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

[bbbay]

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Courtly\" post_id=\"2005394\" time=\"1606567722\" user_id=\"182579:

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Smaller cohort of only 4 Express class which is 130-150 students.
As compare to full Express stream school of 240-300 students per cohort.
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I’ll pick the school with 240 to 300 express students per cohort. The main advantage is choice / variety.

These schools may offer triple science with any humanity subject if that’s your fancy (although you probably have to join another class if you are the minority), or double sciences in a number of combo (lit + history, history + geo, lit + geo, physics + Chem, Chem + bio etc). As a result , you can pick something you desire or is very good in.

My nephew is from a school with 4 express classes. My kids school all 10 are express classes. I think you may be right: school with all classes express can offer more subject combination option in Sec
3: schools with both express/normal streams
have limited subject combination offering.

Maybe others can validate this assumption

[Timmy21]

sunshine79\" post_id=\"2005422\" time=\"1606571448\" user_id=\"108077:

DD score 241+2, we are staying in Jurong. Hope to have some advises.

The 6 choices as follows:
1. Nan Hua (246) had told that chances very slim but she insist on trying..haiz
2. Crescent Girl (243)
3. Commenwealth (239)
4. Fairfield (243)
5. Fuhua (236)
6. Jurong sec (228)

Seems okay except your no.4 is redundant becos if u dun get commonwealth, u also won’t get Fairfield.

[pkcarrot]

Hello,

I have a question on Sec1 submit.

I've read below MOE link.
https://www.moe.gov.sg/microsites/psle-fsbb/posting-to-secondary-school/faqs.html
I can see comment below.
Students are first ranked by academic merit (T-score Aggregate).
The first student to be considered has the highest T-score Aggregate and will automatically be posted to the school that is their first choice.
The next student is then considered and school places vacancies in secondary schools are filled up one by one.

Does it mean below case?
E.g. My child is 1500th ranked student
After posting the 1499th student to a school considering 1st to 6th choice,
then the computer will look at my child(1500)'s 1st choice whether school still has vacancy?
and check 2nd choice ...until 6th choice?
After that the computer will look at 1501th Student posting?

[Fabipillow]

Hi,

I have a question. Secondary schools with affiliation to primary sch allocates only 20% of its vacancies to non-affiliation students. With a score of 260, what are the chances of entering Catholic High O levels track ? ( my child isn’t interested in IP at all)
Tks

[floppy]

Fabipillow\" post_id=\"2005449\" time=\"1606575990\" user_id=\"66261:

Hi,
I have a question. Secondary schools with affiliation to primary sch allocates only 20% of its vacancies to non-affiliation students. With a score of 260, what are the chances of entering Catholic High O levels track ? ( my child isn't interested in IP at all)
Tks

Zero chance. Majority of CHS non-affiliated students are scoring 261 and above.

Seriously, you are expecting a different answer?

[CheerioMama]

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Fabipillow\" post_id=\"2005449\" time=\"1606575990\" user_id=\"66261:

Hi,
I have a question. Secondary schools with affiliation to primary sch allocates only 20% of its vacancies to non-affiliation students. With a score of 260, what are the chances of entering Catholic High O levels track ? ( my child isn't interested in IP at all)
Tks

Zero chance. Majority of CHS non-affiliated students are scoring 261 and above.

Seriously, you are expecting a different answer?

COP of CHS OP for non-affiliated students is 261? Wow, this is very high.

[floppy]

CheerioMama\" post_id=\"2005457\" time=\"1606578892\" user_id=\"109742:

floppy\" post_id=\"2005451\" time=\"1606576349\" user_id=\"97579:

[quote=Fabipillow post_id=2005449 time=1606575990 user_id=66261]Hi,
I have a question. Secondary schools with affiliation to primary sch allocates only 20% of its vacancies to non-affiliation students. With a score of 260, what are the chances of entering Catholic High O levels track ? ( my child isn't interested in IP at all)
Tks

Zero chance. Majority of CHS non-affiliated students are scoring 261 and above.

Seriously, you are expecting a different answer?

COP of CHS OP for non-affiliated students is 261? Wow, this is very high.[/quote]Yup. Highest in Singapore, JB, and some say Batam.

[CheerioMama]

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CheerioMama\" post_id=\"2005457\" time=\"1606578892\" user_id=\"109742:

[quote=floppy post_id=2005451 time=1606576349 user_id=97579]

Zero chance. Majority of CHS non-affiliated students are scoring 261 and above.

Seriously, you are expecting a different answer?

COP of CHS OP for non-affiliated students is 261? Wow, this is very high.

Yup. Highest in Singapore, JB, and some say Batam.[/quote]According to the Choosing your Sec schools 2021 book, the aggregate range of 2019 PSLE students posted to 2020 CHS OP for non affiliated students was 249-259 only wor?

[Zeal mummy]

He is being cheeky. Ignore the comment Cheeriomama

[CheerioMama]

Zeal mummy\" post_id=\"2005464\" time=\"1606580238\" user_id=\"58173:[quote=\"Zeal mummy\" post_id=2005464 time=1606580238 user_id=58173]
He is being cheeky. Ignore the comment Cheeriomama[/quote]

Oh I didn’t realize that. Thanks for the alert.
Parents are genuinely seeking advice here especially today is 3 days away from closing of S1 submission so maybe it would be more useful to provide everyone accurate information.
Thank you.