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1 Welcome to Primary 6 parents briefing 19 January

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

3 Form Teachers Ms Angelynna lim 6A Form HOD Mathematics Ms Joanne Toh 6A Form HOD PHE & CCA

4 Form Teachers Mr James Long 6B Form Senior Teacher Science Mr Liu Peng 6B Form Subject Head ICT

5 Form Teachers Mdm Renee 6C1 Form HOD English Mdm Haslinda 6C1 Form Teacher

6 Form Teachers Mrs Ng Kim Gek 6C2 Form Level Manager Mdm Nazreen 6C2 Form Teacher Mdm Yeo Peng Peng 6C2 Form

9 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 9

10 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 10

11 PSLE grading system (Standard subjects) Grade Raw Score Range A* A B C D E U

12 Psle grading system (FOUNDATION subjects) Grade Raw Score Range G G G G U

13 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: LE/syllabuses 13

14 THE T-SCORE AGGREGATE determines S1 posting SUBJECT 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. ENGLISH LANGUAGE MOTHER TONGUE MATHEMATICS SCIENCE T-SCORE AGGREGATE SECONDARY SCHOOL COURSE ELIGIBLE FOR GRADE A A A* A* 244 EXPRESS 14

15 HOW THE T-SCORE AGGREGATE AFFECTS STUDENTS It finely differentiates students. It shows how well students have done relative to their peers. 15

16 2018 PSLE EXAMINATION CALENDAR (TENTATIVE) Oral Examination Thursday, 16 August Friday, 17 August 2018 Listening Comprehension Written Examination Friday, 14 September 2018 Thursday, 27 September Wednesday, 03 October 2018 Marking Exercise Monday, 15 October Thursday, 18 October

17 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 17

18 Release of PSLE results, registration and reporting to Secondary school Release of PSLE results (Late Nov) Option period (1 week) Option result (Late Dec) Registration at school (Late Dec) 18

19 Courses in secondary school Course Overview Express 4 Year Course GCE O Level May opt for Higher MTL Normal Academic Normal Technical 4 Year Course - GCE N Level May proceed to GCE O Level at Sec 5 Post Secondary School (Polytechnic or ITE) 4 Year Course Geared towards technical vocational education at ITE 19

20 Courses in secondary school Course Aggregate Score (Estimated) Express 200 and above Express/Normal Academic 188 to 199 Normal Academic Normal Academic/ Normal Technical 152 to 160 Normal Technical 151 and below Repeat U-graded subjects 20

21 HOW S1 POSTING WORKS

How S1 posting works The T-score Aggregate is the

Students are posted based on their choice order of

If all the places in the first-choice school have

22 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. 22

HOW CHOICE ORDER MATTERS TODAY 3 Singaporean students have chosen

their choices. Azlina. 4. School A 5. School C 6.

23 HOW CHOICE ORDER MATTERS TODAY 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. Azlina. 4. School A 5. School C 6. School F Bala T-SCORE AGGREGATE 210 T-SCORE AGGREGATE School F 2. School B 3.. School D T-SCORE AGGREGATE Colin School B 2. School F 3.. School D 23

24 HOW CHOICE ORDER MATTERS TODAY Places are allocated based on the T-score Aggregate first so Azlina is allocated a place. 1 Azlina. 4. School A 5. School C 6. School F T-SCORE AGGREGATE

25 Types of secondary schools Special Assistance Programme School (SAPS) Integrated Programme Schools (IP) Independent Schools Autonomous Schools SPECIALISED SCHOOLS NUS High School of Math & Science School of the Arts (SOTA) Singapore Sports School School of Science and Technology (SST) Special Schools for Normal Technical 25

26 What s the difference between these schools? Special Schools for Normal Technical 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 26

27 What s the difference between these schools? Specialised Independent Schools Has an aptitude for numbers and scientific inquiry Excels in sports Has a creative flair for the arts For more information about Secondary School Education: For more information about different secondary school: 27

28 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: 28

29 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 29

30 Thank You for indulging! 30

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