2019 PSLE Discussions and Strategies (Children born in 2007)

[kiasusis]

Hi, can I ask if let’s say there’s 2 students A & B. Student A with T score 216 and student B with T-score 210.

Let’s say if the one w 216 applies to School A of COP 220 and did not get in, his second choice would be school B of COP 200.
Student B’s first choice is School B of COP 200.
And if they are "fighting for the last spot" in school B, will they look at the ranking of the choices? Meaning, will they reject student A with the higher T score because he ranked it 2nd, or will they just look at the T-score, and thus student A will be the one who gets in?

[Geethaprema]

My dd got 259.Any chance to get into RGS?

[Timmy21]

shiv\" post_id=\"1949003\" time=\"1574654450\" user_id=\"25937:

Hi, Need your advice. My girl got 261 is my chance of getting into RGS positive? My school choices are
RGS
MGS (ip)
NJC
MGS(o level)
SCGS (ip)
Cedar (ip)

Also if we submit online, the paper slip for submission through school can be discarded?
TIA

High chance of getting RGS and similarly high chance of MGS(IP). Your safety net is NJC which has never had a COP of 26X.

[mommyNg]

shiv\" post_id=\"1949003\" time=\"1574654450\" user_id=\"25937:

Hi, Need your advice. My girl got 261 is my chance of getting into RGS positive? My school choices are
RGS
MGS (ip)
NJC
MGS(o level)
SCGS (ip)
Cedar (ip)

Also if we submit online, the paper slip for submission through school can be discarded?
TIA

You are good to go. High chance, but you never know until the posting results are out. Yes, if you submit online, you can disregard the paper slip. All the best!

[mommyNg]

Geethaprema\" post_id=\"1949030\" time=\"1574657972\" user_id=\"96324:

My dd got 259.Any chance to get into RGS?

You never try you never know!

[shiv]

Thank you Timmy21 and MommyNg!!

[Timmy21]

kiasusis\" post_id=\"1949028\" time=\"1574657952\" user_id=\"182531:

Hi, can I ask if let's say there's 2 students A & B. Student A with T score 216 and student B with T-score 210.
Let's say if the one w 216 applies to School A of COP 220 and did not get in, his second choice would be school B of COP 200.
Student B's first choice is School B of COP 200.
And if they are \"fighting for the last spot\" in school B, will they look at the ranking of the choices? Meaning, will they reject student A with the higher T score because he ranked it 2nd, or will they just look at the T-score, and thus student A will be the one who gets in?

In the current T-score system, posting is based on merit, i.e. the student with higher T-score gets into the school first, regardless of the order of choice he/she puts the school. So for your example, student A will get posted to the school B. The COP of 200 for school B is for previous year while the current year COP will depend on the T-score of the last student admitted into the school. Student B has to wait for other students with scores 215, 214, 213, 212, 211 to be posted first, and if there is still vacancy left for school B, then student B will be posted to school B.

[O_O_Dad]

Thanks! Glad to know the similarities. Congratulations!


Sometimes children have a fixated idea because they do that have all the information (both good and bad).

And sometimes they are insistent about their choice only because they think that their parents are not really listening.

So, listen their thoughts carefully n gather evidence to support what they say. That way, they know it is not about “my” decision versus “their” decision.

If the evidence shows otherwise, then discuss more.

A good friend taught me something this morning, “Sometimes, parents should learn not to be the decision-maker at all. Instead, learn to support the child to make good decisions.

Even if the decision is not as good as u have hoped for, children would feel supported by their parents .”

All the best! Please share your final decision n have u arrived at the end. U may drop a comment in my blog or WhatsApp. Look forward to learn from more families.

rawsalmon\" post_id=\"1948899\" time=\"1574643851\" user_id=\"31470:

O_O_Dad\" post_id=\"1948895\" time=\"1574642465\" user_id=\"61178:

Hi, I hope more parents can see the danger of having their decisions dictated by PSLE scores. Hopefully my personal stories can help you to find a decision-making process that suits your family.

I know this article that has a shelf life of no more than 3 days (before 27 November the deadline), but I certainly hope it can go a long way to help more families. Happy reading and have some laughs.

https://livetill100.blog/2019/11/24/078-how-to-choose-schools-wisely/

Thank you for sharing ur story. Ours is very similar to your story, still finding consensus on RI and HCI. Boy wants his first and only choice, HCI. That is why we are still heafache over this and yet to submit online.

[Timmy21]

Geethaprema\" post_id=\"1949030\" time=\"1574657972\" user_id=\"96324:

My dd got 259.Any chance to get into RGS?

If the COP turns out to hold this year for RGS at 259, then your DD has a chance. You really have nothing to lose by trying becos if u dun get into RGS, u should in all likelihood get the second choice, or in the worst case scenario, the third choice (assuming you went for NYGH or MGS IP in your second choice).

[mengsan]

250+1

This order ok? Any comments welcome. Thanks
Cath High IP, Cath High O, SJI IP, VS IP, SJI O, ACSI O