Psle sharing with parents and students 2016 upload

PRINCIPAL ADDRESS ON PSLE MATTERS……

23 JAN 2016

PROGRAMME 0930-0940

Introduction of the P6 teachers

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Principal’s Address

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Meeting the teachers

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CLASS 6A

Ms Wong Lai Yoke Co-Form Teacher MA & SCI Teacher

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CLASS 6B

Mdm Siti Noraisha EL Teacher

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Ms Lee Siew Siew Irene Co-Form Teacher

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CLASS 6C

Mr Tan Kah Keong Form Teacher EL Teacher

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Mdm Murni Bte Sapuan Co-Form Teacher

Mrs Serene Loke MA Teacher

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Mr Edward Lok SCI Teacher

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CLASS 6D

Mdm Suharti Bte Hassan EL Teacher

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Mdm Guo Yue Co-Form Teacher

Mdm Jessie Tan MA Teacher

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Mrs Florence Chan Form Teacher SCI Teacher

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CLASS 6E

Mdm Rosilawati Bte Ghazali Co-Form Teacher EL Teacher Respect

Ms Foong Kah Yin Form Teacher MA & SCI Teacher

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CLASS 6F

Mdm Rosilawati Bte Ghazali EL Teacher Respect

Mrs Serene Loke Form Teacher MA Teacher

Mdm Li Wei Ms Foong Kah Yin SCI Teacher Co-Form Teacher

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CLASS 6G

Mdm Suharti Bte Hassan Form Teacher EL Teacher Respect

Ms Chang May Ling Co-Form Teacher MA & SCI Teacher

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CLASS 6H

Ms Chen Ying Ying Form Teacher EL Teacher Respect

Mrs Catherine Kong Co-Form Teacher MA & SCI Teacher Teamwork Responsibility

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P6 MTL Teachers

Ms Lee Siew Siew Irene CL Teacher of 6-1 Respect

Mdm Tan Peck Hoon CL Teacher of 6-2 Teamwork Responsibility

Mr Liew Wai Kee CL Teacher of 6-3 Lifelong learning

Mr Tan Guan Heng CL Teacher of 6-4 Respect

Mdm Sun Ying CL Teacher of 6-5 Teamwork Responsibility

Mdm Guo Yue CL Teacher of 6-6 Lifelong learning

Mdm Dong Rui CL Teacher of 6-7

Mdm Li Wei CL Teacher of 6-8

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Mdm Li Wen CL Teacher of 6-9 Lifelong learning

Mdm Mary Archana TL Teacher

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Mdm Noraishah Anwar ML Teacher of 6-2

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Mdm Murni Bte Sapuan Co-Form Teacher

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T-SCORE & SECONDARY ONE POSTING SHARING ……

SCHOOL VISION

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SCHOOL MISSION We are committed to provide a nurturing and thinking environment so as to develop respectful and responsible pupils who value teamwork and lifelong learning.

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PROGRAMME / AGENDA  PSLE Aggregate Score Explained (T-score)  Direct School Admission (DSA updates)  Secondary Education Information  Secondary One (S1) Posting

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PSLE AGGREGATE SCORE EXPLAINED

True or False?

I can calculate the Tscore of my child by adding all the marks of 4 subjects, divide by 4 and multiply by 3.

T-score is out of 300.

English and Mother Tongue are more important than Mathematics and Science.

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What is the psle?

Primary School Leaving Examination Respect

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PSLE – A Placement Examination • Need to reflect the relative achievement level of students within their peers.

• Places students into different courses according to their academic ability.

• Enables posting to secondary schools by merit and as far as possible into a school of their choice.

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What is PSLE Aggregate Score?

It is a sum of the T-score of the 4 subjects.

It allows students to be ranked fairly.

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Raw Scores Are Not Used because‌ • Raw scores obtained in the exam only show how good the student is at in that particular subject and exam, not how good the student is as compared to other students.

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Raw Scores Are Not Used because…

• Different subjects have different levels of difficulty • Different subjects have different spread of marks from the average mark (i.e. different standard deviation)

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Wendy scores 85% in both EL and MT. 85%

She did much better in EL as compared to other students.

EL

(Wendy’s score )

Her performance in MT is very close to that of other students.

MT EL Ave = 60

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Therefore there is a need for standardisation of the raw scores

Transformed Score â—? or T-Score â—?

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Converting Raw Score to T-score EL

T-Score

MT 85% Average: 80%

85% Average:60% 50

T-score converts average marks of each subject to a common score of 50 points. It also converts other marks taking into consideration the extent to which they differ from the average.

