2022 PSLE Discussions & Strategies (born in 2010)

[kaisuism]

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:rotflmao: “Well groomed mummies” made me laugh non stop

One example: My DD is AL8 and foreign nat
got balloted to her 2nd choice which is an IP school (RVHS)
**Her 1st choice is SNGS O level (COP this year is going up to They said she can try to appeal but my girl decided not to and just go with RV

We gave up SCGS after talking to one of their teacher during the open house, seems like she’s not impressed with AL8, foreigner some more, it’d be a losing battle, I assumed that’s what she explained to us 😆

My DD fight hard to be a PR/SC through her study here these 3 yrs, not many ppl can understand this but she really loves 🇸🇬

Glad you have a good laugh and your daughter is in control, with advice from her closest love ones.

[blesseddad]

https://www.thewackyduo.com/2022/12/secondary-school-cut-off-point-2023.html?m=1


All schools COP are either the same as previous year or gone up except 1 school which gone down by 2 points.

Any idea what the reason might be?

[zac's mum]

+1 or +2 is nothing surprising. Many SCs put that as their first choice just to push their luck & it paid off.


I’m quite surprised at SMSS +3 though. I mean surprised that AL14 would push their luck when previous year AL11. But taking the risk paid off apparently. Such strategy is probably ok to use in Tiger year (and u should have a safe 2nd choice, or at least a safe 6th choice near home that you’re happy with).

[blesseddad]

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+1 or +2 is nothing surprising. Many SCs put that as their first choice just to push their luck & it paid off.

I’m quite surprised at SMSS +3 though. I mean surprised that AL14 would push their luck when previous year AL11. But taking the risk paid off apparently. Such strategy is probably ok to use in Tiger year (and u should have a safe 2nd choice, or at least a safe 6th choice near home that you’re happy with).[/quote]

So -2 means not many people opt for that school?

[bbpinksg]

If minus or lower means more demand for the school, more students put on their lists, that’s why their seats snatched up quickly and got full before higher AL students can be offered a place there so end up their COP lowered, or?


more students get lower AL this 🐯 year?

[zac's mum]

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If minus or lower means more demand for the school, more students put on their lists, that’s why their seats snatched up quickly and got full before higher AL students can be offered a place there so end up their COP lowered, or?

more students get lower AL this 🐯 year?

I think it’s the first scenario. More directly linked.

2nd scenario: even if more students got lower AL this year, they may go pick a less popular school near their home that they’re “overqualified” for. Such behaviour can’t explain a popular school’s COP -2.

[mystique_j]

I personally think it’s the smaller tiger cohort, assuming no change in the S1 intake. So more vacancies available to take in kids with +1/2 above last year COP.

And I think also the % of kids scoring AL 9 and below increased, considering IP COP remained the same.

Not sure if my analysis is right. So next year, likely will swing back. Just guessing. Lol!

[SG_KP1]

I think secondary schools with affiliated primary schools are also subject to larger swings (COP both up and down). The non-affiliated COP is a function of several things; first is the affiliated primary school cohort’s performance and choice preferences. I.e. more kids score better/hit the AMR and/or select to "stay home" and the non-affiliated vacancies drop. Same external demand and the COP goes down (i.e. more demanding). Or vice versa…


On average, the affiliated primary school performance should be stable (choice preference as well) across the entire cohort. But any one school may see changes and it is just that the impact on the non-affiliated spaces available/COP magnifies things.

[bbpinksg]

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I personally think it’s the smaller tiger cohort, assuming no change in the S1 intake. So more vacancies available to take in kids with +1/2 above last year COP.
And I think also the % of kids scoring AL 9 and below increased, considering IP COP remained the same.

Not sure if my analysis is right. So next year, likely will swing back. Just guessing. Lol!

Oh this is new info for me 😳 tiger batch is smaller… really?!
What are the odds for 🐲 year usually, is it larger 😅, better performance? 😬

[san20sg]

I think the dragon year will be much tougher


Under SingStat, there are 35k births in 2010 but 38k births in 2012 just for resident births or almost 38k births in 2020 & almost 43k births in 2022 for total births. This is about 8-13% increase.