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

[Rainee_mom]

Hi I’m new here. My DS has a score of 254 with no HMT. We would like to put our school choices as follows :


Acsi(IB)
NJC
Acsi (O level)
SJI (IB)
Rvhs
Nan Hua

Can advise if we have a chance for first choice?

[Puk1975]

So my daughter got 259+2 and these are her choices


1. NYGH (2019 cop-261)
2. NJC (2019 cop-254)
3. RVHS (2019 cop-253)
4. SCGS (2019 cop-252)
5. NHHS (2019 cop-246)
6. BPGHS (2019 cop-244)

I told her the difference between nanyang and NJC was quite big and she should choose a school in between so any recommendations?

[celestetan1]

Hello, I’m quite new to this platform but would really appreciate all the advice given. My daughter scored 251+3 for hmt and not so sure about the schools she wants to go. We are staying in the north.

1) Rvhs
2) St.nicks O level
3)Cedar girls O level
4)Nan hua high

Not really sure about the last couple choices but would really appreciate any help as I dont really know about sec schools in singapore.

[sharonkhoo]

zav_zay\" post_id=\"2004344\" time=\"1606362626\" user_id=\"103461:

Can I check does the school choice matters? For example, if I put xx sch as 5th choice but the other student put the same sch as 2nd choice but both these students got the same score, will the student who put the sch as 2nd choice get admitted first? Whereas the student who put as 5th choice will depends on whether there is still vacancy when it come to his turn.

The queue depends on T-score, not which choice it is. When it is your turn, the computer runs down your list. That is when the choice matters - you will be assigned to the first school that has a vacancy. So list in order of preference. No-one will stop you from putting RI as no. 6, it's just that you aren't likely to get that far down your list (unless you put only schools that have filled up by that point). If none of the 6 schools has a vacancy by that point, the computer will assign you to any school that has a vacancy.

[Lovely June]

Any idea what is the ESIS cut off?

[Luxedream]

celestetan1\" post_id=\"2004376\" time=\"1606368359\" user_id=\"189712:

Hello, I'm quite new to this platform but would really appreciate all the advice given. My daughter scored 251+3 for hmt and not so sure about the schools she wants to go. We are staying in the north.
1) Rvhs
2) St.nicks O level
3)Cedar girls O level
4)Nan hua high

Not really sure about the last couple choices but would really appreciate any help as I dont really know about sec schools in singapore.

Hi, since you mentioned that you are not familiar with the schools in Singapore, I'm just curious if you have checked their location and the traveling time from your home to the schools?

[NSL]

My gal scored 247+2 for hmt. We stay in Hougang. Her list is as below:


1. Cedar O level
2. Paya Lebar Methodist
3. Anderson Sec
4. Nan Chiau
5.CHIJ Toa Payoh
6. CCHS (Main)

Any comment or suggestion?

[Timmy21]

curioxete\" post_id=\"2004367\" time=\"1606366861\" user_id=\"25110:

Hi

My son scored 261, and we were struggling between RI (cos it’s nearer to our house) and ACS(I) IB (cos his form teacher commented my son is more suited to IB).

ACS(I) is really quite far from where we stay (we stay near Potong Pasir) but i think we have more or less settled on placing that as our first choice.

I don’t really know what to put for his 2nd - 6th option though. I read some comments which mentioned that the COP can fluctuate up to 8 points (!!) so i think we shouldn’t take getting into ACS (I) for granted. Right now, my thoughts are:

1) ACS (I) IB
2) ACS o level (cos can try to get into IB at year 3, if COP drastically changes this year)
3) SJI IB
4) - 6) ????

We prefer boys’ schools..thanks in advance for any advice given!

The SJI IB will be a good enough safety net for your case. I'll be super surprised if SJI IB COP rises beyond 260.

[Timmy21]

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Serendipity\" post_id=\"2004340\" time=\"1606361964\" user_id=\"9658:

[quote=marquez post_id=2004337 time=1606361741 user_id=122042]My daughter gotten 248 +2

Thinking to put

1. Scgs o lvl
2. Rvhs
3. Cedar girls o lvl
4. Crescents girls


As top 4 choice. Is it safe to say my daughter can at least get in to crescents girls as her 4th choice?

Unless there are reasons such as school culture etc that make a difference to the choice order, would you consider putting them by order of 2020 COP (highest to lowest) instead?
Crescent Girls seems like a fairly safe safety net but do use your 5th and 6th choices wisely too.

Will putting crescents girls as 5th or 6th choice hinder her chance of getting in to the Sch?
My friends advice me to put crescents as 1st choice to be safe.[/quote]The order of your choice does NOT affect the chances of getting in becos it's still the T-score system. Crescent will take your DD in at her 6th choice instead of someone else who puts as 1st choice so long as your DD's T-score is higher.

[pengpeng]

coast\" post_id=\"2004350\" time=\"1606363360\" user_id=\"38933:

zav_zay\" post_id=\"2004344\" time=\"1606362626\" user_id=\"103461:

Can I check does the school choice matters? For example, if I put xx sch as 5th choice but the other student put the same sch as 2nd choice but both these students got the same score, will the student who put the sch as 2nd choice get admitted first? Whereas the student who put as 5th choice will depends on whether there is still vacancy when it come to his turn.

It does not matter. The child with a higher T-Score (to multiple decimal places) will get his place first.

All the best!

Order of choices doesn't matter. If same T-Score, then Citizen first; if all Citizens, draw lots.

I heard there is no decimal place of the T-Score, T-Score is the round off integer without decimal place.