2015 PSLE Discussion and Strategies

[Careermum]

kwcllf:

It makes a difference if you put the school as 1st or 2nd or 3rd choice. When you appeal, I know some schools will ask to state whether you have put them as your 1st, 2nd or 3rd choices.


Although they won't explicitly tell you it makes any difference, I think it does. So choose carefully.

May I ask how to appeal?
(my DS got 259+2 also; we are thinking of putting RI 1st choice.
If miss by 1 to 2 points, what else do the school look at?)

[snoopykk]

Careermum:

kwcllf:

It makes a difference if you put the school as 1st or 2nd or 3rd choice. When you appeal, I know some schools will ask to state whether you have put them as your 1st, 2nd or 3rd choices.


Although they won't explicitly tell you it makes any difference, I think it does. So choose carefully.

May I ask how to appeal?
(my DS got 259+2 also; we are thinking of putting RI 1st choice.
If miss by 1 to 2 points, what else do the school look at?)

You may wish to check out a thread in this forum :
http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?f=48&t=7127&start=10

Seems like the school will look at your DS's CCA, other achievements and if he has leadership qualities ...

[ZhenghuaParent]

ParkYuni:

ZhenghuaParent:

Can I ask for advice? My DD got 252+2...

May I know if she is eligibility for 3rd Lang inclusive of French/German/Jap etc?
Trying to establish the lowest t-score of top 10%.

Yes.

[snoopykk]

ZhenghuaParent:

ParkYuni:

[quote=\"ZhenghuaParent\"]Can I ask for advice? My DD got 252+2...

May I know if she is eligibility for 3rd Lang inclusive of French/German/Jap etc?
Trying to establish the lowest t-score of top 10%.

Yes.[/quote]Hi.
The S1 option form (green form) clearly indicates if a student is eligible for 3rd Language (French, German, Jap, Spanish).
You just need to refer to the paragraph on Third Languages in the form. It will spell out very clearly.
If you only see Malay and Arabic, but no mention of French/German/Jap/Spanish, that means your DD is not offered.

Based on what I have read in this forum, it seems that the cut-off for this year's top 10% is around 255 or 256.
Hope that helps.

[ParkYuni]

snoopykk:

Based on what I have read in this forum, it seems that the cut-off for this year's top 10% is around 255 or 256.
Hope that helps.

Hi snoopykk, the cut-off for this year's top 10% is 252, as pointed by someone earlier and also by ZhenghuaParent.

[snoopykk]

Thanks, Park.

My bad … Apologies …

[ParkYuni]

snoopykk:

Thanks, Park.

My bad ... Apologies ...

Not at all...
I am rather confused switching from this forum to '(fun poll) 2015 psle results' and '2015 request for advice on selecting secondary school'.

[ZhenghuaParent]

May I know if she is eligibility for 3rd Lang inclusive of French/German/Jap etc?

Trying to establish the lowest t-score of top 10%.[/quote]
Yes.[/quote]

Hi.
The S1 option form (green form) clearly indicates if a student is eligible for 3rd Language (French, German, Jap, Spanish).
You just need to refer to the paragraph on Third Languages in the form. It will spell out very clearly.
If you only see Malay and Arabic, but no mention of French/German/Jap/Spanish, that means your DD is not offered.

Based on what I have read in this forum, it seems that the cut-off for this year’s top 10% is around 255 or 256.
Hope that helps.[/quote]

Yes, there are 3 categories mentioned.Cat. 1 is Malay. cat. 2 is Arabic/Bahasa Indonesia and Cat.3 is French/Japanese/German/Spanish.

[peasants]

Wat is the impact of opting out?

[pestymum]

Can anyone give me advice on which school, Bukit Merah Secondary or Outram Secondary is better? Also any parents/students know of how well Outram performed in their O levels?