Full SBB
Mayflower Secondary is one of the 28 secondary schools piloting aspects of Full Subject-Based Banding (Full SBB) since 2020.
Purpose of Full SBB
With Full SBB, we are moving towards one secondary education, with many subject bands, to better meet our students’ learning needs, without labels. This is part of the broader shift in our education system to recognise the strengths and interests of our children, to help them build their confidence and develop an intrinsic motivation to learn for life in them.
Full SBB Pilot in Mayflower Secondary School
As part of the pilot, our school has implemented these aspects of FSBB:
1. Offering of Humanities subjects at a more demanding level
This is applicable to students who are in Secondary 2 Normal.
- Eligibility criteria is based on their Sec 1 Overall results and subject teacher’s feedback.
- Students who meet the eligibility criteria will receive a Letter of Offer.
- Consideration factors to offer the Humanities at a more demanding level includes their strength and interest in the subject as well as an appropriate overall academic load for the child.
2. Organising Lower Secondary classes in new ways
2021 - 2023 Secondary 1 Cohort
- Each form classes may comprise students from the Express, Normal (Academic) and Normal (Technical) streams.
- This common learning experience creates a valuable setting for students to work together, build meaningful friendships, and appreciate different perspectives with students from diverse background and abilities which will benefit them in life. It can also help reduce the inadvertent labelling associated with streaming.
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The students will take a set of subjects at a common level together for lower secondary Art, Character & Citizenship Education, Design & Technology, Food & Consumer Education, Music, and Physical Education.
- For all other subjects, they will be grouped in classes according to the level at which they offer each subject, i.e. Express, N(A) or N(T).
2024 Secondary 1 cohort onwards
- There will no longer be Express, Normal (Academic) and Normal (Technical) streams.
- The students will take a set of subjects at a common level together for lower secondary Art, Character & Citizenship Education, Design & Technology, Food & Consumer Education, Music, and Physical Education.
- For all other subjects, they will be grouped in classes according to the level at which they offer each subject, i.e. G1, G2, G3 (G stands for General)
- At the end of secondary school, students will sit for the common national examination and receive a new national certification with subjects at G1/G2/G3 levels. Students will use the new certification in the following year to enter JC, Polytechnic or ITE in 2028.
For more information on how our school would implement Full SBB, you can contact us at mayflower_ss@moe.edu.sg
Useful Videos for Reference
- [CNA] A New School Of Thought - Full SBB (13 July 2023). Full Subject-Based Banding will be rolled out to all secondary schools by 2024. What is this policy change all about? Evelyn Tan, television actress and mother of four, finds out. Brought to you by Ministry of Education.
- Secondary School experience with Full Subject-Based Banding. Find out more about being in mixed form classes and having the flexibility to take different subjects at different subject levels in this video.
- CNA Feature on Full SBB. Find out what Full SBB looks like when it kicks in.
Infographics on Full SBB
Secondary school experience and post-secondary pathways under Full SBB (infographic)
