PSLE 2010 Results Report Here

[JRexpress]

candycan:

koguma:

[quote=\"candycan\"]i seriously need help...my parents like me cannot decide...


i got 230 and actually decided to put the following choices:

1. Commonwealth (COP at 236)
2. Swiss Cottage (COP 234)
3. Clementi Town (COP 230)
4. Fuhua (COP 229)
5. Kranji (COP 229)
6. Either Bukit Batok or Gan Eng Seng (COP 221 and 222 respectively)

went to commonwealth today for the open house and have also taken the appeal form...to appeal the teacher told me that it's best that i put it as first choice....

my parents want me to give up Commonwealth and put Swiss as first choice followed by the rest of the schools as stated above...last choice being Bukit batok or Gan Eng Seng.

or should i also give up Swiss and put CHIJ St Theresa's Convent as first choice (COP 232) followed by Clementi Town and the rest as above. However, checking against the 2010 School Achievement, CHIJ St Theresa's Convent is Band 7....worst among all the schools selected.

I'm loosing sleep thinking of the above.

Any kind souls willing to assist? Thank you.

Just my thought.

High chance you will not get into Commonwealth. Swiss Cottage may also has a problem. Hence if you put these 2 as choice 1 and choice 2, make sure choice 3 is the school you really want to go in, incase you fail to get into 1 and 2.

For CHIJ St Theresa's Convent, you may want to check how is their performance since 2004 (School Achievement starts in 2004). To get the info, go to MOE website, then select Press release, and start looking from 2004,. normally is in Sep/Oct). If they have been improving since 2004, then I won't mind choosing it. But if they have been decreasing since 2004, then you may want to consider. HOWEVER, if you are hardworking, you should not be bothered by the ranking.

Hope you can sleep now

Thanks for your guidance. I've just checked. CHIG St Theresa's Convent banding has not been good over the years i.e. B9 (05); B8(06); B9(07); B6(08); B8(09) and B7(10)....but affiliated with CJC

I seriously do not mind even if i get into my 3rd choice and below schools because my parents and relatives have heard good feedback on Clementi Town, Fuhua Kranji, Bukit Batok.

So, my choices are safe considering i've chosen 2 schools above my COP, 1 school at my COP and 3 other schools below my COP?

thank you again.[/quote]
May I ask how to check the past years banding? thanks!

[corneyAmber]

georgechen99:

25hourmaid:

[quote=\"ksfaith\"]THanks, for your advise. but appeal must base on something right? my son nothing to offer to them leh? hee

Haha, that is very practical of you. :love: If your son has nothing to offer to them for appeal, then make sure you are happy with second choice, that's what I would advise. Good luck. :celebrate:

Sorry 25hourmaid, I have a question about the appeal, what is the procedure to conduct it? Like say, we must put that school on 1st choice, and we need to inform the school in advance before the posting day...? I can't find any detailed information for it... And the understanding to it which we are talking about here is actually quite different from the statement on the booklet, which is more on the cause of disability so have to appeal.[/quote]First of all, I must say I am no expert in the PSLE selection of schools, merely sharing what I have learnt from my own personal experience with my two boys but between the selection of schools and appeal, I would say I am more well-informed about schools than appeal cases.

Speaking for myself, I would exercise my choices wisely and realistically without putting much hope for appeal should my choice be not available. Best option is to exercise the selection with care, making sure that the choices are realistic and making sure that my 2nd or 3rd choices are actually schools which I really don't mind my child getting into in the event that the first choice is not available. I won't put an unrealistic school as my first choice if my child's score is too far off from the COP of that school concerned, with the hope of making an appeal after the Posting results are released.

I would say parents nowadays are already having it much easier than my time. We have 6 choices to choose from unlike the 2 miserable choices my parents had when I did my PSLE eons ago. With the 6 choices, if they are exercised properly and realistically, I don't see why a child should not get into the school of his/her choice, provided of course, the 6 choices were made with care and consideration. So far, I have yet to come across anyone whose child did not get into any one of the 6 choices. But if a parent were to make unrealistic choices for all the 6 schools, then you can't blame anyone if your child did not get into any of his/her 6 choice schools, right?

