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Welcome to SJI Junior A School of the Brothers
WHAT’S A LASALLIAN SCHOOL?
IN SINGAPORE • De La Salle School • St Anthony’s Primary School • St Joseph’s Institution Junior • St Joseph’s Institution (Independent) • St Joseph’s Institution International • St Patrick’s School • St Stephen’s School • Lasalle College of the Arts
LASALLIAN SCHOOLS • 900 Schools Around the World • 850,000 Students • 2,000 Brothers • 80,000 Teachers
OUR FOUNDER
ST JOHN BAPTIST DE LA SALLE
• Moved by the suffering of the poor and
abandoned children.
• Decided to use his talents and education to
serve the children.
• Devoted himself to forming teachers totally
dedicated to the education of young
people especially the poor.
ST JOHN BAPTIST DE LA SALLE
• This group of teachers called themselves
"Brothers”.
• Brothers to each other and older brothers to
the young people.
• Teacher training was important as he felt
that teachers were called by God to make a
difference in the lives of the children they
teach.
ST JOHN BAPTIST DE LA SALLE • Every child in his school, no matter rich or poor, received the same quality education & same attentive care. • De La Salle was made Patron Saint of Teachers in 1950. • De La Salle Brothers first came to Singapore in 1852 and founded St Joseph’s Institution.
ST JOSEPH
• Husband of Mary and
Guardian of Jesus
• Faithful to God in the
face of difficulty
• Patron of the De La
Salle Brothers
HISTORY OF SJI JUNIOR
• Started in 1954 as St Michael’s School • Housed St Joseph’s Junior School • Renamed SJI Junior in 2007
THE SPIRIT OF FAITH & ZEAL
Our Lasallian EthosLASALLIAN VALUES • Faith • Service • Community
FAITH Being in a Lasallian school is a call from God, a mission to grow to our fullest potential. • We have faith in our ability as well as our peers’ ability to grow individually as persons to learn according to our natural ability and to act always with respect and responsibility. • We have faith that the teachers and support staff have their best interests at heart and will discharge their duties towards us to the best of their ability. • We have faith in God who has called us and has blessed us with the necessary gifts to do our best.
SERVICE Faith is lived out as Service • As students/pupils we serve with zeal in whatever we do, always giving of our best. • We pay special attention to the last, the lost and the least (the marginalised and disadvantaged) both in our school community and outside it.
COMMUNITY Faith calls us to build a fraternal community in which we share a common mission and vision. • We see our school mates as brothers and we see our teachers as older brothers and sisters, all members of the one Lasallian family here in our school. • We carry out our mission "together and by association" with our teachers and school mates.
OUR LASALLIAN MISSION
Enabling our children in a Lasallian
community,
• to learn how to learn,
• to learn how to live,
• to become men of integrity
• and men for others.SCHOOL MOTTO
Ora et Labora
• Pray like everything depended on God and
work like everything depended in youSCHOOL DIRECTIONS
VISION • Faith • •in themselves, others and God • Zeal • •in Learning and Living to the fullest
FAITH ZEAL
MOE DIRECTIONS • The Joy of Learning • Entrepreneurial Dare • Strengthening the Singapore Spirt
SCHOOL PRIORITIES • Character Development • Holistic Assessment • Focus on Mother Tongue • Technology‐Enabled Learning
Communication • Student Handbook • Phone • Email • C2HAMPS • Class Dojo
Primary 1 to 6 Highlights • P1 – Transition, PAL • P2 – PAL • P3 – GEP Screening • P4 – Leadership Camp, Hydroponics, 1:1 iPad, SBB • P5 – NE Show, Road Safety Park, ECG • P6 – OE Camp, PSLE, Sexuality Education • All – LJs, Library Week, Children’s Day, VIA, Sports Carnival
Character Formation • Through CCAs • Living Well – Catechism and Ethics • 7 Habits – The Leader in Me, Caught Doing Good, Gratitude and Mindfulness • Character and Citizenry Education • Values in Action (VIA) • Sexuality Education • Cyberwellness • Conduct Grade
Catholic Activities
• Inaugural Service • PSLE Vigil
• Blessing of Oranges • Children’s Day
• Ash Wednesday Mass • Thanksgiving Service
• Penitential Service • Masses on Days of
• Washing of Feet Obligation
• Easter Play • Morning Prayer Service
(Before School) – Mass,
• Founder’s Day Novena, Rosary, Praise
• Teacher’s Day and Worship etc
• PSLE Mass • Daily PrayersCHANGES TO THE
PSLE SCORING &
S1 POSTING
IT’S PART OF
A BIGGER STORY
© MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, COMMUNICATION AND ENGAGEMENT GROUP,
2016WHAT DO OUR CHILDREN NEED
TO THRIVE IN THE FUTURE?