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How is T-score calculated for each subject?

where

(X − Y) T = 50 + 10 Z

X : student’s mark for the subject Y : average mark (mean) scored by all students Z : spread of marks around the average mark (standard deviation)

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Example: • Student’s mark (X) in exam = 80 • Average mark (Y) scored by all students = 68 • Spread of marks (Z) around the average mark = 14

(80 − 68) T = 50 + 10 = 58.57 14 Respect

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(X − Y) T = 50 + 10 Z Factors affecting T-score

X : student’s mark for the subject Y : average mark (mean) scored by all students

When X is lower than Y When X is higher than Y

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 Lower T-Score  Higher T-Score Lifelong learning

(X − Y) T = 50 + 10 Z Factors affecting T-score

Z : spread of marks around the average mark (standard deviation, SD)

High SD (Wider Spread) Low SD (Narrower Spread)

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 Lower T-Score  Higher T-Score

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WHAT IS T-SCORE? • It is not the mark a student obtains in the examination.

• It gives the relative position of a student’s performance as compared to the performance of all the other students in that subject.

• For example, a student who scored 70% in Science would not have performed as well if most other students scored higher than 70%.

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How is the Aggregate Score calculated? • By adding the T-scores of the 4 subjects.

Every subject is equally important!

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T-score is used instead of the raw marks obtained because…

• Use of marks obtained in the examination can lead to a wrong ranking of students.

• To ensure that subjects are accorded equal weighting.

• Helps to place students in the Secondary Schools and the Secondary School Course more fairly.

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True or False?

T-score is out of 300.

FALSE English and Mother Tongue are more important than Mathematics and Science.

I can calculate the Tscore of my child by adding all the marks of 4 subjects, divide by 4 and multiply by 3.

FALSE

FALSE

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DIRECT SCHOOL ADMISSION (DSA) Updates

DSA-Sec Exercise • Rationale: – Introduced in 2004, DSA-Sec exercise promote holistic education by giving participating secondary schools greater flexibility in selecting students for admission outside the centralised S1 Posting Exercise. Each participating school sets its own criteria for selection, based on the academic and/or nonacademic areas that the school would like to emphasize.

Who can apply?

– Students with diverse academic and non-academic achievements and talents.

Refer to DSA-SEC Website for more details

http://www.moe.gov.sg/education/admissions/dsa-sec/participating-schools/ Respect

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DSA at a glance Stage

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Stage Name

Description

Selection

Schools will conduct their own selection exercises, and inform students of the results (Confirmed Offer, placed on Waiting List or Rejected).

Exercise School Preference

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Period

Students may indicate their school preferences during this stage, based on the Confirmed Offers and Waiting List offers they have received. Offers NOT taken up will be considered as lapsed.

The results of the DSA-Sec Exercise will be released together with the PSLE results.

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July to August

Oct

Tentatively in

late November 2016

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SECONDARY ONE (S1) POSTING

True or False?

If I submit my Secondary One option form earlier, my child will get a place in the secondary school first.

My child will definitely be admitted to the school he/she puts as first choice.

If my child’s aggregate score is out of range for the 6 secondary schools we have chosen, he/she might be posted to a nearby school with vacancies.

The PSLE score range for secondary school is predetermined before posting.

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In November PSLE Results Release In November

In October

S1 Information Booklet

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SEP

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S1 Option Period

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Timeline S1 Posting Exercise (Tentative) http://www.moe.gov.sg/education/admissions/second ary-one-posting/files/secondary-one-postingenglish.pdf

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DEC

S1 Posting Results December Registration at Sch December Collection of PSLE certificate at Primary School

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Understanding the Posting Process • Posting is by MERIT, THEN CHOICE. • Students are first ranked by their aggregate score.

• The top student will be considered for his choices first before the next student and then next, and so on.

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S1 Posting Method

By Merit : PSLE Scores

285(1st student) 284 (2nd student) 243(Last vacancy) 242 and below (move on to the next choice) Respect

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Understanding the Posting Process • A student with a better PSLE T-score who chooses a secondary school as his later choice e.g. 5th or 6th choices will NOT be put at a disadvantage as compared to another student who chose the same school as his earlier choice e.g. 1st choice. • The student who has the better PSLE score will considered for posting to each of his choices first.

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Understanding the Posting Process • The PSLE score range for secondary school is not pre-determined before posting.

• The previous years’ “cut-off-point” for each school is the PSLE score of the last PSLE student who was posted to the school.

