2024 PSLE Discussions and Strategies

[tinker_bell]

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Thanks. I have gone to Concept Math and do not think very much of their methods and their teacher quality or maybe I am just unlucky. I will check out Maths heuristic. Thanks!

Best to stick with the smaller math tuition specialists that have their founders still teaching the psle math classes, like http://www.nicklebeetutors.com/ and https://www.ammielwan.com.sg/.

That way you can be assured of their methods and teacher quality.

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[Mrkatong]

The PSLE COP is officially released on School Finder

https://www.moe.gov.sg/schoolfinder?journey=Secondary%20school

If you want to see all the schools in a list for comparison, here is one sorted by COP with 2022/2023 results. Over 50 schools have a higher COP compared to the previous year!

https://www.thewackyduo.com/2023/03/psle-cut-off-point-for-secondary-schools-2023.html

[tinker_bell]

Thank you @mrkatong for sharing!

Mrkatong\" post_id=\"2100482\" time=\"1678277771\" user_id=\"181482:

The PSLE COP is officially released on School Finder
https://www.moe.gov.sg/schoolfinder?journey=Secondary%20school

If you want to see all the schools in a list for comparison, here is one sorted by COP with 2022/2023 results. Over 50 schools have a higher COP compared to the previous year!

https://www.thewackyduo.com/2023/03/psle-cut-off-point-for-secondary-schools-2023.html

[sembgal]

Wow! Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Sec Sch cutoff point decrease from 13 to 10 for Express! Such a popular school.

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sembgal\" post_id=\"2100524\" time=\"1678331733\" user_id=\"5559:

Wow! Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Sec Sch cutoff point decrease from 13 to 10 for Express! Such a popular school.

It’s a secondary school with affiliation. The COP for non-affiliates can go up and down quite a bit while the popularity of the school remains constant (with non-affiliates).

If the the number of affiliated students selecting other schools increase in a particular year, the number of places available for non-affiliates will also increase, resulting in a lower COP (ie easier to get in).

On the other hand, if the number of affiliated students choosing KCPSS increases in a particular year, the number of places available for non-affiliates will decrease, resulting in a higher COP (ie harder to get in).

[sembgal]

floppy\" post_id=\"2100548\" time=\"1678343702\" user_id=\"97579:

It’s a secondary school with affiliation. The COP for non-affiliates can go up and down quite a bit while the popularity of the school remains constant (with non-affiliates).

If the the number of affiliated students selecting other schools increase in a particular year, the number of places available for non-affiliates will also increase, resulting in a lower COP (ie easier to get in).

On the other hand, if the number of affiliated students choosing KCPSS increases in a particular year, the number of places available for non-affiliates will decrease, resulting in a higher COP (ie harder to get in).

Isn’t a lower COP harder to get in ?

[floppy]

sembgal\" post_id=\"2100550\" time=\"1678344121\" user_id=\"5559:

Isn’t a lower COP harder to get in ?

Yes you are right, numerically. This higher / lower does get a bit confusing these days.

The point is, if the number of applicants from the affiliated the primary school edge closer towards 80% (max), the number of places available for non-affiliates will decrease, resulting in a low COP. On the other hand, if the number of applicants from the affiliated primary school reduces, the number of places for non-affiliates will increase, resulting in a high COP. Popularity of the school and number of applicants from non-affiliated primary schools remain constant in both instances.

Thus, it is not possible nor conclusive to use COP to determine popularity for schools with affiliation.

[00skyblue00]

sembgal\" post_id=\"2100550\" time=\"1678344121\" user_id=\"5559:

Isn’t a lower COP harder to get in ?

Another possibility is sch took in more DSA students as compared to the past. But express schs are generally fixed at max 20%.

So what the other suggested is more likely, affiliated students could do better in past year to go better or IP schools compared to last yr.

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00skyblue00\" post_id=\"2100556\" time=\"1678346098\" user_id=\"143605:

Another possibility is sch took in more DSA students as compared to the past. But express schs are generally fixed at max 20%.

So what the other suggested is more likely, affiliated students could do better in past year to go better or IP schools compared to last yr.

Yes, and therefore, by the same token, you wouldn’t argue that St Margaret's Sec School is getting “less popular” because the COP went up from 11 to 14 for non-affiliates.

Who knows, it could be due to a significant number of her affiliated primary school kids doing very well and deciding to move on to other IP schools, resulting in more places being open up for non-affiliates.

[Zeal mummy]

How was term 1 for the primary 5 students here? Looking forward to the march school holidays!