First time parent: question of PSLE posting rule
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Hi, all,
Thank you in advance for helping!
My question is about the PSLE posting rule on AL and order of choices.
The POC of a school is AL 10, Student A has AL 9 and put the school at the LAST choice. Student B has AL 10 and put the school as the first choice. Is student A or student B considered first?
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@draakje said in First time parent: question of PSLE posting rule:
The POC of a school is AL 10, Student A has AL 9 and put the school at the LAST choice. Student B has AL 10 and put the school as the first choice. Is student A or student B considered first?
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Hi,
The ranking order is a criteria for students with the same AL score… in this case, Student A with AL 9 should be considered before Student B with AL 10…
You can try clarifying these questions with the chatbot here too
https://schooladvisorsg.com/ask-saiAlways refer to MOE websites first for guidance - https://www.moe.gov.sg/secondary/s1-posting
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Direct answer
Student A (AL 9) would be considered first for the school, even if Student B (AL 10) put the school as their first choice. Academic merit (PSLE score) is the primary criterion for posting. The order of choices only comes into play if students have the same PSLE score and are vying for the last available vacancy. In that tie scenario, the school’s vacancy would be allocated using tie-breakers, which include the choice order among other criteria Ministry of Education Singapore. -
How the posting rules apply here
The first criterion is PSLE score (AL in your example). A’s AL 9 is better than B’s AL 10, so A has priority for vacancies in that school.
The “choice order” matters only when PSLE scores are equal and both students are contending for the same last vacancy. If scores are unequal, the higher-scoring student gets the vacancy, regardless of which choice they listed first Ministry of Education Singapore.
Tie-breakers are only invoked if two or more students have the same PSLE score for the same last vacancy. In that case, factors like the order of school choices among tied candidates come into play as part of the tie-breakers
More here: https://www.askvaiser.com/share/Ghz70nzZ72Z4V_bjBfga9GTK0U7M5g2l
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