Release of 2024 PSLE Results and Secondary 1 Posting Exercise

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Release of 2024 PSLE Results and Secondary 1 Posting Exercise

18 December 2024, 9am

Pupils can check the posting through these channels:

• Short message service, or SMS, via a local mobile number
• S1 Internet System (https://www.moe.gov.sg/s1-posting) using the pupil’s birth certificate number or FIN (foreign identification number), and the S1 pin
• At the pupil’s primary school

Pupils do not need to report to their new schools after receiving their posting results, but should refer to the website of the school they have been posted to for more information, the ministry added.

Parents who are on the Parents Gateway portal will also receive instructions from the secondary schools from the afternoon of Dec 18.

PSLE 2024 Result Release 20 November 2024 11am

Read more on MOE Website | SEAB Website | Straits Times | CNA 

Summary

Result Release Date: Wednesday, 20 November 2024  11.00am

For now, wait for further instructions from your school on the collection of PSLE results.

If you are unable to collect your result, appoint a proxy to do so by Friday, 22 November 2024.

S1 Option Form to select secondary schools will be given to eligible students together with their PSLE results. 

A unique S1 Personal Identification Number (S1 PIN) can be found on the top-right hand corner of the S1 Option Form. 

Use the S1 PIN to log in to the Secondary 1 Internet System (S1-IS) and submit S1 school choices and options online.

The S1-IS will be accessible from 11.30am on Wednesday, 20 November 2024 to 3.00pm on Tuesday, 26 November 2024.

If you require assistance with online submission, contact the student's primary school before 3.00pm on Tuesday, 26 November 2024.

S1 Posting Results will be released between Wednesday, 18 December 2024 and Friday, 20 December 2024. 

The posting results can be accessed through any of the following channels:

• Short Message Service (SMS) via a local mobile number (if provided by the applicant during the application process);
• S1-IS (https://www.moe.gov.sg/s1-posting) using the student's Birth Certificate number / FIN, and the S1 PIN; or
• At the student's primary school.

Students do not need to report to their posted secondary schools upon receiving their S1 Posting Results. 

Students should refer to their posted schools' websites after receiving their posting results for more information, such as the reporting details, booklist, and purchase of books and uniforms. 

Parents of the incoming S1 cohort who are on Parents Gateway (PG) will also receive instructions from the posted schools from the afternoon the S1 Posting results are released.

ALL THE BEST TO ALL THE P6 KIDS!

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Make full use of this holiday to catch up with the knowledge gap and be prepared for the big milestone that we have all been working hard towards.

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J had attended the last round of prelim paper revision by Pitaya in June and I really appreciate that the holiday was not wasted away. Comparing attending this revision class and doing the papers herself at home and me marking using the unreliable answer sheets, I find it more productive and effective to do the prelim papers this way, with teachers' guidance and can clarify any doubts on the spot.

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2023 PSLE Result Release Date - Confirmed

https://www.moe.gov.sg/news/press-releases/20231115-release-of-2023-psle-results-and-secondary-1-posting-exercise

As per my previous "analysis" in the post "10 Years of PSLE At A Glance", The results of the 2023 Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) will be released on 

Wednesday, 22 November 2023 at 11.00am

Time to visit these useful sites:

MOE School Finder (To check out the information of the school you are interested in)

Secondary School Open House 2023 (Check out as many schools as you can!)

S1-IS will be accessible from 22 November 2023 11.30am to  28 November 2023, 3.00pm  www.moe.gov.sg/s1-posting.

The S1 Posting Results will be released between Wednesday, 20 December 2023 and Friday, 22 December 2023

PSLE Marks Allocation

PSLE English Papers Marks Allocation

Paper 1 (27.5%)

Situational Writing - 15 Marks (7.5%)

Continuous Writing - 40 Marks (20%)

Paper 2 Booklet A  (14%)

Grammar MCQ (1-Mark) - 10 Questions - 10 Marks (5%)

Vocaobulary MCQ (1-Mark) - 5 Questions - 5 Marks (2.5%)

Vocabulary Cloze (1-Mark) - 5 Questions - 5 Marks (2.5%)

Visual Text Comprehension (1-Mark) - 8 Questions - 8 Marks (4%)

Paper 2 Booklet B (33.5%)

Grammar Cloze (1-Mark) - 10 Questions - 10 Marks (5%)

Editing for Grammar & Spelling (1-Mark) - 12 Questions - 12 Marks (6%)

Comprehension Cloze (1-Mark) - 15 Questions - 15 Marks (7.5%)

Synthesis & Transformation (2-Mark) - 5 Questions - 10 Marks (5%)

Comprehension Open Ended - 10 Questions - 20 Marks (10%)

Paper 3 (10%)

Listening Comprehension - 20 Questions - 20 Marks (10%)

Paper 4 (15%)

Reading Aloud - 1 Passage - 10 Marks (5%)

Stimulus-based Conversation - 1 Visual Stimulus - 20 Marks (10%)