STRONG 21ST CENTURY
FOUNDATION COMPETENCIES VALUES
For example: For example: For example:
• Literacy • Global awareness • Resilience
• Numeracy • Inventive thinking • Integrity
• Social-emotional core • Communication • Care
29OUR EDUCATION SYSTEM AIMS TO:
NURTURE WELL-ROUNDED INDIVIDUALS
• Develop students in every domain of learning
• Equip students with knowledge, skills, values
and competencies for life
PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHILDREN TO
DISCOVER THEIR STRENGTHS & INTERESTS
• Diversified school landscape
• Multiple pathways at various stages
30THE PSLE CHANGES ARE
PART OF A BIGGER STORY
Over the years, we have been fine-tuning
the education system to help our students
discover and develop their strengths and
interests while moving away from an
over-emphasis on academic results.
The changes to the PSLE scoring and S1 posting
are another step in this direction.
31THE PSLE REMAINS
A USEFUL CHECKPOINT
It gauges the level of students’ learning
(in the key subjects) at the end of six years of
primary school and guides his future choices.
32THE CHANGES TO THE PSLE SCORING
ARE MEANT TO REDUCE AN OVER-EMPHASIS
ON ACADEMIC RESULTS
By reducing fine By recognising a student’s
differentiation at level of achievement,
a young age regardless of how his
peers have done
33OVERVIEW • How PSLE scoring works • How S1 posting works • Other issues • Implementation • Our hopes for our children
HOW PSLE SCORING WORKS
CURRENT SYSTEM
THE T-SCORE AGGREGATE
DETERMINES S1 POSTING
• It shows how well
a student has done SUBJECT GRADE
compared to his cohort.
ENGLISH LANGUAGE A
• The T-score Aggregate
MOTHER TONGUE A
largely determines which
secondary school a MATHEMATICS A*
student is posted to.
SCIENCE A*
• A student with ‘better’
T-SCORE AGGREGATE 244
letter grades may have a
lower T-score Aggregate SECONDARY SCHOOL EXPRES
than a student with COURSE ELIGIBLE FOR S
‘poorer’ letter grades.
36CURRENT SYSTEM
HOW THE T-SCORE AGGREGATE
AFFECTS STUDENTS
• It finely differentiates students.
• It shows how well students
have done relative to their peers.
37WHY CHANGE?
WHAT THE NEW PSLE
SCORING SYSTEM AIMS TO DO
• Reduce fine differentiation of students at a
young age based on exam scores.
• Recognise a student’s level of achievement
in each subject, regardless of how his peers
have done.
38NEW SYSTEM
STUDENTS WITH SIMILAR SCORES
IN EACH SUBJECT WILL BE GROUPED
INTO ACHIEVEMENT LEVELS
PER SUBJECT
• There will be 8 Achievement Levels (ALs)
AL 1 (BEST)
with AL1 being the best.
AL 2
• A student’s AL for each subject will reflect
AL 3
his level of achievement, rather than how
he has performed relative to his peers. AL 4
AL 5
AL 6
AL 7
AL 8
*PASS GRADE IS
AL7 OR BETTER
39NEW SYSTEM
WHY 8 ACHIEVEMENT LEVELS?
• This offers a good balance. PER SUBJECT
• It reduces fine differentiation between AL 1 (BEST)
students while still giving parents and
AL 2
educators a gauge of a student’s progress
at the end of primary school. AL 3
• Students can then be matched to suitable AL 4
academic programmes in secondary schools.
AL 5
AL 6
AL 7
AL 8
*PASS GRADE IS
AL7 OR BETTER
40 40NEW SYSTEM
REFERENCE RAW MARK RANGES
• To guide school-based
AL RAW MARK RANGE
assessments, we will provide
reference raw mark ranges 1 ≥ 90
for each AL. 2 85 – 89
3 80 – 84
• These are based on learning
4 75 – 79
objectives of the curriculum.
