1. 18.09.2012

2. 1:50-2:00 p.m.1.RegistrationMs CHEN 2:00-2:10 p.m.2. Welcoming and Introduction on Major Concerns 2012-2013 Mrs LAM 2:10-2:30 p.m.3. TSA ArrangementMs TANG 4. Pre-S1 Arrangement 2:30-2:50 p.m.5.Secondary School Places Allocation System (SSPA) Ms HO 2:50-3:00 p.m.6. Open ForumMrs LAM and Senior Teachers 3:00-3:15 p.m.7. Meeting Class TeachersClass Teachers PROGRAMME

3. MAJOR CONCERN OF 2012- 2013  Brush up students’ literary skills so as to enhance the learning of all subject disciplines  Cultivate students’ positive attitude so that they will strive for excellence  Nurture students to be independent learners through fostering their self- management skills and study skills

4. TERRITORY- WIDE SYSTEM ASSESSMENT (TSA)

5. WHAT IS TSA? TSA assesses the general competence of students at the end of key stages of learning For students at P.3, P.6 and S.3 To provide the Government and school management with information on school standards in key learning areas for the purposes of school improvement To assess students’ performances at the Basic Competency level so that teachers could make good use of the assessment data to improve the learning and teaching effectiveness

6. SCOPE OF TSA Chinese: Speaking, Chinese Audio-Visual (CAV), Listening, Reading and Writing English: Speaking, Listening, Reading and Writing Mathematics: Questions on Number, Algebra, Measure, Shape and Space, Data Handling

7. SCHEDULE FOR CHINESE AND ENGLISH ORAL AND CAV ASSESSMENTS 9 or 10 May 2013 at school Students will be selected randomly among the level to take different kinds of assessments

8. CHINESE ORAL ASSESSMENT Question types: - Picture Description - Presentation - Group Discussion

9. ENGLISH ORAL ASSESSMENT Question types: - Reading aloud - Teacher-Student Interaction - Presentation

10. CHINESE AUDIO-VISUAL ASSESSMENT Watch the video and answer the multiple choice (MC) questions

11. WRITTEN ASSESSMENT 18 June 2013 at school Chinese Paper: -Listening Paper (about 30minutes for MC questions), -Reading Paper (35 minutes for fill in the blanks and MC questions) -Writing Paper (55 minutes for two writing tasks: diary /narrative text / explanation text etc)

12. WRITTEN ASSESSMENT 19 June 2013 English Papers: - Listening Paper (about 30 minutes for MC questions) - Reading and Writing Paper (about 55 minutes for MC questions and extended writing tasks) Mathematics Paper: - about 40 questions on different dimensions (50 minutes)

13. PRE-SECONDARY ONE HONG KONG ATTAINMENT TEST (PRE-S1)

14. WHAT IS PRE-S1 HKAT? The existing the Pre-S1 HKAT is used as a scaling instrument. The average of the two most recently sampled Pre-S1 HKAT results is used to scale the internal assessment results (i.e. P. 5 Final Exam, and P.6 Mid-year and Final Exam) of the P6 students proceeding to S1. The sampled pre-S1 HKAT results will be collected biennially for allocation of SSPA.

15. Secondary Schools can make use of the information obtained from Pre-S1 HKAT for identifying the strengths and weaknesses of their S1 entrants in the subjects of Chinese, English and Mathematics so that appropriate support measures could be designed. Our P6 students have to take the Pre-S1 HKAT at the allocated Secondary School after they got the SSPA result in July. WHAT IS PRE-S1 HKAT?

16. SCOPE OF PRE-S1 HKAT Chinese: Listening (10mins), Reading & Writing(40mins) English: Listening (15mins), Reading & Writing (35mins) Mathematics (50mins): Questions on Number, Algebra, Measure, Shape and Space, Data Handling

17. TSA OR PRE-S1 Starting from 2012, either TSA or Pre-S1 for P.6 Our P6 students will take TSA in June 2013. Our P5 students will take Pre-S1 in July 2014.

