SCHOLARSHIPS (P6)

[Fairy]

tutormum:

ycpang:

My DD in P4 got the letter one to two weeks before my DS in P6 got his. Therefore it should be based on PSLE otherwise both should have received around the same day/ time.

It could be PSLE results and based on the T score but I don't think this is possible. I knew of some students who have been doing well in all their school exams but somehow did worse in their PSLE. I don't think it's fair to base the child's performance for the year on one exam. DS3 usually received his notification letter latest by mid Nov and given the award in mid Dec. As we have moved last year and came under different constituency, we received the letter from the new ward later and the prize giving date is also scheduled later.

No. For the P6s, it is based on their Prelim results.

Edusave Scholarship is given based on P5's results onwards. There is no scholarship for P4.

The letters are sent around Mid Nov and the award ceremony is usually in Jan of the following year.

Good Progress Award and Eagles Award receipients are notified in Dec, I think.

[Fairy]

csc:

An extract from MOE website .


\"Edusave Scholarships
For Primary 5 or 6 pupils
If your child is studying in primary 5 or 6 in a government or a government-aided school, he is eligible for the Edusave Scholarship for Primary Schools if he is amongst the top 10% of pupils of his level and stream. Your child will be selected by his school for this scholarship based on his year-end school examination results. The award is $400 for pupils in the top 5 per cent and $350 for the next 5 per cent.\"
It should be the overall year-end result. The child's PSLE results will determine the EEIS award - $2400 a year , if the child studies in an independent school.

for more info, you may want to visit the link below.

http://www.moe.gov.sg/initiatives/edusave/funds-grants-awards/

eh...is there an increment from last year's? It was $300 for those in the top 5 per cent & $250 for those in the next 5 percent. My daughter's going to be very happy to hear that. She had already planned what to buy with the $300.

[Zann]

tutormum:

The child must be a citizen and in the top 10% of the cohort to get the scholarship. Similarly, for Merit Bursary, the child must be a citizen and in the top 25% with a family income of not more than $4k a month. If the child scores among the top 25% but has a higher income, the award will not be given. In other words, if the top 10% (for scholarship) and 25% (for bursary) are non-citizens, no award will be given.

With more and more \"foreign talents\" emerage, it means citizens' kids got to study extra hard to be in the top 10%. This is especially so for schools in the west where there are a lot of \"foreign talents\" . May be good to think of migrating to the east liao ...

[MdmKS]

You mean that may attract foreign talent to become citizen?

[keroppi]

MdmKS:

You mean that may attract foreign talent to become citizen?

No way. Just to qualify for the $400 a year? A bit desperate, right?

[usaik]

tutormum:

Yes and no depending on various factors. If the school is competitive, the enrolment is usually higher. More pupils will be eligible for the award but the chance will still be lower if there are lots of high ability pupils. However, there are some schools with high enrolment with a wide range of different abilities pupils. If your child is a high scorer there, the chances will be higher to get that award. For a child from a less popular school, the chances is lower as the enrolment is lower. e.g. School A is popular and has 10 classes of 40 with a total 400 pupils for a particular level. So a child has to be 40th in level position to be in the top 10%. School B is less popular and has only 4 classes of 40 with a total 160 pupils for that level. In this case, to be in the top 10%, the child must be 16th in level position. In other words, it depends on the ability of your child compared to others in the school and the total population of that school.

Thanks for the clarification.

[elkniwt]

Like to find out if anyone has an idea how MOE decides the top 5% / 10%? Is it based on position in standard? For e.g. if there are 174 students, 5% = 8.7, will they round up or round down? Will the child in position 9 get the 5% award?


Thanks!

[phtthp]

besides academic results, how do they judge a child’s character - for scholarship ?

[Tinkerbelle]

phtthp:

besides academic results, how do they judge a child's character - for scholarship ?

The Edusave scholarships are awarded strictly based on academic achievements. As for The Eagles Award, only students who display excellent leadership skills & have contributed to the sch will be awarded.