Damai Secondary School
Mathematics
Mathematics GCE Ordinary Level (Syllabus 4016)
Additional Mathematics GCE Ordinary Level (Syllabus 4038)
Mathematics Syllabus A GCE Normal (Academic) Level (Syllabus 4042)
Additional Mathematics GCE Normal (Academic) Level (Syllabus 4039)
Mathematics Syllabus T GCE Normal (Technical) Level (Syllabus 4043)
AIMS
The syllabus is intended to provide students with the fundamental mathematical knowledge
and skills.
The general aims of the mathematics syllabuses are to enable students to:
1.
acquire the necessary mathematical concepts and skills for continuous learning in
mathematics and related disciplines, and for applications to the real world;
2.
develop the necessary process skills for the acquisition and application of
mathematical concepts and skills;
3.
develop the mathematical thinking and problem solving skills and apply these skills to
formulate and solve problems;
4.
recognise and use connections among mathematical ideas, and between
mathematics and other disciplines;
5.
develop positive attitudes towards mathematics;
6.
make effective use of a variety of mathematical tools (including information and
communication technology tools) in the learning and application of mathematics;
7.
produce imaginative and creative work arising from mathematical ideas;
8.
develop the abilities to reason logically, to communicate mathematically, and to learn
cooperatively and independently.
ASSESSMENT OBJECTIVES
The assessment will test candidates’ abilities to:
AO1 understand and use mathematical concepts and skills in a variety of contexts;
AO2 organise and analyse data and information; formulate problems into mathematical
terms and select and apply appropriate techniques of solution, including manipulation
of algebraic expressions;
AO3 solve higher order thinking problems; interpret mathematical results and make
inferences; write mathematical explanation and arguments.
Damai Secondary School
Mathematics Department
Assessment Guidelines
Mathematics Syllabus D
Paper
and
Duration
Lower Secondary - Express and Normal Academic
Mark
Marks
Use of
Item Types and Number of
Allocation (Weighting) Calculator
Questions
Paper 1
1h 15min
About 16 short-answer and
structured questions.
All compulsory.
2 – 4 marks
per
question
50
(50%)
Yes
Paper 2
1h 30min
7 – 8 structured and long-answer
questions.
All compulsory.
4 – 8 marks
per
question
50
(50%)
Yes
Paper
and
Duration
Lower Secondary – Normal Technical
Mark
Marks
Use of
Item Types and Number of
Allocation (Weighting) Calculator
Questions
Paper 1
1h 15min
About 16 short-answer and
structured questions.
All compulsory.
2 – 4 marks
per
question
50
(50%)
Yes
Paper 2
1h 15min
5 – 6 structured and long-answer
questions.
All compulsory.
4 – 8 marks
per
question
50
(50%)
Yes
Paper
and
Duration
Secondary 3 Express
Mark
Item Types and Number of
Allocation
Questions
Marks
Use of
(Weighting) Calculator
Paper 1
1h 30 min
About 18 short-answer and
structured questions.
All compulsory.
2 – 6 marks
per
question
50
(50%)
Yes
Paper 2
2h
8 – 9 structured and long-answer
questions.
All compulsory.
8 – 12 marks
per
question
80
(50%)
Yes
Paper
and
Duration
Secondary 3 Normal Academic
Mark
Item Types and Number of
Allocation
Questions
Marks
Use of
(Weighting) Calculator
Paper 1
1h 30min
About 18 short-answer and
structured questions.
All compulsory.
2 – 6 marks
per
question
60
(50%)
Yes
Paper 2
1h 30min
7 – 9 structured and long-answer
questions.
All compulsory.
6 – 10 marks
per
question
40
(50%)
Yes
Paper
and
Duration
Secondary 3 Normal Technical
Mark
Item Types and Number of
Allocation
Questions
Marks
Use of
(Weighting) Calculator
Paper 1
1h 15min
About 16 short-answer and
structured questions.
All compulsory.
2 – 4 marks
per
question
50
(50%)
Yes
Paper 2
1h 15min
5 – 6 structured and long-answer
questions.
All compulsory.
4 – 8 marks
per
question
50
(50%)
Yes
4016 Maths D ‘O’ Level – Secondary 4 Express / 5 Normal Academic
Paper
Mark
Marks
and
Item Types and Number of
Allocation
(Weighting)
Duration
Questions
There will be about 25 short
2 – 6 marks
80
Paper 1
answer questions testing more
per
(50%)
2h
on the fundamental skills and
question
concepts.
Candidates are required to
answer ALL questions.
