS Independent, ACSI)

DSA-ACSI Dateline due:-
23 June 2023, 3 pm (Friday)

a)\tDomain Talent(s) wanted :–

https://www.acsindep.moe.edu.sg/files/Admissions/2023%20dsa-jc%20%28y5%29%20write-up-m.pdf


https://www.acsindep.moe.edu.sg/admissions/dsa-year-5


b) ACSI-IB Grading system.

https://www.acsindep.moe.edu.sg/files/Admissions/2023%20ibdp%20write-up%20and%20subjects%20offered-m.pdf


c) 10 reasons why, IB is ideal for University preparation.

https://www.acsindep.moe.edu.sg/files/Admissions/10%20reasons%20why%20ibdp%20is%20ideal%20preparation%20for%20university-m.pdf


2)\t
IB (St Joseph Institution, SJI)

DSA-SJI Dateline due:-
26 June 2023, 12 noon (Monday)

\tDomain Talent(s) wanted :–

https://www.sji.edu.sg/admission/dsa-at-sji/direct-school-admission-to-jc1-in-2024


(B) popular A-level Junior Colleges, to DSA into Year 5

3)
Eunoia Junior College

DSA-EJC Dateline due:-
25 June 2023 (Sunday)

Domain Talent(s) wanted :-

https://www.eunoiajc.moe.edu.sg/admissions/dsa/


News
https://www.eunoiajc.moe.edu.sg/news/2023/dsa/


Application form :-
https://form.gov.sg/6451f961c7e8e30012db26cf


4)
Raffles Institution

DSA-RI Dateline due :-
26 June 2023, 9 am (Monday)


Domain Talent(s) wanted :-

https://www.ri.edu.sg/admissions/year-5-admissions/year-5-direct-school-admission


5)\t
Hwa Chong Junior College

DSA-HC Dateline due :-
27 June 2023 (Tuesday)

Open house :-
Saturday (20 May 2023), 8 am to 1 pm


(C)\tPolytechnic Early Admission Exercise (EAE), has also started


https://www.moe.gov.sg/news/press-releases/20230503-start-of-2023-direct-school-admission-exercises-and-ite-and-polytechnic-early-admissions-exercise

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This week,

marks the last week of Term 2.

During June school holidays break :

To Sec 4 students -
the ( first week + last week ) of June school holidays,

remember to go back to school for lessons, prepare O level


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new Term 3 start on

Monday (26 June) to

Friday (1 September) 2023.

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Yesterday, Monday (29 May, 2023), Paper 2, for pu-hua (O-level) :-


not difficult


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Sec 4 O-level (Higher Chinese, Oral) starts on

28 July, onwards.

will be one of those 4 days, assigned , depending on your class registration number.
Different day :-
different HCL (O-level) Oral topic, given by SEAB invigilator.

[newbieks]

How are the teachers/students from the O-level classes preparing for their coming O-levels exams? All syllabus completed?

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For Sec 4 O-level students,

during this June school holiday,

apart from going back to school for extended curriculum lessons, to gear up for O-level starting in Sept onwards,
if you still have the time -

you may want to download free of charge from Internet, some of these other Secondary schools' Sec 4 Prelim papers to further practise, on different subject(s) :-


1) Pure Chemistry (other schools' Sec 4 Prelim)

https://www.testpapersfree.com/secondary/olevel/?level=O-level&year=%25&subject=Pure-Chemistry&type=Prelims&school=%25&Submit=Show+Test+Papers


2) Pure Biology (other schools' Sec 4 Prelim)

https://www.testpapersfree.com/secondary/olevel/?level=O-level&year=%25&subject=Pure-Biology&type=Prelims&school=%25&Submit=Show+Test+Papers


3) Pure Physics (other schools' Sec 4 Prelim)

https://www.testpapersfree.com/secondary/olevel/?level=O-level&year=%25&subject=Pure-Physics&type=Prelims&school=%25&Submit=Show+Test+Papers


4) Additional Maths (other schools' Sec 4 Prelim)

https://www.testpapersfree.com/secondary/olevel/?level=O-level&year=%25&subject=A-Maths&type=Prelims&school=%25&Submit=Show+Test+Papers


5) Elementary Maths (other schools' Sec 4 Prelim)


https://www.testpapersfree.com/secondary/olevel/?level=O-level&year=%25&subject=E-Maths&type=Prelims&school=%25&Submit=Show+Test+Papers


6) English (other schools' Sec 4 Prelim)


https://www.testpapersfree.com/secondary/olevel/?level=O-level&year=%25&subject=English&type=Prelims&school=%25&Submit=Show+Test+Papers


7) for Humanities, different students pick (choose) different Humanities subject, to specialise in.

Thus, you may want to google yourself independently, to download the Prelim papers from Internet.

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Sec 4 O-level students, all 6 classes,


remember to go back to school next week, even though is June school holiday now , on

Wed & Thur (21 and 22 June),
for lessons.

After that,
new Term 3 start (commence) on
Monday (26 June 2023).

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All Sec 4 O-level students, note.



Three years ago,
due to Wuhan covid virus that broke out in that dreadful, turn-of-a-new decade year 2020,
which caused much panic, pain, suffering, sorrow & death to the whole world globally + lockdown continued into year 2021,

that common last topic on \"Organic Chemistry\" was removed,
not tested inside SEAB \"6092\" Pure Chemistry O-level syllabus.

But,
how about this year (2023) ?


SEAB HAS put back topic \"Organic Chemistry\",
to be included for testing.
Refer exam code \"6092\".

Turn to page 21, 22.

Can u see that \"Organic Chemistry\" is INCLUDED for testing, this year ?

https://www.seab.gov.sg/home/examinations/gce-o-level/o-level-syllabuses-examined-for-school-candidates-2023


\"Organic Chemistry\",
to be included for testing,
cover the following areas (aspects) :-

- Fuel & crude oil

- Alkane
- Alkene
- Alcohol

- Macromolecules
- Carboxylic acids

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When Term 3 starts on Monday (26 June 2023 onwards),


from Term 3 (week 1 to week 6), during these 6 weeks’ time frame :-

All six classes of Sec 4 O-level students to

stay back in the afternoon, after school dismissed, from

3 pm to 4.45 pm,

for lengthened, "Extended" curriculum extra teaching lessons, to gear up for National O-level exam sitting,
switch from gear 2 to gear 3,
press on accelerator,
to prepare for your
Total (8 to 10) subjects.


Refer to
Annex "B" timetable attachment, inside "Parents Gateway".

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The same,

happened to E-Maths subject.

Two years ago (2021),
SEAB removed testing of topic \"Vectors\".

This year (2023),
SEAB HAS put back \"Vectors\", to test.

can refer to O-level Elementary Maths syllabus, below.
Look for exam subject code, \"4052\".

Turn to page 10.

Can you see that
topic
\"Vectors\" is INCLUDED, for testing (2023) ?


https://www.seab.gov.sg/home/examinations/gce-o-level/o-level-syllabuses-examined-for-school-candidates-2023