2014 PSLE Discussions and Strategy
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COP should be renamed to LASA (Lowest Aggregate Score Accepted) for the year.
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Hi…may I know how and when will we know the results of the 3rd language selection? Thanks.
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houselizard:
COP should be renamed to LASA (Lowest Aggregate Score Accepted) for the year.
This apply only to IP and top school. Surprisingly a lot of neighbourhood and average school COP had raised.
Beatty from 213 to 218
CHIJ Katong Convent from 226 to 227
Guangyang Sec Sch from 194 to 201
Manjusri Sec Sch from 201 to 206
Mayflower Sec Sch from 221 to 223
ETC......
It seem that this year the trend are the other way round. Top school COP drop and neighourhood and average school COP raised/
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The COP for the sec schools is a suprise for many this year. Perhaps just like last year.
In fact, there almost seems to be a hint of unhappiness among some who got their first choice schools and found out that the COP of those schools has dropped. The reality is though, the COP of many schools have dropped this year (even the Raffles family!) and drop in the COP should not really translate to a drop in standard…even though it may feel like it.
There are a number of reasons behind the COP of a school:
- demand as many have pointed out
- supply - some schools take in really small numbers
- affliation - which lowers the supply available for non-affliated
- the overall T-score distribution for the year
Yes, the COPs have become less predictable so it is harder to choose based on previous year’s COP. However the wise ones in this forum have been giving good advice to many to put their dream school as first choice if not way too far off from previous year’s COP. So I guess that’s the way to go from now.
One more thing, if you feel that you have short-changed your DD or DS by not putting dream school as their first choice and now find out that the dream school is within reach, do go ahead and appeal.
For the rest whose DCs got their schools of choice, let’s be happy that our DC and their friends got in. The drop in COP is not equal to a drop in standard.
Cheers! -
CHC123:
I think moe is doing some statistic adjustment and narrowing the gaps. \"All schools are good schools\".houselizard:
COP should be renamed to LASA (Lowest Aggregate Score Accepted) for the year.
This apply only to IP and top school. Surprisingly a lot of neighbourhood and average school COP had raised.
Beatty from 213 to 218
CHIJ Katong Convent from 226 to 227
Guangyang Sec Sch from 194 to 201
Manjusri Sec Sch from 201 to 206
Mayflower Sec Sch from 221 to 223
ETC......
It seem that this year the trend are the other way round. Top school COP drop and neighourhood and average school COP raised/ -
isetan:
247 (O level)
Wow Mgs standard can close up to rgs!phtthp:
MGS Sec confirmed that COP is
247 (O level)
256 (IB : International Baccalaureate Diploma)
5 points drop, from last year 252 (2013)
256 (IB)
maintained at 256 (same as last year : 2013) -
isetan:
:rotflmao:... \"All schools are good schools\".
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River valley dropped from 256 to 249? Why such a sharp drop for this ip school when most of the other ip schools dropped only average of 2 points?
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River Valley only dropped 2 points. Last year COP was 251, not 256.
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Vagabond:
River Valley only dropped 2 points. Last year COP was 251, not 256.
Yes, 2 points drop from last year, at 251
But 7 points drop from 2 years' ago, at 256 (for kids born 2000 : sat 2012 Psle, for 2013 Sec 1 intake)
Before that, 2011 Psle (for 2012 Sec 1 intake) :
RV high COP was 254.
for an IP school :
7 points drop quite drastic
because the 1st significant drop occurred : from 2012 Psle to 2013 Psle, from 256 to 251.
And 2nd less significant drop followed, from last year 2013 Psle to this year batch : from 251 to 249 (went down to below 250)
need to continue monitoring, in future years ahead.
Because this is an IP school : no O level exam, but go straight up to A level.
If is O level school, where pupils still sit for O level exam, is ok.
Because O level exam can still catch them, give them a chance to go polytechnic or go A level
IP curriculum is rigorous
for an IP school : COP should not fall below 250
However, part of the drop was because more IP schools like Catholic High, CHIJ St Nicholas, SCGS open up, for IP intake.
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