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Source:
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Release of the 2008 Primary
School Leaving Examination Results |
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Pupils will be collecting their Primary
School Leaving Examination (PSLE) results from their respective
primary schools today after 1200 hours. |
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Performance of 2008 Cohort |
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A total of 49,856 Primary 6 pupils sat
for the Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) this year, an
increase of 39 (or 0.1%) over the 2007 cohort. Of these, 5299 were
from the EM3 course. All pupils sat for English, Mathematics,
Science and Mother Tongue except for pupils in the EM3 course who
sat for Foundation English, Foundation Mathematics and Basic Mother
Tongue or Mother Tongue. |
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In all, 48,424 pupils (or 97.1%) have
been assessed as suitable to proceed to secondary school. Of these
pupils, 63.6% are eligible for the Express course, 21.6% for the
Normal (Academic) and 12.0% for the Normal (Technical) course. |
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There are 1,432 pupils (or 2.9%) who are
assessed to not yet be ready for secondary school in 2009 or more
suited for vocational training. Of these, pupils who have attempted
PSLE once and are not overage can choose to apply to Assumption
Pathway School (APS) or Northlight School (NLS) based on
recommendations of their primary school principals, or spend another
year in Primary 6 to consolidate their learning. The remaining
pupils will be offered a place in APS or NLS. |
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2008 Secondary One (S1) Posting
Exercise |
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Eligible pupils will receive their
sealed option forms to select secondary schools from their
respective primary schools today. Parents can submit the school
choices for their child on-line via the Secondary One Internet
System (S1-IS) that is accessible 24 hours from 12.00 noon on 20 Nov
2008 to 3.00 pm on 26 Nov 2008. |
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Alternatively, parents may also submit
their child’s secondary school options through their child’s primary
school. Submission at the primary schools will be from 12.00 noon to
3.00 pm on 20 Nov 2008; and 9.00 am to 3.00 pm on 21, 24, 25 and 26
Nov 2008. |
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The S1 posting results will be released
on 18 Dec 2008. Pupils are to report to their posted secondary
schools at 8.30 am on 19 Dec 2008. |
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Footnotes: |
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For further details on the top
performing PSLE students and schools with good progress in PSLE
results, please refer to the attached “Information
Sheet on the 2008 PSLE Results”. |
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For the performance of students exempted
from the Compulsory Education Act, please refer to the attached “Information
Sheet on the 2008 PSLE Results of Students Exempted from Compulsory
Education”. |
Useful Links:
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Secondary One Posting Exercise |
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Source:
www.moe.gov.sg Press Release 20
Nov 2008 |
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