National Junior College (Junior High)

[mathsparks]

kuzco:

Erm, I'm a bit confused right now. :? Hope you can clarify this for me.


This is my understanding:-
Not all IP schools require their students to take HMT. However, all have to take MT at 'O' levels. So for those who do not take HMT from Yr 1 to Yr 4, this means that they still have to take MT in Yr 5? while those who took HMT need not continue with it from Yr 5?

Btw, mathsparks has mentioned about MT B syllabus. Pardon my ignorance :oops: , but what is this B syllabus?

Hi kuzco,
SInce I'm on leave and so free, I've extracted below from http://www.moe.gov.sg/education/files/edu-booklet/edu-booklet-english.pdf
Hope it answers yr queries.
(From Page 27)
Eligibility criteria for MTL ‘B’
Key changes
> MTL ‘B’ syllabus may be offered from Secondary 1. Students with Grade C and below in MTL at PSLE will be allowed to take MTL ‘B’.
> Those with learning disabilities, e.g. dyslexia, ADHD, autism and hearing impairment, will also be considered. Students with severe disabilities will be exempted totally from the MTL requirement.
> Secondary schools have the flexibility to allow other students to offer MTL ‘B’, taking into consideration the student’s performance, language ability and the standard that he can achieve with reasonable effort.
> Students who re-enter our education system (e.g. students who return from overseas) and are unable to cope with the MTL syllabus will be considered for the MTL ‘B’ syllabus.


(From Page 31+7)
Pre-U education
Students need not take the H1 MTL examination if they have obtained a D7 or better in Higher MTL at the ‘O’ level as they would be deemed to have fulfilled the H1 MTL requirement. As MTL is an integral part of the ‘A’ level curriculum, H1 MTL cannot be replaced with another subject.


(From page 42)
Admission to University from 2008:
• GCE ‘A’ Level results:
- Minimum application criteria: 2 H2 passes, an attempt at GP (or KI) taken at
the same sitting, and an attempt at MTL
- Grades for the following subjects will be considered for admission: 3 H2 and 1 H1 content-based subjects (at least one of which must be from a contrasting discipline), GP (or KI), PW. MTL grades may be submitted for consideration.
- Minimum MTL proficiency required:
‘S’ grade in H1 MTL or pass in MTL ‘B’ or D7 in GCE ‘O’ Level HMTL
• CCA performance (considered qualitatively)
• Additional faculty admission criteria such as interviews or aptitude tests

[kuzco]

Hi mathsparks. Thank you very much for \"digging\" out such detailed information. The reason for my asking is because MT is my son's Achilles Heel. He simply has no interest in this subject :faint: and is not taking HMT in school.


I think I have gone off-topic in this NJC thread *paiseh* :oops:

[mathsparks]

Hi kuzco, you’re most welcome. No need to paiseh either. A lot of us also ride on certain threads too.


I guess the good thing about our much tweaked education system is that, provisions are made such that kids weak in MT can still have the opportunity to achieve as much as their linguistically inclined peers.

[Jennifer]

The reply from NJC finally came today "It is compulsory to take either Mother Tongue OR Higher Mother Tongue in NJC."

[turquoise]

Jennifer:

The reply from NJC finally came today \"It is compulsory to take either Mother Tongue OR Higher Mother Tongue in NJC.\"

That sounds like HMT is not compulsory. Interesting, because they made it very clear during the Open House/School Tour briefing that HMT was compulsory. Several parents sought clarification then and they repeated that HMT was compulsory.

[phankao]

turquoise:

Jennifer:

The reply from NJC finally came today \"It is compulsory to take either Mother Tongue OR Higher Mother Tongue in NJC.\"

That sounds like HMT is not compulsory. Interesting, because they made it very clear during the Open House/School Tour briefing that HMT was compulsory. Several parents sought clarification then and they repeated that HMT was compulsory.

Hey Turqoise - your child going to NJC?

Do you know the school year is starting on 11th Jan only?

[turquoise]

phankao:

Hey Turqoise - your child going to NJC?


Do you know the school year is starting on 11th Jan only?

Hi Phankao,

No my dd's not going NJC. We went to the Open House because we were quite interested initially. How come their school year's only starting on 11 Jan? Is your child going NJC?

[phankao]

turquoise:

Hi Phankao,

No my dd's not going NJC. We went to the Open House because we were quite interested initially. How come their school year's only starting on 11 Jan? Is your child going NJC?

Mine has offer. I don't know how come they start 1 week later. Just that the school says.

[wiimum]

phankao:

Mine has offer. I don't know how come they start 1 week later. Just that the school says.

That's because the JC school year starts later. Next year HCI will also start 11 Jan.

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