After your final exam in Y4 IP, you will be streamed into different classes for Y5 and Y6 based on your competencies and Y4 subject combination. As a parent or student, you might ask, what options are made available to me? The following few paragraphs will illustrate to you the paths you can take from Y5 onwards.
Y5 follows the Junior College system, which grades subjects based on H1 and H2. In Y5, you are required to take the following, H1 General Paper, H1 project work, H1 Higher Mother Tongue (most students are exempted as long as they have passed higher mother tongue in O level), and last but not least, to decide on the 3H2,1H1 or the 4H2 combination.
What is the significance of 3H2, 1H1 versus 4H2? A subject taken at the H2 level is deeper as compared to taking it at the H1 level, and it also bears a more significant weight when it comes to calculation of rank points. IP students who wish to take the 4H2 combination would also typically have to maintain a 3.0GPA in most schools for Y4. Otherwise, you will have to take the 3H2, 1H1 combination.
What is the purpose of taking 4H2 then if it gives more workload? Typically, students taking the 4H2 combination would have a wider variety of H2 subjects to choose from, which will give them more choices in University. Some courses, such as Chemical Engineering, require the student to take H2 chemistry at Alevel as a pre-requisite. If a student has not taken chemistry as he has taken H2 physics, H2 Math and H2 Econs, they will not be allowed to make the choice of taking such a course at University and would have to settle for other courses such as mechanical engineering, as compared to a student who has taken the 4H2 combination such as H2 Physics, H2 Math, H2 Chem and H2 Econs, who can take almost all engineering courses. 4H2 combination also typically opens more doors to scholarships, and certain courses such as medicine would also require students to take 4H2.
So is taking 3H2,H1 bad? Not necessarily. By taking that combination, an IP student would have more time to focus on all of their subjects, and eventually even perform better than their peers at Alevels. Students who are very sure of their path in University and want to forgo the stress of handling 4H2s can opt for the 3H2, H1 plan as well. This leaves more time to attend to extra-curricular activities and also other actvities such as learning programming or other important skills that are valued in the workforce. The student can still stream into popular courses such as computer science, engineering, and sciences with only 3H2s.
If you have failed the promotional exams and feel very lost, please schedule a consultation with me ASAP.
Mr YS Pang, IP tutor at SL
For lessons, contact 9385 534.
Location: Blk 644, Bukit Batok Central, #01-68. S(650644).
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J2 H1 ECONOMICS HEAD START
Get a Head-Start in your J2 H1 Economics before the school term begins! Our Head-Start courses are planned and solely taught by MOE trained teachers with experience teaching in JC and running their own tuition centres, with their own unique set of notes, lecture materials, and coursework.
Each course comes with its own diagnostics to help you to identify the root cause of your issues, be it inadequacies in content, unable to tackle the question fully or always not using the right words for the answers. Your work will also be fully assessed, and a full review will be done with you by the end of the class.
Students will also be exposed to 2 to 3 case studies and several essays across various topics with quality and assessed answers written by students. We believe it is more authentic rather than the school’s suggested answers since it was all done under timed conditions. After covering the fundaments learn in J1, we will also be touching on a few key topics in J2. This is especially useful for those who will be missing out first few months of studies in school due to orientation commitments or inter-school competitions.
It will be content intensive and include the following:-
- 1 hour content delivery and application,
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30 mins of application and
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30 mins of understanding examiners through live marking and examiners’ reports.
Choose any of the 3 days available on Wednesdays:- 29 Nov or 6 Dec or 27 Dec
Choose any of the topics you require:-
10 to 12 noon – Central Economics and Price Determination
1230 to 230pm – market failure
Sign up for our Head-Start courses now and begin on your path towards excellence in H1 Economics!
Fees: $120 for 1 lesson of 2 hours.
One time registration fee of $30 for new students.
Location:
Blk 644, Bukit Batok Central, #01-68. S(650644).
Our location is just a 3-min walk from either the Bukit Batok MRT station or the Bukit Batok Bus Interchange. Buses that stop along the roads surrounding our location are numbers 157, 178, 66, 506, 173, 174, 176, 187, 985. Buses services which terminate at Bukit Batok Bus Interchange are 61, 77, 106, 173, 177, 189, 852, 941, 945, 947.
Tel: +(65) 6569 4897, +(65) 88765498 (WHATAPPS ADMIN) http://wa.link/w0xxk2
IMPORTANCE of HEAD START for ECONOMICS
Hi all,
I am Mr Jimmy Teh, currently a tutor for Economics Headstart and Relearning Programme with SG Learner.
I have taught in JC since 2008, before venturing into tuition in 2015.
As a former teacher who was once in a mainstream school, I am aware of the rigour of JC curriculum and how it is designed to promote critical thinkers and self-directed learners. However, there will be times when it will be difficult, especially during the whole preparation for the new term, orientations for the group leaders and even those competing and preparing for their CCA major competitions.
Thus, I feel it will be crucial to have programmes specially catered to these group of students who might find their first term of school to be exceedingly overwhelming and would prefer to have some fundaments covered.
These courses are planned with a unique set of notes for easy learning and come with its own diagnostics to help you to identify the root cause of your issues, be it inadequacies in the understanding of content, unable to tackle the question fully or not using the right words for the answers.
