2016 PSLE Results & Secondary Posting Discussions

[ChiefKiasu]

tankee:

A colleague shared his opinion with me last year


He preferred his child to be among the top few in a good school and given all the grooming and opportunities by the school than to be among the average or just above average in a better school and treated normally and no opportunity

I agree with your friend too. It's the big fish small pond principle. Then again, there are those who would argue that to stay competitive one needs to be always challenged and motivated by your friends around you, eg. what jetsetter said in anearlier post about you being the average of your 5 closest friends or something. I don't know. I suppose it is to each his own. Just choose the school which your kid is most comfortable in. That's the most important thing.

[jedamum]

It all depends on suitability of school for child. Some kids relish the limelight, some kids just want to be normal folks.


Plus sec 1 is a new starting point. Kids with score that meet just the cop may raise to the top too and opportunities will open to those suitable.

[What The]

Any idea how long the reporting/ orientation day on 22nd December will last? I am thinking of applying 1/2 or full day leave?

Will the queue to buy books/ uniforms be really scary?

[phtthp]

jedamum:

It all depends on suitability of school for child. Some kids relish the limelight, some kids just want to be normal folks.


Plus sec 1 is a new starting point. Kids with score that meet just the cop may raise to the top too and opportunities will open to those suitable.

those who DSA into Sec schools, by academic subject Talent (eg : by Maths / English / Science / Chinese ) :
priority and opportunites will be open to these DSA students first, groom them first, before considering rest of the remaining cohort

[janet88]

What The:

Any idea how long the reporting/ orientation day on 22nd December will last? I am thinking of applying 1/2 or full day leave?

Will the queue to buy books/ uniforms be really scary?

reporting time is 830am.
plus waiting time to register attendance excluding queuing to get uniforms and books may easily drag past 1/2 day. taking a full day leave will not be so rushed. why not take a day off, get all these settled and then enjoy the rest of the day with your child? it's 3 days before christmas and final closure to primary school.

[jedamum]

ChiefKiasu:

tankee:

A colleague shared his opinion with me last year


He preferred his child to be among the top few in a good school and given all the grooming and opportunities by the school than to be among the average or just above average in a better school and treated normally and no opportunity

I agree with your friend too. It's the big fish small pond principle. Then again, there are those who would argue that to stay competitive one needs to be always challenged and motivated by your friends around you, eg. what jetsetter said in anearlier post about you being the average of your 5 closest friends or something. I don't know. I suppose it is to each his own. Just choose the school which your kid is most comfortable in. That's the most important thing.

The thing about big fish small fish is you only look at your kid and his results. You won't know his or his peers growth potential from the digits. A small fish may grow big in a nurturing pond or remain small . A big fish may actually be small when in the ocean or still grow bigger. We won't know at all. Just keep swimming, that's a very good attitude no matter the size of the pond.

[ChiefKiasu]

jedamum:

The thing about big fish small fish is you only look at your kid and his results. You won't know his or his peers growth potential from the digits. A small fish may grow big in a nurturing pond or remain small . A big fish may actually be small when in the ocean or still grow bigger. We won't know at all. Just keep swimming, that's a very good attitude no matter the size of the pond.

That is true. When my son applied for VS 5 years ago, he was only a couple of points above COP, and I was concerned if it is going to be suitable for him as he is the non academic type who don't spend a lot of time studying. It turned out to be indeed a struggle for him for the 4 years, getting mostly mediocre grades compared to the rest of the cohort but he loved the school and its strong spirit. The school also gave him plenty of opportunities to try out things he liked doing... computer programming, etc, and also leadership opportunities. The only thing it couldn't do was to get him interested in Chinese... but I think I should take most of the blame for that :). His O-level grades turned out to be much better than I had expected, so all in all it was a pretty good experience.

[Morinosuke]

karu:

Not sure if it's been shared. What's the trend of COPs for the past say 5 years? Does it fluctuate more than +/- 5 points?

Here's some historical info:
http://wwwdontmesswith6a.blogspot.sg/2011/09/p6-prelim-results-and-expected-psle.html?m=1

Based on the trend it's unlikely the COP fill fluctuate by more than 5 points.
According to DD 2012 PSLE papers were one of the toughest, which likely explains why the 2013 intake COP was highest for most schools.

[emoh]

angel:

My DS is eligible to take up third language.

1) Is this a normal option across all students?
2) Does the school conduct Malay lessons as third language and within the school premise ?
3) What does (Special Programme) [MSP] stands for?

https://www.moe.gov.sg/education/secondary/language-programmes

[floppy]

ChiefKiasu:

jedamum:

The thing about big fish small fish is you only look at your kid and his results. You won't know his or his peers growth potential from the digits. A small fish may grow big in a nurturing pond or remain small . A big fish may actually be small when in the ocean or still grow bigger. We won't know at all. Just keep swimming, that's a very good attitude no matter the size of the pond.

That is true. When my son applied for VS 5 years ago, he was only a couple of points above COP, and I was concerned if it is going to be suitable for him as he is the non academic type who don't spend a lot of time studying. It turned out to be indeed a struggle for him for the 4 years, getting mostly mediocre grades compared to the rest of the cohort but he loved the school and its strong spirit. The school also gave him plenty of opportunities to try out things he liked doing... computer programming, etc, and also leadership opportunities. The only thing it couldn't do was to get him interested in Chinese... but I think I should take most of the blame for that :). His O-level grades turned out to be much better than I had expected, so all in all it was a pretty good experience.

Nil Sine Labore.