<![CDATA[2008 PSLE Results]]>Title: How was the PSLE score this year??


Today the result for PSLE is out, I was driving pass a few pri school just now. It seem that everyone is happy is that mean this new paper is easy or evryone is doing vwey well?

sally

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1. For children who are strong in langauges, especially mother tongue, they are likely to score well for PSLE this year.

2. For children who are strong in Maths and Science, they do not seem to have an added advantage of getting high scores in this year’s PSLE. On the other hand, those who are weaker in Maths and Science, do not seem to have a disadvantage.


Hi Lizawa

Thanks for sharing. Fully agree that language is important, and it is the foundation to exel on any other subject.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/11411https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/11411Fri, 28 Nov 2008 04:17:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 2008 PSLE Results on Tue, 25 Nov 2008 03:18:47 GMT]]>Congratulations to all parents whose kids have fared well in the PSLE results! We share your joy too. Would someone kind be enough to share which enrichment centre you send your kids to. If home tutors were used would you care to give the tutors’ contact? This will benefit parents whose children are still 1-2 years away from PSLE. I have pm a few of you but none of you responded to me. Really hope you will share your tried and tested route which will save us the agony of trying out different tutors and enrichment centres.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/11158https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/11158Tue, 25 Nov 2008 03:18:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 2008 PSLE Results on Mon, 24 Nov 2008 13:34:27 GMT]]>

Luanee:
Exactly! MOE only publish the names of 60 schools which have at least one student scoring more than 275. How is that going to judge whether that is a good school? You can just happen to have a good one out of so many bad ones and u still make the list!

Yuh... that's why we have to look at how consistent the schools are in grooming these top students over the years. If you keep churning out top students year on year... that can't just be by fluke.

But the better measure is still to look at overall passes.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/11133https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/11133Mon, 24 Nov 2008 13:34:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 2008 PSLE Results on Mon, 24 Nov 2008 03:48:39 GMT]]>Hi


Can i have the link to the web site.

txs

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ChiefKiasu:
Absolutely agree. But if MOE don't publish these stats, how to compare?

Exactly! MOE only publish the names of 60 schools which have at least one student scoring more than 275. How is that going to judge whether that is a good school? You can just happen to have a good one out of so many bad ones and u still make the list!

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/11056https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/11056Mon, 24 Nov 2008 03:37:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 2008 PSLE Results on Mon, 24 Nov 2008 01:25:31 GMT]]>

EN:
lizawa, congrats! So, can you share some tips on how to help our kids prepare for psle? Your ds result is awesome.
Thanks.

I guess a good foundation and consistency in work help a great deal. Like most parents here, this kiasu mum also constantly monitors my children's work to make sure they can keep up with the school work. And lots of practice from past year papers.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/11032https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/11032Mon, 24 Nov 2008 01:25:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 2008 PSLE Results on Sat, 22 Nov 2008 17:45:21 GMT]]>

kiasuson:
...I think we should look at the school preformance overall and not only at who has the top scholars, number of top scholars, etc..

Absolutely agree. But if MOE don't publish these stats, how to compare?

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/11006https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/11006Sat, 22 Nov 2008 17:45:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 2008 PSLE Results on Sat, 22 Nov 2008 17:31:12 GMT]]>I agreed with Fiary feedback. I believe different principal will have different objectives. My son’s school has a new principal this year. This year, they did not produce any student above 275 but the principal was smiling and also presents the teachers to the students and parents with standing ovation.


They has set the record for percentages of A/A* for all subjects, the average t-score and set a record of more than 80 plus percent of students going express. The results is much better than some of the GEP schools. If you look at the school, they do not have a top scholars but they have improved every student which I think should be the main objective of the schools. They should not focus on individual results and improvements. The school also has about 5 to 10 students going to GEP every year in P3. Their top scholars might have been taken away during the GEP streaming.

I think we should look at the school preformance overall and not only at who has the top scholars, number of top scholars, etc…

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/11005https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/11005Sat, 22 Nov 2008 17:31:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 2008 PSLE Results on Sat, 22 Nov 2008 10:11:18 GMT]]>lizawa, congrats! So, can you share some tips on how to help our kids prepare for psle? Your ds result is awesome.


To Priskhipo. Agreed.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/10987https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/10987Sat, 22 Nov 2008 10:11:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 2008 PSLE Results on Sat, 22 Nov 2008 02:53:22 GMT]]>Hi all,

I agree with Fairy to a certain extent about genes…i’ve seen it at work in the kids on my husband’s side…all are superb in math and with no tuition and nearly all except one in the GEP prog and were in n’hood schools. My own two? One hates math and is strong in languages while the other’s like her cousins, math scientist but kinda wooden in languages. So, i’m pushing like mad for math to one and languages to the other and meeting resistance all the time.
I don’t think those brilliant students are really left on their own. Their parents do keep close communications with them.
I agree with Clare too, cos I see my own brother’s kid, who’s had no pressure at all from his engineer father and chartered accountant mum, just crossing borderline in P1.He’s quite the zombie. Now they are panicking and asking around for tuition cos both, I think, don’t know how to teach. I guess the key is practice and corrections and more practice. My nephew was too used to an idle life with the tv and toys all the time…so now is the painful rehabilitation process. He cries everytime his parents want to do work with him. I feel sorry for him but i guess that’s life in Singapore.
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Fairy:

Take the top scorer this year; father - doctor, mother - ex-lawyer, even grandma is educated enough to teach her Chinese. No tuition? Having a lawyer-trained mother as a tuitor is superior enough.
Hmmm...er... definitely not the case with us... we have the same background but it doesn't help (must be different calibre!) There is NO WAY on earth I can coach my kids for PSLE. I get a headache just looking at P3 papers...

