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Welcome to

Primary 6 parents’ briefing

19 January 2018

Agenda

• The Form Teachers• Education Pathways• PSLE• T-Score & Aggregate• S1 Posting• Types of School

Ms Angelynna lim6A Form

HOD Mathematics

Ms Joanne Toh6A Form

HOD PHE & CCA

Form Teachers

Mr James Long6B Form

Senior Teacher Science

Mr Liu Peng6B Form

Subject HeadICT

Form Teachers

Mdm Renee6C1 Form

HOD English

Mdm Haslinda6C1 FormTeacher

Form Teachers

Form Teachers

Mrs Ng Kim Gek6C2 Form

Level Manager

Mdm Nazreen6C2 FormTeacher

Mdm Yeo Peng Peng6C2 Form

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PRIMARY SCHOOL LEAVING EXAMINATIONS (PSLE)

PSLE is a Placement Examination

Assigns a student into a different course according to

his/her academic strength

Enable a student to be posted to a secondary school

that matches his/her learning pace, interest, ability and

as far as possible, his/her choice

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PRIMARY SCHOOL LEAVING EXAMINATIONS (PSLE)

A more flexible and broad-based education system

Types of Secondary Courses:

1. Express

2. Normal (Academic) or N(A)

3. Normal (Technical) or N(T)

4. Vocational Curriculum

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PSLE grading system(Standard subjects)

Grade Raw Score Range

A* 91 – 100

A 75 – 90

B 60 – 74

C 50 – 59

D 35 – 49

E 20 – 34

U 0 – 19

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Psle grading system(FOUNDATION subjects)

Grade Raw Score Range

G1 85 – 100

G2 70 – 84

G3 50 – 69

G4 30 – 49

U 0 – 29

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T-SCORE T-Score is the transformed score of each subject

It is based on raw scores, mean and standard deviation

Aggregate SCORE Sum of the T-score of the three/four subjects

Rank or position students based on their results at the

national level

For more information about PSLE exam format:

https://www.seab.gov.sg/pages/nationalExaminations/PS

LE/syllabuses

It shows how well

a student has done compared to his

cohort.

The T-score Aggregate largely

determines which secondary school

a student is posted to.

A student with ‘better’ letter grades

may have a lower T-score Aggregate

than a student with ‘poorer’ letter

grades.

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THE T-SCORE AGGREGATE

determines S1 postingSUBJECT

ENGLISH LANGUAGE

MOTHER TONGUE

MATHEMATICS

SCIENCE

T-SCORE AGGREGATE

SECONDARY SCHOOL

COURSE ELIGIBLE FOR

GRADE

A

A

A*

A*

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EXPRESS

It finely differentiates students.

It shows how well students

have done relative to their peers.

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HOW THE T-SCORE AGGREGATE

AFFECTS STUDENTS

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2018 PSLE EXAMINATION CALENDAR

(TENTATIVE)

Oral Examination Thursday, 16 August – Friday, 17

August 2018

Listening

Comprehension

Friday, 14 September 2018

Written

Examination

Thursday, 27 September – Wednesday,

03 October 2018

Marking Exercise Monday, 15 October – Thursday, 18

October 2018

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So, what’s after PSLE?Primary 6

Standard Subjects

Primary 6

Foundation Subjects

PRIMARY SCHOOL LEAVING EXAMINATIONS

• Express

• Normal Academic

• Normal Technical

• Normal Academic

• Normal Technical

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Release of PSLE results, registration and reporting to Secondary school

Option period (1 week)

Release of PSLE

results (Late Nov)

Option result

(Late Dec)

Registration at

school (Late

Dec)

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Courses in secondary schoolCourse Overview

Express • 4 Year Course

• GCE ‘O’ Level

• May opt for Higher MTL

Normal

Academic

• 4 Year Course - GCE ‘N’ Level

• May proceed to GCE ‘O’ Level at Sec 5

• Post Secondary School (Polytechnic or

ITE)

Normal

Technical

• 4Year Course

• Geared towards technical vocational

education at ITE

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Courses in secondary schoolCourse Aggregate Score

(Estimated)

Express • 200 and above

Express/Normal Academic • 188 to 199

Normal Academic • 161-187

Normal Academic/ Normal

Technical

• 152 to 160

Normal Technical • 151 and below

Repeat • U-graded subjects

HOW S1 POSTING WORKS

The T-score Aggregate is the

first criterion for posting.

Students are posted based on their choice order of schools, starting from the first choice.

If all the places in the first-choice school have been filled, the school that is second on the list will be considered.

But the order in which a student lists the schools does not give him priority when deciding who will get a place.

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How S1 posting works

• 3 Singaporean students have chosen School F as one of their choices, but there are only 2 places left in the school.

• Azlina and Colin were not successfully posted to schools higher in their choices.

HOW CHOICE ORDER MATTERS TODAY

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210Azlina

...4. School A

5. School C6. School F

T-SCORE AGGREGATE

209Bala

1. School F

2. School B

3. School D...

T-SCORE AGGREGATE

209Colin

1. School B2. School F

3. School D...

T-SCORE AGGREGATE

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• Places are allocated based on the T-score Aggregate first so Azlina is allocated a place.

HOW CHOICE ORDER MATTERS TODAY

210Azlina

...4. School A

5. School C6. School F

T-SCORE AGGREGATE

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Types of secondary schoolsSpecial Assistance

Programme

School (SAPS)

SPECIALISED SCHOOLS

NUS High School

of Math & Science

Integrated

Programme

Schools (IP)

Independent

SchoolsAutonomous

Schools

School of the Arts

(SOTA)Singapore Sports

School

School of Science

and Technology

(SST)

Special Schools for

Normal Technical

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What’s the difference between these schools?

For students who have attempted PSLE and are

assessed as not suitable to progress to Secondary

School education or to re-attempt the PSLE

List of school

1. Spectra Secondary School

2. Crest Secondary School

3. Northlight School

4. Assumption Pathway School

Special Schools for Normal Technical

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What’s the difference between these schools?

Has an aptitude for numbers and scientific inquiry

Excels in sports

Has a creative flair for the arts

Specialised Independent Schools

For more information about Secondary School Education:

https://www.moe.gov.sg/education/secondary/

For more information about different secondary school:

http://sis.moe.gov.sg/

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Direct School Admission (DSA-Sec)

DSA-Sec is an admission exercise to allow participating

schools to select some Primary 6 students for admission

to Secondary 1 based on their achievements and

inclinations/ talents before the PSLE results are released.

For more information about DSA-Sec:

https://www.moe.gov.sg/admissions/direct-admissions/dsa-

sec

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Tips for Parents

Balance! Balance! Balance! Work Hard, Play Hard: Include rest and recreation in the in

her work schedule

Make Time: Communicate with be involved in all aspects of

your children’s lives, not just in studies

Be Real: Be realistic and positive when setting targets,

based on their performance

Thank You for

indulging!

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