2011 PSLE Discussions and Strategy
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vlim:
Children not out yet so late.. Thought paper end at 9.40?
One hour 50 min paper right ?
Starts at 8.15 so should end 10.05. -
vlim:
Children not out yet so late.. Thought paper end at 9.40?
The exam is finished at 10am.
Now still waiting at dd school. -
ngbrdad:
the correct understanding is this :
Somehow doesn't make sense right ?OrangeJuice:
Just to add, my daughter takes HMT and we were briefed earlier by principal that the bonus pts for HMT grade is applicable to SAP school application only if your child meets the cut off point for that school. Say if COP for SAP school X is 260 and your child's score is 260 and scored a distination, then his/her agg score is 263. If your child's score is 259, then the 3 bonus points cant be used and his/her score remains at 259. Hope this is helpful as many parents are not aware of this criteria. Cheers !
You take HCL for the bonus points to get into SAP schools.
If your t score is 259 and the COP is 260, precisely that's when the bonus points come in handy right ?
if the bonus points only count if you meet the COP, then what's the use of it ?
Read somewhere that the bonus points only work if the student is within top 30% of the cohort or has a minimum t score of ?250.
I think this make sense.
HMT's bonus point is to help you get into the SAP school.
e.g. NYPS girl gets PSLE t-score 247, and distinction for HMT. The cut off point for NYPS girls to enter NYGH is 250, and hence this girl with 247 plus HMT distinction will be able to get into NYGH by S1 posting
another eg : t-score 248 plus HMT merit, so it is 248+2 and still gets into NYGH for the NYPS girls.
another eg : non-NYPS girls trying to get into NYGH and the COP is say 263. she gets 260 t-score plus HMT distinction, hence = 260+3, so gets in; or 261+2 oso can ......
this is VERY clearly presented in a ppt slide by many schools, including NYPS of course -
ngbrdad:
It seemed that it was to give the child with HMT an \"advantage\" when applying for SAP school. if COP is 260 and child A with 260 pass for HMT (which then equates agg score to 261) vs child B with 260 w/o HMT, and if both choose the same SAP school with only 1 vacancy left , then Child A will have priority over Child B. This was how it was explained to us during briefing by principal.
Somehow doesn't make sense right ?OrangeJuice:
Just to add, my daughter takes HMT and we were briefed earlier by principal that the bonus pts for HMT grade is applicable to SAP school application only if your child meets the cut off point for that school. Say if COP for SAP school X is 260 and your child's score is 260 and scored a distination, then his/her agg score is 263. If your child's score is 259, then the 3 bonus points cant be used and his/her score remains at 259. Hope this is helpful as many parents are not aware of this criteria. Cheers !
You take HCL for the bonus points to get into SAP schools.
If your t score is 259 and the COP is 260, precisely that's when the bonus points come in handy right ?
if the bonus points only count if you meet the COP, then what's the use of it ?
Read somewhere that the bonus points only work if the student is within top 30% of the cohort or has a minimum t score of ?250.
I think this make sense. -
ngbrdad:
Hi ngbrdad,Took out DS1's NDS to charge last night.
Luckily still managed to find it after I hid it away many months ago.
He still needs to wait in school till after 11+ to come home with his little brother though.
Btw when is the PSLE marking break ?
PSLE marking break is from 17 to 20 Oct. :imcool: -
OrangeJuice:
It seemed that it was to give the child with HMT an \"advantage\" when applying for SAP school. if COP is 260 and child A with 260 pass for HMT (which then equates agg score to 261) vs child B with 260 w/o HMT, and if both choose the same SAP school with only 1 vacancy left , then Child A will have priority over Child B. This was how it was explained to us during briefing by principal.[/quote]You don't have to meet the COP to use the bonus points. In your eg., Student A has 261, student B has 260. So Student A has a higher aggregate than Student B. Student A gets admitted.
Somehow doesn't make sense right ?ngbrdad:
[quote=\"OrangeJuice\"]
Just to add, my daughter takes HMT and we were briefed earlier by principal that the bonus pts for HMT grade is applicable to SAP school application only if your child meets the cut off point for that school. Say if COP for SAP school X is 260 and your child's score is 260 and scored a distination, then his/her agg score is 263. If your child's score is 259, then the 3 bonus points cant be used and his/her score remains at 259. Hope this is helpful as many parents are not aware of this criteria. Cheers !
You take HCL for the bonus points to get into SAP schools.
If your t score is 259 and the COP is 260, precisely that's when the bonus points come in handy right ?
if the bonus points only count if you meet the COP, then what's the use of it ?
Read somewhere that the bonus points only work if the student is within top 30% of the cohort or has a minimum t score of ?250.
I think this make sense. -
OrangeJuice:
That's is the principle behind the HMT bonus point idea.
It seemed that it was to give the child with HMT an \"advantage\" when applying for SAP school. if COP is 260 and child A with 260 pass for HMT (which then equates agg score to 261) vs child B with 260 w/o HMT, and if both choose the same SAP school with only 1 vacancy left , then Child A will have priority over Child B. This was how it was explained to us during briefing by principal.
However in the example you make, the COP in this case is 261 and not 260. -
this slide was from 2010 PSLE result day, but the same rule applies
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Kids mustbe waiting impatiently for scripts to be collected n counted now…
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ngbrdad:
Bonus points can only be used for those within top 30% and applying to SAP schools. Prior to 1999, bonus points were only applicable to those who were in the top 10%. In 1999, the bonus points scheme was extended to those in the 11-30%. There is no stipulation of having a minimum T-score of 250.
Somehow doesn't make sense right ?OrangeJuice:
Just to add, my daughter takes HMT and we were briefed earlier by principal that the bonus pts for HMT grade is applicable to SAP school application only if your child meets the cut off point for that school. Say if COP for SAP school X is 260 and your child's score is 260 and scored a distination, then his/her agg score is 263. If your child's score is 259, then the 3 bonus points cant be used and his/her score remains at 259. Hope this is helpful as many parents are not aware of this criteria. Cheers !
You take HCL for the bonus points to get into SAP schools.
If your t score is 259 and the COP is 260, precisely that's when the bonus points come in handy right ?
if the bonus points only count if you meet the COP, then what's the use of it ?
Read somewhere that the bonus points only work if the student is within top 30% of the cohort or has a minimum t score of ?250.
I think this make sense.
If I am not mistaken, it is a common assumption that the top 10% T-score is around 250.
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