PSLE 2012 - Results Discussion

[friendsforever]

slmkhoo:

janet_lee88:

[quote=\"Essential\"]I have a question . If the child gets 238, so can we select the school based on last year cop 238 as first choice and 237 as second choice and what is the chances of getting in the first choice

I have a similar enquiry too. Was told it depends on the results of whole cohort. Called St Andrew's Sec to find out and lady on the phone told me the COP will have to depend on the intake of the boys from junior side FIRST.

COP is based on demand for places in the school. If many high scorers opt for the school, then the COP will be higher. They just draw a line under the lowest-scoring student admitted, and that is the COP. The school does not set the COP.

If you check the last 3 yrs COP (should be in the grey book), you will find that the COPs for a particular school generally only vary by 1-2 points in either direction. Since we had 6 choices, I told my daughter that our strategy was to pick 2 schools which had COPs at or 1-2 points above her score, 2 more schools 1-3 points below her score, and the remaining 2 schools should have COPs lower than her score by a wider margin. Since the order that you list the schools does not affect your priority (if you put a school as 2nd choice, you will get in ahead of kids who have a lower score even if they put it as 1st choice), this should be a safe strategy to get at least one of the 6 chosen schools.[/quote]Thanks for your analysis and strategy. :thankyou:

[jtoh]

nani:

jtoh:

[quote=\"nani\"]Need clarification please.


1) can we base on the grey book cop to place our choice? Eg. If last year cop is 235, and your child results is 235, confirm get in or still risky?

2) Prior to going overseas, one have to appoint a proxy for both 19 & 20 Dec, to check posting and registering at school?

3) Proxy assigned but we are only back on 31st Dec, can we buy books and uniforms on the first day of school?

Thanks

1) Last year's COP is just a guide to what it might be this year. Each year's COP varies with demand and supply. No guarantee that the COP will remain, so choose your options carefully.

2) You'll be notified of the school you've been successfully sent to via SMS. So no need to have proxy to check posting.

3) Not a good idea to buy uniforms on first day of school bec what will your son wear to school that day? Check with the school where you can purchase the uniform bec first day of school.

Choose carefully, meaning? If one meets exactly the cop, should one even try placing as a choice?

Thanks, ideally of cos one should not get uniforms and books on the first day but 1st of Jan will be a holiday then next day school reopen, we do not have a chance to get things done.[/quote]Why not ask a relative or friend to help purchase one set of school uniform before the first day of school, so your son will be able to wear it then.

COPs for schools usually vary by just a few points each year, depending on the performance of the cohort. You can try putting your choice school as first choice even if you just meet the COP exactly. If you don't get into your first choice, the computer system will consider your 2nd choice and so on. Just make sure your choices are realistic so you don't waste your 6 choices.

[janet88]

Thanks for the advice…I get an idea now.

[janet88]

It’s Tue…2pm now…tomorrow is the eve - the kids and parents are trying to keep cool and calm. my son told me, the moment of truth.

[Essential]

Latest news… MOE consider not to announce the top scholar this year

[jtoh]

The Straits Times


The Ministry of Education (MOE) will no longer name the top-scorers in national examinations when it releases the results.

In response to queries from The Straits Times, an MOE spokesman said on Tuesday that it wanted to "balance the over-emphasis on academic results".

The Ministry wants to "help parents and students understand that academic performance is just one aspect of a student’s overall development and progress".

The Straits Times had reported on Tuesday that the MOE was considering not naming the pupils with the highest scores in the Primary School Leaving Examination. This comes in the light of the ongoing debate on the PSLE, where the exam has been criticised as being too high-stakes.

The Ministry spokesman said on Tuesday that students who do well academically will still be recognised through the Edusave Awards and scholarships. Schools can also celebrate their students’ achievements to recognise their efforts.

[jtoh]

Guess we can only guess at who the top PSLE scorer is this year via kiasuparents forum.

[mistral77]

MOE finally doing the right thing.

[Essential]

So why not auto allocate base on result … Better right than we still need to stress on posting

[GLORYmum]

Maybe wanbao or some psle paparazzi to find out the top scorer.

Hehe.