5 65 – 74
CONSIDERATION 6 45 – 64
7 20 – 44
• To have educationally
8 < 20
meaningful differentiation
of students.
41NEW SYSTEM
FOUNDATION-LEVEL
SUBJECTS WILL BE SCORED
ON ACHIEVEMENT LEVELS
• Foundation-level subjects are designed
to support a small number of students
who may not be able to cope with
Standard-level subjects.
• This enables them to focus on building
up strong fundamentals so that they are
better prepared for secondary school.
• A student’s achievement in
Foundation-level subjects will
be mapped to the ALs, based on the
learning objectives of the curriculum.
42NEW SYSTEM
4 SUBJECT ALs WILL BE ADDED
TO FORM THE PSLE SCORE
• The PSLE Score replaces the
T-score Aggregate.
• The PSLE Score ranges from
4 to 32, with 4 being the best.
• Compared to the T-score
ENGLISH AL3
Aggregate, students are
less finely differentiated. MOTHER TONGUE AL2
MATHEMATICS AL1
SCIENCE AL2
PSLE SCORE: 8
43NEW SYSTEM
STUDENTS WILL BE STREAMED
BY THEIR PSLE SCORE
• Students will continue to be
STREAMING CRITERIA
placed in the appropriate
Secondary School courses – COURSE NEW
Express, Normal (Academic), (PSLE SCORE)
Normal (Technical) or
EXPRESS 4 – 20
option bands.
EXPRESS / N(A) 21 – 22
N(A) 23 – 24
N(A) / N(T) 25
N(T) ≥ 26
44i
IN SUMMARY
WHAT REMAINS WHAT CHANGES
• Same 4 subjects are • The T-scores Aggregate will be replaced
tested, and scores are by the PSLE Score, to reduce the fine
awarded to guide differentiation of our students at a young age
students’ choices for based on exam scores.
the next stage of their
• Students will be assessed based on their own
education journey
achievement, instead of comparing them to
• Curriculum is their peers.
continually updated.
This is not related
to the PSLE scoring
and Sec 1 posting
changes.
45HOW S1 POSTING WORKS
CURRENT SYSTEM
HOW SEC 1 POSTING
WORKS TODAY
• The T-score Aggregate is the
first criterion for posting.
• Students are posted based on their
choice order of schools, starting
from the first choice.
• If all the places in the first-choice
school have been filled, the school
that is second on the list will be
considered.
• But the order in which a student
lists his schools does not give him
priority when deciding who will get
a place.
47CURRENT SYSTEM
T-SCORE
HOW CHOICE ORDER
AGGREGATE
Azlina 210
MATTERS TODAY ..
.
4. School A
• 3 Singaporean students have chosen 5. School C
School F as one of their choices, but 6. School F
there are only 2 places left in the school. T-SCORE
AGGREGATE
• Azlina and Colin were not successfully Bala 209
posted to schools higher in their choices.
1. School F
2. School B
3. School D
..
.
T-SCORE
AGGREGATE
Colin 209
1. School B
2. School F
3. School D
..
.
48CURRENT SYSTEM
T-SCORE
HOW CHOICE ORDER 1
AGGREGATE
Azlina 210
MATTERS TODAY ..
.
4. School A
• Places are allocated based on the 5. School C
T-score Aggregate first so Azlina is 6. School F
allocated a place.
49CURRENT SYSTEM
HOW CHOICE ORDER
MATTERS TODAY
• Bala and Colin have the same
T-score Aggregate.
T-SCORE
• Although Bala placed School F as his AGGREGATE
first choice, he does not have a priority Bala 209
for posting over Colin.
1. School F
2. School B
• To decide who is allocated the remaining 3. School D
..
space, tie-breakers will be used between .
Bala and Colin. T-SCORE
AGGREGATE
Colin 209
1. School B
2. School F
3. School D
..
.
50WHY CHANGE?
CHOICE ORDER OF SCHOOLS
TO MATTER MORE
WITH BROADER SCORING BANDS:
• More students will have the same
PSLE Score.
• Schools will be less differentiated by
cut-off points.
WHY CHOICE?
We recognise that families have different
considerations when choosing secondary
schools, for example, the school’s ethos,
culture, programmes and CCAs, as well as
distance between the school and home.
51NEW SYSTEM
HOW POSTING WILL WORK
The PSLE Score will be the first criterion
for posting.