PSLE Mathematics Papers Marks Allocation

Paper 1 Booklet A (20%)

MCQ (1-Mark) - 10 Questions  - 10 Marks (10%)

MCQ (2-Mark) - 5 Questions  - 10 Marks (10%)

Paper 1 Booklet B (25%)

Short-Answer (1-Mark) - 5 Questions  - 5 Marks (5%)

Short-Answer (2-Mark) - 10 Questions  - 20 Marks (20%)

Paper 2 (45%)

Short-Answer 2-Mark Questions - 5 Questions  - 10 Marks (10%)

Structured/Long-Answer (3-Mark) - 5 Questions  - 15 Marks (15%)

Structured/Long-Answer (4-Mark) - 5 Questions  - 20 Marks (20%)

Structured/Long-Answer (5-Mark) - 2 Questions  - 10 Marks (10%)

PSLE Science Papers Marks Allocation

Booklet A (56%)

MCQ 2-Mark Questions - 28 Questions - 56 Marks (56%)

Booklet B (44%)

Open Ended 3to5-Marks Questions - 12-13 Questions - 44 Marks (44%)

PSLE Chinese Papers Marks Allocation

Paper 1 (20%)

命题作文/看图作文 - 40 Marks (20%)

Paper 2 Booklet A (25%)

语文应用 MCQ (2-Mark) - 15 Questions - 30 Marks (15%)

短文填空 MCQ (2-Mark) - 5 Questions - 10 Marks (5%)

阅读理解一 MCQ (2-Mark) - 5 Questions - 10 Marks (5%)

Paper 2 Booklet B (20%)

完成对话 MCQ (2-Mark) - 4 Questions - 8 Marks (4%)

阅读理解二A 

MCQ (2-Mark) - 3 Questions - 6 Marks (3%)

电邮/短信 - 4 Marks (2%)

阅读理解二B

词语 (2-Mark) - 2 Questions - 4 Marks (2%)

OEQ (3-Mark) - 2 Questions - 6 Marks (3%)

OEQ (4-Mark) - 3 Questions - 12 Marks (6%)

Paper 3 (25%)

朗读篇章 - 20 Marks (10%)

会话 - 30 Marks (15%)

Paper 4 (10%)

听力理解 (2-Mark) - 10 Questions - 20 Marks (10%)

Source: SEAB website 

you can download the detailed pdf with exam purpose and objective from SEAB website.

PSLE Examination Date 2023 (Confirmed)

PSLE Dates Summary

3-19 April - PSLE Registration

15, 16 August - Oral

15 September - Listening Comprehension

28 September - English 

29 September - Math

2 October - Mother Tongue

3 October - Science

4 October - Higher Mother Tongue

16-18 October - PSLE Marking Days

22 November - PSLE Results Release (Click for details)

Below are the details for all the subjects. For the actual exam timetable, you can download from SEAB website 

PSLE Exam Timetable 2023

Tuesday, 15 August 2023

Oral Exam Day 1

8am  - 1.30pm

About 10 min
5 min preparation time; 
about 5 min examination time

- English / Foundation English

- Chinese / Malay / Tamil

Wednesday, 16 August 2023

Oral Exam Day 2

8am  - 1.30pm

About 10 min
5 min preparation time; 
about 5 min examination time

- English    

- Chinese / Foundation Chinese    

- Malay / Foundation Malay    

- Tamil / Foundation Tamil     

- Bengali / Foundation Bengali   

- Gujarati / Foundation Gujarati    

- Hindi / Foundation Hindi   

- Panjabi / Foundation Panjabi 

- Urdu / Foundation Urdu

  

Friday, 15 September 2023 

Listening Comprehension

9am  - 9.35am

- Chinese/Malay/Tamil 

9am  - 9.40am

- Foundation Chinese/Malay/Tamil 

9am  - 9.30am  

- Bengali / Foundation Bengali   

- Gujarati / Foundation Gujarati    

- Hindi / Foundation Hindi   

- Panjabi / Foundation Panjabi 

- Urdu / Foundation Urdu

11.15am  - 11.50am 

- English / Foundation English 

Thursday,  28 September 2023

English

8.15am - 9.25am

Paper 1  (1 hr 10 min)

10.30am - 12.20pm

Paper 2  (1 hr 50 min)

Foundation English

8.15am - 9.25am

Paper 1 (1 hr 10 min)

10.30am - 11.50am

Paper 2 (1 hr 20 min)

Friday,  29 September 2023

Mathematics 

8.15am - 9.15am

Paper 1 (1 hr)

10.30am - 12pm

Paper 2 (1 hr 30 min)

Foundation Mathematics

8.15am - 9.15am

 Paper 1 (1 hr)

10.30am - 11.30am

Paper 2 (1 hr)

Monday,  2 October 2023

Chinese/Malay/Tamil/Bengali /Gujarati/Hindi/Panjabi/Urdu

8.15am - 9.05am 

Paper 1  (50 min)

10.15am - 11.55am

Paper 2  (1 hr 40 min)

Foundation Chinese/Malay/Tamil

8.15am - 8.55am

Paper 1  (40 min)

Tuesday,  3 October 2023

Science 

8.15am - 10am

Paper (1 hr 45 min)

Foundation Science 

8.15am - 9.30am

Paper (1 hr 15 min)

Wednesday,  4 October 2023

Higher Chinese/Malay/Tamil 

8.15am - 9.05am

Paper 1 (50 min)

10.15am - 11.35am

Paper 2 (1 hr 20 min)

 

PSLE Approved Calculators and E-Dictionaries 2023

For the P6ers, do check out the list of approved calculators models and approved e-dictionaries models for PSLE to make sure that what you have is approved by SEAB and allowed in examination hall.

