<![CDATA[2012 PSLE - final rundown]]>This thread is dedicated to the final rundown to PSLE 2012 and discussion of PSLE exam papers.


PSLE Time-table:
1.\tThu, 27 Sep 2012, 0815 – 1220 hrs\t ENGLISH
2.\tFri, 28 Sep 2012,\t 0815 – 1155 hrs\t MATHS
3.\tMon, 1 Oct 2012,\t 0815 – 1140 hrs\t MT
4.\tTue, 2 Oct 2012,\t 0815 - 1000 hrs\t SCIENCE
5.\tWed, 3 Oct 2012,\t0815 – 1120 hrs\t HMT

NB: Timings for those taking Foundation subjects differ from above, and are of shorter duration.

Release of PSLE results: tentatively scheduled between 22nd – 26th Nov 2012.

2 more days to 1st written paper.
To all DC, jiayou!

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/topic/41119/2012-psle-final-rundownRSS for NodeMon, 20 Apr 2026 01:37:10 GMTTue, 25 Sep 2012 03:57:29 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to 2012 PSLE - final rundown on Mon, 01 Oct 2012 02:48:08 GMT]]>Even though I am not a PSLE parent this year, I am putting the prelim results for DS's school this year, but no SD.

http://i45.tinypic.com/2afcs1v.jpg\">

I think there is not much benefit doing this exercise, and gathering reliable data for a large number of schools is a question mark.

But I would be very much interested in this just for the sake of it 😉
I just love them numbers and playing around with them. So lets just try.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/864645https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/864645Mon, 01 Oct 2012 02:48:08 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 2012 PSLE - final rundown on Mon, 01 Oct 2012 02:31:17 GMT]]>

Strparent:
Way2GO:


Does d sch at least provide d students' average, lowest/highest raw scores for each subject?
It is not too difficult nor too time consuming to churn out d relevant mean, SD for each sch once they hv all d raw scores of its cohort.

Way2GO,

you referring to prelims for P6 ? or simi ?

http://i46.tinypic.com/mhybdw.jpg\">

in any case, this just an indication , maybe will assist u to gauge further. Gd luk ! but dun huan loh too much la, what will be , will be. Just hope all the kids try their best. :celebrate:

Aiyoh. I very lazy, calculate/count/speculate also still a gauge, to me is waste time leh. Rather leave it to MOE to do their job. 😉

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/864627https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/864627Mon, 01 Oct 2012 02:31:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 2012 PSLE - final rundown on Mon, 01 Oct 2012 02:26:48 GMT]]>

Way2GO:

Does d sch at least provide d students' average, lowest/highest raw scores for each subject?
It is not too difficult nor too time consuming to churn out d relevant mean, SD for each sch once they hv all d raw scores of its cohort.
Way2GO,

you referring to prelims for P6 ? or simi ?

http://i46.tinypic.com/mhybdw.jpg\">

in any case, this just an indication , maybe will assist u to gauge further. Gd luk ! but dun huan loh too much la, what will be , will be. Just hope all the kids try their best. :celebrate:

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/864621https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/864621Mon, 01 Oct 2012 02:26:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 2012 PSLE - final rundown on Sat, 29 Sep 2012 01:27:49 GMT]]>d intention of starting dis thread is ultimately an attempt to get a feel of d SD n mean for each subject by gathering feedback fr members in KSP. There r three unknowns in d calculation of T score – d candidate’s raw scores, SD n mean. Only MOE will know d actual SD n mean for each subject, n only each candidate can gauge their own performance n estimate their own raw scores.


Nevertheless, before d PSLE results r released sometime between 22nd – 26nd Nov, me thot an exercise like dis may benefit some parents/PSLE candidates who wish to estimate their T-score ahead of d official results so dat they will hv more time to do some research into d secondary schools they r interested in n which fall within their estimated T-score range.
d quality of d SD n mean estimates depend on d quality of feedback.
If there is no interest in dis or u deem dis a futile exercise, then I will not continue with asking for feedback.
Cheers.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/862890https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/862890Sat, 29 Sep 2012 01:27:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 2012 PSLE - final rundown on Fri, 28 Sep 2012 07:44:30 GMT]]>ruohoo97, thx.


