<![CDATA[Child's Position in P1 Class]]>My kids’ school do that from P1 as well.


For mid year, they will publish the class position. Meanwhile for year end, they will publish class and cohort position.

I do agree that particularly in the case of P1, this figure merely tells how well prepared they are for P1 but it does not guarantee the future.

Personally, I find such information useful in a sense that it gives some indication of where the child stands. Seeing the results in absolute value means nothing. This should be compared against the cohort (not class).

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/topic/11273/child-s-position-in-p1-classRSS for NodeSat, 18 Apr 2026 11:02:12 GMTThu, 27 May 2010 06:02:37 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Child's Position in P1 Class on Wed, 26 Oct 2016 08:55:50 GMT]]>Had that thought when I was a student. But now think it’s harsh and very unfair to those teachers who are really dedicated. Sure, there are black sheep (as there will be elsewhere), politics and overcompetitive parents. At end of day, most schools are places you can feel safe leaving your kids at while you work; knowing they are learning somewhat useful stuff.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1728770https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1728770Wed, 26 Oct 2016 08:55:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Child's Position in P1 Class on Thu, 13 Oct 2016 17:58:34 GMT]]>i think the entire singapore education system is all rubbish

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1725928https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1725928Thu, 13 Oct 2016 17:58:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Child's Position in P1 Class on Wed, 23 Apr 2014 04:09:58 GMT]]>My boy’s FT did inform them about their class positions.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1272660https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1272660Wed, 23 Apr 2014 04:09:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Child's Position in P1 Class on Tue, 11 Mar 2014 02:22:39 GMT]]>

Blue Pearl:
will a child position be informed in P1 class?

For my DS' neighbourhood school, it didn't. So wat i did was casually ask the FT during my \"meet the parents session\" with her. I told her i need to monitor and ensure that my child can fit in and is performing ok.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1235493https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1235493Tue, 11 Mar 2014 02:22:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Child's Position in P1 Class on Tue, 11 Mar 2014 02:17:57 GMT]]>will a child position be informed in P1 class?

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1235486https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1235486Tue, 11 Mar 2014 02:17:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Child's Position in P1 Class on Fri, 25 Oct 2013 16:48:15 GMT]]>

Mommybaby:
janet_lee88:

[quote=\"ttt80\"]this obsession with rankings is pure madness... who remembers what you scored in P1? I don't think your next job promotion depends on your P1 scores


It's rather silly. To give so much emphasis on P1 ranking is unhealthy.

Totally agree - what's important in P1 is that the child gets used to a systematic way of learning and and that she adapts to the school, the environment, teachers and friends. Let children be children.[/quote]Plus one here, but my dd's P1 class does have a symbolic prize giving for top 3 students. However, report book shows only individual subjects marks, no other cohort whatsoever nonsense percentage.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1130837https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1130837Fri, 25 Oct 2013 16:48:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Child's Position in P1 Class on Sun, 18 Nov 2012 12:52:38 GMT]]>

janet_lee88:
ttt80:

this obsession with rankings is pure madness... who remembers what you scored in P1? I don't think your next job promotion depends on your P1 scores


It's rather silly. To give so much emphasis on P1 ranking is unhealthy.

Totally agree - what's important in P1 is that the child gets used to a systematic way of learning and and that she adapts to the school, the environment, teachers and friends. Let children be children.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/901133https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/901133Sun, 18 Nov 2012 12:52:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Child's Position in P1 Class on Fri, 16 Nov 2012 16:28:27 GMT]]>

ttt80:
... What's wrong with you people?

You may disagree with what people do, but there's no need to put others down like that.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/900356https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/900356Fri, 16 Nov 2012 16:28:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Child's Position in P1 Class on Fri, 16 Nov 2012 01:02:26 GMT]]>Some people like to have these awards to include in DSA admission for secondary school. Personally, I’m not thinking that far ahead but that is the reason for some people. If you have a string of awards throughout primary school it may (or may not) help.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/899747https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/899747Fri, 16 Nov 2012 01:02:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Child's Position in P1 Class on Thu, 15 Nov 2012 15:35:33 GMT]]>

ttt80:
this obsession with rankings is pure madness... who remembers what you scored in P1? I don't think your next job promotion depends on your P1 scores

It's rather silly. To give so much emphasis on P1 ranking is unhealthy.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/899620https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/899620Thu, 15 Nov 2012 15:35:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Child's Position in P1 Class on Thu, 15 Nov 2012 15:25:32 GMT]]>

HyperKiasu:
not only showing position at class & cohort, my kid's sch also report mean/highest/percentile band for each subject.


i think it is a good practice. my ds's CL 94/100. initially i thought it is not too bad but when i know 94 is below the top 20%, i realized i need to do something with his CL......
Walaoeh... this is really hyper kiasu...

What's wrong with you people?

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/899616https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/899616Thu, 15 Nov 2012 15:25:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Child's Position in P1 Class on Thu, 15 Nov 2012 15:13:27 GMT]]>this obsession with rankings is pure madness… who remembers what you scored in P1? I don’t think your next job promotion depends on your P1 scores

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/899606https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/899606Thu, 15 Nov 2012 15:13:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Child's Position in P1 Class on Thu, 08 Nov 2012 08:21:03 GMT]]>tks. have already found out it was actually award giving for students who got 1st-4th position and last position in class.

hquek:
twins closet:

Hi, anyone have any idea what is performance award in school for primary one?