If your model is not in the list, go to SEAB website for the full list - it may be under previously approved model, which still can be used.

Source: https://www.seab.gov.sg/home/examinations/approved-calculators

Source: https://www.seab.gov.sg/home/examinations/approved-dictionaries

For past approved models and more information, do check out the SEAB website.

PSLE Examination Date 2023 (Updated)

 

PSLE Dates Summary

15, 16 August - Oral

15 September - Listening Comprehension

28 September - English 

29 September - Math

2 October - Mother Tongue

3 October - Science

4 October - Higher Mother Tongue

16-18 October - PSLE Marking Days

22-24 November - PSLE Results Release

Below are the details for all the subjects. For the actual exam timetable, you can download from SEAB website 

PSLE Exam Timetable 2023

Tuesday, 15 August 2023

Oral Exam Day 1

8am  - 1.30pm

- English / Foundation English

- Chinese / Malay / Tamil

Wednesday, 16 August 2023

Oral Exam Day 2

8am  - 1.30pm

- English    

- Chinese / Foundation Chinese    

- Malay / Foundation Malay    

- Tamil / Foundation Tamil     

- Bengali / Foundation Bengali   

- Gujarati / Foundation Gujarati    

- Hindi / Foundation Hindi   

- Panjabi / Foundation Panjabi 

- Urdu / Foundation Urdu

  

Friday, 15 September 2023 

Listening Comprehension

9am  - 9.35am

- Chinese/Malay/Tamil 

9am  - 9.40am

- Foundation Chinese/Malay/Tamil 

9am  - 9.30am  

- Bengali / Foundation Bengali   

- Gujarati / Foundation Gujarati    

- Hindi / Foundation Hindi   

- Panjabi / Foundation Panjabi 

- Urdu / Foundation Urdu

11.15am  - 11.50am 

- English / Foundation English 

Thursday,  28 September 2023

English

8.15am - 9.25am

Paper 1  (1 hr 10 min)

10.30am - 12.20pm

Paper 2  (1 hr 50 min)

Foundation English

8.15am - 9.25am

Paper 1 (1 hr 10 min)

10.30am - 11.50am

Paper 2 (1 hr 20 min)

Friday,  29 September 2023

Mathematics 

8.15am - 9.15am

Paper 1 (1 hr)

10.30am - 12pm

Paper 2 (1 hr 30 min)

Foundation Mathematics

8.15am - 9.15am

 Paper 1 (1 hr)

10.30am - 11.30am

Paper 2 (1 hr)

Monday,  2 October 2023

Chinese/Malay/Tamil/Bengali /Gujarati/Hindi/Panjabi/Urdu

8.15am - 9.05am 

Paper 1  (50 min)

10.15am - 11.55am

Paper 2  (1 hr 40 min)

Foundation Chinese/Malay/Tamil

8.15am - 8.55am

Paper 1  (40 min)

Tuesday,  3 October 2023

Science 

8.15am - 10am

Paper (1 hr 45 min)

Foundation Science 

8.15am - 9.30am

Paper (1 hr 15 min)

Wednesday,  4 October 2023

Higher Chinese/Malay/Tamil 

8.15am - 9.05am

Paper 1 (50 min)

10.15am - 11.35am

Paper 2 (1 hr 20 min)

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Updated confirmed PSLE 2023 dates above

SEAB have released the tentative dates for PSLE dates for this year 2023.

Source: https://www.seab.gov.sg/home/examinations/psle

Registration: 3 April (Monday ) - 19 April (Wednesday)

Oral: 15 August (Tuesday) - 16 August (Wednesday)

Listening Comprehension: 15 September (Friday)

Written Examination: 28 September (Thursday) - 4 October (Wednesday)

Marking Exercise: 16 October (Monday) - 18 October (Wednesday)  [Good time to plan for holiday at this period as it is off-peak.]

Examination timetable to be out on 24 March 2023!!

For the P6ers, do check out the list of approved calculators models and approved e-dictionaries models for PSLE to make sure that what you have is approved by SEAB and allowed in examination hall.

10 Years of PSLE At A Glance

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.

Quote from Straits Times 2017:

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...

Quote from Mothership 2020

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...

Quote from Straits Times 2021

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?

Quote from Mothership 2020

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.

Source: 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022