Ran through 10 years of news articles to tabulate and summarize the PSLE information. 😆
Here's the important information extracted from the articles.
Trivial
- From the table, we can see that the result release date is between 21-25 November
- Result is released between Wednesday to Friday
- Recent 3 years all released on Wednesday - wonder if they will continue to release on Wednesday.
- If it continues to be Wednesday, then PSLE result release date on 2023 will be on 22 November 2023.
- We shall see. 😁😁
2012
- stopped announcing top PSLE scorer
2013
- stopped announcing highest and lowest score
- A record 66.7 per cent made it to the Express course
2016
- 98.4% qualified for secondary school - the best performance since the national exam was introduced in 1960.
2017
- 2nd year achieving 98.4%
2018
- 3rd year achieving 98.4%
2019
- 4th year achieving 98.4%
2020
- 5th year achieving 98.4%
- Last batch using T-Score
- Covid year - Able to view results online
2021
- 6th year achieving 98.4%
- First batch under new scoring system (AL)
- More students qualify for Express under new scoring system (68.4%). It used to hover at 66.x% every year.
2022
- 7th year achieving 98.4%
- Maintaining a high 68.4% qualifying for Express.
The national exam, Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) was introduced in 1960.
From 1980 to 2015, the percentage of pupils eligible to enrol in secondary schools ranged between 81.7 per cent and 98.3 per cent.
In 2016, 98.4% qualified for secondary school - the best performance since the national exam was introduced in 1960.
National University of Singapore economics lecturer Kelvin Seah said it reflects the importance that parents place on their children's education and the investments which the Ministry of Education (MOE) has made in improving teaching standards in schools.However, he explained that it would not be realistic to expect continued improvements year after year, since "these rates are already at very high levels"."In fact, it would not be surprising if these rates start to stabilise at current levels in the next few years," Dr Seah added. "This is because there will always be small factions of students who will be deemed unsuited to progress to secondary school because they have not acquired the requisite basic proficiency in knowledge for this."
True enough, since 2016, the percentage remains at 98.4% for 7 years consecutively. (but why so zhun ah? 😅)
When Covid hit...
Arrangements have been made for candidates to receive their results in their respective primary schools, while those who were unwell, or on Quarantine Order, Stay-Home Notice or Leave of Absence, or those who preferred an alternative to gathering physically in school, were also able to view their results online.
First year under new scoring system...
After nearly 50 years, the Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) T-score, or transformed score, came to an end with more pupils making the cut for the Express course under a new scoring system.
What happens when a student fails PSLE?
They can:1. Re-attempt the PSLE in the following year.2. Apply to Assumption Pathway School or NorthLight School for a more experiential and hands-on learning approach.3. Students who have attempted the PSLE once and would like to apply to APS or NLS can do so with a recommendation from their primary school principal.
