ksraja69:

Just wanted to clarify

SJI (IB) and SJI (Express) are two different options correct?

Yes it is indeed. The school codes will be different for each of this option

phtthp:

Kiddy Angel:

My DD s T score is 261+2. Any chance to get into NYGH or RGS?

If this year (2016) NYGH COP is 265 -
Then, 261 + 2 = 263 :
Low chance, as your daughter T-score do not meet 265, and MOE latest policy does not permit appeal, if do not meet COP.

Unless this year NYGH COP Drop to 263, and your daughter's 263 has very high decimal points, possible. But if her decimal points is low ...

Qn is :
do you think this year NYGH COP likely to fall to 263, or more likely to go up ?

Anyone have statistics of the %tage of NYPS girls, who scored 250 & above, for last year (2015), vs this year 2016 ?

If this year (2016) more NYPS girls scored 250 & above, compared to last year (2015), means more NYPS girls qualify to go back to affiliated NYGH, leading to lesser vacancies left available for non-affiliates to enter, then possible for NYGH COP to move up.

But if the reverse is true, then COP may drop.

RGS :
Your +2 not applicable, as RGS is not a SAP school.

Her chance of entering RGS is still there, if COP this year remain at 261. But if happen to shoot up to 262, cannot.

Anyway, just put down these 2 hot schools, inside your list of 6 choices.

When the MOE computer posting algorithm process, is not based on \"whoever first apply into the school, first served\" policy. Not like that.

It process according to \"whoever has a higher T-score first : then will process this candiate's Requirement first, see which school choices this pupil had requested for\".
Computer first sort the thousands of psle candidates by T-score first, before start to process, one by one :
starting from the Top scholar across the island, from this batch, until the bottom last psle candidate in the cohort, whoever he / she is.

Am sorry but am confused here. Probably it may be also be because am a rookie to the system.If that's the case then for sure everyone should end up with their school of choice as long as their marks are within the COP and they have listed the school as one of the six choices isn't ? A Friend shared his son's experience last year wherein which his Son ended up with his 6th school of choice though his Tscore was equal to the 3rd choice! :? Fortunately their appeal was accepted and he got into his 3rd choice.

No just A’s

Mr Bean:

247daddy:

Hi, my first post here as I cannot find the information anywhere... anyone knows if any kids get to choose Japanese as third language with T-score of 251 or below?

It will be indicated in the S1 option form if you are eligible. I think for the Cat 3 3rd Language, only the top 10% is eligible, so it depends on where the top 10% COP is for that year. May differs from year to year.

Thank you. Do we have info about last years' 10% COP?[/quote]


Anyone know how is the top 10% cutoff for this year and last year?[/quote]


Last year COP for top 10% was 252 (252 was offered Cat 3 3rd Language, 251 was not offered).
This year COP for top 10%, someone mentioned earlier in the forum that 252 was offered Cat 3 3rd Language.
Looks like it's the same for this year and last year.[/quote]


A friend of mine DS score 250 but has been offered CAT 3rd language! Could it be a stray case ?

hamsterwheelmom:

Does MOE announce whether 2016 scores were higher or lower, on average, than 2015 scores? How are parents supposed to help their children select schools if they don't know what the trend is from 2015 to 2016?


Other than the 98.4% passing in 2016 vs. 98.3% passing in 2015 (not a big difference at all), does anyone out there have any other evidence that the average scores went up from 2015 to 2016? (At my son's school, they did not provide any statistics comparing the school in 2015 vs. 2016 or comparing the school versus the overall Singaporean population at all...) Not knowing this information is like driving blind in the selection process...

Exactly, while some parents have reported 260 scores it is no proof that the COP has come up or down! I do see that lot of schools in my neighborhood has dropped drastically when compared to last year.

I saw some discussions on last year results where there was a poll to see if the results have met the expectations or exceeded the expectations. It will be helpful if we create a similar poll for this year. Wondering how can that be done for this year results ? Any ideas anyone .