2022 PSLE Discussions & Strategies (born in 2010)

[Lt37]

Coffeelatte03\" post_id=\"2090818\" time=\"1669653746\" user_id=\"198645:

It was indeed very hard to swallow and we broke down. Couldn’t believe our eyes. She cried the whole day…😭 It was really heartbreaking. I Had no idea what happened during the exams. She said everything was manageable and much easier than prelims. Whole family was utterly shocked. Her friends couldn’t believe it either. Some thought she was joking.

Had a hard time choosing schools as we had never imagined or planned for this AL range. I’m glad she’s feeling better these few days though. It hasn’t been easy for all of us.

I can totally relate. DS Maths drop AL1 to AL4. He is in SAP school. He has never scored below 90 marks in all 6 years. He was very confident he will get into his dream IP school. But everything is dashed now. We tried to rationalized what could go wrong. From his horrible handwriting to his messy presentation of all the workings etc. Guess we will never know.

My consolation is how he handle the whole situation. He is more mature than me! I am the one crying while he is the one consoling me and repeating to me what I told him about how his PSLE results doesn't define his future etc. I am the one who keep wanting to appeal to review his Maths. He is not keen but he says if it makes me feel better, I can go ahead. He told me he has come to terms with his results and will be happy and contented to go into either of his first 2 choices of \"o\" levels school.

This incident also brought us closer. He hugs me daily this week to make sure I am ok. Our roles reversed.

Although he scored AL4 for Maths, his attitude is definitely AL1.
塞翁失马 焉知非福.

[phtthp]

Lt37\" post_id=\"2090822\" time=\"1669657861\" user_id=\"198449:

I can totally relate. DS Maths drop AL1 to AL4. He is in SAP school. He has never scored below 90 marks in all 6 years. He was very confident he will get into his dream IP school. But everything is dashed now. We tried to rationalized what could go wrong. From his horrible handwriting to his messy presentation of all the workings etc. Guess we will never know.

My consolation is how he handle the whole situation. He is more mature than me! I am the one crying while he is the one consoling me and repeating to me what I told him about how his PSLE results doesn't define his future etc. I am the one who keep wanting to appeal to review his Maths. He is not keen but he says if it makes me feel better, I can go ahead. He told me he has come to terms with his results and will be happy and contented to go into either of his first 2 choices of \"o\" levels school.

This incident also brought us closer. He hugs me daily this week to make sure I am ok. Our roles reversed.

Although he scored AL4 for Maths, his attitude is definitely AL1.
塞翁失马 焉知非福.

If he really want IP, hope is still there !

Get him to join dual track schools like Victoria. At end of Sec 2, if his results are good, he can still seek Transfer into IP, starting Sec 3.

If one can't start IP from Sec 1, still can start IP from Sec 3, onwards.

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Coffeelatte03\" post_id=\"2090818\" time=\"1669653746\" user_id=\"198645:

It was indeed very hard to swallow and we broke down. Couldn’t believe our eyes. She cried the whole day…😭 It was really heartbreaking. I Had no idea what happened during the exams. She said everything was manageable and much easier than prelims. Whole family was utterly shocked. Her friends couldn’t believe it either. Some thought she was joking.

Had a hard time choosing schools as we had never imagined or planned for this AL range. I’m glad she’s feeling better this few days though. It hasn’t been easy for all of us.

At AL 14,
perhaps your daughter can consider TKSS, If she don't mind co-ed Secondary school

https://www.moe.gov.sg/schoolfinder/schooldetail?schoolname=Tanjong%20Katong%20Secondary%20School

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Coffeelatte03\" post_id=\"2090658\" time=\"1669601741\" user_id=\"198645:

Hi my dd got 14M her choices are as below:

1. NCHS 12(D)
2. TKGS 13
3. TKSS 14
4. St Joseph Covent 14
5. St Hilda sec 15
6. Geylang Methodist 15

Do u think she has a chance to go TKSS if the first 2 fails? Thanks

Just wanna say option 4 to 6 are high risk options given that they are schools with affiliated primary schools, i.e. their COP will also be affected by the number of places available after their affiliated primary schools have taken up the available places (up to 80%). If both 5 and 6 COP improve by 1 point, you could end up in a balloting situation and with rank choice being a determining factor, you may end up with no schools of your choice. Best to include at least 1 school with +2 or +3 better than last year's COP.

