Early this year (9 Feb), I started the JC H2 Math Learn Ahead programme for post-O Level students so that they could get an early introduction to JC Math, which is much harder than A. Math. It was quite successful, and a number of these students are doing relatively well in h2 math in their JCs, and many are still with us, to maintain their edge over their peers (I had a similar programme for H2 Physics).
Very recently, thanks to the parent of a Year 4 Integrated Programme student, I realized that quite a number of Y4 IP students are quite ‘academically free’ right now, as they have finished their “end-of-year” exams. So why not attend a H2 Math headstart programme? Actually, Y4 IP students have already learnt some JC1 H2 Math, so we can make this programme easy-going yet value-added, and call it “enrichment” instead. To me, anything good is worth trying, so I think I’ll start this H2 Math enrichment programme this Sep. The details are as follows:
Programme: Year 5 (2015) H2 Math Enrichment Programme for current Year 4 IP students.
Topics: Sequences & Series
Dates: 13/9, 20/9, 27/9, 4/10, 11/10, 18/10, 25/10 (7 sessions for 7 sub-topics)
Time: 11:00 am – 12.30 pm
Location: Blk 627, Bukit Batok Central. (It is just a 3-min walk from either the Bukit Batok MRT station or the Bukit Batok bus interchange. Buses that stop along the road in front of Blk 627 are numbers 157, 178, 66, 506, 173, 174, 176, 187, 941, 947, 985)
Total Fee: $350
Max. no. of students: 8
Synopsis: Students will be introduced to the following topics: (1) Binomial Series, (2) Arithmetic Progressions, (3) Geometric Progressions, (4) Summation of Series, (5) Method of Difference, (6) Mathematical Induction, (7) Recursive Formulas
Tutor: Mr Ilyasa (ex-teacher, M.Ed, PGDE, B.Sc).
A former MOE school teacher, Mr Ilyasa has been coaching students in ‘A’ Level & IB Physics and Mathematics for more than 6 years, as well as ‘O’ Level & IP Physics, Additional Math, E. Math and PSLE Math for more than 10 years. An alumnus of RI and RJC, Mr Ilyasa holds both a Master of Education degree and a Postgraduate Diploma in Education with Credit from the National Institute of Education, as well as a Bachelor of Science degree from the National University of Singapore.
To register, sms <Student Name><Y5MathEnrich> to 97860411.
For any queries, you may talk directly to Mr Ilyasa at 97860411.
Direct School Admissions (Secondary) Exercise (DSA) 2014 – 2015
My P6 daughter is also applying to some schools via DSA and since it’s quite a hassle to visit and explore every desired school’s website to look for DSA deadlines and such, I shall do interested parents here a favour by putting up the necessary info and links on a single page.
If you wish to view the Flowchart of Stages in 2014 DSA-Sec Exercise, click here.
If you wish to view the List of Secondary Schools Participating in 2014 DSA-Sec Exercise — for Admission to Secondary One in 2015, click here.
DSA for Integrated Programme (IP) and Specialised Independent schools:
(click on the school name to visit its DSA web page)
1. ACS (Independent). Deadline: 20/06/2014.
2. Catholic High School. Deadline: 01/07/2014.
3. Cedar Girls’. Deadline: 04/07/2014
4. CHIJ St Nicholas Girls’ . Deadline: 01/07/2014
5. Dunman High. Deadline: 01/07/2014
6. Hwa Chong Institution. Deadline: 02/06/2014
7. Methodist Girls’ Sch (Sec). Deadline: 20/06/2014 and 01/07/2014.
8. National Junior College. Deadline: Not stated but should be 01/07/2014.
9. Nanyang Girls’ High Sch: Deadline: 04/07/2014
10. NUS High School: Deadline: 20/06/2014.
11. Raffles Girls’ Sch (Sec). Deadline: 01/07/2014
12. Raffles Institution. Deadline: 01/07/2014
13. River Valley High Sch. Deadline: 30/06/2014 with GAT taken.
14. School of Science and Technology, Singapore (SST). Deadline: 07/07/2014
15. School of the Arts, Singapore (SOTA). Deadline: Not stated but should be 30/06/2014.
16. Singapore Chinese Girls’ Sch. Deadline: 01/07/2014
17. St Joseph’s Institution. Deadline: 01/07/2014
18. Temasek Junior College. Deadline: 30/06/2014
19. Victoria Sch. Deadline: 01/07/2014
Regards,
Ilyasa
Note:
(1) Starting from 2013, Catholic High School, CHIJ St Nicholas Girls’ School and Singapore Chinese Girls’ School will be offering both the GCE ‘O’ Level Programme and the Joint Integrated Programme. The Joint IP will lead up to the GCE ‘A’ Level Programme offered at a new government Junior College.
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List of Junior Colleges (JC) (2013) in Singapore by Cut-Off L1R5 aggregate score (including bonus points)
SCIENCE PRACTICAL TRAINING
H2 PHYSICS PRACTICAL
H2 CHEMISTRY PRACTICAL
H2 BIOLOGY PRACTICAL
Below is the latest ranking of JCs that I have compiled based on their 2013 cut-off points. As expected, RI and HCI have remained at the top. Compared to 2012, NJC has outranked VJC, ACJC has outranked TJC, and NYJC has outranked AJC (remember I suspected this last year as I had one student who couldn’t get into NYJC science but could get into AJC science). But AJC now has a new principal (whom my ex-students say is good), so AJC’s fortunes may be reversed in the next few years. Lastly, Yishun JC has outranked Innova JC. Please note that this list is based on cut-off points, not A-Level results. Personally, I feel DHS and RVHS should allow O-Level leavers to apply to their schools to enrich their school environment.
