2024 PSLE Discussions and Strategies

[MissPPP]

Hi I was a PSLE 2023 Mum too and here to share advice. Do not be too fixated over the schools your child can attend. I have seen my boy’s classmates getting all stressed up because they only wanted the top tier schools. My boy was fearless and relaxed because we have been telling him to get the results first then we think about the schools. We also paced him slowly and worked on the weaker topics first instead of rushing into exam papers (too much drilling kills the joy of learning and remember psle is only the beginning not the end). He continues to pursue two of his favourite sports up till August and even though we let him try DSA for the experience and he didn’t manage to get any, he was fine with it and continued to work hard and his eventual psle score was half of what he did in P5 SA2. He entered the school he originally tried DSA for and now he is free to choose any cca (he’s generally athletic and loves a variety of sports). I am enjoying watching him develop his independence. He just got his own phone too (with rules and restrictions) after year of co using my phone as there are too many teachable moments. He has no complaints at all although he’s the last in his p6 class to get a phone. Jiayou!! Continue to encourage your kids and motivate them on the small improvements..help them to focus by minimising distractions and give them lots of moral support.

[00skyblue00]

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Thanks for sharing.

MissPPP\" post_id=\"2126271\" time=\"1704254463\" user_id=\"200335:

Hi I was a PSLE 2023 Mum too and here to share advice. Do not be too fixated over the schools your child can attend. I have seen my boy’s classmates getting all stressed up because they only wanted the top tier schools. My boy was fearless and relaxed because we have been telling him to get the results first then we think about the schools. We also paced him slowly and worked on the weaker topics first instead of rushing into exam papers (too much drilling kills the joy of learning and remember psle is only the beginning not the end). He continues to pursue two of his favourite sports up till August and even though we let him try DSA for the experience and he didn’t manage to get any, he was fine with it and continued to work hard and his eventual psle score was half of what he did in P5 SA2. He entered the school he originally tried DSA for and now he is free to choose any cca (he’s generally athletic and loves a variety of sports). I am enjoying watching him develop his independence. He just got his own phone too (with rules and restrictions) after year of co using my phone as there are too many teachable moments. He has no complaints at all although he’s the last in his p6 class to get a phone. Jiayou!! Continue to encourage your kids and motivate them on the small improvements..help them to focus by minimising distractions and give them lots of moral support.

[Dino]

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[SMSG]

Hi fellow parents,


I wish to ask about DSA-Science for RI and HCI.

There aren’t many science competitions around so my child only managed to take part in several several science competitions.
SPSO (by NUSH) - Gold
RSO (by RI) - Participation
Vanda (by SIMCC) - Silver

He also completed the E2K Science Programme (by primary school).

Last year in P5, he got a total AL of 4D (Science: 99%, Math: 98%). In P4, he got a total AL of 4D (Science: 98%, Math: 100%)

My child also participated in Math and other competitions.
NMOS (by NUSH): Bronze
RIPMWC (by RI): Distinction
SASMO (by SIMCC): Gold
Singa Global (by SIMCC): Gold
Queen’s Commonwealth Writing: Silver

My child is in P6 now. May I ask what he can do to improve his chances of being shortlisted by RI and HCI for DSA-Science?

Your advice and suggestions will be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

[bbbay]

SMSG\" post_id=\"2126544\" time=\"1704627693\" user_id=\"196163:

Hi fellow parents,

I wish to ask about DSA-Science for RI and HCI.

There aren't many science competitions around so my child only managed to take part in several several science competitions.
SPSO (by NUSH) - Gold
RSO (by RI) - Participation
Vanda (by SIMCC) - Silver

He also completed the E2K Science Programme (by primary school).

Last year in P5, he got a total AL of 4D (Science: 99%, Math: 98%). In P4, he got a total AL of 4D (Science: 98%, Math: 100%)

My child also participated in Math and other competitions.
NMOS (by NUSH): Bronze
RIPMWC (by RI): Distinction
SASMO (by SIMCC): Gold
Singa Global (by SIMCC): Gold
Queen's Commonwealth Writing: Silver

My child is in P6 now. May I ask what he can do to improve his chances of being shortlisted by RI and HCI for DSA-Science?

Your advice and suggestions will be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

With AL4 performance, why not give up the DSA vacancy to others with not so good overall result?

[SMSG]

bbbay\" post_id=\"2126545\" time=\"1704632239\" user_id=\"175278:

With AL4 performance, why not give up the DSA vacancy to others with not so good overall result?

