2022 PSLE Discussions & Strategies (born in 2010)

[Bentley88]

KSHAMIAKSHA\" post_id=\"2090290\" time=\"1669376165\" user_id=\"42269:

Hi parents,
My daughter got 7(P) with Higher Tamil.
Q1. Need your recommendations on the choices.
1. RGS - COP 4-6
2. MGS IP - COP 4-7
3. Cedar IP - COP 4-8
4. National JC - COP 4-8
5. SCGS IP - COP 4-8
6. Temasek JC - COP 4-8

Q2. Can she apply for SAP school even though she has not taken Chinese? Can she attend Higher Tamil from other nearby schools offering it?

Thank you in advance.

Hi. Unfortunately it's going to be extremely hard for your daughter to get into RGS (Based on last year's cohort where there were many girls with AL6 who were balloted out while other AL6 girls got in.) For non SAP school, your higher tamil score wouldn't give you any advantage. Your daughter will be grouped together with other girls who got AL7 and didn't even take HMT in school.

I don't think there is anything official that says Malay/Tamil language students can't apply into SAP school (obviously no one will say that in case they get accused of being racist) However, if your daughter applies and is posted into a SAP school she will need to learn tamil outside of school hours at the tamil language center. And would you want your daughter to be (possibly) the only Indian girl in the sec 1 cohort? SAP schools will not go and hire a tamil teacher just for your daughter. Do i agree with this policy of SAP schools being only for chinese language students? No. But this is the rules and you will need to play by it.

Which is why it's harder to get into RI and RGS than HCI and NYGH... for the former, you have malay, tamil and chinese students vying for a spot... while for the later it's just chinese language students.

[SG_KP1]

KSHAMIAKSHA\" post_id=\"2090290\" time=\"1669376165\" user_id=\"42269:

Hi parents,
My daughter got 7(P) with Higher Tamil.
Q1. Need your recommendations on the choices.
1. RGS - COP 4-6
2. MGS IP - COP 4-7
3. Cedar IP - COP 4-8
4. National JC - COP 4-8
5. SCGS IP - COP 4-8
6. Temasek JC - COP 4-8

Q2. Can she apply for SAP school even though she has not taken Chinese? Can she attend Higher Tamil from other nearby schools offering it?

Thank you in advance.

Hi and congrats.

Q1 - I would suggest she think about whether there is a strong preference for MGS IP ahead of the remaining names on the list? If so, I would recommend removing RGS so that MGS IP has the best shot (\"first choice\"). Unfortunately, I think the general consensus is that RGS will not fall to AL7. However, if this is the preferred school and one is fine skipping over the AL7 schools (because any AL7 school would be second choice) then I understand the rationale to still put RGS as first choice.

Also, I would recommend putting at least one school at AL9+

As noted by others, last year NJC was AL7 COP. I also believe SCGS IP balloted at AL8 first choice (i.e. if ballot out at Cedar IP, may not have a chance for SCGS IP either. But as always, that was last year and this year may be different).

Q2 - I believe SAP school must take HCL and cannot attend Higher Tamil elsewhere, but please double confirm with the school if necessary.

Best of luck!

[SG_KP1]

MerlionInGermany\" post_id=\"2090297\" time=\"1669377344\" user_id=\"2964:

You can leave it blank and click submit and see if it goes through. If it doesn’t, you can put 3 girls school and see if it goes through (i am genuinely curious if the programming checks for this but didn’t dare to try it when it was our turn). If it still doesn’t, then I guess you will have to put another 3 schools.

I believe someone checked the other gender schools during DSA and the answer was cannot. Assume the same applies here.

[floppy]

Superfly21\" post_id=\"2090295\" time=\"1669376938\" user_id=\"137741:

Hi, sorry noob question. Do we have to fill in all six choices? Can we leave say the last 3 blank?

Asking because my son's score is well within the cop of his first choice option. And we can't think of any other schools to indicate for the last 3 options. Thks

Just put RI, HCI and ACSI. Problem solved.

Or just go alphabetically:
Admiralty, Ahmad Ibrahim, Anderson.

[zac's mum]

Superfly21\" post_id=\"2090295\" time=\"1669376938\" user_id=\"137741:

Hi, sorry noob question. Do we have to fill in all six choices? Can we leave say the last 3 blank?

Asking because my son's score is well within the cop of his first choice option. And we can't think of any other schools to indicate for the last 3 options. Thks

You can fill in just one choice if u wish. I can confirm the system allows that.

[qqmlyl]

Hi parents,


My daughter got 7(M) with HMT.
Q1. Need your recommendations on the choices.
1. MGS IP- COP 7
2. SCGS IP- COP 8
3. NJC - COP 7
4. Cedar IP- COP 8
5. Dunman High- COP 8
6. RV- COP 9

What would be the optimal order if I like her to be in MGS first and SCGS as 2nd and a safety net still landing on IP route?

[MercX]

Any one has feedback on Hua Yi Sec and Jurong Sec? How’s the school environment, programs offered, discipline and academically? Thanks.

With AL16, is it worth to try Jurong Sec (COP 15) as first choice?

[kaisuism]

qqmlyl\" post_id=\"2090306\" time=\"1669381751\" user_id=\"200090:

Hi parents,

My daughter got 7(M) with HMT.
Q1. Need your recommendations on the choices.
1. MGS IP- COP 7
2. SCGS IP- COP 8
3. NJC - COP 7
4. Cedar IP- COP 8
5. Dunman High- COP 8
6. RV- COP 9

What would be the optimal order if I like her to be in MGS first and SCGS as 2nd and a safety net still landing on IP route?

7M should be quite safe for SCGS IP at 2nd choice.

[SG_KP1]

qqmlyl\" post_id=\"2090306\" time=\"1669381751\" user_id=\"200090:

Hi parents,

My daughter got 7(M) with HMT.
Q1. Need your recommendations on the choices.
1. MGS IP- COP 7
2. SCGS IP- COP 8
3. NJC - COP 7
4. Cedar IP- COP 8
5. Dunman High- COP 8
6. RV- COP 9

What would be the optimal order if I like her to be in MGS first and SCGS as 2nd and a safety net still landing on IP route?

Should have a reasonable chance for #1 or #2. Maybe take out NJC and replace with TJC somewhere (not necessarily in #3 spot). Good luck!

[SG_KP1]

BTW, does anyone know if NUSH and SST SIEs opened? I.e. all WLs converted.


SOTA says SIE was open for Dance, Literary Arts, Music, Theatre, and Visual Arts (think this is all categories).