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

[bbbay]

lonejean\" post_id=\"2004237\" time=\"1606349393\" user_id=\"15661:

Hi parents
How do I find out esis cutoff for 202 psle?

I believe it works this way:
In T score, >=240 is top 30%. >=250 is top 10%. >=260 is top 3%. Every year there will be students in top 30/10/3 %. So every year, the top 10% qualify for IP. And among them, the top 1/3 qualify for ESIS, translate to top 3.3 % qualify for ESIS. And this top 3.3 % are around the >=260 group (top 3%). So every year the cutoff point for ESIS is around >=260

[Timmy21]

starstar70\" post_id=\"2004221\" time=\"1606345676\" user_id=\"182126:

Hello folks, any advise for travelling from Jurong to Gan Eng Seng sec for kid, travelling time 50mins. Is it consider too tiring? Any one with kid travelling that long to school?

If it's 50 mins door-to-door, not so bad. But if u add walking time n it's 1 hour or more, it can be tiring n stressful especially if it rains and/or there's traffic jam due to accidents etc.
Would Hua Yi be worth considering instead? (but might not be shorter commuting time, depending on the connectivity of bus links)

[yummers]

Hi, was just wondering if children in a dual track school (IP and O-Level) are treated equally?

[kab]

Discussed about school choices with DD and husband, read through tons of forum posts and surfed many schools’ websites. Want to run this through with all of you experts her. ( She is my eldest child and I am quite out of touch with all these IP/IB etc thing.)


Score 259+2. We live in Bukit Timah. DD prefers girl school but willing to go co-ed if needs to. No preference in CCA.

List of school
1. RGS ( just hope for the best? but I know the chance is not high.)
2. NYGH ( again no harm trying right?)
3. MGS IB ( Should be able to get in? this IB thing is new to us so spent the whole day researching )
4. NJC ( the only Co-ed school, DD a bit reluctant. or should I take NJC out from the list and put another girl school?)
5. SCGS ( Girl school, near our house)
6. Cresent ( the safety net.)

Appreciate any comments or suggestions!

[zav_zay]

Anyone has past 5 years cop?

[Timmy21]

kab\" post_id=\"2004253\" time=\"1606352109\" user_id=\"7705:

Discussed about school choices with DD and husband, read through tons of forum posts and surfed many schools' websites. Want to run this through with all of you experts her. ( She is my eldest child and I am quite out of touch with all these IP/IB etc thing.)

Score 259+2. We live in Bukit Timah. DD prefers girl school but willing to go co-ed if needs to. No preference in CCA.

List of school
1. RGS ( just hope for the best? but I know the chance is not high.)
2. NYGH ( again no harm trying right?)
3. MGS IB ( Should be able to get in? this IB thing is new to us so spent the whole day researching )
4. NJC ( the only Co-ed school, DD a bit reluctant. or should I take NJC out from the list and put another girl school?)
5. SCGS ( Girl school, near our house)
6. Cresent ( the safety net.)

Appreciate any comments or suggestions!

(i) For IB, is your DD strong in her english n does she enjoy writing essays n doing project work? Is she a consistent worker (good for IB) or a last-minute exam crammer (bad for IB)?
(ii) Was she in an all-girls primary school? (just curious why she's reluctant to try co-ed school) My DD went from a co-ed pri sch to an all-girls sec sch, and it seems that having boys around do help balance the \"bitchy/gossipy\" environment a bit.
(iii) Having said tat, i won't put NJC above SCGS though. The facilities of SCGS have been renovated recently if i'm not wrong. Since SCGS is near your house, u should seriously consider going for that option.

[Luxedream]

kab\" post_id=\"2004253\" time=\"1606352109\" user_id=\"7705:

Discussed about school choices with DD and husband, read through tons of forum posts and surfed many schools' websites. Want to run this through with all of you experts her. ( She is my eldest child and I am quite out of touch with all these IP/IB etc thing.)

Score 259+2. We live in Bukit Timah. DD prefers girl school but willing to go co-ed if needs to. No preference in CCA.

List of school
1. RGS ( just hope for the best? but I know the chance is not high.)
2. NYGH ( again no harm trying right?)
3. MGS IB ( Should be able to get in? this IB thing is new to us so spent the whole day researching )
4. NJC ( the only Co-ed school, DD a bit reluctant. or should I take NJC out from the list and put another girl school?)
5. SCGS ( Girl school, near our house)
6. Cresent ( the safety net.)

Appreciate any comments or suggestions!

Congrats on your DD’s results. She should put her choices purely based on preference. 1st choice being her most fav school etc etc. With the +2 bonus points high chance she will meet the COP for NYGH. MGS should meet also. RGS difficult to say. So just put according to preference will be the best strategy.

If she prefers SCGS to NJC just take NJC out, I doubt the choices will go that far down anyway.

[Auroa_Sun]

hi, I would like to ask if score is 227 and would like to apply CHIJ Katong Convent for express for Non-Affilation is 229 to 237 (kid not from Affilation pri school). Is it ok to apply?


there is a remarks that 20% of the S1 places for each course (ie: Express, etc) will be reserved for students who dont benefit from affiliation priority. What does it means?

Other than CHIJ Katong Convent, any reccommended school for location at East side (located at Pasir Ris)?

sorry to ask as its our first time choosing a sec school. Thanks.

[Hendon]

Auroa_Sun\" post_id=\"2004261\" time=\"1606353152\" user_id=\"2516:

hi, I would like to ask if score is 227 and would like to apply CHIJ Katong Convent for express for Non-Affilation is 229 to 237 (kid not from Affilation pri school). Is it ok to apply?

there is a remarks that 20% of the S1 places for each course (ie: Express, etc) will be reserved for students who dont benefit from affiliation priority. What does it means?

Other than CHIJ Katong Convent, any reccommended school for location at East side (located at Pasir Ris)?

sorry to ask as its our first time choosing a sec school. Thanks.

Hai Sing Catholic in Pasir Ris should be considered

[sharonkhoo]

Auroa_Sun\" post_id=\"2004261\" time=\"1606353152\" user_id=\"2516:

there is a remarks that 20% of the S1 places for each course (ie: Express, etc) will be reserved for students who dont benefit from affiliation priority. What does it means?

It means that up to 80% of the places can be filled by affiliated students. The remaining places will be filled according to the normal school posting system, i.e. the students with the higher scores will be given places, until the places are filled. Since the places are more limited, the competition will be keener and the resulting COP higher.