2022 PSLE Discussions & Strategies (born in 2010)

[putien]

Oic. So it means for some of the IP independent schools the highest COP is 6 (AL 4-6 range) and for some other IP independent schools it is 8 (AL 4-8 range). There may also be those in the AL 4-7 range.

[phtthp]

Yes, correct because … imagine you are a student with Tscore 27x, definitely u would have gotten AL 4

[putien]

True. Probably need to wait for next year announcement, hopefully by then MOE gives the COP for each school.

[zac's mum]

I think there is some misunderstanding here…


MOE’s announcement was about the indicative CUT OFF point aka the LOWEST scorer for those schools, not talking about the highest scorer at all.

The range that they gave is the CUT OFF (lowest scorer) for schools A,B,C,D etc of certain school type (eg. Independent schools).

So indicative AL6-8 range means the most popular IP independent school (RI, RGS presumbably) will have COP of AL6, while the least popular IP independent school (er, insert name here) will have COP of AL8.

[coast]

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True. Probably need to wait for next year announcement, hopefully by then MOE gives the COP for each school.

MOE will provide the indicative AL COPs for individual secondary schools in the first half of 2021 – based on the 2020 PSLE data which is the most recent. Parents are encouraged to consider factors such as the secondary schools’ distinctive programmes, location, ethos and cultures, alongside the schools’ AL COPs, to choose schools that would best fit the educational needs of their child.

[grapevine]

MOE is "working with schools" to determine their cut off points for affiliated students. I assume this to mean the cut off for affiliation varies from school to school. So it may not be a blanket 1 to 2 points off but individualized according to each of the schools that allow affiliated intake. As this is still in development, we just have to wait and see.

Independent schools express stream cut off at 10 AL points will be for non-affiliated students. I expect the cut off to be significantly lower for affiliated students. More likely will reflect the current cut offs.
Looking forward to more information next year.

[SG_KP1]

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MOE is \"working with schools\" to determine their cut off points for affiliated students. I assume this to mean the cut off for affiliation varies from school to school. So it may not be a blanket 1 to 2 points off but individualized according to each of the schools that allow affiliated intake. As this is still in development, we just have to wait and see.
Independent schools express stream cut off at 10 AL points will be for non-affiliated students. I expect the cut off to be significantly lower for affiliated students. More likely will reflect the current cut offs.
Looking forward to more information next year.

Some of the slides/FAQ on the new website definitely indicate it will be set school to school and not blanket number of points. Not saying this is good or bad (just following the situation).

https://postimg.cc/K1ZGcBpY

[phtthp]

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grapevine\" post_id=\"2001818\" time=\"1604801650\" user_id=\"39062:

MOE is \"working with schools\" to determine their cut off points for affiliated students. I assume this to mean the cut off for affiliation varies from school to school. So it may not be a blanket 1 to 2 points off but individualized according to each of the schools that allow affiliated intake. As this is still in development, we just have to wait and see.
Independent schools express stream cut off at 10 AL points will be for non-affiliated students. I expect the cut off to be significantly lower for affiliated students. More likely will reflect the current cut offs.
Looking forward to more information next year.

Some of the slides/FAQ on the new website definitely indicate it will be set school to school and not blanket number of points. Not saying this is good or bad (just following the situation).

https://postimg.cc/K1ZGcBpY

Yes, some schools will set 1 point discount, while other schools may set 2 points discount

Next year ( 2021) new academic year in the month of January,

it is high time for Principal of various Affliated schools, to brief P6 ( parents & students), how many points discount, they want to give. So maybe no need to wait so long until end of June then know, maybe in January during Parents briefing, will know already. Any school Principal or VP, given any hint so far ?

[floppy]

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grapevine\" post_id=\"2001818\" time=\"1604801650\" user_id=\"39062:

MOE is \"working with schools\" to determine their cut off points for affiliated students. I assume this to mean the cut off for affiliation varies from school to school. So it may not be a blanket 1 to 2 points off but individualized according to each of the schools that allow affiliated intake. As this is still in development, we just have to wait and see.
Independent schools express stream cut off at 10 AL points will be for non-affiliated students. I expect the cut off to be significantly lower for affiliated students. More likely will reflect the current cut offs.
Looking forward to more information next year.

Some of the slides/FAQ on the new website definitely indicate it will be set school to school and not blanket number of points. Not saying this is good or bad (just following the situation).

https://postimg.cc/K1ZGcBpY

Which is really no different from the current situation. Some schools may choose a COP of t-score 200, others may use t-score 230. It’s a matter of translating 200 or 230 to a meaningful AL score.

It’s good news for those intending to consider the affiliation route: the AMR will be known beforehand and a fixed score to aim for. As long as the affiliate meets the AMR, and within the 80% threshold, he/she is in. The discount system, used for the O Levels, will create a moving target for the school’s affiliation COP. It would be at odds with some school’s philosophy.

[grapevine]

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SG_KP1\" post_id=\"2001827\" time=\"1604804605\" user_id=\"188234:

[quote=grapevine post_id=2001818 time=1604801650 user_id=39062]MOE is \"working with schools\" to determine their cut off points for affiliated students. I assume this to mean the cut off for affiliation varies from school to school. So it may not be a blanket 1 to 2 points off but individualized according to each of the schools that allow affiliated intake. As this is still in development, we just have to wait and see.
Independent schools express stream cut off at 10 AL points will be for non-affiliated students. I expect the cut off to be significantly lower for affiliated students. More likely will reflect the current cut offs.
Looking forward to more information next year.

Some of the slides/FAQ on the new website definitely indicate it will be set school to school and not blanket number of points. Not saying this is good or bad (just following the situation).

https://postimg.cc/K1ZGcBpY

Which is really no different from the current situation. Some schools may choose a COP of t-score 200, others may use t-score 230. It’s a matter of translating 200 or 230 to a meaningful AL score.

It’s good news for those intending to consider the affiliation route: the AMR will be known beforehand and a fixed score to aim for. As long as the affiliate meets the AMR, and within the 80% threshold, he/she is in. The discount system, used for the O Levels, will create a moving target for the school’s affiliation COP. It would be at odds with some school’s philosophy.[/quote]Yup agree. looks like MOE wants to maintain status quo. The new PSLE scoring system will be on its first few runs for the next few years.
No point adding the burden of determining new affiliation points system. Most likely it will be individualized for each secondary school mimicking the current cut off points.