DS2 n frenz also said Maths paper was easy.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/862410https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/862410Fri, 28 Sep 2012 07:44:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 2012 PSLE - final rundown on Fri, 28 Sep 2012 04:30:15 GMT]]>reported by DD, maths was easy one.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/861989https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/861989Fri, 28 Sep 2012 04:30:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 2012 PSLE - final rundown on Fri, 28 Sep 2012 02:53:59 GMT]]>Thx for d link, Herbie.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/861869https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/861869Fri, 28 Sep 2012 02:53:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 2012 PSLE - final rundown on Fri, 28 Sep 2012 01:46:12 GMT]]>http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?f=69&t=41287


Feedback on paper 1

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/861781https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/861781Fri, 28 Sep 2012 01:46:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 2012 PSLE - final rundown on Fri, 28 Sep 2012 01:17:10 GMT]]>d following graph shows dat overall > 80% of PSLE candidates hv consistently achieve grades A* - C for std MATHS fr 2001 - 2010.

http://i45.tinypic.com/1629x0l.jpg\">

ENGLISH was an easy paper. Agreed?
We'll share later if MATHS will be an easy or tough paper.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/861749https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/861749Fri, 28 Sep 2012 01:17:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 2012 PSLE - final rundown on Thu, 27 Sep 2012 11:49:36 GMT]]>No, I didn’t find any info from school website.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/861425https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/861425Thu, 27 Sep 2012 11:49:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 2012 PSLE - final rundown on Thu, 27 Sep 2012 09:11:53 GMT]]>

ruohoo97:
Way2GO:

[quote=\"ruohoo97\"]

Way2go, I don't think this is way to go. DD's school did give their class ranking, only know the highest (as they are all in DD's class), but no lowest, no average as whole school cohort. How do we judge from 200+ schools all over Singapore?

can u please elaborate ur point?
me don't quite get it.

we will not hv info fr all primary schools,
nor will ever get complete info.
but we can work with as much info as we can share here.

Sorry not make myself clear. What I was trying to say is most of schools do not give such info for various reasons. So it seems to me no point to do this kind of guessing work.[/quote]ruohoo97, Just asking , dont :pokeeye: me, have you checked the school website?
I ask because I that my DD's school did not give this info, later while browsing the school website for something else, I found it published there.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/861343https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/861343Thu, 27 Sep 2012 09:11:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 2012 PSLE - final rundown on Thu, 27 Sep 2012 05:33:38 GMT]]>

Way2GO:
ruohoo97:



Way2go, I don't think this is way to go. DD's school did give their class ranking, only know the highest (as they are all in DD's class), but no lowest, no average as whole school cohort. How do we judge from 200+ schools all over Singapore?

can u please elaborate ur point?
me don't quite get it.

we will not hv info fr all primary schools,
nor will ever get complete info.
but we can work with as much info as we can share here.

Sorry not make myself clear. What I was trying to say is most of schools do not give such info for various reasons. So it seems to me no point to do this kind of guessing work.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/861017https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/861017Thu, 27 Sep 2012 05:33:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 2012 PSLE - final rundown on Thu, 27 Sep 2012 04:03:23 GMT]]>

mamago:
W2G, I catch no ball leh, your graph...


Can kindly elaborate... like the debate you did, those I understood perfect...

Please...

(Sorry, I am a PR, never schooled here myself...)
d graph plots d percentage of candidates who achieved A* - C grades (y axis) against each year from 2001 to 2010 (x -axis).
It simply tells u d trend is quite steady.
Still need elaboration huh?