There will be 10 to 11 questions
8 – 12 marks
100
Paper 2
of varying marks and lengths
per
(50%)
2h 30min testing more on higher order
question
thinking skills.
Candidates are required to
answer ALL questions.
Paper
and
Duration
Paper 1
2h
Paper 2
2h
Use of
Calculator
Yes
Yes
4042 Maths Syllabus A – Secondary 4 Normal Academic
Mark
Marks
Use of
Item Types and Number of
Allocation
(Weighting) Calculator
Questions
There will be about 25 short
2 – 6 marks
80
Yes
answer questions testing more on
per
(50%)
the fundamental skills and
question
concepts.
Candidates are required to answer
ALL questions.
There will be 2 sections testing
7 – 8 marks
60
Yes
more on higher order thinking
per
(50%)
skills:
question
1. Section A will contain 8 to 9
questions of varying lengths.
Candidates are required to
answer ALL questions.
2. Section B will contain 3
questions of which candidates
will be required to answer only
two.
- The questions in Section B will
be based on the underlined
content and there will be one
question from each of the 3
strands, Numbers and Algebra,
Geometry and Measurement,
and Statistics and Probability.
- Each question carries the same
number of marks, that is, either
7 or 8 marks.
Paper
and
Duration
Paper 1
1h 30min
4043 Maths Syllabus T – Secondary 4 Normal Technical
Mark
Marks
Use of
Item Types and Number of
Allocation
(Weighting) Calculator
Questions
Covering topics from the strands:
50
Yes
- Numbers and Algebra
(50%)
- Geometry and Measurement
- Integrative Contexts related to
Numbers and Algebra and
Geometry and Measurement.
8 – 10 short questions.
Candidates are required to answer
ALL questions.
Paper 2
1h 30min
followed by:
3 long-answer questions.
Candidates are required to answer
ALL questions.
Covering topics from the strands:
- Numbers and Algebra
- Statistics and Probability
- Integrative Contexts related to
Numbers and Algebra and
Statistics and Probability.
2 – 5 marks
per
question
6 – 8 marks
per
question
50
(50%)
8 – 10 short questions.
Candidates are required to answer
ALL questions.
2 – 5 marks
per
question
followed by:
3 long-answer questions.
Candidates are required to answer
ALL questions.
6 – 8 marks
per
question
Yes
Additional Mathematics
Secondary 3 Express
Paper
and
Duration
Item Types and Number of Questions
Marks
Use of
(Weighting) Calculator
Paper 1
1h 45min
There will be 11 – 13 questions of varying marks
and lengths testing more on the fundamental skills
and concepts.
Candidates are required to answer ALL questions.
70
(50%)
Yes
Paper 2
1h 45min
There will be 11 – 13 questions of varying marks
and lengths testing more on the fundamental skills
and concepts.
Candidates are required to answer ALL questions.
70
(50%)
Yes
** Only Paper 1 will be assessed in mid-year exam. 80 marks, weighting is 100%, 2h.
Secondary 3 Normal Academic
Paper
and
Duration
Item Types and Number of Questions
Paper 1
1h 45min
There will be 13 – 15 questions of varying marks
and lengths testing more on the fundamental skills
and concepts.
Candidates are required to answer ALL questions.
Marks
Use of
(Weighting) Calculator
70
(100%)
Yes
4038 Additional Maths ‘O’ Level – Secondary 4 Express / 5 Normal Academic
Paper
Marks
Use of
and
Item Types and Number of Questions
(Weighting) Calculator
Duration
There will be 11 – 13 questions of varying marks
Paper 1
and lengths testing more on the fundamental skills
80
Yes
2h
and concepts.
(44%)
Candidates are required to answer ALL questions.
Paper 2
2h 30min
There will be 9 – 11 questions of varying marks and
lengths.
Candidates are required to answer ALL questions.
100
(56%)
Yes
** Only Paper 1 will be assessed in mid-year exam. 80 marks, weighting is 100%, 2h.
Paper
and
Duration
Paper 1
1h 45 min
Paper 2
1h 45 min
4039 Additional Maths ‘N’ Level – Secondary 4 Normal Academic
Marks
Item Types and Number of Questions
(Weighting)
There will be 13 – 15 questions of varying marks
and lengths testing more on the fundamental skills
and concepts.
Candidates are required to answer ALL questions.
There will be 8 – 10 questions of varying marks and
lengths.
Candidates are required to answer ALL questions.
Use of
Calculator
70
(50%)
Yes
70
(50%)
Yes
** Only Paper 1 will be assessed in mid-year exam. 80 marks, weighting is 100%, 1h 45min.