So all I can say is that every school has their own appeal procedure and time frame etc. Best is to call up the school of your choice to make enquiries, there is \"no one rule fits all kind of thing\" where appeal is concerned. All I know is that most schools would make their appeal forms available either from their website or hardcopy from their General Office after the Posting result is out on 22 December.

Generally people appeal if they are just one or two points off their dream school's COP or if they think that their child has something to offer to the dream school, for eg, a CCA with stunning achievements which happen to be the dream school's niche CCA etc, but that said, if that is the case, generally the child would have already applied for DSA and would already have been accepted there.

You made a very valid point about appeal for the schools with disabled facilities. If I am not wrong, there is already a list of schools which are disabled friendly so if I were those parents with a disabled child, I would make sure that a school with such a facility is among one of my choices unless of course, the child is a top score but is disabled, then I would make enquiries with my dream school prior to making my choices about their provision for the disabled etc.

[semaj]

ksi:

atutor2001:

Hi semaj

You have given a very good stat. Many don't realise. It is the culture of the school. Somehow, RJ students can peak when the time comes. Many of them fooled around throughout JC but will still get straight As in A level.

Ya one more observation. Many top humanity students from RGS will go to HCI instead of RI in JC.

2 things that are constant in the R-spirited school until today:
1. Play n fool around all yr but still excel
2. The stronger cohort is always the science stream. 4 points from 'o' levels can get into arts but never science stream in RJ.

One thing that I see and realise is the RAFFLES SPIRIT. It is definitely something that I don't see in other schools. Sorry to say this but not even Hwa Chong or Nanyang. The Rafflesian spirit is something you can't quite describe but you'll know it when you see it. The sense of belonging, the sense of pride wearing the school badge or school shirt etc. Don't get me wrong Raffles in not my ala mater. But I see the school spirit from RI to RGS to RJC. And that to me stands out.

[koguma]

JRexpress:

May I ask how to check the past years banding? thanks!

Abit tedious

For 2010,
1) Goto http://www.moe.gov.sg/media/press/2010/

2) Look for \"September 19, 2010 Recognising School Achievements in 2010\". The branding is at Annex E1.

For earlier years, click on 2009, 2008, 2007, etc (left hand side on http://www.moe.gov.sg/media/press/2010/)

MOE used different label for the link fo each year, but it should be in Sept.

Hope you can find them.

[JRexpress]

koguma:

JRexpress:

May I ask how to check the past years banding? thanks!

Abit tedious

For 2010,
1) Goto http://www.moe.gov.sg/media/press/2010/

2) Look for \"September 19, 2010 Recognising School Achievements in 2010\". The branding is at Annex E1.

For earlier years, click on 2009, 2008, 2007, etc (left hand side on http://www.moe.gov.sg/media/press/2010/)

MOE used different label for the link fo each year, but it should be in Sept.

Hope you can find them.

Cool! I got it Thanks!!! :celebrate:

[koguma]

candycan:

Thanks for your guidance. I've just checked. CHIG St Theresa's Convent banding has not been good over the years i.e. B9 (05); B8(06); B9(07); B6(08); B8(09) and B7(10)....but affiliated with CJC

I seriously do not mind even if i get into my 3rd choice and below schools because my parents and relatives have heard good feedback on Clementi Town, Fuhua Kranji, Bukit Batok.

So, my choices are safe considering i've chosen 2 schools above my COP, 1 school at my COP and 3 other schools below my COP?

thank you again.

Yes, I think that is a wise choice. If you cannot go into Choice 1 and Choice 2, you should be able to get into the school where your score is between its COP range. Actually, the 4 schools you mentioned (Clementi Town, Fuhua, Kranji, Bukit Batok) are all good schools.

Hope you enjoy your 4 years of study and do well for your 'O' level !