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/860904https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/860904Thu, 27 Sep 2012 04:03:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 2012 PSLE - final rundown on Thu, 27 Sep 2012 03:53:48 GMT]]>

ruohoo97:


Way2go, I don't think this is way to go. DD's school did give their class ranking, only know the highest (as they are all in DD's class), but no lowest, no average as whole school cohort. How do we judge from 200+ schools all over Singapore?
can u please elaborate ur point?
me don't quite get it.

we will not hv info fr all primary schools,
nor will ever get complete info.
but we can work with as much info as we can share here.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/860883https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/860883Thu, 27 Sep 2012 03:53:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 2012 PSLE - final rundown on Thu, 27 Sep 2012 03:51:59 GMT]]>

Way2GO:
Lilo:



My DD school only know who is the top 3 in each class. Don't even know who is no. 1 for each class. The girls would than hv to check the aggregate to find out who is no.1, 2, 3. It is also not the pupils culture to find out who gets what grade and aggregate. Good and bad. Good thing is it is not a Kiasu school. Bad is, you don't know where DC stand in terms of the cohort and national standard.

Does d sch at least provide d students' average, lowest/highest raw scores for each subject?
It is not too difficult nor too time consuming to churn out d relevant mean, SD for each sch once they hv all d raw scores of its cohort.
Cld d lack of statistics be due to lack of manpower. lack of knowledge at school level or wat?
Since MOE is already using dis statistical package, they can provide same to d schools, no?

Statistics by subject is given but no one knows who are kids with aggregate score more than 250 unless the child goes round asking their friends. The Form Teachers (FT) will not share infor such as if your DC is within 1-40th or 30-50th of the whole cohort etc. I have been asking for this range/info since P1 but the FT will not reveal. Parents don't even know which is the best class coz the supposedly 2 stronger classes also have pupils who are not doing well. I suppose the school's message is \"every child is a good child in their own ways\" 😄

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/860880https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/860880Thu, 27 Sep 2012 03:51:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 2012 PSLE - final rundown on Thu, 27 Sep 2012 03:50:10 GMT]]>

kiasuursula:


I have called MOE couple of weeks ago, being advised that there are approx. 49k (sc & foreign talent) of people are taking PSLE this year. :?
I have checked with serveral sec. schools whether they are going to increase classes base on bigger cohart this year, they just said same as last year. :?
Feedback to MOE, the staff just said no worry. Definitely there will be space for my kid. :xedfingers:
Dragon year cohort is historically larger than other years.
By how much dis year? me don't know for certain.
MOE will hv d more accurate total number of candidates.
I based my guesstimate on previous trend n also 2010 intake of GEP cohort.

d size of d cohort is not a significant factor in T score calculation as compared to
d impact fr d strength (performance) of d cohort for each subject n d level of difficulty of each paper.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/860878https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/860878Thu, 27 Sep 2012 03:50:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 2012 PSLE - final rundown on Thu, 27 Sep 2012 03:44:46 GMT]]>

Way2GO:
Lilo:



My DD school only know who is the top 3 in each class. Don't even know who is no. 1 for each class. The girls would than hv to check the aggregate to find out who is no.1, 2, 3. It is also not the pupils culture to find out who gets what grade and aggregate. Good and bad. Good thing is it is not a Kiasu school. Bad is, you don't know where DC stand in terms of the cohort and national standard.

Does d sch at least provide d students' average, lowest/highest raw scores for each subject?
It is not too difficult nor too time consuming to churn out d relevant mean, SD for each sch once they hv all d raw scores of its cohort.
Cld d lack of statistics be due to lack of manpower. lack of knowledge at school level or wat?
Since MOE is already using dis statistical package, they can provide same to d schools, no?

Way2go, I don't think this is way to go. DD's school did give their class ranking, only know the highest (as they are all in DD's class), but no lowest, no average as whole school cohort. How do we judge from 200+ schools all over Singapore?

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/860870https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/860870Thu, 27 Sep 2012 03:44:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 2012 PSLE - final rundown on Thu, 27 Sep 2012 03:43:33 GMT]]>

Chenonceau:


Must use brain one hah? I suddenly feel the urge to wallop the kueh ambon in my fridge. Lightly microwaved till just warmed through... yum.
Kueh Ambon! YUMMY!!!

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/860869https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/860869Thu, 27 Sep 2012 03:43:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 2012 PSLE - final rundown on Thu, 27 Sep 2012 03:40:12 GMT]]>W2G, I catch no ball leh, your graph...


