Guangyang Secondary School

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Semester Plan for Sec 5Elementary Mathematics

Please be informed of the following semester plan for matters pertaining to Mathematics for your child/ ward in Semester 1.

1Curriculum Plan

Tentative Week / Topics to cover
Term 1 Week 1 / Chapter 1 – Graphs of Quadratic Functions
Term 1 Week 2 – 3 / Chapter 2 – Linear Inequalities
Term 1 Week 4– 7 / Chapter 3 – Conditions of Congruency and Similarity
Term 1 Week 7 / Preparatory Exam 1
Term 1 Week 8 – 10 / Chapter 4 – Set Language and Notation
Term 2 Week 1 – 2 / Chapter 5 – Matrices
Term 2 Week 3 – 5 / Chapter 6 – Vectors in Two Dimensions (Till 6.2)
Term 2 Week 6 – 7 / Revision
Term 2 Week 8 – 9 / Preliminary Exam 1
Term 2 Week 10 / Going through Preliminary Exam 1
June Holidays Week 1 / June Supplementary: Completion of Chapter 6

Syllabus for GCE O Level Mathematics (Subject code: 4048) can be retrieved from SEAB website:

2Assessment Plan

CA1: 100% (70% Preparatory Exam30% class tests)

SA1: 100% (Preliminary Exam 1)

CA2: 100% (70% Preparatory Exam30% class tests)

SA2: 100% (Preliminary Exam 2)

Assessment Components / Tentative Date / Topics covered
Class test / Term 1 Week 2 / Common Test 1
  • Secondary 1 to 4 topics

Term 1 Week 4 /
  • Algebra
  • Graphs of Quadratic Equations
  • Linear Inequalities

Preparatory Exam 1 / Term 1 Week 7 /
  • Sec 1 to 4 topics + Chapter 1 and 2

Class test / Term 1 Week 8 /
  • Algebra
  • Linear Inequalities
  • Congruency and Similarity

Term 1 Week 10 /
  • Algebra
  • Congruency and Similarity
  • Sets Language and Notation

Class test / Term 2 Week 3 /
  • Matrices

Term 2 Week 6 / Chapter 1 to 6

Exam Format

SA1 Components / Weightage / Date / Remarks
Paper 1 / 50% / Term 2 Week 8 /
  • All topics
  • 2 hours
  • 80 marks
  • Answer on spaces provided

Paper 2 / 50% /
  • All topics
  • 2 hr 30 min
  • 100 marks
  • Answer on writing/graph paper
  • Last question will be on Problem in Real World Context

3Absence from tests

(a)Medical certificates must be produced if student is absent for the test.

(b)Parent’s letter is strongly discouraged and its validity will be approved based on a case-by-case basis.

(c)Absence from any test without a valid reason will result in zero mark for the test.

(d)Do note that student will have to do a make-up test on the day he/she returns to school.

With this information, we hope all students will better prepare themselves for the heavy academic demands this year.

Do feel free to contact the Mathematics teachers, Ms Elaine Chan, Mrs Lee-Tan Yue Yun or Ms Joey Tanshould further clarification is needed on this matter.