JC or Poly?

[newbieks]

According to news report today, there are 23,503 who took the O levels last year. Thought there are less than 4000 in IP and IB. So total cohort just about 28k? I thought each cohort is much more than that…

[SG_KP1]

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According to news report today, there are 23,503 who took the O levels last year. Thought there are less than 4000 in IP and IB. So total cohort just about 28k? I thought each cohort is much more than that…

I think the answer is cohort size x ~2/3 (now 68% or so) qualified for Express. There would have been some movement in and out and across streams, but the others would have been in the N exams (released last year). The total across all of these should get pretty close.

[newbieks]

SG_KP1\" post_id=\"2126917\" time=\"1704971477\" user_id=\"188234:

I think the answer is cohort size x ~2/3 (now 68% or so) qualified for Express. There would have been some movement in and out and across streams, but the others would have been in the N exams (released last year). The total across all of these should get pretty close.

But there would be Sec5 students taking the O levels this year right? Unless a sizeable number of N level students choose not to go Sec 5 and thus do not take O levels ?

[newbieks]

https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/TS/M810091

Based on the link above there is more than 39k live births in 2007, that’s not including new immigrant children..

[SG_KP1]

newbieks\" post_id=\"2126918\" time=\"1704972075\" user_id=\"178749:

But there would be Sec5 students taking the O levels this year right? Unless a sizeable number of N level students choose not to go Sec 5 and thus do not take O levels ?

The last S5 tally was just under 2,900 students in 2022.

Roughly speaking (2023 S4),
4,000 IP
23,500 took Os
13,500 took Ns

That's 41,000 vs. 2019 PSLE of 40,256. I'm not sure how to include the S5s, but ballpark I think it is ok / makes sense. Some other students can go to the local int'l schools, overseas, etc.

[SG_KP1]

newbieks\" post_id=\"2126920\" time=\"1704972399\" user_id=\"178749:

https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/TS/M810091
Based on the link above there is more than 39k live births in 2007, that’s not including new immigrant children..

I can't see the total number you are referencing, but the citizen birth number (I have) in 2007 was 32,361. The resident births were a tad over 37,000 and the total births were 39,000+.

[MerlionInGermany]

zac's mum\" post_id=\"2126882\" time=\"1704950536\" user_id=\"53606:[quote=\"zac's mum\" post_id=2126882 time=1704950536 user_id=53606]
2024 JAE booklet. All the best to those getting O level results today!

https://www.moe.gov.sg/-/media/files/post-secondary/2024-jae/2024-jae-courses.pdf[/quote]

I have never noticed that the lowest score is also shown. Eg 2-6, cut off at nett 6 but and lowest is nett 2. Has it always been like this?

[zac's mum]

MerlionInGermany\" post_id=\"2126923\" time=\"1704977225\" user_id=\"2964:

I have never noticed that the lowest score is also showed. Eg 2-6, cut off at nett 6 but and lowest is nett 2. Has it always been like this?

I dunno. It’s my first time seeing this booklet, but it makes sense that they’d show the range just like how School Finder has been showing the range for several years now.

And @MKS may want to note that there were 3 and 4 pointers who chose CJC over other schools.

[MrsKiasu]

zac's mum\" post_id=\"2126924\" time=\"1704977918\" user_id=\"53606:[quote=\"zac's mum\" post_id=2126924 time=1704977918 user_id=53606]
I dunno. It’s my first time seeing this booklet, but it makes sense that they’d show the range just like how School Finder has been showing the range for several years now.

And @MKS may want to note that there were 3 and 4 pointers who chose CJC over other schools.[/quote]

Now then I notice..but Reddit comments like not fantastic hor..what makes these students go in. Walking distance from home?

[SG_KP1]

The JCs have shown the range since at least the 2022 JAE. I’m not sure what it was like before that.


For the secondary schools, the 2020 booklet included the range for 2019 PSLE scores. At the time, the SIS also provided info like median score as well (this system since scrapped). Again, not sure but guess would be the JC range was shown too at that time?