Student Matters

Student Matters

First Week of School

1 . First week of school

Once again, a very warm welcome to all new Secondary 1 Students to the BVSS Family!

We look forward to welcoming your child/guardian to our school on the first day of school on Thursday 2 January 2025.

Please ensure your child/ward reports to the canteen before 7.30 am in BVSS full uniform.

Student leaders will bring them to the hall. Students who have not bought their uniforms may report to school in their primary school attire or PE attire.

S1 Orientation Programme

BVSS S1 Orientation Programme will take place from Wednesday 8 January to Friday 10 January 2024. S1 Parents Engagement Session will take place on Friday 10 January 2024 from 4 pm to 6.30 pm. There will be a S1 Orientation Programme Showcase from 6.30 pm to 8 pm and you are encouraged to join us.

More details will be provided by the Assistant Year Head Miss Kumutha via Parents Gateway (PG) nearer to the date.

2 . CCA Awareness Days

The objective of CCA Awareness Day is to provide Sec 1 students with snippets of CCA experiences to enable them to make informed choices in their selection of CCAs.

CCA Awareness Day will be held on Wednesday 8 Jan and Friday 10 Jan.

Your child/ward will be having his/her lunch in school before the CCA Awareness Day. Please ensure he/she has sufficient cash to purchase food from the canteen.

3. Parents’ Day

The objectives of Parents’ Day are to provide parents with opportunities to:

• Gain deeper insights into our school’s Vision, Mission, Values, and  approach to the holistic development of Bukit View Secondary through presentations by the Principal and the school’s Executive Committee members.

• Connect with Form Teachers to foster stronger relationships.

• Explore ways to enhance collaboration with the school in your child's/ward's education, including participation in school’s activities and joining the Parents’ Support Group.

S1 Parents' Day will be held on Friday 10 Jan 2025 from 4 pm to 6.30 pm in the school hall.

Students Management Matters

Please click on the link below to learn about our school attire and grooming.

School attire and grooming

Personalised Digital Learning Programme (PDLP)

As part of the National Digital Literacy Programme, to enhance teaching and learning through e-pedagogy and personalising students' learning experience, PDLP was launched from 2020. 

All Secondary 1 students will need to procure their own iPads. Please click on the following link for more details and procurement of the iPads for Sec 1 2025.

Full Subject-Based Banding (FSBB)

MOE will post students to secondary school through three Posting Groups – Posting Groups 1, 2, and 3. Posting Groups will only be used for the purposes of admitting students into secondary school and to guide the initial subject levels students can offer at the start of Secondary One.

Throughout their secondary school education, students can take subjects at three subject levels, known as G1, G2, G3 (G stands for General), mapped from the previous N(T), N(A) and Express standards respectively. Students will have the flexibility to adjust their subject levels at appropriate junctures, based on their strengths, interests and learning needs. Students will subsequently access programmes and post-secondary pathways based on their various subjects and subject level combinations.

Mixed form classes

Once students enter secondary school, they will be grouped into mixed form classes comprising students from different Posting Groups and will have opportunities to interact and learn with peers of different backgrounds, strengths, and interests.

Offering Subjects at a more demanding Level (MDL)

At the start of Secondary One, eligible students can offer English Language (EL), Mother Tongue Languages (MTL), Mathematics (MA) and Science (SCI) at a more demanding level based on their PSLE Achievement Level (AL) for each of these subjects.

Eligibility criteria to offer English Language, Mother Tongue Languages, Mathematics and/or Science at a more demanding level. 

SBB Offer Letter for eligible students will be sent via Parents Gateway (PG) by 20 December 2024.

Deadline for submission is Tuesday 24 December 2024.   

For parents whose children are eligible, and have no PG/Internet access, SBB Offer Letters would be ready for collection during school opening hours. Please call the school for more information. 

