2020 PSLE Discussions and Strategies(for those born in 2008)

[putien]

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HOW DO I MAKE MY S1 POSTING EXERCISE CHOICES.

A lot of parents may be wondering how to choose the schools, can they choose a school that has a higher COP than their kids score. If yes, how higher can I go.

Here is a sound strategy that you can consider.

Choice 1: Gamble. Choose a school that historically had a COP of 1 to 5 points MORE than your kid’s current Tscore

Choice 2: Gamble. Choose a school that historically had a COP of 1 to 5 points MORE than your kid’s current Tscore

Choice 3: Choose a school that historically had a COP of 0 to 3 points less than your kid’s current Tscore

Choice 4: Choose a school that historically had a COP of 0 to 3 points less than your kid’s current Tscore

Choice 5: PLAY SAFE (Choose a school nearby home that historically has COP at least 5 to 7 points less than your kids current tscore)

Choice 6: PLAY SAFE (choose a school nearby home that historically has COP at least 5 to 7 points less than your kids current tscore)

Rule: The more safer your 5th and 6th choices, the more higher COP school you can try in choices 1,2,3.

[Haro]

putien\" post_id=\"1998132\" time=\"1602130476\" user_id=\"29927:

The following is posted by someone on FB:


HOW DO I MAKE MY S1 POSTING EXERCISE CHOICES.

A lot of parents may be wondering how to choose the schools, can they choose a school that has a higher COP than their kids score. If yes, how higher can I go.

Here is a sound strategy that you can consider.

Choice 1: XXXXX. Choose a school that historically had a COP of 1 to 5 points MORE than your kid's current Tscore

Choice 2: XXXXX. Choose a school that historically had a COP of 1 to 5 points MORE than your kid's current Tscore

Choice 3: Choose a school that historically had a COP of 0 to 3 points less than your kid's current Tscore

Choice 4: Choose a school that historically had a COP of 0 to 3 points less than your kid's current Tscore

Choice 5: PLAY SAFE (Choose a school nearby home that historically has COP at least 5 to 7 points less than your kids current tscore)

Choice 6: PLAY SAFE (choose a school nearby home that historically has COP at least 5 to 7 points less than your kids current tscore)

Rule: The more safer your 5th and 6th choices, the more higher COP school you can try in choices 1,2,3.

:thankyou:

[MyPillow]

my kid said sch will continue to teacher Speed fr today .

[zac's mum]

putien\" post_id=\"1998131\" time=\"1602130088\" user_id=\"29927:

Tookies\" post_id=\"1997967\" time=\"1602042831\" user_id=\"124548:

Hi parents, just to check, will we be receiving hardcopy of the sec school selection booklet?

Soft copy is already available on MOE site
Hardcopy is given out from today onwards

Would you mind sharing the link here?

The one that I found thru Google search is last year’s one (Choosing Your Secondary Schools for Admission to Secondary 1 in 2020). Seems like MOE hasn’t uploaded the latest soft copy leh?

[passioninlearning]

putien\" post_id=\"1998132\" time=\"1602130476\" user_id=\"29927:

The following is posted by someone on FB:


HOW DO I MAKE MY S1 POSTING EXERCISE CHOICES.

A lot of parents may be wondering how to choose the schools, can they choose a school that has a higher COP than their kids score. If yes, how higher can I go.

Here is a sound strategy that you can consider.

Choice 1: XXXXX. Choose a school that historically had a COP of 1 to 5 points MORE than your kid's current Tscore

Choice 2: XXXXX. Choose a school that historically had a COP of 1 to 5 points MORE than your kid's current Tscore

Choice 3: Choose a school that historically had a COP of 0 to 3 points less than your kid's current Tscore

Choice 4: Choose a school that historically had a COP of 0 to 3 points less than your kid's current Tscore

Choice 5: PLAY SAFE (Choose a school nearby home that historically has COP at least 5 to 7 points less than your kids current tscore)

Choice 6: PLAY SAFE (choose a school nearby home that historically has COP at least 5 to 7 points less than your kids current tscore)

Rule: The more safer your 5th and 6th choices, the more higher COP school you can try in choices 1,2,3.

I wrote a post on choosing school a few years ago, hence I thought it would be good to share this
https://passioninlearning.wordpress.com/2017/11/25/school-selection/

Personally, the strategy above seems to be geared towards maximising the COP, which may be unduly. Given a heavy workload in secondary schools, proximity plays a very important factor as well.

[putien]

zac's mum\" post_id=\"1998158\" time=\"1602137872\" user_id=\"53606:[quote=\"zac's mum\" post_id=1998158 time=1602137872 user_id=53606]

putien\" post_id=\"1998131\" time=\"1602130088\" user_id=\"29927:

Would you mind sharing the link here?

The one that I found thru Google search is last year’s one (Choosing Your Secondary Schools for Admission to Secondary 1 in 2020). Seems like MOE hasn’t uploaded the latest soft copy leh?

https://beta.moe.gov.sg/secondary/s1-posting/

[Tookies]

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zac's mum\" post_id=\"1998158\" time=\"1602137872\" user_id=\"53606:[quote=\"zac's mum\" post_id=1998158 time=1602137872 user_id=53606]

https://beta.moe.gov.sg/secondary/s1-posting/

:thankyou:

[hanhui]

putien\" post_id=\"1998163\" time=\"1602139952\" user_id=\"29927:

zac's mum\" post_id=\"1998158\" time=\"1602137872\" user_id=\"53606:[quote=\"zac's mum\" post_id=1998158 time=1602137872 user_id=53606]

https://beta.moe.gov.sg/secondary/s1-posting/

Thank you for sharing !

[zac's mum]

Thanks!!

[Expresso01]

:thankyou:

hazeline\" post_id=\"1998126\" time=\"1602128422\" user_id=\"18065:

2 years ago, my boy 离题 too. His Chinese is usually stronger than English because of this, he only managed an A while English A*. So I think the impact to him is 1 grade. But fortunately, we are still in Tscore system this year, the other subjects can still pull up the overall. And also, essay only constitute a small % of the total Chinese score, so don't worry too much.

Expresso01\" post_id=\"1998119\" time=\"1602125188\" user_id=\"183206:

[quote=Imp75 post_id=1998115 time=1602123291 user_id=2358]
Yes possible to still get A*

Imp75,

When looking at the marking rubic for MT compo it seem for out of topic content mark could be 0 or at a Low from 1-4 . It seems like the total mark will be drag down by more than 10 marks .

Expresso

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