[noob]

HuatHuat:

RE: WHAT SEC SCH TO CHOOSE FOR MY DAUGHTER OF A TSCORE OF 213? ( BUKIT PANJANG ESTATE )

DO U THINK SHE STANDS A CHANCE FOR WEST SPRING?

Very tough to get into West Spring as the last COP is way above your T-score of 213. You may want to consider Zhenghua, Greenridge, Hillgrove instead they are much saver choice.

[new-at-katong]

Anybody know the top 2010PSLE score for Tanjong Katong Pri ?

[semaj]

25hourmaid:

georgechen99:

[quote=\"25hourmaid\"]
Haha, that is very practical of you. :love: If your son has nothing to offer to them for appeal, then make sure you are happy with second choice, that's what I would advise. Good luck. :celebrate:

Sorry 25hourmaid, I have a question about the appeal, what is the procedure to conduct it? Like say, we must put that school on 1st choice, and we need to inform the school in advance before the posting day...? I can't find any detailed information for it... And the understanding to it which we are talking about here is actually quite different from the statement on the booklet, which is more on the cause of disability so have to appeal.

First of all, I must say I am no expert in the PSLE selection of schools, merely sharing what I have learnt from my own personal experience with my two boys but between the selection of schools and appeal, I would say I am more well-informed about schools than appeal cases.

Speaking for myself, I would exercise my choices wisely and realistically without putting much hope for appeal should my choice be not available. Best option is to exercise the selection with care, making sure that the choices are realistic and making sure that my 2nd or 3rd choices are actually schools which I really don't mind my child getting into in the event that the first choice is not available. I won't put an unrealistic school as my first choice if my child's score is too far off from the COP of that school concerned, with the hope of making an appeal after the Posting results are released.

I would say parents nowadays are already having it much easier than my time. We have 6 choices to choose from unlike the 2 miserable choices my parents had when I did my PSLE eons ago. With the 6 choices, if they are exercised properly and realistically, I don't see why a child should not get into the school of his/her choice, provided of course, the 6 choices were made with care and consideration. So far, I have yet to come across anyone whose child did not get into any one of the 6 choices. But if a parent were to make unrealistic choices for all the 6 schools, then you can't blame anyone if your child did not get into any of his/her 6 choice schools, right?

So all I can say is that every school has their own appeal procedure and time frame etc. Best is to call up the school of your choice to make enquiries, there is \"no one rule fits all kind of thing\" where appeal is concerned. All I know is that most schools would make their appeal forms available either from their website or hardcopy from their General Office after the Posting result is out on 22 December.

Generally people appeal if they are just one or two points off their dream school's COP or if they think that their child has something to offer to the dream school, for eg, a CCA with stunning achievements which happen to be the dream school's niche CCA etc, but that said, if that is the case, generally the child would have already applied for DSA and would already have been accepted there.

You made a very valid point about appeal for the schools with disabled facilities. If I am not wrong, there is already a list of schools which are disabled friendly so if I were those parents with a disabled child, I would make sure that a school with such a facility is among one of my choices unless of course, the child is a top score but is disabled, then I would make enquiries with my dream school prior to making my choices about their provision for the disabled etc.[/quote]I agree choose wisely parents. When you appeal, you basically have to show why the school has to take your child or rather what does your child have to offer to the school. The school has the right to refuse. So unless you can show the school that your child is say for example a very good sailor and will win medals for them, then you child is in. Otherwise, go try elsewhere. That is really putting it very bluntly.

[corneyAmber]

semaj:

I agree choose wisely parents. When you appeal, you basically have to show why the school has to take your child or rather what does your child have to offer to the school. The school has the right to refuse. So unless you can show the school that your child is say for example a very good sailor and will win medals for them, then you child is in. Otherwise, go try elsewhere. That is really putting it very bluntly.

Well said! :celebrate: Yes, the truth hurts, but do not think appeal is such an easy process, unless like what we have been saying so far that your child really has something to offer to the school that you are appealing to. Hope all parents here make use of your 6 choices wisely. You have one more day to exercise your choices wisely, make best use of it. :celebrate: