p6 briefing friday, 3rd february 2017henryparkpri.moe.edu.sg/qql/slot/u548/grace chan/psle briefing...
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• Ms. Grace Chan (Year Head)
• Mr Sadhiq (Assistant Year Head)
Programme
• Primary School Education
• PSLE Matters
• Q&A
Slides will be posted on school website on
Monday, after 2pm.
Focusing on 10 years of quality basic education that goes beyond academics…
1. Broad and Inclusive Approach and Providing Each Child with a Broad and Holistic Education
2. Deep values, Deep Commitment to Singapore and Deep Foundation for Learning
3. Learning for Life and Lifelong learning
Aims of Primary Education • Nurture the whole child (holistic education) • Lay a strong foundation • Prepare the child for the future
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A & A* (%) Pass (%)
HPPS National HPPS National
English 67.9 44.7 99.1 96.7
Math 62.9 44.5 94.4 85.2
Science 62.7 42.3 96.5 90.6
CL 79.7 70.0 96.4 96.6
ML 82.6 70.8 100 98.1
TL 92.3 70.1 100 97.0
Hindi 100 69.9 100 96.1
Bengali 100 76.8 100 100
Panjabi 100 54.3 100 85.7
Distinction (%) Pass (%)
HPPS National HPPS National
HCL 29.3 18.2 100 97.9
HML 0.0 14.6 100 95.0
HTL 20.0 15.0 100 99.8
Checkpoints in Learning
Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4
Term Review
Weeks
8 & 9
SA 1
May
Prelims
August
PSLE
Sept-Oct
Details of Term Review are posted on school
website
Parent-Teacher Meetings
1st Meeting – 10th March (Fri)
2nd Meeting – 26th May (Fri) * Parents can also touch base with our teachers
anytime throughout the year via email or make an
appointment to meet them.
Supplementary Classes
• June Classes – 29th, 30th May
21st, 22nd June
• Consultation sessions with teachers
PRELIM SCHEDULE (2017)
(Tentative)
• 17-19 July: Prelim EL & MT E-Oral
• 2 Aug : Prelim Listening
Comprehension
• 11 Aug : Prelim HMT Paper
• 22 – 25 Aug : Prelim Written Papers
PSLE SCHEDULE (2017)
(Tentative) • 17 – 18 Aug : PSLE Oral
• 15 Sept : PSLE Listening Comprehension
• 28-29 Sept and 2nd – 4th October: PSLE Written
Papers
PSLE - A Placement Exam
•Reflects the relative achievement level of
pupils within their peers
•Places pupils into different courses
according to their academic ability
•Enables posting to secondary schools by
merit and as far as possible into a school
of their choice.
The PSLE Aggregate Score
• Incorporates performance
of pupils in all 4 subjects
• Allows pupils to be ranked
fairly
Why Not?
• Different subjects have different
levels of difficulty
• So are the spread of marks from
the average mark, i.e. the
standard deviation
(spread = standard deviation)
Dolly scores 85% in both EL and MT
85%
EL
EL ave
= 60
MT
MT ave
= 80
Her performance in MT is very
close to that of other pupils
She did much better
in EL as compared to
other pupils
0 100
What is T-Score?
• It gives the relative position of a
pupil’s performance as compared
to the performance of all the other
pupils in that subject
• The raw mark obtained in the exam
only shows how good the pupil is in
that subject, not how good he is as
compared to others
How is T-Score calculated for
each subject?
where
X: pupil’s mark for the subject
Y: average mark (mean) scored by all
pupils
Z: spread of marks around the average
mark (standard deviation)
Z
Y) - (X 10 50 T + =
Example:
• Pupil’s mark (X) in exam = 50.0
• Average mark (Y) scored by
all pupils = 68.0
• Spread of marks (Z) around
the average mark (Y) = 14.0
T = 50 + 10 (50 - 68.0)
14.0 = 37.14
Example:
Subject Total Mark T-Score
EL1 200 105 34
CL2 200 152 51
Maths 100 67 53
Science 100 58 47
Aggregate: 185
T-SCORES & GRADES:
Is it possible for a pupil with
3A* and 1A to be ranked lower
than another pupil who has
only 1A* and 3As?
Yes, it is possible
John’s Susan’sSubj
Mark(Grade)
T-Score
Mark(Grade)
T-Score
EL1 182A
60 190A*
68
MT 185A*
70 180A
68
MA 91A*
60 80A
58
SC 92A*
56 86A
55
Agg T-Score: 246 249
Secondary school open house
School Date
1. SOTA
Register for Talent
academy (TA)
It will be open for application on 7
April 2017.
Closing date for TA 2017
application will be 19 May 2017, 12
noon (SGT).
SOTA Open Symposium 2017
Friday, 24 Feb 6.30pm
2. School of Science and
Technology
SST
27 May 2016
Saturday
8.30-4.30pm
Choice of Secondary School
(Factors to consider)
Besides school’s academic standard,
there are other important factors to
consider:
• Distance
• Affiliated schools
• School programmes/CCAs
• Child’s interest & aptitude
Other Schedule*
(a) Release of PSLE results & selection of
Secondary Schools
– 1st week of Nov / Dec School Holidays
(b) Secondary Schools’ posting results
– December 2017
Direct School Admission (DSA)
• DSA Home Page
https://www.moe.gov.sg/admissions/dir
ect-admissions/dsa-sec/overview
–Participating Schools
–DSA Flowchart
–Frequently Asked Questions
Direct School Admission (DSA) • More Details on DSA will be released
sometime in May this year
• Check with respective secondary schools on their DSA criteria (school website)
• Pupils are advised not to attend more than 2-3 selection tests during the selection period
• Commitment to choice
If I had my child to raise all over again,
I'd build self-esteem first, and the house later.
I'd finger-paint more, and point the finger less.
I would do less correcting and more connecting.
I'd take my eyes off my watch, and watch with my
eyes.
I'd take more hikes and fly more kites.
I'd stop playing serious, and seriously play.
I would run through more fields and gaze at more
stars.
I'd do more hugging and less tugging.
-- Diane Loomans, from "If I Had My Child To Raise Over
Again"