• It depends on the popularity of the school. http://www.moe.gov.sg/education/admissions/secondary-one-posting/files/secondary-oneposting-english.pdf

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S1 Option form & Aggregate Eligibilities Letter • Together with the S1 Option form, students may receive a letter to inform whether the child is eligible for Special Assistance Plan Schools – Bonus points are available for entry into these schools if the child has taken Higher Chinese in primary school –

students who are interested are advised to select SAP schools among the six school choices

Higher Chinese Grades

Bonus Points

Distinction

3

Merit

2

Pass

1

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Release of Posting Results Modes for checking of posting results:  Online (with Internet Access)  - Access S1 Posting website for posting results  SMS via applicant’s mobile number (if provided by applicants during submission of school choices)  Going to the child’s primary school.

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Factors to consider when choosing a secondary school • Compatibility of child’s academic performance with schools – Parents may want to opt for schools that take in students who have a similar academic ability to that of their child’s.

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Factors to consider when choosing a secondary school • Compatibility of child’s academic performance with schools – Refer to last year posting aggregate ranges of the school and cut-off points – Shows us which schools are popular – Varies from year to year – Ensure your 6 choices in your S1 option cover a spread of PSLE aggregate scores Respect

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• Distance between home and school – The closer to your home the school is, the more convenient travel will be.

– Also take into account the travelling time and secondary school curriculum hours

• Affiliation – Bukit Panjang Primary is NOT affiliated to Bukit Panjang Government High or other secondary schools. No priority for admission.

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• Special programmes/schemes – Some secondary schools offer special programmes/schemes, e.g. Music Elective Programme, Art Elective Programme. If your child is interested in any such programmes, include schools that offer these programmes in your application. [ Refer to the “Secondary School Education” booklet for more information on these programmes/schemes]

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• Special Assistance Plan (SAP) Schools – SAP schools nurture students to be proficient in both English Language (EL) and Chinese Language (CL), and to have a good understanding and appreciation of Chinese culture. Students who have taken both EL and CL at the Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) may opt for SAP schools during the S1 posting exercise, and they may be posted to these schools if they meet the school’s cut-off PSLE aggregate.

– Students posted to SAP secondary schools should offer Higher Chinese Language (HCL) (or CL, if available) to enable them to participate meaningfully in SAP school programmes.

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• Special needs of child – Some secondary schools have special facilities and resources to support students with special needs (e.g. physical disabilities, autistic spectrum disorder, dyslexia, hearing impairment, visual impairment).

– Parents should include such schools in their application if their child needs such special support.

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For more information on the secondary schools and the programmes/schemes, refer to the: S1 Information Booklet (2015)

http:// www.moe.gov.sg/education/admissions/secondary-one-posting/fi

and the Secondary School Education Booklet

http:// www.moe.gov.sg/education/secondary/files/secondary-school-ed

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Exercising Secondary School Options 

The following groups of PSLE students who are promoted to secondary level are eligible to participate in the S1 Posting Exercise: 1.

students who did not participate in the DSA-Sec Exercise – to opt for sec schools and Third Languages / Course Option eligibilities (if any).

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students who are unsuccessful in the DSA-Sec Exercise – to opt for sec schools and Third Languages / Course Option eligibilities (if any).

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students who are successful in the DSA-Sec Exercise with eligibility – to opt for Third Languages / Course Option eligibilities.

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Exercising Secondary School Options  Programmes     

Higher Mother Tongue Languages (HMT) Third Languages Art / Music Elective Programmes (AEP / MEP) Elective Programme in Malay Language for Secondary Schools (EMAS) Regional Studies Programme (RSP)

 Eligibilities   

Edusave Entrance Scholarships for IS (EESIS) Special Assistance Plan (SAP) Course Option

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Exercising Secondary School Options  Edusave Entrance Scholarships for IS (EESIS) 

Awarded to Singaporeans who have performed PSLE and posted to Independent Schools (IS).

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Eligible students will receive a letter informing them that they are offered EESIS

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Eligible students who are interested in the scholarship should opt for Independent Schools among their six school choices.

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EESIS will be awarded to an eligible student if he/she is admitted to an Independent School either through DSA-Sec or S1 Posting Exercise.

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True or False?

If I submit my Secondary One option form earlier, my child will get a place in the secondary school first.

FALSE

TRUE

My child will definitely be admitted to the school he/she puts as first choice.

FALSE / TRUE

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If my child’s aggregate score is out of range for the 6 secondary schools we have chosen, he/she might be posted to a nearby school with vacancies.

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The PSLE score range for secondary school is predetermined before posting.

FALSE Lifelong learning

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