2011 PSLE Discussions and Strategy

[Parsingh]

Snow Crystal:

Parsingh:

Appeal rejected. Was told that PSLE score has no relevance or has little relevance during appeals. There are other considerations (unknown). DS can not understand the fact that school is accepting other appeals ignoring someone who has scored exactly equal to COP and given ACSI the first preference. Poor kid.

:yikes: :nailbite: how can that be?! Same score as COP and juz miss by decimal places. Did you furnish any other docs eg p6 results or report book comments by teachers which did not act to his favor?

Every document was attached.

[33mama]

Snow Crystal:

Parsingh:

Appeal rejected. Was told that PSLE score has no relevance or has little relevance during appeals. There are other considerations (unknown). DS can not understand the fact that school is accepting other appeals ignoring someone who has scored exactly equal to COP and given ACSI the first preference. Poor kid.

:yikes: :nailbite: how can that be?! Same score as COP and juz miss by decimal places. Did you furnish any other docs eg p6 results or report book comments by teachers which did not act to his favor?

how come they inform you so fast? normally they consolidate and inform unsuccessful ones like end of next week.

oh dear... your kid must be very upset...
Help him settle into the school he is posted to. Every school presents its unique opportunities. If he keeps an open mind, seeks out these opportunities and puts in the effort, he will be able to shine, if not better!!!

[Parsingh]

33mama:

Snow Crystal:

[quote=\"Parsingh\"]
Appeal rejected. Was told that PSLE score has no relevance or has little relevance during appeals. There are other considerations (unknown). DS can not understand the fact that school is accepting other appeals ignoring someone who has scored exactly equal to COP and given ACSI the first preference. Poor kid.

:yikes: :nailbite: how can that be?! Same score as COP and juz miss by decimal places. Did you furnish any other docs eg p6 results or report book comments by teachers which did not act to his favor?

how come they inform you so fast? normally they consolidate and inform unsuccessful ones like end of next week.

oh dear... your kid must be very upset...
Help him settle into the school he is posted to. Every school presents its unique opportunities. If he keeps an open mind, seeks out these opportunities and puts in the effort, he will be able to shine, if not better!!![/quote]I got to know from someone that his son got a call that his appeal was successful. I contacted the school and got to know my appeal was not successful.

[Snow Crystal]

Parsingh:

Snow Crystal:

[quote=\"Parsingh\"]
Appeal rejected. Was told that PSLE score has no relevance or has little relevance during appeals. There are other considerations (unknown). DS can not understand the fact that school is accepting other appeals ignoring someone who has scored exactly equal to COP and given ACSI the first preference. Poor kid.

:yikes: :nailbite: how can that be?! Same score as COP and juz miss by decimal places. Did you furnish any other docs eg p6 results or report book comments by teachers which did not act to his favor?

Every document was attached.[/quote]I mean anything in the doc not in his favor? Eg comments by teachers or conduct etc. Sorry don't mean anything but just want to help you rationalize the school's train of thoughts. I do not understand how come same score as COP can't appeal successfully. Or another big possible reason: Your boy not from their affiliated school? Maybe priority given to affiliated boys' appeals.

[Bbee]

Parsingh:

Snow Crystal:

[quote=\"Parsingh\"]
Appeal rejected. Was told that PSLE score has no relevance or has little relevance during appeals. There are other considerations (unknown). DS can not understand the fact that school is accepting other appeals ignoring someone who has scored exactly equal to COP and given ACSI the first preference. Poor kid.

:yikes: :nailbite: how can that be?! Same score as COP and juz miss by decimal places. Did you furnish any other docs eg p6 results or report book comments by teachers which did not act to his favor?

Every document was attached.[/quote]Find this hard to understand too. Feel so cheated. Got the same score yet.....
these so called good schools sounded very high-handed leh.

[verykiasu2010]

not cheated lah


probably decimal places in play

the other successful appeal may be got higher decimal places

[jtoh]

Maybe they had students with T-scores much higher than the COP appealing?

[Snow Crystal]

Parsingh:

I got to know from someone that his son got a call that his appeal was successful. I contacted the school and got to know my appeal was not successful.

This 'someone' son is from ACS family primary schs? And also score same as COP?

[verykiasu2010]

last year RI was like that too, 262 was higher than cut off point of 259 but appeal also not successful

[zeemimi]

Bbee:

Find this hard to understand too. Feel so cheated. Got the same score yet.....

these so called good schools sounded very high-handed leh.

possible factors taken into account could also be a person's CCA / leadership involvment etc in pri sch. Sch Swimmer vs non-sch swimmer, head prefect vs not-prefect, etc. it's quite clear which choice the sch will make.