2021 PSLE Discussions and Strategies (Children born in 2009)

[MerlionInGermany]

6thisnthat9\" post_id=\"1973170\" time=\"1588117480\" user_id=\"145858:

I am not sure if this has been asked before.

For kids who didn't take hcl in pri sch, can they take up hcl in sec sch if they get good results for psle overall and OK for Chinese?

Sec Sch HMT eligibility criteria.

https://postimg.cc/4Y5nKssm

[John Lim]

6thisnthat9\" post_id=\"1973170\" time=\"1588117480\" user_id=\"145858:

I am not sure if this has been asked before.

For kids who didn't take hcl in pri sch, can they take up hcl in sec sch if they get good results for psle overall and OK for Chinese?

It is a dilemma. Child scored 80 to 85 for Chinese in p4. In p1 to p3, she scored above 90. But she doesn't read Chinese books at all. We used to read to kids sometimes but now it is getting harder as kids are more inclined to the books they like. Child read English story books ferociously. Thinking if I shld sign her up w Chinese class to help her maintain her score as we can tell she is slipping, or invest in her area of interest instead, which means omitting a few good sec schs in our area as her choice of schs, which happens to be sap schools. Eg nan hua and RV.
She got 18 out of 40 for her Chinese compo in this year p5 term 1. She used to score 16 to 19 out of 20 in Chinese compo.

Parents whose kid has decided to forego hcl, can share your views? Asked child if she wants Chinese class, she is not keen. Before March, she has quite a few extra stuff from sch so cannot find time anyway. But she is quite free now, sigh.
Or time is better spent in things she is keen at such as writing class or continue to let her read?

Got her to sit in for the trial masterclass for English writing for psle yesterday. Asked her if she wants to join for the regular class, she is not keen.

my DD
pri sch chinese A, hcl +2. - 0 tuition
sec sch chinese A2, hcl F9 :rotflmao: - 0 tuition
jc H1 chinese D - 0 tuition

my DS
pri sch chinese very low A(fake A :rotflmao: ). SA1, prilim 50+- (p5 CA1 30+) - free tuition
sec sch chinese C6 - 0 tuition
jc H1 chinese D - 0 tuition

For kids who didn't take hcl in pri sch, can they take up hcl in sec sch if they get good results for psle overall and OK for Chinese? - possible but hcl in sec sch very difficult

She got 18 out of 40 for her Chinese compo in this year p5 term 1. She used to score 16 to 19 out of 20 in Chinese compo. - same as DS

But she doesn't read Chinese books at all. same as DD & DS :rotflmao:

invest in her area of interest instead, which means omitting a few good sec schs in our area as her choice of schs, which happens to be sap schools. Eg nan hua and RV. -
Every School A Good School
DS - only good in maths & physics not language (like father like son)
Naval Base Primary School
Chung Cheng High School (Yishun) , is NOT a SAP school.
Yishun JC
NTU A Engineering 2017 IGP AAA/A - latest Uni semester result All A (AA-A+A+A+A+ :yikes: )

[6thisnthat9]

Thanks phtthp and John Lim for sharing

[6thisnthat9]

MerlionInGermany\" post_id=\"1973179\" time=\"1588122008\" user_id=\"2964:

6thisnthat9\" post_id=\"1973170\" time=\"1588117480\" user_id=\"145858:

I am not sure if this has been asked before.

For kids who didn't take hcl in pri sch, can they take up hcl in sec sch if they get good results for psle overall and OK for Chinese?

Sec Sch HMT eligibility criteria.

https://postimg.cc/4Y5nKssm

Thanks for replying my post.
For kids who scored to meet the cut off, but did not take up hcl in psle, would she accepted by a sap ip sch where hcl is compulsory? Understand that at some sap schs, it is not an option to not take up hcl even though child would rather not take it if she has a choice, but she may be interested to choose the sch due to its proximity.

Anyone can confirm that it is compulsory to take hcl at RV? So if a child who meet the psle cop of RV but didn't take hcl, would not be accepted at sec 1 posting?