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/10974https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/10974Sat, 22 Nov 2008 02:13:06 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 2008 PSLE Results on Fri, 21 Nov 2008 23:27:43 GMT]]>

aggellim:
Saw the 10pm Channel 8 news last night and heard that 44% of the


Nanyang P6 students scored an aggreate of 250 and above..!!!

Impressive!!! :lol: :lol:

Actually you may be surprised to know that RGPS average score last year was 234.....that was what the principal told the parents when my fd went for the P6 talk. :!: :!:
I have shared this observation in another forum and I thought I should share my observation for this year's PSLE trend here.

1. For children who are strong in langauges, especially mother tongue, they are likely to score well for PSLE this year.

2. For children who are strong in Maths and Science, they do not seem to have an added advantage of getting high scores in this year's PSLE. On the other hand, those who are weaker in Maths and Science, do not seem to have a disadvantage.

I think this also explains why NYPS students score high in general because their mother tongue is stronger.

So it's hard to predict your PSLE T-score based on the school Prelim results. In school, the total score is really the total raw score but in PSLE, it's really a comparative score.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/10968https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/10968Fri, 21 Nov 2008 23:27:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 2008 PSLE Results on Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:43:07 GMT]]>

Luanee:
Sniper Angel, some schools post it on their websites, some schools don't. And different schools also use different numbers eg. some publish %A/A* and some use the average T-score. Guess u got to call the individual school to ask, MOE dont publish that.

Thanks Luanee. You are exactly right. If MOE publishes the data, we won't need to have the KSP rating for academic excellence that is based on the top PSLE students. Instead, we would have used the overall passes to do the measurement, which is much more accurate and representative of academic achievement.

MOE leaves it to individual schools to publish their PSLE results in whichever way they feel can put the school in the best light. Some publish overall passes, some publish number of distinctions, some focus on merged stream passes, etc. Some don't even publish at all. Under this situation, it is impossible for parents to have any basis of comparison for the PSLE results of all schools.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/10957https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/10957Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:43:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 2008 PSLE Results on Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:03:38 GMT]]>Dear Fairy,


Firstly, my child is not in NYPS. I still think the result is excellent and phenomenal. I agree to some extent that NYPS is blessed by the kind of kids that are being pushed there.

As for non level playing fair, it may be true based on your arguments to some extent on the nurture part however I want to bring your attention to the last year top PSLE girl. She would be considered a heartlander and she made history so far in being the highest scorer at 294!!

I read that her mom is SAHM, previously an air-stewardess and her education level is up to "O" levels. Her dad, an SIA technician was "A" levels if I recalled correctly. Whatever it was, both were non-graduates and mother was SAHM.

So my point is, no doubt the cost of nurture may not be affordable sometimes, I still believe God has eyes to see and the exam system is probably the best system so far(unless someone can come up with a better one) in that regardless of rich or poor, parents educated or not, the children can still excel if given the right family support and motivation.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/10955https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/10955Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:03:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 2008 PSLE Results on Fri, 21 Nov 2008 12:29:34 GMT]]>

aggellim:
Saw the 10pm Channel 8 news last night and heard that 44% of the


Nanyang P6 students scored an aggreate of 250 and above..!!!

Impressive!!! :lol: :lol:

Actually you may be surprised to know that RGPS average score last year was 234.....that was what the principal told the parents when my fd went for the P6 talk. :!: :!:
Yes. 44.4% of NYPS' PSLE cohort scores above 250. 89 of them has 4A*. Top scorer this year also from NYPS. 4 of the nation's top scorers come from the school. The school definitely has a good system in place to churn out students with good results. However, from my observation and analysis, NYPS is also 'blessed' with many favourable conditions for churning out top scholars:

(1) NYPS has the biggest GEP cohort every year (4 classes vs 2 in other schools)

(2) Many of the top scorers are transfered from neighbourhood schools either via GEP program or through merit transfers. I understand many of the students who made it for GEP selection test but not the GEP program have appealed to the school for transfer to their mainstream classes.

(3) Majority of NYPS students have very previliged family backgrounds. Many of them have MPs, CEOs, professionals and very high ranking government officers as parents. Good genes ==> nature

(4) Many of the students has educators (eg. school teachers and even university professors) as parents.

(5) Majority of the students go for high-end enrichment centres which charges a few hundred dollars an hour! $$$ can buy ==> nurture

(6) Even in CCAs, many students joined the school already trained by professional trainers outside and therefore already acquired skills fit for winning medals at competitions! Sports, Chess (National square), Caligraphy, & etc.

