Secondary School Selection 2012
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How can it be a fact when the result isnt even out? And what has putting it as 2nd choice got to do with higher chances?
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Skyed:
Posting is base on merit & not choice. If DH COP is 255 then she will get into it. Unless its COP is 256 or higher than she will end up St Nick or SCGS. Chance of DH COP to be 255 is low. Last year COP is already 256 & this year should be higher. However, no harm trying. As long as the last 2 choices COP are lower than her score.
Just stating a fact that there Nanyang is completely out. And I would have agreed that Dunman might be likely, if TS had not placed it as the second choice. -
mummy so kiasu:
Choice also factors in. Eg. If there's a last place in Dunman and assuming the COP is 255, the person who put it as their first choice would get it instead of the person who put it as their second or subsequent choices.
Posting is base on merit & not choice. If DH COP is 255 then she will get into it. Unless its COP is 256 or higher than she will end up St Nick or SCGS. Chance of DH COP to be 255 is low. Last year COP is already 256 & this year should be higher. However, no harm trying. As long as the last 2 choices COP are lower than her score.Skyed:
Just stating a fact that there Nanyang is completely out. And I would have agreed that Dunman might be likely, if TS had not placed it as the second choice. -
Posting is based on merit. Sequence of your choice does not matter. The T-Score has many decimals and hence chance of 2 students fighting for that last seat based on the same T-score is very low.
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ks2011:
Posting is based on merit. Sequence of your choice does not matter. The T-Score has many decimals and hence chance of 2 students fighting for that last seat based on the same T-score is very low.
I quote from the MOE website: The posting of pupils to secondary schools is based on merit according to three criteria: pupils’ PSLE results, their choices of schools and the vacancies available in the schools. -
Skyed:
You have misunderstood its meaning. The choice of schools here refers to your preference. MOE will try to place your child in a school of your choice. If 2 of them have the same score, the digits (e.g 255.999999) behind the decimal will determine who gets in. If it still a tie with the same unrounded score, then it will be determined by a computerised ballot. Pls read page 8 of the grey book, under School Posting Phase.ks2011:
Posting is based on merit. Sequence of your choice does not matter. The T-Score has many decimals and hence chance of 2 students fighting for that last seat based on the same T-score is very low.
I quote from the MOE website: The posting of pupils to secondary schools is based on merit according to three criteria: pupils’ PSLE results, their choices of schools and the vacancies available in the schools. -
mummy so kiasu:
You have misunderstood its meaning. The choice of schools here refers to your preference. MOE will try to place your child in a school of your choice. If 2 of them have the same score, the digits (e.g 255.999999) behind the decimal will determine who gets in. If it still a tie with the same unfounded score, then it will be determined by a computerised ballot. Pls read page 8 of the grey book, under School Posting Phase.[/quote]I'm not taking the PSLE, so I don't own the grey book. Choice of schools here refers to preference, doesn't this imply that someone who placed School A as their first choice will be given priority over someone who places School A as their second choice, given that both have the same T score?Skyed:
[quote=\"ks2011\"]Posting is based on merit. Sequence of your choice does not matter. The T-Score has many decimals and hence chance of 2 students fighting for that last seat based on the same T-score is very low.
I quote from the MOE website: The posting of pupils to secondary schools is based on merit according to three criteria: pupils’ PSLE results, their choices of schools and the vacancies available in the schools. -
They will try to put you in your first choice school. However, priority is given to the one with a higher score. According to the grey book, it is still merit before choice. Are you a student or a parent? You will understand better when you or your child takes PSLE. Don’t bother to crack your head if you still don’t get it.
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mummy so kiasu:
They will try to put you in your first choice school. However, priority is given to the one with a higher score. According to the grey book, it is still merit before choice. Are you a student or a parent? You will understand better when you or your child takes PSLE. Don't bother to crack your head if you still don't get it.
This is the correct understanding. -
Choice of school matters because if I put school A as my first choice and school B as second choice, as long as my T score meets school A’s COP, I will be posted to school A, even if my T score is higher than school B’s COP, I will not be posted to school B.
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