2020 PSLE Discussions and Strategies(for those born in 2008)

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tshanmug\" post_id=\"2004025\" time=\"1606303158\" user_id=\"119939:

Hi

My son got 253 and Possible to get to RI or NJC. Can you please help to advise, how to list for S1 Posting?
Thanks a lot for your support.

Unlikely for RI, IMHO based on 2019 PSLE COP

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marquez\" post_id=\"2004001\" time=\"1606300527\" user_id=\"122042:

My daughter gotten 248 and merit for hmt. If she choose the first 4 choices above her aggregate score and crescents girls as her 5th choice. Will it be safe to say she can get in crescents girls even though it is her 5th choice?

i’m not 100%% sure but putting schools that are above your score in your 1st 2nd 3rd choices,, it’s not very likely that you’d get in... unless like you go to a sap school where the cop is like 249,, then okay yes you stand a chance but if you’re putting a school with cop is let’s say 250 and not a sap school unlikely that you’d get in. idk about the crescent girls part, but i’d just say put it in your daughter’s top 3 choices to be safe. atb

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GreenPixie\" post_id=\"2004017\" time=\"1606302665\" user_id=\"189368:

I think that the psle scores this year has been affected by covid and online classes, and yes. Since attention spans are reduced during online classes, students wouldn't have been able to absorb information as well as they could in face-to-face lessons. This would have resulted in not-as-high-as-expected psle scores for most of the students. That and the reduced time for lessons. We've been through a lot this year, so cut them some slack. Schools also have to lower their expectations as if they don't, they will have only a few students taking secondary 1 next year.

While the students’ performance would be affected by COVID somewhat, it’s not true that the scores would be affected. The score is a transformed score and takes into account the mean and standard deviation. If everyone is affected, then there’s no effect to the overall score.

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marquez\" post_id=\"2004001\" time=\"1606300527\" user_id=\"122042:

My daughter gotten 248 and merit for hmt. If she choose the first 4 choices above her aggregate score and crescents girls as her 5th choice. Will it be safe to say she can get in crescents girls even though it is her 5th choice?

CGS seems safe but you are also gambling away the 1st 4 choices

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XXXXX away means what?

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Puk1975\" post_id=\"2003983\" time=\"1606298612\" user_id=\"187443:

My daughter got 259+2. Her first choice is NYGH. Is that a little far-fetched? And her second choice is NJC which is more safe. Should she just put NJC first just to be safe?

err NYGH and NJC are kind of far apart...why aren't you considering the 2 obvious choices in between?

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marquez\" post_id=\"2004035\" time=\"1606304060\" user_id=\"122042:

XXXXX away means what?

mods here have decided some words are forbidden. Just considered what I wanted to say as \"wasted\".

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kaisuparents\" post_id=\"2003979\" time=\"1606298469\" user_id=\"35019:

Hi All,
My DD got 266. She is deciding between RGS n CEDAR. Any pros/cons, your suggestions/experiences pls.
Thanks.

Think you got no reply because this question is kind of unbelievable.

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tshanmug\" post_id=\"2004025\" time=\"1606303158\" user_id=\"119939:

Hi

My son got 253 and Possible to get to RI or NJC. Can you please help to advise, how to list for S1 Posting?
Thanks a lot for your support.

Sorry, unlikely to get into RI

Last year, NJC COP was 254.
You can try NJC plus a few more

- Catholic High (IP) and O level

- Victoria (IP) and O-level

- Temasek JC

- maybe River Valley High

- some Top O level schools

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Hendon\" post_id=\"2004041\" time=\"1606304602\" user_id=\"142376:

kaisuparents\" post_id=\"2003979\" time=\"1606298469\" user_id=\"35019:

Hi All,
My DD got 266. She is deciding between RGS n CEDAR. Any pros/cons, your suggestions/experiences pls.
Thanks.

Think you got no reply because this question is kind of unbelievable.

Not really.

I think people naturally assumed high scorers should pick RGS because it’s a R school. However, some people might prefer Cedar - last year’s highest scorer for Cedar was actually a 270 pointer.

At the end of the day, it’s a personal choice and both schools are very good schools.