[MerlionInGermany]

6thisnthat9\" post_id=\"1973270\" time=\"1588155119\" user_id=\"145858:

MerlionInGermany\" post_id=\"1973179\" time=\"1588122008\" user_id=\"2964:

[quote=6thisnthat9 post_id=1973170 time=1588117480 user_id=145858]I am not sure if this has been asked before.

For kids who didn't take hcl in pri sch, can they take up hcl in sec sch if they get good results for psle overall and OK for Chinese?

Sec Sch HMT eligibility criteria.

https://postimg.cc/4Y5nKssm

For kids who scored to meet the cut off, but did not take up hcl in psle, would she accepted by a sap ip sch where hcl is compulsory?

So if a child who meet the psle cop of RV but didn't take hcl, would not be accepted at sec 1 posting?[/quote]Yes and incorrect.

[phtthp]

6thisnthat9:

Anyone can confirm that it is compulsory to take hcl at RV?

So if a child who meet the psle cop of RV but didn't take hcl, would not be accepted at sec 1 posting?

There is a school write-up here,

The write-up itself confirmed that HCL is compulsory, in this SAP school, River Valley High.

So if a child is not interested in HCL, should consider some other schools instead

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_Valley_High_School,_Singapore

[Peteo]

Just a quick question: is there a way to purchase passed 10 years PSLE paper and answers? Popular only sell last 3 years paper.

[Serendipity]

6thisnthat9\" post_id=\"1973270\" time=\"1588155119\" user_id=\"145858:

Anyone can confirm that it is compulsory to take hcl at RV? So if a child who meet the psle cop of RV but didn't take hcl, would not be accepted at sec 1 posting?

Yes, it is compulsory to take HCL at RV. It's okay if a child didn't take HCL at PSLE. As long as he/she meets the COP, he/she can join the school and take up HCL from Sec 1 onwards. The school does split the class into 2 groups when conducting Chinese lessons, presumably based on their PSLE Chinese results for more tailored instruction.

[harsha9]

Peteo\" post_id=\"1979376\" time=\"1591246055\" user_id=\"133311:

Just a quick question: is there a way to purchase passed 10 years PSLE paper and answers? Popular only sell last 3 years paper.

I do not recommend more than 3 years because there are subtle changes to the way questions are framed a decade ago to now. If you still insist wait until October for the listings to appear in Carousel. I am sure your child does not like it.

[phtthp]

Peteo\" post_id=\"1979376\" time=\"1591246055\" user_id=\"133311:

Just a quick question: is there a way to purchase passed 10 years PSLE paper and answers? Popular only sell last 3 years paper.

The way Popular bookshop sell PSLE booklet, comes in the form of \"every 3 years\".
- That means, to form your own Ten-year-series, u will need to buy booklet of every 3 years,
ie.

- PSLE booklet (2019, 2018, 2017), followed by

- PSLE booklet (2016, 2015, 2014), followed by

- PSLE booklet (2013, 2012, 2011)

neither EPH nor Shing lee publisher, sell TYS (Ten year series) for PSLE, whereby one single booklet inside contain ALL past 10 years (2019 all the way to 2010) PSLE questions together, for any subject. They only sell TYS for (O-level and A-level) like this, but not for PSLE



Yes, practise more past year PSLE papers is good,

because

the more one practise, the more familiar your child get used to the PSLE questions asked, the more confident the student is prepared.


1)
For languages like (English and Chinese)
just take note of what are the changes made to SEAB syllabus, that are different or excluded testing, from your current child's PSLE year. can go MOE / SEAB website, check yourself which year which changes (differences) made or introduced, etc

2)
for Maths and Science, when practised past year PSLE papers,
- skip those topices that are excluded, in your child's PSLE year

otherwise, if the topics are still included, it is good to let child practise, get exposed to as many variety of questions, as possible.

for subject Mathematics,
it is important, to get your child be exposed to various variety of questions asked.
Not drill your child over and over again, in the same old type of questions, but over different variety of qn. The child will be very sick and tired, of keep practise & practise the same old type of qn again and again like a robot, and it doesnt really the child too