2019 PSLE Discussions and Strategies (Children born in 2007)

[floppy]

jetsetter:

Nothing earth shattering. Abolition of General acad domain should have been announced last year after the talks by those MPs


You should take note of this instead.

https://s1.postimg.org/htmp0qjrz/Screenshot_20170307_123218.jpg\">

Yup. This is the jaw dropping part of the announcement.

[phtthp]

Dino:

noticed that a lot of schools doesn't have CA nowadays..... is it a norm?

at P3 and P4 level :-
there are schools that do away with CA1 and CA2, leaving only SA1 & SA2 to deal with, meaning :
parents & students need to be stressed only 2 times per year, instead of being stressed all year round, in every single Term (4 times, per year).

And often, left with only SA1 & SA2, to handle :-
usually, the proportion or weightage for exams, allocated in schools, are SA1 (allocated 40%), while SA2 (the remaining 60 %), although there are also some schools that allocate SA1 (30%) with corresponding SA2 (remaining 70%), etc.


CA1 : exam in March (Term 1)
CA2 : exam in August (Term 3)

SA1 : mid-year exam, in May (Term 2)
SA2 : final, year-end exam, in October (Term 4)


However, do note that even though schools may do away with both CA1 & CA2, at level (P3 and P4) -
but come Higher level P5 (towards PSLE) : some schools also conduct CA1 & CA2.
in other words, CA1 & CA2 : can come back, at P5.

(Please check with your own school : whether this happen, or not)
(every primary school, differ)

[jetsetter]

floppy:

jetsetter:

Nothing earth shattering. Abolition of General acad domain should have been announced last year after the talks by those MPs


You should take note of this instead.

https://s1.postimg.org/htmp0qjrz/Screenshot_20170307_123218.jpg\">

Yup. This is the jaw dropping part of the announcement.

If you're consistently top 20% of your school's cohort, that's fine. But if you're not, then you need to fret about the impending quota.

Another question: For those with high COP like NYGH, CHS...don't tell me they're going to turn those affiliates who meet 250, 240 away to make way for non-affiliates as soon as the places are full for affiliates (assuming that is a strong batch where a vast majority of affiliates do meet the affiliation COP)? :siao:

[jetsetter]

phtthp:

Dino:

noticed that a lot of schools doesn't have CA nowadays..... is it a norm?

usually, the proportion or weightage for exams, allocated in schools, are SA1 (allocated 40%), while SA2 (the remaining 60 %), although there are also some schools that allocate SA1 (30%) with corresponding SA2 (remaining 70%), etc.

(Please check with your own school : whether this happen, or not)
(every primary school, differ)

Actually all these diff practices will impact on the student's overall %. For stronger ones, pocketing/securing full or near CA% is a breeze. For weaker ones, if they botch the biannual high-stake SAs, they plunge immediately when marks are converted to %, as there's no CA% to salvage/bolster their overall %. All these will impact on their DSA odds somehow (many ask for P4-6 school results).

[Imp75]

jetsetter:

floppy:

[quote=\"jetsetter\"]Nothing earth shattering. Abolition of General acad domain should have been announced last year after the talks by those MPs


You should take note of this instead.

https://s1.postimg.org/htmp0qjrz/Screenshot_20170307_123218.jpg\">

Yup. This is the jaw dropping part of the announcement.

If you're consistently top 20% of your school's cohort, that's fine. But if you're not, then you need to fret about the impending quota.

Another question: For those with high COP like NYGH, CHS...don't tell me they're going to turn those affiliates who meet 250, 240 away to make way for non-affiliates as soon as the places are full for affiliates (assuming that is a strong batch where a vast majority of affiliates do meet the affiliation COP)? :siao:[/quote]Left pocket right pocket le.....
Accept more affiliates under DSA?

[floppy]

jetsetter:

floppy:

[quote=\"jetsetter\"]Nothing earth shattering. Abolition of General acad domain should have been announced last year after the talks by those MPs


You should take note of this instead.

https://s1.postimg.org/htmp0qjrz/Screenshot_20170307_123218.jpg\">

Yup. This is the jaw dropping part of the announcement.

If you're consistently top 20% of your school's cohort, that's fine. But if you're not, then you need to fret about the impending quota.

Another question: For those with high COP like NYGH, CHS...don't tell me they're going to turn those affiliates who meet 250, 240 away to make way for non-affiliates as soon as the places are full for affiliates (assuming that is a strong batch where a vast majority of affiliates do meet the affiliation COP)? :siao:[/quote]I think it's more likely that the COP will be raised accordingly IF the secondary school are taking in more than 80% from their affiliated primary schools.

