tutormum:lego:I'm new to this :oops: , may i ask when do your kids' schools practise streaming the children? At which level do they do it and is it done yearly?Normally, for most schools it's from P3, if you mean grouping them into different abilities.Let's just say that every year there is streaming and students will be ranked and grouped by results into 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th classes etc (or retained if U-grade or severely weak)Then there are other type of streaming once every 1-2 years;P3 - GEP selectionP4 - Mainstream (EM1/EM2) and foundation (previously EM3) streamingP5 - Some weak students drop to foundation subjects instead of mainstream subjects.P6 - PSLE streaming into IP/Special/Express/NA/NT/retainSec 2 - Streaming for subject selection Pure science +Add Math or combined science w/wo Add MathSec 4 - N/O levels streaming into JC/Poly/ITE/workJC 2 - A levels streaming into Uni/Poly/workUni/Poly - Modular system - repeat failed modules.