2019 PSLE Discussions and Strategies (Children born in 2007)
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Yes, Anxious.Dad understood me correctly. Sorry for didnt make it clearly.
I meant if Top school (>250) will release appeal result so vacancy is avail in higher COP school (230+ to 240+), follow by mid COP school (210+ to 220+) since this is a musical chair? As High COP student needs to vacant the seat before border line student takes their seat? Or school can create a few more seats and "squeeze" them in? Of course, I meant for appeal who are meeting school COP. -
weiwei816\" post_id=\"1956190\" time=\"1577670328\" user_id=\"57825:
The musical chair takes place simultaneously. Nonetheless, all things being constant, it’s easier for mid tier or lower tier schools to release appeal result first. Most of them don’t receive more than a handful of appeal. Thus, if there’s an additional place made available for whatever reason (student overseas, going to SSP, etc), they can make a decision much quicker.
Yes, Anxious.Dad understood me correctly. Sorry for didnt make it clearly.
I meant if Top school (>250) will release appeal result so vacancy is avail in higher COP school (230+ to 240+), follow by mid COP school (210+ to 220+) since this is a musical chair? As High COP student needs to vacant the seat before border line student takes their seat? Or school can create a few more seats and \"squeeze\" them in? Of course, I meant for appeal who are meeting school COP. -
Ok, thanks Floppy! Waiting for appeal result …
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not sure if anyone asked this question before, i juz wonder why there are vacancies in the first place. I understand there might be a very small number of students who go overseas or withdraw for some reasons, but doesn’t seem like significant enough to generate a torrent of appeals. Also doesn’t seem likely tat the school can deliberately hold back some vacancies n release them after S1 posting exercise.
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Yes, I also wonder where those vacancies arise. Not refering to those go overseas last minute, hence create vacancies that type.
Does it mean that before S1 posting MOE computer run,
those highly popular schools in demand like A, H and R family kind of set aside some seats Not meant for S1 posting by MOE, so that students can appeal ?
Otherwise, why still allow people to appeal, still comtinue to accept appeal, thus giving people the wrong impression as though still got vacancies remain behind, un-consumed ? -
I don’t really know where the vacancies arise from, but my guesses:
1) Schools like NUS High, SST and SSP, if they did not manage to fill up all vacancies at the DSA stage, they hold Supplementary intake exercises. I think applicants to the supplementary intake exercises also participate in S1 for other schools, and may accept their offers received at NUSH/SST/SSP;
2) There are over 100 secondary schools in Singapore and MOE may possibly set aside a very small number of vacancies each year at every school for appeals?
3) Some students withdraw from their S1 posted school to go to international schools (SJI International, ACS International, HCI International, etc). They still study locally, but from Sec 1 onwards, there is no longer a requirement for Singaporean students to compulsorily study in an MOE school. -
Timmy21\" post_id=\"1956209\" time=\"1577675158\" user_id=\"122721:
Hence, majority of appeal won’t be successful.
not sure if anyone asked this question before, i juz wonder why there are vacancies in the first place. I understand there might be a very small number of students who go overseas or withdraw for some reasons, but doesn't seem like significant enough to generate a torrent of appeals. Also doesn't seem likely tat the school can deliberately hold back some vacancies n release them after S1 posting exercise.
Possible source of vacancies:
- students heading overseas
- students heading to International or private schools
- using up SSP students’ places (not sure)
- cannibalising returning Singaporeans’ places (not sure)
In the past, the number of appeals can really get out of hand, esp at the popular schools. Hence, MOE COP guideline to manage expectations and reduce the number of appeals. -
if a PSLE student Tscore is below 40, if go by normal Moe S1 posting, would have been channelled to Northlight Secondary.
But if parents can afford to send child to International schools like (ACS, SJI, HCI) International, can the child be admitted (enrolled) into above International schools, instead of Northlight ,
since from Sec 1 onwards, it is No longer compulsory for a Singaporean student to study in an Moe local school anymore ? -
phtthp\" post_id=\"1956217\" time=\"1577677256\" user_id=\"35251:
Hi phtthp,
if a PSLE student Tscore is below 40, if go by normal Moe S1 posting, would have been channelled to Northlight Secondary.
But if parents can afford to send child to International schools like (ACS, SJI, HCI) International, can the child be admitted (enrolled) into above International schools, instead of Northlight ,
since from Sec 1 onwards, it is No longer compulsory for a Singaporean student to study in an Moe local school anymore ?
Err it really depends on the pte/international school and their admission requirements. Some of them do explicitly say a PSLE Tscore of at least 200, I recall. I haven't done my research on all of them.... some of the private schools do take in special needs students. -
Timmy21\" post_id=\"1956209\" time=\"1577675158\" user_id=\"122721:
One reason which no one has suggested, is that the schools are just not full. Eg if a school can take in 390 students, and only 360 people opted for the school in any of their 6 choices,. All 360 got in. So there will be excess of 30. The school has no control over how many students put their school in one of the 6 choices. And after the posting exercise, the students realised that the school they had wanted, acquired a COP that is equal or lower than his PSLE score, so he decided to appeal and got it within a day. And when asked why didnt he put this sch in his 6 choices, it was because he felt his psle score was way below previous year’s COP and didnt want to waste one choice.
not sure if anyone asked this question before, i juz wonder why there are vacancies in the first place. I understand there might be a very small number of students who go overseas or withdraw for some reasons, but doesn't seem like significant enough to generate a torrent of appeals. Also doesn't seem likely tat the school can deliberately hold back some vacancies n release them after S1 posting exercise.
Students posted to a sec sch and subsequently go overseas before 1st day of school, would most likely apply for LOA. And if so, the school is obliged to keep the space for him and thus would not be releasing this space to an appeal,student. Unlikely the student going overseas will withdraw unless he is really trying to save the school fees. You would prob want to keep the space at least for a few months in case you cannot get used to the n school overseas? If it is a parent overseas posting, you would even more likely want to apply for LOA than to withdraw because you never know how orgn changes can result in having the parent posted back prematurely.
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