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FUCHUN
PRIMARY SCHOOL
Welcome
Briefing on PSLE
Primary 6
29 Jan 2016
Outline of Presentation
• The PSLE T-Score
• DSA and considerations in choosing
and posting to secondary schools
• Preparation for PSLE
PSLE T- Score Explained
• Reflects the relative achievement level of
pupils within the cohort
• Places pupils 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
PSLE as a Placement Exam
• It is a sum of scores.
• It is the combined total of the Transformed
(T) scores for all the 4 subjects a pupil has
taken.
• The T-score for any subject is a score
obtained through a statistical calculation that
takes into account how well all the pupils
have done in the same subject in the
same year.
Total Aggregate Score
• The different subjects have different levels
of difficulty.
• The spread of marks from the average
mark, i.e. the standard deviation is also
different.
Why Not The Raw Score?
An Example :
A pupil scores 85% in both EL and MT.
His performance in MT is
very close to that of other
pupils. 85%
EL
EL Ave
= 60
MT
MT Ave
= 80
He did much better
in EL as compared to
other pupils.
0 100
T-Score
Ave = 60
EL MT
Ave = 80
50
85% 85%
The T-Score converts the average mark of each
subject to a common score of 50 points.
How is T-Score calculated for each subject?
Where:
X: pupil’s mark for the subject
Y: average mark (mean) scored by all pupils
Z: spread of marks around the average mark
(standard deviation)
Z
Y) - (X 10 50 T + =
The PSLE T-Score
Example:
• Pupil’s mark (X) in exam = 50.0
• Average mark (Y) scored by
all pupils = 68.0
• Spread of marks (Z) around
the average mark (Y) = 14.0
T = 50 + 10 (50 - 68.0)
14.0 = 37.14
The PSLE T-Score
• The PSLE T-Score gives the relative position
of a pupil’s performance as compared to the
performance of all the other pupils in that
subject.
• The raw mark obtained in the exam only
shows how good the pupil is in that subject,
not how good he/she is as compared to
others.
The PSLE T-Score
• The Aggregate Score is obtained by
adding the T-Scores of the 4 subjects.
• All pupils are ranked according to their
Aggregate T-Scores.
The Aggregate T-Score
Is it possible for a pupil with 3A*
and 1A to be ranked lower than
another pupil who has only 1A*
and 3As?
Yes.
T-Scores & Grades
There is a range of marks for each grade.
Agg T-Score : 246 249
John May Subj
Mark (Grade)
T- Score
Mark (Grade)
T- Score
EL 180
A
60 190
A*
68
CL 185
A*
70 180
A
68
MA 91
A*
60 80 A 58
SC 92
A*
56 86
A
55
How is T-Score being affected by
Cohort performance ?
• The aggregate T-score goes up from 233 to 245 when the
average of all subjects went down by 10 marks each.
• This means that if a cohort is weaker, a pupil’s aggregate
T-score will increase even if he/she scores the same marks
for all the subjects.
Comparison of PSLE Aggregate
T-Scores
• Based on the example, it is therefore not accurate
to compare a pupil’s aggregate T-score in a
particular year, to another pupil’s score in a
different year.
• Each year will have a different average and
standard deviation for all the subjects.
PSLE Dates 2016
Oral Exam 18 & 19 Aug
Listening
Comprehension
16 Sep
Written Exam 29 Sep to 5 Oct
* All school exams :
For EL and MT, Paper 1 & 2 are on the same day.
FUCHUN
PRIMARY SCHOOL
What is Direct School Admission
Exercise (DSA) ?
• The DSA Exercise was introduced by the MOE in 2004. It
seeks to promote holistic education and provide pupils an
opportunity to demonstrate a more diverse range of
achievements and talents in seeking admission to a
secondary school.
• It is an admission exercise to allow participating secondary
schools to select some P6 pupils for admission to
Secondary 1. The selection will be based on their
achievements and talents before the PSLE results are
released.
NUS High School, School of the Arts (SOTA), School of Science & Technology and Singapore Sports School (SSS):
- Apply directly to the school
Other Secondary Schools
- Gather information from the booklet “Choosing Your
Secondary Schools For Admission to Sec 1”
- Book and schools’ websites
http://www.moe.gov.sg/education/admissions/dsa-sec/
DSA-Direct School Admission
Considerations When Choosing
Secondary Schools
• Different types of secondary schools to choose from, each
with own programmes and schemes
• Consider strengths of schools and place child in an
environment that can motivate him/her and broaden his/her
horizons
• Academic performance/needs of the child
• Previous year’s posting aggregate ranges of the schools
• Distance from home
Rank all pupils by their PSLE Scores
285
250
263
240 and below
By Merit :
S1 Posting Method
By Merit By Choice
285
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
A
284 B
243 C
There are many other pupils ranked above Pupil C.
285
A 250
B
243
C
Sch W
Sch X
Sch Y
Sch Z
After 6 Choices… Manually Posted by PPS
Postal Sector
Postal District
Change In Address:
Parents to update the official residential address latest
by the end of PSLE.
Please Note :
More information concerning the
process of selecting secondary schools
will be provided later.
Preparation for PSLE
• Motivational talks
• Target setting by individual pupils
with Form Teachers
• Monitoring of progress
Preparation for PSLE
• Focused group teaching
• Supplementary classes during vacation :
- 20 Jun to 22 Jun
- 5 Sep to 7 Sep
• Suspension of CCA starting Term 3
Preparation for PSLE
• Pupils can approach the following :
- Form Teacher
- Mdm Nur Azah, Year Head(Internal)
- Mrs Cheong Chin Yin, School Counsellor
- Mr Wong Weng Choy, HOD/Pupil Management
Consistent effort
Work hard, work smart
Revise and practice
Seek help from teachers
Supplementary lessons during vacation
Remedial lessons for pupils who
require them
Preparation for PSLE
Preparation for PSLE
Exercise regularly
Have a proper diet and sufficient sleep
Make time to de-stress
Attend CCA regularly in Semester 1
Preparation for PSLE
Parents:
Monitor
Support
Encourage
Parents’ Workshops (Sat, 30 Jan 2016)
- For P5 and 6 parents
- English, Math and Science
Thank you for your partnership.