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 -
(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 -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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). -
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 -
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". -
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
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