https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/parenting-education/psle-candidates-not-marked-on-a-bell-curve-need-not-worry-about

However, unlike the t-score, the final AL scores are not forced into a bell-curve.

There is some moderation in the marking, whatever is being communicated. Statistically, it’s inconsistent that they wouldn’t moderate the score. The cut off point for Express is mostly AL Score 20. If the scores are not moderated according to the difficulty of the paper, then the percentage of students accepted in the Express stream will vary year to year, but we know that they’ve been consistent at around 68% every year.

Difficult paper. I supposed they will eventually moderate the marking accordingly.

My DD found it hard. She was sad and upset. 😭