Work done will also be fully assessed, with sufficient rigour and exposure in these programmes.
So feel free to join me in our programs at Bukit Batok!
Contact 6569 4897 or whatsapp 9385 5341 for more details.
J2 H2 ECONOMICS HEAD START
Get a Head-Start in your J2 H2 Economics before the school term begins! Our Head-Start courses are planned and solely taught by MOE trained teachers with experience teaching in JC and running their own tuition centres, with their own unique set of notes, lecture materials, and coursework.
Each course comes with its own diagnostics to help you to identify the root cause of your issues, be it inadequacies in content, unable to tackle the question fully or always not using the right words for the answers. Your work will also be fully assessed, and a full review will be done with you by the end of the class.
Students will also be exposed to 2 to 3 case studies and several essays across various topics with quality and assessed answers written by students. We believe it is more authentic rather than school’s suggested answers since it was all done under timed conditions. After covering the fundaments learn in J1, we will also be touching on a few key topics in J2. This is especially useful for those who will be missing out first few months of studies in school due to orientation commitments or inter school competitions.
It will be content intensive and include the following:-
– 1 hour content delivery and application,
– 30 mins of application and
– 30 mins of understanding examiners through live marking and examiners’ reports.
Choose any of the 3 days:
4th, 5th, 6th, 27th, 28th, 29th Dec
Choose any of the topics you require:-
10am to 12 noon – price determination
1230pm to 230pm – market failure
3pm to 5 pm – cost and production/market structures
Sign up for our Head-Start courses now and begin on your path towards excellence in H2 Economics!
Fees: $120 for all each session of 2 hours
One time registration fee of $30 for new students.
Location:
Blk 644, Bukit Batok Central, #01-68. S(650644).
Our location is just a 3-min walk from either the Bukit Batok MRT station or the Bukit Batok Bus Interchange. Buses that stop along the roads surrounding our location are numbers 157, 178, 66, 506, 173, 174, 176, 187, 985. Buses services which terminate at Bukit Batok Bus Interchange are 61, 77, 106, 173, 177, 189, 852, 941, 945, 947.
Tel: +(65) 6569 4897, +(65) 88765498 (WHATAPPS ADMIN) http://wa.link/w0xxk2
JC1 H2 ECONOMICS RELEARNING PROGRAM
Dear Students, if you had done poorly in your J1H2 Economics Promotional exam, this is the course you would definitely want to attend in your holidays in order to catch up in your H2 Economics.
Our Re-Learning courses are planned and solely taught by MOE trained teachers with experience teaching in JC and running their own tuition centres, with their own unique set of notes, lecture materials, and coursework.
Each course comes with its own diagnostics to help you to identify the root cause of your issues, be it inadequacies in content, unable to tackle the question fully or always not using the right words for the answers. Your work will also be fully assessed, and a full review will be done with you by the end of the class.
Students will also be exposed to 2 to 3 case studies and several essays across various topics with quality and assessed answers written by students. We believe it is more authentic rather than the school’s suggested answers since it was all done under timed conditions. There will be lectures to cover the entire J1 syllabus, followed by assessing the fundamental concepts to ensure that you are able to tackle tougher questions, and some key pointers to help you ace those papers.
Sign up for our J1H2 Economics ReLearning now and improve your grades!
ReLearn J1 H2:
Time: 5pm – 7pm
Dates: (Please message the tutor Mr Jimmy Teh at 91474231)
Mr Teh has taught H2 Economics in JC since 2008, before venturing into tuition fully in 2015. He has a Bachelor degree from NUS in Economics, and is NIE trained. As a former teacher who was once in a mainstream school, he is aware of the rigour of JC curriculum and how it is designed to promote critical thinking and produce self-directed learners. His courses are planned with a unique set of notes for easy learning and comes with its own diagnostics to help you to identify the root cause of your issues, be it inadequacies in content, inability to tackle the question fully or always not using the right words for the answers. Work will also be fully assessed, with sufficient rigour and exposure in his programmes.
Fees: $480 for all 4 sessions
Location:
Blk 644, Bukit Batok Central, #01-68. S(650644).
Our location is just a 3-min walk from either the Bukit Batok MRT station or the Bukit Batok Bus Interchange. Buses that stop along the roads surrounding our location are numbers 157, 178, 66, 506, 173, 174, 176, 187, 985. Buses services which terminate at Bukit Batok Bus Interchange are 61, 77, 106, 173, 177, 189, 852, 941, 945, 947.
Tel: +(65) 65694897, +(65) 91474231
Our JC & Secondary Headstart Programmes 2015-2016
Dear Parents / Students, the following lists our headstart programmes for S1-J2 levels.
P6 going to S1:
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Our weekly Sec 1 Arithmetic & Algebra workshop will begin on Fri 6 Nov 2015.
S2 / S3 / S4 ( in 2016):
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Our English, Math, Physics, Chemistry & Science HEADSTART classes will begin in the FIRST week of November.
S4 going to JC1:
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Our BRIDGING & HEADSTART classes for General Paper, Economics, Math, Physics & Chemistry will begin from 15 Nov 2015 onwards.
JC2 (in 2016):
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Our HEADSTART classes for General Paper, Economics, Management of Business, Math, Physics & Chemistry will begin from 15 Nov 2015 onwards
