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Source:
www.moe.gov.sg |
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Performance By Ethnic Group 1995 ¨C
2004 |
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Improvement in Overall Performance
for PSLE, ¡®O¡¯ & ¡®A¡¯ Levels |
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The Ministry of Education releases data on
the performance of the major ethnic groups annually. The objective is to
provide feedback to the communities on how their children fared in the
national examinations. |
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The following performance charts are
attached: |
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- Three sets of charts showing the performance of the
various ethnic groups in the PSLE, GCE ¡®O¡¯ and ¡®A¡¯ Level Examinations
for the past ten years (1995-2004)1 |
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- A chart on the percentage of a primary one (P1) cohort
admitted to postsecondary institutions2. |
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PERFORMANCE IN PSLE (CHARTS A1-A5) |
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Performance by Overall Measure |
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The overall proportion of PSLE pupils
eligible for secondary school has remained above 96% since 2001. See
Chart A1. (For this chart, the percentages are based on all pupils.) |
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Performance by Subject |
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The overall proportion of pupils who scored
A*-C3 in English Language and Mother Tongue Language have
remained high - above 97% - while those in Mathematics and Science are
above 80% and 90% respectively. See Charts A2-A5. |
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PERFORMANCE IN GCE 'O' LEVEL (CHARTS
B1-B5) |
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Performance by Overall Measure |
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The overall proportion of GCE ¡®O¡¯ level
pupils with at least 3 ¡®O¡¯ and 5 ¡®O¡¯ level passes, which have been on an
upward trend, reached 95% and 83% respectively in 2004. See Charts B1
and B2. |
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Performance by Subject |
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The overall English Language pass rate
has shown steady improvement to reach 85% in 2004. The overall pass
rate in Mother Tongue Language has remained high - above 95% since
2001 - while that in Mathematics improved by one percentage point to
89% in 2004, compared to the previous year. See Charts B3- B5. |
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PERFORMANCE IN GCE 'A' LEVEL (CHARTS
C1-C3) |
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Performance by Overall Measure |
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In 2004, the overall percentage of GCE
¡®A¡¯ level pupils who obtained at least 2 ¡®A¡¯ and 2 ¡®AO¡¯ level passes
including General Paper increased by 1.7 percentage points compared
to the previous year to reach 92%. This reflects an upward trend
since 2000. See Chart C1. |
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Performance by Subject |
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The overall pass rate in General Paper
improved to 94% in 2004, an increase of two percentage points
compared to the previous year. The overall pass rate in Mother
Tongue Language remained high - above 96% since 1995. See Charts C2
and C3. |
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PERCENTAGE OF P1 COHORT ADMITTED TO
POST-SECONDARY INSTITUTIONS (PRE-U, POLYTECHNIC AND ITE) (CHART D) |
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Over the years, the overall percentage
of a P1 cohort admitted to postsecondary institutions viz. junior
colleges, centralised institutes, polytechnics and ITE, has been on
an upward trend, exceeding 80% since 2001. |
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1 The percentages in these charts are
based on school candidates who sat for the respective examinations.
2 The percentages are based on pupils who
were first enrolled in P1 ten years ago.
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These grades are chosen so that the results can be compared to those
in the past. Prior to 1993, the pass grades at PSLE were A* - C. |
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More..... (Charts) |
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Charts A1 - A5
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Charts B1 - B5
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Charts C1, C2, C3 & D
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Source:
www.moe.gov.sg Press Release 10 Sep
2005 |
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Educational Performance by Ethnic Group 1995 - 2004