Can kindly elaborate... like the debate you did, those I understood perfect...

Please...

(Sorry, I am a PR, never schooled here myself...)

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/860864https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/860864Thu, 27 Sep 2012 03:40:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 2012 PSLE - final rundown on Thu, 27 Sep 2012 03:40:05 GMT]]>

Chenonceau:


My DS' school? Nothing was given us. Not even class ranking. So exasperating right? They set so hard exams and didn't bother to crunch the data for parents. I give up. In another 2 months we will have left the school.
Exasperating? Definitely.
Any relevant info wld hv help parents to make final adjustments as deemed necessary.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/860863https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/860863Thu, 27 Sep 2012 03:40:05 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 2012 PSLE - final rundown on Thu, 27 Sep 2012 03:38:43 GMT]]>I have called MOE couple of weeks ago, being advised that there are approx. 49k (sc & foreign talent) of people are taking PSLE this year. :?

I have checked with serveral sec. schools whether they are going to increase classes base on bigger cohart this year, they just said same as last year. :?
Feedback to MOE, the staff just said no worry. Definitely there will be space for my kid. :xedfingers:[/quote]

Probably that explains the competition for DSA this year is rather keen. Your DC has CO - not so 😓

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/860861https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/860861Thu, 27 Sep 2012 03:38:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 2012 PSLE - final rundown on Thu, 27 Sep 2012 03:37:18 GMT]]>

Lilo:


My DD school only know who is the top 3 in each class. Don't even know who is no. 1 for each class. The girls would than hv to check the aggregate to find out who is no.1, 2, 3. It is also not the pupils culture to find out who gets what grade and aggregate. Good and bad. Good thing is it is not a Kiasu school. Bad is, you don't know where DC stand in terms of the cohort and national standard.
Does d sch at least provide d students' average, lowest/highest raw scores for each subject?
It is not too difficult nor too time consuming to churn out d relevant mean, SD for each sch once they hv all d raw scores of its cohort.
Cld d lack of statistics be due to lack of manpower. lack of knowledge at school level or wat?
Since MOE is already using dis statistical package, they can provide same to d schools, no?

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/860860https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/860860Thu, 27 Sep 2012 03:37:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 2012 PSLE - final rundown on Thu, 27 Sep 2012 03:36:49 GMT]]>

Lilo:


My DD school only know who is the top 3 in each class. Don't even know who is no. 1 for each class. The girls would than hv to check the aggregate to find out who is no.1, 2, 3. It is also not the pupils culture to find out who gets what grade and aggregate. Good and bad. Good thing is it is not a Kiasu school. Bad is, you don't know where DC stand in terms of the cohort and national standard.
NYPS gives projected t-score. I no need to know class placement but at least percentile charts for each subject lor... :frustrated:

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/860858https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/860858Thu, 27 Sep 2012 03:36:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 2012 PSLE - final rundown on Thu, 27 Sep 2012 03:34:30 GMT]]>

Way2GO:
A blast fr d past.


size of cohort (sc) in previous dragon year 2000 = 54,734
which was a significant increase fr d three years preceding it
sc1999 = 45,420, sc1998 = 40,021, sc1997 43,460

d sc of d three years preceding this dragon year 2012 is as follows:
sc2011 = 45,261, sc2010 = 45,049, sc2009 = 48,541
Going by d trend, guesstimate is d size of 2012 cohort shd be ard 53,500 +/- 500

d passing rates n d number of candidates who achieved A* - C for ENGLISH were consistently in d high 90%
as following graph shows for years 2001 - 2010:
http://i50.tinypic.com/33p9bh1.jpg\">

I have called MOE couple of weeks ago, being advised that there are approx. 49k (sc & foreign talent) of people are taking PSLE this year. :?
I have checked with serveral sec. schools whether they are going to increase classes base on bigger cohart this year, they just said same as last year. :?
Feedback to MOE, the staff just said no worry. Definitely there will be space for my kid. :xedfingers:

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/860855https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/860855Thu, 27 Sep 2012 03:34:30 GMT