| S/No | Junior College | Arts | Science/IB |
| 1 | Hwa Chong Institution | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Raffles Institution | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | National JC | 5 | 5 |
| 4 | Victoria JC | 6 | 5 |
| 5 | Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) | – | 5 |
| 6 | Anglo-Chinese JC | 7 | 6 |
| 7 | Temasek JC | 7 | 7 |
| 8 | St. Joseph’s Institution | – | 7 |
| 9 | Nanyang JC | 8 | 8 |
| 10 | Anderson JC | 9 | 8 |
| 11 | Meridian JC | 9 | 9 |
| 12 | St. Andrew’s JC | 9 | 9 |
| 13 | Catholic JC | 10 | 10 |
| 14 | Serangoon JC | 12 | 12 |
| 15 | Tampines JC | 13 | 13 |
| 16 | Jurong JC | 12 | 15 |
| 17 | Pioneer JC | 14 | 15 |
| 18 | Yishun JC | 19 | 19 |
| 19 | Innova JC | 20 | 20 |
SCIENCE PRACTICAL TRAINING
H2 PHYSICS PRACTICAL
H2 CHEMISTRY PRACTICAL
H2 BIOLOGY PRACTICAL
PSLE score of 263 can get you into RI in 2014
Just received news that my wife’s young cousin got a place in RI with a PSLE score of 263. I’ not sure if that is RI’s cut-off point for this year though.
Anyway, getting into a “top” secondary school is just the beginning, and has little bearing on one’s actual performance as the rules of the game have changed, drastically. For example, for Nov and Dec this year, I’ve been tutoring a handful of year 2, 3 and 4 students from Integrated Programme schools such as RI, NJC and RVHS who have either not been promoted to their next level, or have failed terribly at their end-of-year exams.
List of ‘Top’ Secondary Schools (2013) in Singapore by Cut-Off PSLE aggregate score (2012)
| Name of School | COP 2013 | Highest Score |
| NANYANG GIRLS’ HIGH SCHOOL | 265 | 280 |
| RAFFLES INSTITUTION | 263 | 284 |
| RAFFLES GIRLS’ SCHOOL (SECONDARY) | 263 | 280 |
| HWA CHONG INSTITUTION | 261 | 277 |
| NATIONAL JUNIOR COLLEGE | 259 | 272 |
| RIVER VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL | 256 | 282 |
| DUNMAN HIGH SCHOOL | 256 | 278 |
| CHIJ ST. NICHOLAS GIRLS’ SCHOOL | 253 | 275 |
| METHODIST GIRLS’ SCHOOL (SECONDARY) | 252 | 267 |
| CEDAR GIRLS’ SECONDARY SCHOOL | 251 | 272 |
| TEMASEK JUNIOR COLLEGE | 251 | 270 |
| SINGAPORE CHINESE GIRLS’ SCHOOL | 251 | 260 |
| ANGLO-CHINESE SCHOOL (INDEPENDENT) | 249 | 261 |
| CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL | 249 | 261 |
| BUKIT PANJANG GOVT. HIGH SCHOOL | 246 | 274 |
| VICTORIA SCHOOL | 246 | 268 |
| ANDERSON SECONDARY SCHOOL | 246 | 265 |
| NAN HUA HIGH SCHOOL | 245 | 265 |
| ST. JOSEPH’S INSTITUTION | 245 | 262 |
| CRESCENT GIRLS’ SCHOOL | 244 | 269 |
| CHIJ SECONDARY (TOA PAYOH) | 243 | 251 |
| ANGLICAN HIGH SCHOOL | 242 | 262 |
| ST. MARGARET’S SECONDARY SCHOOL | 241 | 251 |
| NAN CHIAU HIGH SCHOOL | 240 | 266 |
| CHUNG CHENG HIGH SCHOOL (MAIN) | 239 | 258 |
| FAIRFIELD METHODIST SCHOOL (SECONDARY) | 239 | 251 |
| COMMONWEALTH SECONDARY SCHOOL | 238 | 251 |
| SWISS COTTAGE SECONDARY SCHOOL | 237 | 256 |
| TANJONG KATONG GIRLS’ SCHOOL | 236 | 271 |
Related links:
O-LEVEL | SEC | PHYSICS TUITION
O-LEVEL | SEC | A. MATH TUITION
O-LEVEL | SEC 1-4 | MATH TUITION
O-LEVEL | SEC | CHEMISTRY TUITION
O-LEVEL | SEC 1-4 | ENGLISH TUITION
O-LEVEL | SEC 1-4 | MALAY LANGUAGE TUITION
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Integrated Programme (IP) Math
IP students always give me headaches because they come from different schools and have their own syllabi, to the point I’ve kind of decided not to take in any IP students anymore. I’ve taught students from RV, ACS(I), NJC, RI, RGS, HCI and NYGS.
But now I’m in a dilemma, because my existing IP students are asking me to continue guiding them. Two YR4 RI boys and a YR4 RGS girl (plus her friend) are asking me to have a headstart programme in Nov/Dec to intro them to H2 Math. A YR2 NYGH student is asking me to do the same for her YR3 Math. The problem is, they may not all fit into the same session because of differences in availability and level.
If I were to proceed, it would be 2-hr sessions, lecture cum discussion style, and if they are spread out across several sessions in the same week, I would need a few more students to join us to avoid boring and expensive one-to-one tuition. So if you are an IP student and in the same level (preferably even same school) as them in 2013 (YR5 or YR3) and you need a headstart in Math, please consider joining us. You may contact me at 97860411. Thank you.
My resume: Mr Ilyasa
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