Take the top scorer this year; father - doctor, mother - ex-lawyer, even grandma is educated enough to teach her Chinese. No tuition? Having a lawyer-trained mother as a tuitor is superior enough.

Is this a level playing field? The answer is NO! In $ingapore, it is very important to be rich and be a somebody. The game is never fairly played. Kids from the HDB heartlanders will definitely loose out to their previlidged-background classmates, even in the same esteemed school.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/10952https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/10952Fri, 21 Nov 2008 12:29:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 2008 PSLE Results on Fri, 21 Nov 2008 06:41:33 GMT]]>Saw the 10pm Channel 8 news last night and heard that 44% of the


Nanyang P6 students scored an aggreate of 250 and above..!!!

Impressive!!! :lol: :lol:

Actually you may be surprised to know that RGPS average score last year was 234.....that was what the principal told the parents when my fd went for the P6 talk. :!: :!:

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/10932https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/10932Fri, 21 Nov 2008 06:41:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 2008 PSLE Results on Fri, 21 Nov 2008 06:40:22 GMT]]>

claire:
Yes, at the end of the day, I still feel that if our kids put in their best, and we, as parents do our part to guide them , we should all be happy with the outcome. Other aspects of their live are important too, not just academic.

But of course, it is every child & every parent's wish to do well & be in a good school. 🙂
Nice having that short \"chat\" with all of you... BTW, I'm quite new in this forum.
Have a good & enjoyable school break 🙂
Hi,
Truly agrees with Claire.
My son is not the academically inclined. His Chinese teacher keeps scolding and scolding and his grade keeps dropping. By his 1st prelim, it drops to below 20. Shocking, right?
Fortunately, managed to find a tutor and guess what. He got an A for his Chinese.
Thanks God.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/10931https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/10931Fri, 21 Nov 2008 06:40:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 2008 PSLE Results on Fri, 21 Nov 2008 06:07:39 GMT]]>Sniper Angel, some schools post it on their websites, some schools don’t. And different schools also use different numbers eg. some publish %A/A* and some use the average T-score. Guess u got to call the individual school to ask, MOE dont publish that.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/10928https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/10928Fri, 21 Nov 2008 06:07:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 2008 PSLE Results on Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:49:55 GMT]]>How to get individual primary school PSLE 2008 performance?

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/10925https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/10925Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:49:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 2008 PSLE Results on Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:13:23 GMT]]>[Moderator's note: Topics merged.]


Hi All,

How able to find individual pri school PSLE results of 2008? Some Pri School published in thier website but some do not. Does MOE able to release such information to us?

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/10920https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/10920Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:13:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 2008 PSLE Results on Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:33:45 GMT]]>

ChiefKiasu:
...By the way, we have just updated our http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/content/singapore-primary-schools-ranked-academic-excellence. We have a new winner: Nanyang Primary School which blew past Raffles Girls Primary School to take the crown! But what is more heartening is to see the schools below continuing or even improving on their previous year's performance at generating national top students:


Anglo-Chinese School (Junior)
Yew Tee Primary School
Nan Chiau Primary School
West Grove Primary School
Chua Chu Kang Primary School
East Spring Primary School
Fairfield Methodist Primary School
Haig Girls' School
Ngee Ann Primary School
Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' School (Primary)
South View Primary School

Congrats to all!
Hi, Chief Kiasu

Do you have the comparison passing % for West Grove for 2007 & 2008.
How does Rulang fare this year? :lol:

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sally:
Wow!!! with this good result he must to going to RI. Congrat.


🙂
No, he has got his place already in HCI. We are very happy for him, now father, mother and son all from the HC family 😄

My daughter's turn 2 years time. So at least I can have a break next year !

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/10877https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/10877Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:53:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 2008 PSLE Results on Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:19:52 GMT]]>

lizawa:
...Not bad, he had 4 A* 🙂

:shock: 😄 :shock: 😄 Congratulations! Then again, I never doubted that your kid will do well.

By the way, we have just updated our http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/content/singapore-primary-schools-ranked-academic-excellence. We have a new winner: Nanyang Primary School which blew past Raffles Girls Primary School to take the crown! But what is more heartening is to see the schools below continuing or even improving on their previous year's performance at generating national top students:

Anglo-Chinese School (Junior)
Yew Tee Primary School
Nan Chiau Primary School
West Grove Primary School
Chua Chu Kang Primary School
East Spring Primary School
Fairfield Methodist Primary School
Haig Girls' School
Ngee Ann Primary School
Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' School (Primary)
South View Primary School

Congrats to all!

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/10873https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/10873Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:19:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 2008 PSLE Results on Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:21:25 GMT]]>Hi to All Moms & Dads,


You have worked just as hard as your children.
Whether your children have achieved your expected result or not,
they have put in their best.
Continue to encourage them, they will appreciate your love and concern for them.
They will find the strength to carry on for the next lap!
Three cheers for yourselves and your children.
Enjoy your holidays! 😄

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