After the high school entrance examination, how to choose to study in Singapore?

# Singapore Study Abroad# Introduction As we all know, Singapore has five government polytechnics (poly), which are comprehensive institutions that provide a wide range of professional courses. Not only are their diplomas recognized domestically, but Poly graduates are also the favorite group of Singaporean employers and the Immigration Bureau. Many of them found a suitable job within three months after graduation, and can generally apply to Singapore in about two years. Permanent Resident (PR) As five colleges have reduced domestic enrollment quotas, and some have even canceled domestic admissions exams, then for Chinese students, the way to enter poly is to take Singapore's OLEVEL exam. Let’s take a look at the detailed introduction.

About OLEVEL

The Singapore-Cambridge General Certificate of Education Ordinary Level Examinations (English name: Singapore-Cambridge General Certificate of Education Ordinary Level Examinations, referred to as GCE'O'Level) is jointly organized by the Ministry of Education of Singapore and the Cambridge University Examinations Authority in the United Kingdom. The unified examination sponsored by the university is also an examination that secondary school students in Singapore take after four years of secondary education.

The exam is held once a year, and the exam results are recognized and accepted by all countries in the Commonwealth. Candidates can use the grades obtained as criteria to apply for entry into Singapore's junior colleges, polytechnics or technical education institutes, or junior colleges or university preparatory classes in overseas Commonwealth countries.

The O-level examination subjects are: English, Chinese, Mathematics (beginner and advanced), Science (Physics, Chemistry, Biology) Humanities (Social Studies, Geography, History, English Literature, Chinese Literature, Music or art) etc. The compulsory subjects are English and mathematics. Students can choose to take other subjects. The total score of 5 or 6 subjects will be the candidate's final score. Generally, Chinese students have an advantage in choosing science subjects such as English, Chinese, mathematics, physics, and chemistry.

Singapore’s O-level scoring method is graded. The O-level questions and marking will be conducted in the UK. After the results are returned to Singapore, the Singapore Ministry of Education will make adjustments based on the overall situation of the exam results that year. , the student's final score is based on the percentage position of the national total score of the year, A1 is the score, accounting for the top 10%, A2 is the second, and so on.

Exam Difficulty

Many students, through the introduction of domestic agents before going abroad, think that the O-level exam is very simple, and they can easily score within 10 points and be admitted to excellent colleges and universities. In fact, Otherwise, O-level is not as easy as imagined for Chinese students, and it is definitely not just the domestic high school entrance examination level.

Difficulties

1

All exam subjects are set in English and need to be answered in English. For example, in mathematics, physics and chemistry, you must first understand the meaning of the questions. Only then can you answer correctly. Many students who have taken the exam said that if the questions were in Chinese, then every question could be answered. However, after changing to English, some questions will be reviewed incorrectly or even the questions cannot be read at all. Therefore, to take the OLEVEL exam, it is crucial to improve your English proficiency and vocabulary.

Difficulties

2

Part of the examination content of science mathematics, physics and chemistry involves the teaching scope of domestic high schools and universities, such as OLEVEL’s advanced mathematics subjects It includes calculus, matrices, derivatives, etc. Many students who choose to prepare for the OLEVEL exam have just graduated from the third grade of junior high school, or are in the first or second grade of high school. Faced with these knowledge points that they have never been exposed to, systematic study and intensive practice of questions are very necessary.

Difficulties

3

For the most important OLEVEL English test, which consists of speaking, reading, composition, etc., compared with the English level of domestic high school entrance examinations, it can be said to be high It is several times more difficult than IELTS 6. In fact, this point is similar to the difficulty mentioned above, but in addition to improving the vocabulary, OLEVEL's English test pays more attention to whether the writing logic is rigorous and whether the writing is smooth. In addition, the reading articles are much longer than those in domestic exams.

School Recommendation

Compared to tutoring at OLEVEL in China, based on 158’s years of professional experience studying abroad, we would recommend choosing schools in Singapore for tutoring. First of all, the language environment in Singapore will be better, giving students more opportunities to practice speaking. In addition, some of the teachers in Singapore schools are graduated from Singapore public schools and have been engaged in teaching at OLEVEL before, so they can provide students with better teaching quality.

Stalford Academy

Stalford Academy

Founded in 2009, it belongs to the same management team as Stalford Education Center. The academy is located near the city center Lavender in the area.

The school has complete teaching facilities, and the multimedia classroom is equipped with modern teaching assistance systems including: physical projectors, LCD projectors, laptops and audio-visual systems. At the same time, the school is also equipped with physics and chemistry laboratories to facilitate students to conduct science experiments.

The O-level preparatory course at Stalford College is specially designed for students preparing to take the Singapore-Cambridge GCE 'O' level examination. The teaching materials are designed by Stalford's professional course design team and are based on the teaching materials of in-service teachers. It is compiled with rich teaching experience as well as government primary and secondary school textbooks and teaching aids to fully prepare students for exams.

The courses are divided into 12 months or 24 months, and are divided into classes according to the entrance examination scores.

Course information

Duration of study:

12 months/24 months (full-time)

Class time:

Monday to Friday, between 9 am and 7 pm

(Actual class time depends on the number of elective courses students take)

Total class hours:

< p> 12-month preparatory course*** 945 class hours (5 courses)

24-month preparatory course*** 1890 class hours (5 courses)

Admission qualifications:

Applicants for international students (12-month course) must meet the following requirements:

Be 15 years old or older (inclusive) on January 1 of the year of admission.

Have graduated from high school or have equivalent academic qualifications and have a certain foundation in English

International student (24-month course) applicants must meet:

In the year of admission Be over 14 years old (inclusive) on January 1st

Have graduated from junior high school or have equivalent academic qualifications and have a certain foundation in English