PSLE 2012 - Results Discussion

[hoskins8h]

rains:

hoskins8h:

[quote=\"rains\"]

In 2011, the average t score of NYPS was 238.9. 45.96% (including gep) got 250 and above. Quality passes for English was 89.4%, Chinese was 96.2%, maths was 81.1%, science was 82.2%.

Thanks rains, do you happen to have the average t-score for 2010 and 2009?

Mean t-score for:

2009 - 238.2
2010 - 240.4

Some people were surprised that ny has 47% of its students getting 250 and above this year, but actually ny's record is such that it has more than 40% of its students getting 250 and above every year, even 7 years ago when I was trying to decide if ny was indeed a 'good' school. But that doesn't mean that it does not have students who go to Normal stream.[/quote]rains, many thanks, really appreciate it.

[mummy so kiasu]

phtthp:

your son got 250.

in the end, what did your brother's son (NYPS) get ?

how did yr brother react ?

My brother's son is going to take his PSLE this year. He stays in north east & drives him son to NYPS everyday. He does not want his kid to go to neighbourhood school & prefer the boy to mix with kids from well to do families. Are all schools good schools?

[mummy so kiasu]

rains:

mummy so kiasu:

Hi rains, Most people are aware that this year national top scorer is from NYPS, GEP (285) Any idea what is the score of NYPS mainstream top scorer?

I'm sorry but I don't have the info. Actually the school didn't even reveal that the top score of the school was 285. It's mostly through the words of the kids who pass the info around. And because the school doesn't advocate drawing a clear line between GEP and non-GEP, all the more it won't break results down to GEP vs non-GEP for the parents altho I'm sure they would do it for internal circulation and diagnosis. My kid's class top score is 270, so the lowest possible top score for non-gep would be around 270+.

Thanks for your information. My boy's school top scorer gets 276 but only 15% get 250 & above. I think more than half of 47% who score 250 & above are from GEP.

[rains]

mummy so kiasu:

Thanks for your information. My boy's school top scorer gets 276 but only 15% get 250 & above. I think more than half of 47% who score 250 & above are from GEP.

I think I answered that question earlier in the thread:

234 students (47%) got 250 and above.
If we assume that all Geppers (100 students) got 250 and above, ny still has 134 students (34%) from the mainstream who got 250 and above.

Sounds like your son's school is not exactly a 'neighbourhood school' by most people's definition. 15% getting 250 and above is a very good percentage. I believe most 'neighbourhood schools' do not have such numbers of kids getting 250 and above.

As far as I know, there are many children who qualified for GEP but chose not to go for it. I'm just wondering if the top scorer who got 276 could have been one of them? 276 is not an easy feat for any kid without the natural giftedness. So far, whenever I hear of kids from neighbourhood schools who get such scores, they always fall into that category.

[phtthp]

rains:

Sounds like your son's school is not exactly a 'neighbourhood school' by most people's definition. 15% getting 250 and above is a very good percentage. I believe most 'neighbourhood schools' do not have such numbers of kids getting 250 and above.

think \"mummy so kiasu\" son's school is a Top neighbourhood school, in a certain neighbourhood.

[rains]

phtthp:

rains:

Sounds like your son's school is not exactly a 'neighbourhood school' by most people's definition. 15% getting 250 and above is a very good percentage. I believe most 'neighbourhood schools' do not have such numbers of kids getting 250 and above.

think \"mummy so kiasu\" son's school is a Top neighbourhood school, in a certain neighbourhood.

Haha ... Indeed ... Like what I'd told a friend who asked me if ny is a neighbourhood school, I replied,\"Ya, it's in a neighbourhood.\" - not out of sarcasm, but I genuinely had doubts about whether it is as good as what my husband claimed.

[zeemimi]

rains:

As far as I know, there are many children who qualified for GEP but chose not to go for it. I'm just wondering if the top scorer who got 276 could have been one of them? 276 is not an easy feat for any kid without the natural giftedness. So far, whenever I hear of kids from neighbourhood schools who get such scores, they always fall into that category.

One 280 and another 270 that i know did not qualify for GEP.

[Nebbermind]

phtthp:

think \"mummy so kiasu\" son's school is a Top neighbourhood school, in a certain neighbourhood.

Indeed, if I guess the school correctly!
:evil:

[iRabbit]

rains:

I think I answered that question earlier in the thread:

234 students (47%) got 250 and above.
If we assume that all Geppers (100 students) got 250 and above, ny still has 134 students (34%) from the mainstream who got 250 and above.

You mean the cohort size of NY is almost 500? I know intake is one of the highest locally but didnt know it's that high.

[Nebbermind]

rains:

Haha ... Indeed ... Like what I'd told a friend who asked me if ny is a neighbourhood school, I replied,\"Ya, it's in a neighbourhood.\" - not out of sarcasm, but I genuinely had doubts about whether it is as good as what my husband claimed.

A lot of people just failed to see that good schools go beyond just having good principal, teachers or even teaching material...n also the amt of $$$ the parents invested in their kids....there are more to it.
But, of course, if they are just, say, just 3% better in every dept, they just add up to make a significant difference.