That said, I think this announcement is more likely to be targeted at the impending academic banding exercises. Given that the likelihood of similar results being quite high, MOE seems to be setting the fence early to prevent oversaturation by affiliated primary schools.

[jetsetter]

MrsKiasu:

just managed to print out some past year CA1 papers for dd to try. Surprises now better than near SA1

Printing CA paper 2 online and DIY at home (if you can simulate as far as possible lah) is not difficult.

But do note some schools give CA1, CA2 that include LC, Oral, EL Compo, Zuowen components too. True, it may be a blessing not to have CAs so you only stress 2X per year, but some parents do appreciate the extra \"rehearsals\" provided by schools that enable their kids to practise under actual exam conditions. Prior to CAs, most schools will give pre-tests, otherwise known as mocks, to drill students before the CAs. Same for SAs.

It's a lot of hassle for the HODs, as they need to set Compo, LC, Oral papers a few times/year. Not to mention the trouble of setting up for oral and aural tests.

[jetsetter]

Imp75:

jetsetter:

[quote=\"floppy\"]

Yup. This is the jaw dropping part of the announcement.

If you're consistently top 20% of your school's cohort, that's fine. But if you're not, then you need to fret about the impending quota.

Another question: For those with high COP like NYGH, CHS...don't tell me they're going to turn those affiliates who meet 250, 240 away to make way for non-affiliates as soon as the places are full for affiliates (assuming that is a strong batch where a vast majority of affiliates do meet the affiliation COP)? :siao:

Left pocket right pocket le.....
Accept more affiliates under DSA?[/quote] :goodpost:

Yes, cos all sec schools must set aside 20% places for DSA right? :rotflmao:

[phtthp]

jetsetter:

floppy:

[quote=\"jetsetter\"]Nothing earth shattering. Abolition of General acad domain should have been announced last year after the talks by those MPs


You should take note of this instead.

https://s1.postimg.org/htmp0qjrz/Screenshot_20170307_123218.jpg\">

Yup. This is the jaw dropping part of the announcement.

If you're consistently top 20% of your school's cohort, that's fine. But if you're not, then you need to fret about the impending quota.

Another question: For those with high COP like NYGH, CHS...don't tell me they're going to turn those affiliates who meet 250, 240 away to make way for non-affiliates as soon as the places are full for affiliates (assuming that is a strong batch where a vast majority of affiliates do meet the affiliation COP)? :siao:[/quote] true, floppy & JS, u are both correct
this announcement (20% imposed), is indeed the major impact !

Once 20% vacancies is imposed, to allow (NON-Affliated + affliated) students to enter Secondary schools that are affliated to the Primary, it means maximum only allow remaining 80% capacity (vacancies left), left for (affliated + Non-affliated) students, to enter.

Hence, going forward, from 2019 :-
the affliated Cut-off-point for NYGH (for IP track): won't be fixed anymore, at 250, nor the

affliated Cut-off-point for affliated girls, to enter CHIJ St Nicholas Sec (for O level track ) : cannot be fixed anymore, at 230

in other words, the Cut-off point for the LAST student to be admitted, for O level, will depend on market-condition for that particular batch of PSLE Candidates, that year.
If that batch happen to be very strong at PSLE, the affliated Cut-off-point is bound to be high !
But if that batch not strong, perhaps 230 (affliated student) can still enter O level track.

(note : i am talking about the affliated COP)

so, what does this new announcement, imply ?
Current 2017 Primary 5 Affliated students (girls), from Nanyang Primary, and from CHIJ St Nicholas primary -
it means that if you're from NYPS : it is safer to target BEYOND 250

Or

if you're from CHIJ St Nicholas primary : it is safer to target BEYOND 230


is the same analogy, same concept, like in Phase 2C P1 registration :
where 20 seats (die, die) must be allocated for Phase 2C (made compulsory), so that nobody in Phase 2C, is left out.
Nobody can touch these 20 seats (reserved), for Phase 2C.

2019 Sec 1 posting results -: means, will hit the pioneering PSLE batch 2018 (born in Y2006, doggy)

[MyPillow]

http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/affiliated-schools-reserve-20-places-non-affiliated-students-2019-moe


hmm.... initially i thought this will come in in 2021 psle batch ( with the new psle scoring), am caught by surprised - I m affected