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Starting from 2006, students entering Junior Colleges (JCs) and the Centralised Institute (CI) will be taking a new ‘A’ level curriculum. It will emphasise breadth of learning and flexibility.
The new curriculum is aimed at preparing students well for the rapidly changing world of the 21st century. Most people will change jobs at least a few times in their careers, sometimes switching to jobs in entirely new fields. What will give advantage is being able to adapt to new situations, to draw on insights from different fields, and to think on your feet.
It is in this spirit that the new ‘A’ level curriculum has been developed. It will emphasise multi-disciplinary learning, and enhance your capacity to learn independently. It will prepare you well for the approaches being taken in university education, and for the demands of an innovation-driven world.
The real measure of your education goes well beyond your examinations and grades. The real measure comes years later in your courage to try the untested, your determination to overcome challenges, your willingness to stand in a team and your ability to lead. It ultimately lies in your ability to live life to the fullest.
The new ‘A’ LEVEL CURRICULUM will give you:
You will get a multi-disciplinary grounding in your ‘A’ level years, which is essential in a knowledge-based economy. To acquire this, you will undertake Project Work, and study at least one subject outside your area of specialisation, i.e. a contrasting subject. Subjects have also been redesigned and pitched at three levels of study, so you have more combinations to choose from in your subject selection.
You will be encouraged to think critically and innovatively. You will also be able to develop your communication skills. To provide more room for these skills, content in the academic curriculum will be reduced by 10 to 15 percent.
You will have more opportunities in the non-academic curriculum to engage in activities that will help you cultivate important qualities such as initiative and leadership skills, as well as strength of character.
Your involvement in Co-Curricular Activities (CCA), the Community Involvement Programme (CIP) and other out-of-curriculum pursuits will matter. All will be described in a single ‘A’ level certificate, known as the School Graduation Certificate, along with your academic grades. They will also be considered by our universities under their special admission schemes.
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