If 2 students with the same PSLE Score
vie for a place in a school, the following
tie-breakers will be used.
1. CITIZENSHIP
(Singapore Citizens, Permanent Residents,
then International Students)
2. CHOICE ORDER OF SCHOOLS
(NEW)
3. COMPUTERISED BALLOTING
52NEW SYSTEM
CHOICE ORDER PSLE SCORE
Azlina 16
IN THE NEW SYSTEM ..
.
4. School A
• Again, suppose the same three
5. School C
Singaporean students have chosen 6. School F
School F as one of their choices, but
PSLE SCORE
there are only 2 places left in the school.
Bala 17
• Azlina and Colin were not successfully 1. School F
posted to schools higher in their choices. 2. School B
3. School D
..
.
PSLE SCORE
Colin 17
1. School B
2. School F
3. School D
..
.
53NEW SYSTEM
CHOICE ORDER 1 PSLE SCORE
Azlina 16
IN THE NEW SYSTEM ..
.
4. School A
• Places are allocated based on
5. School C
PSLE Scores first, so Azlina is 6. School F
allocated a place (similar to today).
54NEW SYSTEM
CHOICE ORDER
IN THE NEW SYSTEM
• Bala and Colin have the same
PSLE Score.
• Bala placed School F higher than 2 PSLE SCORE
Colin so he will be allocated the Bala 17
remaining place in School F. 1. School F
2. School B
3. School D
..
.
PSLE SCORE
Colin 17
1. School B
2. School F
3. School D
..
.
55IN SUMMARY
Academic merit remains the first criterion
for secondary school posting. Choice order
will be a new tie-breaker.
NEW SYSTEM
• Choice order is introduced as a new
tie-breaker to recognise the different
considerations that families have in
making school choices.
• To guide families, we will provide
information on each school's
unique programmes and indicative
cut-off points.
56IMPLEMENTATION
THE CHANGES WILL BE IMPLEMENTED FOR
THE 2021 PSLE COHORT (2016 Primary 1 cohort)
IN THE MEANTIME, WE WILL:
• Engage parents and other stakeholders
to help them understand the new system.
• Test the new PSLE scoring and posting
systems thoroughly.
• Give schools time to familiarise themselves
and support parents and students.
• Support secondary schools in further
developing their distinctive programmes,
so students can choose schools that fit
their learning needs, interests and strengths.
58OUR HOPES FOR OUR CHILDREN LOOKING BEYOND ACADEMIC RESULTS
IN SUMMARY
REDUCE OVER-EMPHASIS ON
ACADEMIC RESULTS
• PSLE Scores replace T-score Aggregates,
reducing fine differentiation.
• Achievement Levels will reflect student’s
level of achievement, regardless of how his
peers have done.
• Choice order is a new tie-breaker to
recognise the different considerations
that students and parents have in
making school choices.
60WE WANT OUR CHILDREN TO:
• Develop different aspects of
their character.
• Know that there are different
kinds of talents, academic
and non-academic.
• Know that grades are just
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a part of their story.PARENTS TEACHERS COMMUNITY LET US WRITE THE NEXT CHAPTER OF THIS STORY TOGETHER…
OTHER ISSUES
USE OF HCL FOR
ADMISSION INTO
SAP SCHOOLS
64CURRENT SYSTEM
STUDENTS’ HCL GRADES
GIVE POSTING ADVANTAGE
FOR SAP SCHOOLS
Currently, for admission to SAP schools,
students are awarded bonus T-score points
based on their HCL grade:
• 3 points for Distinction
• 2 points for Merit
• 1 point for Pass
65NEW SYSTEM
THIS HCL POSTING ADVANTAGE
FOR ENTRY TO SAP SCHOOLS
WILL CONTINUE
• Students will be ranked taking into
account their performance in HCL.
1st
7 NO HCL
• This posting advantage applies
2nd
8 DISTINCTION
before the tie-breakers for S1 posting.
3rd
8 MERIT
4th
8 PASS
5th
8 NO HCL
6th
9 DISTINCTION
66AFFILIATION
67NEW SYSTEM
AFFILIATION ADVANTAGE
WILL CONTINUE
• There will still be affiliation under the
new PSLE scoring and S1 posting system.
• We are reviewing the details, and will
engage affiliate schools on this before
releasing more information.
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