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HWA CHONG DIPLOMA For students’ information

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Rationale Approach A sse ssm e nt c o m p o ne nt G ra d ing c rite ria A d vi vis so ry Bo a rd Re c o g ni niti tio o n o f Di Dip lo m a 2

Rationale 

Ad op t a 2 yea r c ertific a tion tha t a c c ura te ly reflec ts stud ents’ a c a d em ic lea rning a nd scholastic achievements

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Com p lem ent A-Level c ertific a te

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Long te rm a im is for our stud ents to d isting uish the m selve s in lea d ing unive rsities w ith the 3 Hw a Chong Dip lom a .

Approach 

Diploma with Distinction  w a s issued in 2008 a nd Dip lo m a w ith Merit in 2009.

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Fro m 2010 o nw a rd s, 3 typ es o f Dip lo m a w ill b e issue d 1.Dip lo m a w ith Distinc tio n  2.Dip lo m a w ith M erit  3.Diploma  4

Approach 

Dip lo m a is a w a rd ed b a sed o n JC2 Prelim results (academic achievement) a nd fulfil o ne o f 2 p re-req uisite s (a) Scholastic Achievements OR (b) Leadership & Services 5

Assessm ent c o m p o ne nt  – Prelim results Pa ss g ra d es (sc o res) a w a rd e d for e a c h H2 sub jec t ra ng e fro m E (10 points) to A(20 points)  H1 sub jec ts a re c o unte d a s ha lf o f H2 in te rm s o f p o ints c o m p uta tio n. H3 sub jec ts a re not c ounted .  University Admission Point - b est 3 H2 a nd 1 H1 c o ntent sub jec ts a re c o unted inc lud ing GP a nd PW. 

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Assessm ent c o m p o ne nt  – Prelim results Exa m p le p erfec t sc o re for a ll sub jec ts GP A (10 p o ints);  PW A (10 p o ints);  3 H2 A (3x20=60 p o ints);  1 H1 A (10 p o ints)  Total 90 points 

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Assessm ent c o m p o ne nt  – Prelim results 

Gra d ing syste m is criterion-based (i.e. a w a rd s a re d ete rm ined b y p erfo rm a nc e a g a inst set sta nd a rd s)

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Assessm ent c o m p o ne nt  – Scholastic Achievement 

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Contribution to Country. Rep resente d the c ountry in p restig ious a c a d em ic c onte sts a t the inte rna tiona l level; OR Contribution to School.

Rep resente d sc hool a nd w on med a ls (to p 4 p ositions) in a c a d em ic rela ted c om p etition OR Other scholastic pursuits. – Co m p letion of H3 m od ule o r H3 Resea rc h 9 – Pub lishin a e rs in o urna ls

Assessm ent c o m p o ne nt  – Leadership & Service 

Contribution to Country. Rep resente d the c ountry in c om p etitions a t the inte rna tiona l level OR

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Contribution to Community. Lea d ership Position in Ex-Co Org a nising Co m m ittee (ma in offic e b ea rers) of a m a jor p rojec t (a t lea st 50 hours of p rep a ra tion/ servic e)

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Assessm ent c o m p o ne nt  – Leadership & Service 

OR Contribution to School.

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Hold leadership position , e.g . Stud ent C ounc il, CC A Lea d er (Exc o m em b er), Fa c ulty Co m etc

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Rep resent sc ho ol in na tiona l sp orts & p erform ing a rts c om p etition a nd ob ta in at least Bronze or better 11

Assessm ent c o m p o ne nt General Guidelines for Activity General descriptors to consider: • Prestige and credibility of the organisers. • Rigour of engagement i.e. more than 50 hours of participation and preparation required. • Well publicized through formal channels e.g. organization website, educational institutions etc. • Substantial participation by other schools/  countries. • Nature and attractiveness of awards and prizes 12

Summary Assessm ent c o m p o ne nt Academic Achievements (Advanced-Level JC2 Prelim results – criterion based)

+ Scholastic Achievements (e.g. Science research projects, Math Olympiad, H3);

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Leadership & Service Significant Contribution to Country, Community, or School 13

Diploma Academic Achievement 61.25 ≤ UAP < 71.25 w ith a p a ss in GP a nd c ontent sub jec ts. Scholastic Achievement

Leadership & Service

Fulfil one of 2 p re-req uisites Excellent Conduc t Gra d e 14

Dip lo m a w ith Merit  Academic Achievement 71.25 ≤ UAP < 80 w ith a p a ss in G P a nd c ontent sub jec ts. Scholastic Achievement

Leadership & Service

Fulfil one of 2 p re-req uisites Excellent Conduc t Gra d e 15

Dip lo m a w ith Distinction  Academic Achievement UAP ≥ 80 w ith a p a ss in G P a nd c onte nt sub jec ts. Scholastic Achievement

Leadership & Service

Fulfil one of 2 p re-req uisites Excellent Conduc t Gra d e 16

Ad viso ry Pa nel Ad viso ry Bo a rd is form ed b y p ro fessio na l exp ertise, ed uc a tio na lists, unive rsity p ro fe sso rs c ha ired b y Pro f K K Phua , Direc to r o f Institute o f Ad va nc e d Stud ie s, NTU.  The Bo a rd o ve rsee s the selec tio n a nd a w a rd ing stud e nts for Dip lo m a a s w e ll a s to up ho ld the sta nd a rd s & q ua lity in a ssessm ent. 

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Recognition of Hwa Chong Diploma We ha ve rea c hed out to 19 universitie s (b o th lo c a l a nd o versea s) a s w ell a s sc ho la rship b o a rd s (e .g . PSC, DSO/ DSTA, MFA, A*STAR EDB).

Recognition of Hwa Chong Diploma

SMU – Sc ho ol of info rm a tion systems

Direct admission

NTU

Sc hola rs p rog ra m m e

Peking , Tsing hua , Sha ng ha i Fudan

Offe rs 9 sc ho la rship s

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Recognition of Hwa Chong Diploma Im p eria l Co lleg e, Lo nd on Lond o n Sc ho o l o f Ec o no m ic s King ’ s Co lleg e Lo nd o n University College London Ne w Yo rk Unive rsity Brown University Chic a g o Unive rsity Co lum b ia University Duke University Ha rva rd Unive rsity Wellesley Colleg e Yale University Sing a p o re Unive rsity o f Tec hnolo g y a nd Desig n (SUTD)

Welcome the diploma concept to distinguish the allrounded students for admission.

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Thank you.

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