18. ADJUSTMENT IN CURRICULUM Design activities and tasks to consolidate learning Design supplementary materials to familiarize students with the question types Practice on different text types and speaking activities Provide timed practices of past papers and follow up discussions Provide extra support to students in need

19. PARENTS’ ROLE Daily Support: Check their homework and do revision with them for quiz and exam Encouragement: Positive feedback and praise on their effort and improvement in studies

20. SECONDARY SCHOOL PLACES ALLOCATION SYSTEM (SSPA)

21. Secondary One Admission For September 2013 Intend to study in a public-sector secondary school (All P.6 pupils) Participate in SSPA System Apply for a Discretionary Place Not apply for a Discretionary Place Fill in Choice of School Form Part A: Unrestricted School Choices Part B: Restricted School Choices Central Allocation Release of SSPA Results (9 July 2013) Registration (11-12 July 2013 )  Apply to a preferred school directly  No restriction on school net  Apply no more than two participating schools  Date: 3 January 2013 to 23 January 2013  Admission criteria for application are set by individual school  Notices will be issued for parents’ reference  Will be allocated according to banding, parental choice and random number  Will not be centrally allocated to a place if secure a discretionary place  Make choices with reference to the Secondary School List  Submit the form to EDB in early May  Complete and submit the form irrespective of whether a discretionary place has been applied for Pre-S1 Test (16 July 2013 )

22. Allocation of Secondary School 20010/2012 School Code Name of School1 st Choice 2 nd Choice 3 rd Choice OthersTotal No. 275Delia Memorial School (Hip Wo)29000 125Rosaryhill School1735126 515Sir Ellis Kadoorie Secondary School (West Kowloon) 712111 504Islamic Kasim Tuet Memorial College31015 N.A.YMCA of Hong Kong Christian College30003 106St. Margaret’s Girls’ College30003 105Raimondi College01023 199Delia Memorial School (Broadway)30003 101Caritas Wu Cheung Chung Scondary School 11002 122Marymount Secondary School11002 131St. Paul’s Secondary School20002 132Tang Shiu Kin Victoria Secondary School00101 113St Stephen’s Girl College10001 N.A.St. Paul’s College10001 N.A.St. Paul’s Convent School10001 124Queen’s College10001 117Ho Tung Secondary School10001 137CCC Kwei Wah Shan College00011 Total7488696

24. Schools participate in the SSPA System (Apply not more than two schools [DP]) Aided schools Government schools DSS schools Private SchoolDSS school Jockey Club Ti-I college Delia Memorial School (Hip Wo) Rosaryhill School Sir Ellis Kadoorie Secondary School (West Kowloon) Islamic Kasim Tuet Memorial College YMCA of Hong Kong Christian College St. Margaret’s Girls’ College Raimondi College Delia Memorial School (Broadway) Caritas Wu Cheung Chung Secondary School Marymount Secondary School St. Paul’s Secondary School Tang Shiu Kin Victoria Secondary School St Stephen’s Girl College St. Paul’s College St. Paul’s Convent School Queen’s College Ho Tung Secondary School CCC Kwei Wah Shan College

25. SECONDARY SCHOOL PLACES ALLOCATION (SSPA) 2 years’ of exam result will be counted: - P.5 Final Exam - P.6 Mid-year Exam - P.6 Final Exam School has to submit pupils’ result to EDB for assessing their academic standard as a reference for allocating secondary schools Procedures starts after the P.5 Final Exam

26. I NTERVIEWS Clean and tidy Uniform / Clothes and hair style. Be polite. Answer questions confidently with smiles. Prepare answering questions of different areas: - Introduce themselves - Hobbies - Achievements - Future jobs - Favourite subjects

27. P ARENTS ’ P REPARATION Get your child prepared - Discipline : good conducts - Academic : good performance in all subjects - Service : join services inside and outside school e.g. uniform groups, CYC, JPC, prefects etc - Activity : join music, sports, Visual Arts, language activities etc Documents - Handbook : clean and tidy handbooks with no bad records in discipline or homework responsibility etc - Portfolio *

28. P ORTFOLIO For applications and interviews A clear holder filing pupils’ document: 1. Report cards - as many as possible - if lost apply a transcript from school through writing 2. Internal and external awards - Certificates / Letters of prove - Little trophies or middles (photos) 3. Good pieces of writing (Chinese / English)

29. Apply an Identity Card (ID) for your child right after their 11 th Birthday! Give a photocopy to class teacher. 11

30. O PEN F ORUM