2018 PSLE Discussions & Strategies (Born in 2006)

[MrsKiasu]

pirate:

MrsKiasu:

huh, top 30% usually around how many points?

If top 10% is around 252, top 15.9% around 240 (one standard deviation) and mean is 200, my guess will be around 225.

thanks pirate!

[sky minecrafter]

[quote] I don't think MOE says the new AL banding will give parents less pressure. It says these changes will reduce stress among children. [/quote]
The new HCL textbooks are more challenging than previously, but also more practical, with closer to speech+natural expressions, which is a good thing. Example, P1 vocabulary: 实物投影仪，超市；老师让我去擦白板。Hearsay: EL will be undergoing some few changes too.

[floppy]

sky minecrafter:

[quote] I don't think MOE says the new AL banding will give parents less pressure. It says these changes will reduce stress among children.

The new HCL textbooks are more challenging than previously, but also more practical, with closer to speech+natural expressions, which is a good thing. Example, P1 vocabulary: 实物投影仪，超市；老师让我去擦白板。Hearsay: EL will be undergoing some few changes too.[/quote]I have no idea how the previous textbook is like. However, if my eat-potato kid is able to manage the current P1 HCL textbook comfortably, I think the difficulty level is still acceptable.

[Fern12]

Has anyone heard what is the highest T-score this year?

[pengpeng]

Hi, my DS got 257+2, my submitted choices are as below table with historical COP data in the past 4 years collected


2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 PSLE cut-off points (COP) for the next year Intake:

Name of school\t COP 2014\tCOP 2015\tCOP 2016\tCOP 2017\tIP / IB\tchoice
Hwa Chong Institution IP SAP\t 256\t 256\t 259\t 258\t IP\t 1
Raffles Institution IP \t 259\t 256\t 260\t 257\t IP\t 2
National Junior College IP 255\t 254\t 256\t 256\t IP\t 3
Anglo-Chinese School(Independent) IB \t 253\t 252\t 256\t 256\t IB\t 4
Dunman High School IP SAP \t 256\t 253\t 257\t 255\t IP\t 5
St. Joseph’s Institution IB \t 250\t 248\t 253\t 253\t IB\t 6


Heard this year COP might not be higher than last year (EESIS is 260 compared to last year 262?)

Does my DS have a high chance to get in HCI? Feel a bit anxious until 19 Dec.

Thanks!

[fruittree]

Hi all,


Am new in this forum. Finally finish reading this forum after 1.5 days

1. From the past posts, I noticed most parents (or older bro/sis) opted for MGS/Cedar/SCGS, I somehow seldom see SNGS.
May I know whether this is purely coincidence or somehow SNGS is just less preferred?
2. After we know which sch our kid gonna be posted to, they will need to report to sch on the next day. Does parent need to come along?

Thank You

[.010675zeit]

pirate:

MrsKiasu:

huh, top 30% usually around how many points?

If top 10% is around 252, top 15.9% around 240 (one standard deviation) and mean is 200, my guess will be around 225.

Per 2017 stats, the SAP school that has the lowest COP is MSHS which is an all boys school, so does it mean girls within the cohort's top 30% who want to take HCL can only pick AHS or CCHSM whose COPs are 238?

Can one go to another SAP sec to take his/her HCL lessons? How does this HCL 30% thingy work?

[floppy]

pengpeng:

Hi, my DS got 257+2, my submitted choices are as below table with historical COP data in the past 4 years collected


2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 PSLE cut-off points (COP) for the next year Intake:

Name of school\t COP 2014\tCOP 2015\tCOP 2016\tCOP 2017\tIP / IB\tchoice
Hwa Chong Institution IP SAP\t 256\t 256\t 259\t 258\t IP\t 1
Raffles Institution IP \t 259\t 256\t 260\t 257\t IP\t 2
National Junior College IP 255\t 254\t 256\t 256\t IP\t 3
Anglo-Chinese School(Independent) IB \t 253\t 252\t 256\t 256\t IB\t 4
Dunman High School IP SAP \t 256\t 253\t 257\t 255\t IP\t 5
St. Joseph’s Institution IB \t 250\t 248\t 253\t 253\t IB\t 6


Heard this year COP might not be higher than last year (EESIS is 260 compared to last year 262?)

Does my DS have a high chance to get in HCI? Feel a bit anxious until 19 Dec.

Thanks!

I think your own compilation of COP has answered your question about the relationship between EEIS / COP.

EEIS for 2015 to 2017 was essentially the same at 262. Yr 2014 was even lower at 258.

In that time, COP for HCI, as well as RI and every other school, did not moved in tandem with EEIS (nor did it moved in tandem with each other). How each cohort views the desirability of a particular school is more important than EEIS.

It has come up so often but I think it’s about time people put to rest the idea that because EEIS decline, schools’ COP should also decrease accordingly.

[pengpeng]

thanks floppy for the analysis!

[hquek]

fruittree:

Hi all,


Am new in this forum. Finally finish reading this forum after 1.5 days

1. From the past posts, I noticed most parents (or older bro/sis) opted for MGS/Cedar/SCGS, I somehow seldom see SNGS.
May I know whether this is purely coincidence or somehow SNGS is just less preferred?
2. After we know which sch our kid gonna be posted to, they will need to report to sch on the next day. Does parent need to come along?

Thank You

1. no clue and it's strange cos SNGS is a very good school.

2. during the school reporting day, uniforms and books will be on sale. During DS1 time, hubby and I were both onsite and that helped as we could queue at the respective areas (which could be in different places) and quickly finish with what we needed done. Will be doing the same when DS2 reports to whichever school he is posted to. I may be wrong but then some stuff can only be got from school bookshops and PE uniforms may also need to get from vendors in school - and those bookshops may not be opened on Saturdays.