Offering Subjects at a less demanding Level (LDL)

At the start of Secondary One, for students who offered English, Mathematics and/or Science at Foundation level at PSLE, but are otherwise eligible to take most of their subjects at G3 when entering secondary school, they may choose to take these subjects at a less demanding level (i.e., G2), in consultation with their secondary schools.

Students who face exceptional difficulties coping with their Mother Tongue Languages (MTL) will have the option to offer G1 or G2 MTL. At the start of Secondary One, students can offer MTL at a less demanding level based on the following criteria:

SBB Option Letter for students to opt for Mother Tongue at Less Demanding Level will be sent via Parents Gateway (PG) by 20 December 2024.

Deadline for submission is Tuesday 24 December 2024.   

For parents whose children are eligible, and have no PG/Internet access, SBB Offer Letters would be ready for collection during school opening hours. Please call the school for more information. 

Common Curriculum subjects

In their mixed form classes, students will spend around one-third of their curriculum time taking a set of six common curriculum subjects:

These subjects give students more opportunities to interact and learn with classmates of different strengths and interests.

Teachers will adopt a range of teaching approaches to meet the different learning needs and pace of their students in the same form class.

Subjects Offered at G1, G2 and G3

English Language, Mother Tongue Languages, Mathematics, Science, and Humanities subjects will be offered at G1, G2 and G3.

Students will be grouped in different classes based on their subject level for each subject.

For more information on Full Subject Based Banding, do click on the FSBB microsite link:

https://www.moe.gov.sg/microsites/psle-fsbb/full-subject-based-banding/secondary-school-experience.html

Information regarding Mother Tongue Matters

Mother Tongue Subjects	Eligibility Criteria
Higher Mother Tongue (HMT)	On top of the MOE Eligibility Criteria, Bukit View Secondary offer HMT for students who meets the following criteria: An overall PSLE Score of 15 to 19 (inclusive); and attained AL 1/ AL 2 in MTL or D/M in HMT Both MOE and BVSS HMT Offer Letters will be sent via PG by 20 December 2024. Parents are advised to read the “Important Information” on the Offer Letters carefully before making a decision.  Please indicate your response via PG by Tuesday 24 December 2024.    For parents whose children are eligible, and have no PG/Internet access, the Offer Letters would be ready for collection during school opening hours. Please call the school for more information.
Option to Offer G1 or G2 MTL at a Less Demanding Level	Students who face exceptional difficulties coping with their Mother Tongue Languages (MTL) will have the option to offer G1 or G2 MTL. At the start of Secondary One, students can offer MTL at a less demanding level based on the following criteria: Option Letters will be sent via PG by 20 December 2024. Parents are advised to read the “Important information” on the Option Letters carefully before making a decision. Please indicate your response via PG by Tuesday 24 December 2024.    For parents whose children are eligible, and have no PG/Internet access, the Option Letters would be ready for collection during school opening hours. Please call the school for more information.
Third Languages (L3)	Students who have indicated L3 choices will receive results of your applications via PG by 20 December 2024. Successful applicants will also receive the registration process together with the results.  For parents whose children had selected L3, and have no PG/Internet access, please call the school for the application results.
Asian Languages /Foreign Languages / Non-Tamil Indian Languages as MTL in-lieu (AsL /FL/NTIL)	Students who have obtained approval at the primary level are not required to re-apply. They are required to continue offering the approved AsL/FL/NTIL at secondary and pre-university levels.  The only exception is for Secondary 1 FL students who would like to be on the waiting list to be considered for admission to the MOE Language Centre (MOELC). Should vacancies arise at MOELC, students will be informed to sit for a readiness test. Admission to MOELC is subject to students passing the test. Students who have not been notified to sit for the readiness test or did not pass the test are required to continue with their private study arrangements.   AsL/FL students will need to provide documentation (eg: marked assignments, result slip, payment receipt) that indicate their private study to their Form Teachers every May. They are to take AsL/FL papers at GCE O Level examinations.
MTL Exemption	Students granted MTL exemption from the primary level are not required to submit a re-application.