JC, Poly, and ITE Pathways

[thebottomsupblog]

We’ll be discussing post-secondary pathways during our KiasuParents Huddle on April 21!

Do join us for this webinar! https://luma.com/ied7kyqk

If you’ve already signed up, you can post your questions and concerns here as well, so that our community members can offer tips and share their stories too.

You can also read our articles on tertiary pathways:
https://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/tertiary

[thebottomsupblog]

For those who attended our KiasuParents Huddle, thank you for being a part of this conversation!

There were some questions about JC/Poly cut-off points/COPs.

Here’s an unofficial resource that many of us have found very useful, to track the shifts in these scores over the years:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/14b5VLIr9W5teiOp0vCg86B6xxpFiwk8jeIzwbdJmWjU/pubhtml#

Do feel free to post your other questions here!

I’m from the KiasuParents team, and my daughter will enter NUS this year. She took the IB, and a gap year after that to weigh her options. I also have a son in Sec 3, and we’re considering the poly for him.

Happy to share, or to rope in other friends to help!

[thebottomsupblog]

Missed our webinar on post-secondary pathways? Here are some conversation highlights.

I attended the session; the panellists were all very well-spoken, and they were very honest and generous in their sharing:

https://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/article/a-conversation-on-jc-poly-and-ite-pathways

[ben1981]

Came across this Singapore Education Pathways website recently and I think it is quite useful for parents.

Most of the information is already available from MOE, but it is usually scattered across different websites, PDFs and forum discussions. This site puts things together in one place and makes it more relevant to your own child.

You can enter your child’s PSLE score or current grades and see which secondary schools, poly courses, JCs or ITE courses may be realistic. I also like the feature that works backwards from a target course and shows the grades your child would need. The subject combination planner may also be helpful for Sec 2 students, since subject choices can affect future options.

Of course, I would still verify important information with MOE or the school, as cut-off points can change every year. Some features are also paid.

Overall, I see it as a useful planning tool for parents and children to discuss their options, rather than something that should make the final decision for them.