2011 PSLE Discussions and Strategy

[Selfan4ever.05005423]

I have q. how many schools can a student appeal to??? :?

[TheHamsterLover]

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TheHamsterLover:

[quote=\"less kiasu liao\"]Hi, everyone, long time follower but newbie poster of this forum. Thank you all for your company all this while.:-)


Thanks ngbrdad for raising my dd's case of unexpectedly scoring A for CL but distinction for HCL. Some of her usual top EL scorers in her school also scored only A in the PSLE (hers was A* still) but their marks remained in the 260s. Noticed that among the 250s, no one scored A* for CL.

Incidentally, I heard from a friend that SEAB's directive was to be lenient in EL this year.

Cedar's principal indicated during open house that the number of IP was not fixed, so I wonder if MOE will fix a cut off point instead. Guess that will be anywhere between mid 250s to 258. Anyone can give a closer gauge?
Lastly, hope all our kids get into schools that are good for them, though not necessary the bland name ones.. From my family's experience, that is all
that matters in the end.

Um, I have a friend who's interested in going to Cedar so she attended their open house. According to her, the principal or someone like that said something like if u get 250 or 251 and up or something (can't remember
which) u should be quite safe getting into the Cedar IP program. Good luck !

dunno if parents will scold her if their daughters cannot get in with 250/251... :nunchuk:[/quote]So sorry if figures are wrong! After all no one can tell the exact COP of a school (except for maybe MOE people?) before posting, but that's what my friend told me, anyway. Good luck to people participating in S1 posting!

[Choco05]

Selfan4ever♥23:

I have q. how many schools can a student appeal to??? :?

As many as they want.

[Verysuperkiasu]

If someone got a CO from a school through DSA. Then if the person did extremely well in PSLE and decided to appeal for the top school, what are his or her chances?

[jtoh]

Verysuperkiasu:

If someone got a CO from a school through DSA. Then if the person did extremely well in PSLE and decided to appeal for the top school, what are his or her chances?

MOE is clamping down on such cases from this year. So if you have a CO and have exercised that CO, you will not be allowed to appeal to another school using your PSLE results. Many schools are taking this MOE directive seriously.

[Verysuperkiasu]

jtoh:

Verysuperkiasu:

If someone got a CO from a school through DSA. Then if the person did extremely well in PSLE and decided to appeal for the top school, what are his or her chances?

MOE is clamping down on such cases from this year. So if you have a CO and have exercised that CO, you will not be allowed to appeal to another school using your PSLE results. Many schools are taking this MOE directive seriously.

Thank you.....

[Choco05]

Verysuperkiasu:

jtoh:

[quote=\"Verysuperkiasu\"]If someone got a CO from a school through DSA. Then if the person did extremely well in PSLE and decided to appeal for the top school, what are his or her chances?

MOE is clamping down on such cases from this year. So if you have a CO and have exercised that CO, you will not be allowed to appeal to another school using your PSLE results. Many schools are taking this MOE directive seriously.

Thank you..... :D[/quote]It wasn't that strict last year and the years before that. Know some schoolmates who DSA CO to NYGH but appealed to RG instead. Also heard of a few cases for HCI CO to RI.

[jtoh]

Choco05:

It wasn't that strict last year and the years before that. Know some schoolmates who DSA CO to NYGH but appealed to RG instead. Also heard of a few cases for HCI CO to RI.

Exactly. The appeals have been going on for years because the schools entertained them and MOE turned a blind eye. It's been making a mockery of the DSA process and MOE decided enough was enough this year. BUT let's wait and see if any appeals are successful this year shall we?

[FanFanX]

Verysuperkiasu:

If someone got a CO from a school through DSA. Then if the person did extremely well in PSLE and decided to appeal for the top school, what are his or her chances?

i thought i read somewhere in this forum that one can only appeal to a school if she/he has chosen it as first-choice

[Verysuperkiasu]

Choco05:

It wasn't that strict last year and the years before that. Know some schoolmates who DSA CO to NYGH but appealed to RG instead. Also heard of a few cases for HCI CO to RI.

maybe MOE decided to be stricter this year which makes sense. otherwise, they will make a mockery out of the dsa programme - i mean, it'll defeat the purpose of having dsa.