<![CDATA[is POA a humanities subject?]]>Which are the few (limited) Secondary schools in Sg, that offer POA (O-level) ?

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janet88:
POA is 'parked' under humanities.

it's not math although there are numbers and balance sheets.
pirate:
POA is what MOE says it is. What's the point in arguing about which pidgeon hole you think it should be put into? L1R5 and A-level requirements are artificial constructs anyway. 🦆
yeah, no point arguing, since MOE said so, inside page 88 of \"2018 JAE (Joint Admission Exercise) booklet\"

Principles of Accounting (POA) is considered as a \"Mathematics and Science\" subject, and hence is not a contrasting subject for Science students. POA is currently offered only in 3-year Millennia Institute, not offered in any two-year A-level Junior College.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1896646https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1896646Tue, 29 Jan 2019 04:13:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to is POA a humanities subject? on Tue, 29 Jan 2019 01:44:29 GMT]]>POA is what MOE says it is. What's the point in arguing about which pidgeon hole you think it should be put into? L1R5 and A-level requirements are artificial constructs anyway. 🦆

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1896604https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1896604Tue, 29 Jan 2019 01:44:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to is POA a humanities subject? on Mon, 28 Jan 2019 23:10:10 GMT]]>POA is ‘parked’ under humanities.

it’s not math although there are numbers and balance sheets.

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pirate:
Page 28 of the JAE booklet designates O-level POA as 'Others'.


Page 88 of the JAE booklet however designates A-level H2 POA as 'Mathematics & Science'.
POA is definitely not Science, nothing to do with Scientific Theory.

Also, nothing much to do with Maths, because we are talking about Assets, Liabilities, Debit, Credit, etc.
Very little Maths Theory involved, ie. different from O-level Maths like Calculus (Differentiation & Integration), Polynomial, Binomial Expansion, Geometry and Trigonometry, etc. Therefore to me, POA is wrongly classified under \"Mathematics & Science\"

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1896557https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1896557Mon, 28 Jan 2019 14:06:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to is POA a humanities subject? on Mon, 28 Jan 2019 13:56:08 GMT]]>

sky minecrafter:
Hi, sharing... I had the chance to speak to a student leader (in Y2018, @CTSS). The school encourages all students to do both E+A Maths, but she explained that for students who do not like Maths that much, they can take POA instead.

problem is ... only Millenia Institute offer POA. None of the 2-year-A-level Junior Colleges offer POA.

Junior Colleges in (Year 5 & 6) offer either Science or Arts (Humanities subjects), but not POA, which means that even if a Sec 4 student had taken POA (O-level) : useless (pointless), because student cannot carry on with H2 POA in any JC, except forced to study at 3-year Millenia Institute, under Commerce.

Actually, take POA (O-level) is good, because provide a good solid foundation to those doing Accountancy in NTU, later on

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1896556https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1896556Mon, 28 Jan 2019 13:56:08 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to is POA a humanities subject? on Mon, 28 Jan 2019 10:50:17 GMT]]>Thanks Lego! This is very informative!

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1896541https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1896541Mon, 28 Jan 2019 10:50:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to is POA a humanities subject? on Mon, 28 Jan 2019 05:16:43 GMT]]>Page 28 of the JAE booklet designates O-level POA as 'Others'.


Page 88 of the JAE booklet however designates A-level H2 POA as 'Mathematics & Science'.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1896484https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1896484Mon, 28 Jan 2019 05:16:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to is POA a humanities subject? on Mon, 28 Jan 2019 04:38:18 GMT]]>Hi, sharing… I had the chance to speak to a student leader (in Y2018, @CTSS). The school encourages all students to do both E+A Maths, but she explained that for students who do not like Maths that much, they can take POA instead.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1896465https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1896465Mon, 28 Jan 2019 04:38:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to is POA a humanities subject? on Mon, 28 Jan 2019 04:23:42 GMT]]>

phtthp:
Is POA (O-level) difficult ?

Not very sure, but my dd1 did well during her POA O Level (A1). Her ex tutor, who is an Accountancy graduate, also mentioned before that it is a good starting point for those who want to see if Accountancy / Business is suitable for them and the POA knowledge in secondary school will be very useful in uni when they start off with the foundation modules.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1896460https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1896460Mon, 28 Jan 2019 04:23:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to is POA a humanities subject? on Mon, 28 Jan 2019 03:35:24 GMT]]>Is POA (O-level) difficult ?

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1896445https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1896445Mon, 28 Jan 2019 03:35:24 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to is POA a humanities subject? on Mon, 28 Jan 2019 03:26:26 GMT]]>For computation of L1R5, the details are available on MOE webpage.

https://www.moe.gov.sg/admissions/direct-admissions/dsa-jc/eligibility

Basically,
1) 1 language must be included (can be either English or higher Chinese.)
2) 1 humanity subject has to be included (there are other subjects that can replace this humanity subject but I guess not that many students will take them? They are higher art/higher music/Malay special programme/ Chinese special programme/ Bahasa Indonesia)
3) one maths or science has to be included.
4) an additional math or science or humanity has to be included (similarly, the humanity subject can be replaced by any of those subjects like higher art/higher music/Malay special programme/Chinese special programme/bahasa Indonesia)
4) any other 2 best subjects have to be included (POA will fall into this category if it is one of your 2 other best subjects)

There are other requirements on core subjects (English/Chinese/maths) for admission to JC, no matter whether u include them in yr L1R5 or not. (Should probably be included for most anyway)
They shouldn’t pose a problem but u can still take a look at them.
It is on the same webpage. HTH

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1896441https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1896441Mon, 28 Jan 2019 03:26:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to is POA a humanities subject? on Sun, 27 Jan 2019 11:43:12 GMT]]>How to calculate O level aggregate on L1R5?

English + Math + Humanities?

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1896364https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1896364Sun, 27 Jan 2019 11:43:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to is POA a humanities subject? on Sun, 27 Jan 2019 11:02:06 GMT]]>Principles of Accounts is not a Humanities subject.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1896360https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1896360Sun, 27 Jan 2019 11:02:06 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to is POA a humanities subject? on Sun, 27 Jan 2019 10:37:18 GMT]]>It’s a commerce subject.


Can close thread le :rotflmao:

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