[lee_yl]

Lt37\" post_id=\"2090822\" time=\"1669657861\" user_id=\"198449:

I can totally relate. DS Maths drop AL1 to AL4. He is in SAP school. He has never scored below 90 marks in all 6 years. He was very confident he will get into his dream IP school. But everything is dashed now. We tried to rationalized what could go wrong. From his horrible handwriting to his messy presentation of all the workings etc. Guess we will never know.

My consolation is how he handle the whole situation. He is more mature than me! I am the one crying while he is the one consoling me and repeating to me what I told him about how his PSLE results doesn't define his future etc. I am the one who keep wanting to appeal to review his Maths. He is not keen but he says if it makes me feel better, I can go ahead. He told me he has come to terms with his results and will be happy and contented to go into either of his first 2 choices of \"o\" levels school.

This incident also brought us closer. He hugs me daily this week to make sure I am ok. Our roles reversed.

Although he scored AL4 for Maths, his attitude is definitely AL1.
塞翁失马 焉知非福.

Consistent AL1 student in Maths for past few years suddenly scored 75%-79%. It is quite unbelievable. Just go for a review. If 79% add 1 more mark will be AL3 and the choice of sec sch will be different again.

Maybe the beauty of tscore is when we receive our kids results, we see an “A”. We do not know whether it’s a high A or low A. Or we can even console ourselves that we are just 1 mark shy of A*.

Some yrs back before the start of AL banding, some parents here joked that just 1-2 careless mistake in every subject, an AL4 pointers may become AL8 pointers. Seems like the worry is not without basis.

[00skyblue00]

Was told that review of scores goes both ways. May deduct points too. But requester specific or not don’t know. Not sure how true.

But for some, it could be for closure.

[mystique_j]

Lt37\" post_id=\"2090822\" time=\"1669657861\" user_id=\"198449:

I can totally relate. DS Maths drop AL1 to AL4. He is in SAP school. He has never scored below 90 marks in all 6 years. He was very confident he will get into his dream IP school. But everything is dashed now. We tried to rationalized what could go wrong. From his horrible handwriting to his messy presentation of all the workings etc. Guess we will never know.

My consolation is how he handle the whole situation. He is more mature than me! I am the one crying while he is the one consoling me and repeating to me what I told him about how his PSLE results doesn't define his future etc. I am the one who keep wanting to appeal to review his Maths. He is not keen but he says if it makes me feel better, I can go ahead. He told me he has come to terms with his results and will be happy and contented to go into either of his first 2 choices of \"o\" levels school.

This incident also brought us closer. He hugs me daily this week to make sure I am ok. Our roles reversed.

Although he scored AL4 for Maths, his attitude is definitely AL1.
塞翁失马 焉知非福.

He is a champ!! Love his attitude, so mature!

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lee_yl\" post_id=\"2090837\" time=\"1669679742\" user_id=\"17023:

…
Some yrs back before the start of AL banding, some parents here joked that just 1-2 careless mistake in every subject, an AL4 pointers may become AL8 pointers. Seems like the worry is not without basis.

The worry is not without basis.

The gap between AL1 and AL5 is as low as 16 points (90 and 74 marks) or to put in another way, a difference of getting 5 or more questions correct / wrong. For weaker students, the good news is a student can also easily improve and jump up several grades between 2 exams by focusing on getting 5 or more questions correct.

[00skyblue00]

Coffeelatte03\" post_id=\"2090658\" time=\"1669601741\" user_id=\"198645:

Hi my dd got 14M her choices are as below:

1. NCHS 12(D)
2. TKGS 13
3. TKSS 14
4. St Joseph Covent 14
5. St Hilda sec 15
6. Geylang Methodist 15

Do u think she has a chance to go TKSS if the first 2 fails? Thanks

Just sharing. A couple of cases last Yr, SC kids got COP +1 school, which is their 4th choice or more. Choice list is similar to yours,

1. Cop - 2
2. Cop - 1
3. Cop
4. Cop+1

One with AL16, got into sch cop AL19. Another with AL14, got into sch with cop AL15. But kids are doing well in their respective sch now.

[mystique_j]

lee_yl\" post_id=\"2090837\" time=\"1669679742\" user_id=\"17023:

Some yrs back before the start of AL banding, some parents here joked that just 1-2 careless mistake in every subject, an AL4 pointers may become AL8 pointers. Seems like the worry is not without basis.

My DS is a good example. SA1 was AL5, then prelims AL9 with 3 subjects at 88, 88, 89.5. English he didn’t do well as he didn’t use the pictures well in his compo.
But fortunately he managed to recover for PSLE to get AL4 and it became a pleasant surprise for us.

This AL system is quite scary in that sense.