Do you mean the edusave merit award? It's for the top ten percent of the cohort. But only kids in families that meet a certain financial cutoff (less than $5k gross income or per capita of $1.?k) then will get the actual monetary gift. But the child gets a certificate nonetheless.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/894538https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/894538Thu, 08 Nov 2012 08:21:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Child's Position in P1 Class on Wed, 07 Nov 2012 13:25:45 GMT]]>

twins closet:
Hi, anyone have any idea what is performance award in school for primary one?

Do you mean the edusave merit award? It's for the top ten percent of the cohort. But only kids in families that meet a certain financial cutoff (less than $5k gross income or per capita of $1.?k) then will get the actual monetary gift. But the child gets a certificate nonetheless.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/893969https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/893969Wed, 07 Nov 2012 13:25:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Child's Position in P1 Class on Wed, 07 Nov 2012 09:37:25 GMT]]>Hi, anyone have any idea what is performance award in school for primary one?

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/893879https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/893879Wed, 07 Nov 2012 09:37:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Child's Position in P1 Class on Mon, 27 Aug 2012 04:02:36 GMT]]>Actually, I’d urge all parents to go through the exam paper and see for yourself if the child has lost marks out of carelessness, or actually does not understand the concepts. At this age, children a good at memorizing and regurgitating. But at this age it’s more important that they get the concepts. If they do not understand the concepts at P1, it gets more difficult at later stages.

For example, a friend’s P1 child showed amazing addition and subtraction skills after going through abaccus lessons, but when I presented her with a handful of coins and asked her to pick out enough money to pay for ice cream for the both of us, she just couldn’t. This child could work on paper addition and subtraction to the hundreds and thousands, and I had enough coins in my hand to give her several choices of coins to choose, but she just didn’t know how to! Too much emphasis on book memorization and too little practical skills taught.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/834151https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/834151Mon, 27 Aug 2012 04:02:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Child's Position in P1 Class on Mon, 27 Aug 2012 03:36:38 GMT]]>

usa-sing-1:
My daughter is a recent SC and my wife and I were neither born nor raised here, so our knowledge of the primary school system in Singapore is a bit incomplete. In reference to the following Wikipedia link, is the explanation of the grading system here actually correct (particularly as it relates to primary school)?


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academic_grading_in_Singapore
I would say this is out-of-date. As you can seen from many of the replies here, a lot of schools do not give a ranking of any kind in P1.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/834114https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/834114Mon, 27 Aug 2012 03:36:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Child's Position in P1 Class on Mon, 27 Aug 2012 03:27:58 GMT]]>agreed with mummy so kiasu.


Showing the level lowest, highest & average score by subject for P1 & P2 is a good indicator on how well your child understand subject in the cohort.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/834101https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/834101Mon, 27 Aug 2012 03:27:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Child's Position in P1 Class on Sat, 28 Jul 2012 03:58:14 GMT]]>My daughter is a recent SC and my wife and I were neither born nor raised here, so our knowledge of the primary school system in Singapore is a bit incomplete. In reference to the following Wikipedia link, is the explanation of the grading system here actually correct (particularly as it relates to primary school)?


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academic_grading_in_Singapore

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/807395https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/807395Sat, 28 Jul 2012 03:58:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Child's Position in P1 Class on Thu, 28 Jun 2012 02:15:39 GMT]]>

MMM:
My kids' school completely do away with ranking this year.


However they do publish the class and level lowest, highest and average score by subject. So this will serve as a benchmark to clueless parents as to where their child stand as compared to their peers. In a sense, this is good without putting too much pressure to those kids who are last in level.
Showing the level lowest, highest & average score by subject for P1 & P2 will be more meaningful than showing the position in class or level. Class & level ranking should be given from P3.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/785089https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/785089Thu, 28 Jun 2012 02:15:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Child's Position in P1 Class on Wed, 27 Jun 2012 11:22:37 GMT]]>I am neutral. If the school has ranking system then this is what it is. By all means we can complain and pull supports to disagree with the system. Parents whose kids have good results or kids that at this moment don’t do well but can be pushed to excelerate and be in the frontier later, they would not mind having ranking system. Parents who have kids struggling and at the bottom may not want to be ranked as it doesn’t do good to the kids. My kids are normal , not the extreme bright ones and not the struggling type, so I am fine if the school wants or does not want to rank the students in class. Whatever the school does, just make sure every kid can enjoy school and not let positioning or intense competition to make them feel miserable.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/784853https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/784853Wed, 27 Jun 2012 11:22:37 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Child's Position in P1 Class on Wed, 27 Jun 2012 10:45:12 GMT]]>I would prefer ranking in the cohort, absolute score is not telling the complete story. Mean and median scores are not helpful indicators either

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/784836https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/784836Wed, 27 Jun 2012 10:45:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Child's Position in P1 Class on Wed, 27 Jun 2012 09:57:56 GMT]]>My kids’ school completely do away with ranking this year.


However they do publish the class and level lowest, highest and average score by subject. So this will serve as a benchmark to clueless parents as to where their child stand as compared to their peers. In a sense, this is good without putting too much pressure to those kids who are last in level.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/784803https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/784803Wed, 27 Jun 2012 09:57:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Child's Position in P1 Class on Wed, 27 Jun 2012 09:50:43 GMT]]>Ranking in P1 does not mean anything. Too young & too early. P2 to P3 is a big jump & P4 to P5 will be another big jump too. My elder boy’s level ranking in P1 was 174/360. He will be taking PSLE this year. His P5 level ranking was 34/360. A lot of them who did much better than him in P1 can’t maintain and he received the MOE Edusave Scholarship last year.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/784800https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/784800Wed, 27 Jun 2012 09:50:43 GMT