I did tell my child that if DSA does not work out for him, there is always PSLE. He have to keep on putting in efforts to prepare for the exams.

My child wishes to pursue a DSA-Science because he is interested in the subject.

He enjoyed his E2K Science classes a lot as it included content beyond what he learnt in the classroom.

I am thinking since he also seems to be doing fine in science (in school exams and competitions), why not give it a try?

Plus, we cannot be sure that he will not encounter any hiccups during PSLE and not do as well as we hope.

[SMSG]

SMSG\" post_id=\"2126544\" time=\"1704627693\" user_id=\"196163:

Hi fellow parents,

I wish to ask about DSA-Science for RI and HCI.

There aren't many science competitions around so my child only managed to take part in several several science competitions.
SPSO (by NUSH) - Gold
RSO (by RI) - Participation
Vanda (by SIMCC) - Silver

He also completed the E2K Science Programme (by primary school).

Last year in P5, he got a total AL of 4D (Science: 99%, Math: 98%). In P4, he got a total AL of 4D (Science: 98%, Math: 100%)

My child also participated in Math and other competitions.
NMOS (by NUSH): Bronze
RIPMWC (by RI): Distinction
SASMO (by SIMCC): Gold
Singa Global (by SIMCC): Gold
Queen's Commonwealth Writing: Silver

My child is in P6 now. May I ask what he can do to improve his chances of being shortlisted by RI and HCI for DSA-Science?

Your advice and suggestions will be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

My child is from one of the GEP schools but he is in mainstream (his class consists of both mainstream and GEP students).

Do the GEP students have an advantage in DSA-Science for schools like RI, HCI and NUSH?

In a way, I can understand how the schools may prefer the GEP students since they are familiar with the more challenging curriculum.

However, I am hoping that the mainstream students can still have a good fighting chance.

Have any parents heard of mainstream students successfully DSA into RI, HCI or NUSH? Is it a smaller proportion compared to GEP students?

Thank you!

[Vevey]

SMSG\" post_id=\"2126544\" time=\"1704627693\" user_id=\"196163:

Hi fellow parents,

I wish to ask about DSA-Science for RI and HCI.

There aren't many science competitions around so my child only managed to take part in several several science competitions.
SPSO (by NUSH) - Gold
RSO (by RI) - Participation
Vanda (by SIMCC) - Silver

He also completed the E2K Science Programme (by primary school).

Last year in P5, he got a total AL of 4D (Science: 99%, Math: 98%). In P4, he got a total AL of 4D (Science: 98%, Math: 100%)

My child also participated in Math and other competitions.
NMOS (by NUSH): Bronze
RIPMWC (by RI): Distinction
SASMO (by SIMCC): Gold
Singa Global (by SIMCC): Gold
Queen's Commonwealth Writing: Silver

My child is in P6 now. May I ask what he can do to improve his chances of being shortlisted by RI and HCI for DSA-Science?

Your advice and suggestions will be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

He can try to go for more competitions this year? Might want to consider NUSH since he has a Gold in its science competition?
Personally know of a mainstream kid who graduated from NUSH few years back.

[SMSG]

Vevey\" post_id=\"2126578\" time=\"1704707176\" user_id=\"1350:

He can try to go for more competitions this year? Might want to consider NUSH since he has a Gold in its science competition?
Personally know of a mainstream kid who graduated from NUSH few years back.

Thank you for the suggestion.
Yes, my child is thinking about NUSH too. 😀

[skii]

SMSG\" post_id=\"2126544\" time=\"1704627693\" user_id=\"196163:

Hi fellow parents,

I wish to ask about DSA-Science for RI and HCI.

There aren't many science competitions around so my child only managed to take part in several several science competitions.
SPSO (by NUSH) - Gold
RSO (by RI) - Participation
Vanda (by SIMCC) - Silver

He also completed the E2K Science Programme (by primary school).

Last year in P5, he got a total AL of 4D (Science: 99%, Math: 98%). In P4, he got a total AL of 4D (Science: 98%, Math: 100%)

My child also participated in Math and other competitions.
NMOS (by NUSH): Bronze
RIPMWC (by RI): Distinction
SASMO (by SIMCC): Gold
Singa Global (by SIMCC): Gold
Queen's Commonwealth Writing: Silver

My child is in P6 now. May I ask what he can do to improve his chances of being shortlisted by RI and HCI for DSA-Science?

Your advice and suggestions will be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

I think only -

All the awards only gets the kid an interview chance. ( which your kid already has sufficient)


Get the offer or not depends on the interview performance already.