Basis for Admission of Students into Normal (Technical), Normal (Academic) and Express Streams

Debated in Parliament on 12 Feb 2019.

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The Ministry sets placement criteria based on PSLE results to ensure students can cope with each stream’s academic rigor, with proportions varying annually depending on student performance and choices.
It is possible for cohorts to have very few or even no students in certain streams if fewer students meet the specific entry criteria for that stream in a given year.
The streaming system remains flexible, with placements influenced by both PSLE scores and student preferences when eligible for multiple courses.

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Louis Ng Kok Kwang

Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang asked the Minister for Education (a) how does the Ministry decide what percentage of students are streamed into the Normal (Technical), Normal (Academic), and Express streams each year; and (b) whether the streaming system allows for the possibility that no students enter the Normal (Technical) or Normal (Academic) stream in a given year.

Ong Ye Kung

The Ministry sets qualifying criteria based on the Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) result for the courses to ensure that students accessing each course can cope with its academic rigour and pace of learning. So, the proportion of students in Normal (Technical), Normal (Academic) and Express courses is dependent on students' performance at PSLE and their eligibility for the respective courses, and the students' choices when they are eligible for two courses.

The table below shows the placement criteria for each course and option band. The proportion of students in each course varies slightly from year to year. It is possible that in a cohort when more students meet the Express and Normal (Academic) criteria, we may end up having very few Normal (Technical) classes. This remains the case when we move to a new PSLE scoring system in 2021.

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The Ministry sets placement criteria based on PSLE results to ensure students can cope with each stream’s academic rigor, with proportions varying annually depending on student performance and choices.
It is possible for cohorts to have very few or even no students in certain streams if fewer students meet the specific entry criteria for that stream in a given year.
The streaming system remains flexible, with placements influenced by both PSLE scores and student preferences when eligible for multiple courses.

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Basis for Admission of Students into Normal (Technical), Normal (Academic) and Express Streams

Debated in Parliament on 12 Feb 2019.

Summary written by AI (learn more)

The Ministry sets placement criteria based on PSLE results to ensure students can cope with each stream’s academic rigor, with proportions varying annually depending on student performance and choices.
It is possible for cohorts to have very few or even no students in certain streams if fewer students meet the specific entry criteria for that stream in a given year.
The streaming system remains flexible, with placements influenced by both PSLE scores and student preferences when eligible for multiple courses.

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Louis Ng Kok Kwang

Ong Ye Kung

Summary written by AI (learn more)

The Ministry sets placement criteria based on PSLE results to ensure students can cope with each stream’s academic rigor, with proportions varying annually depending on student performance and choices.
It is possible for cohorts to have very few or even no students in certain streams if fewer students meet the specific entry criteria for that stream in a given year.
The streaming system remains flexible, with placements influenced by both PSLE scores and student preferences when eligible for multiple courses.

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Basis for Admission of Students into Normal (Technical), Normal (Academic) and Express Streams

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Basis for Admission of Students into Normal (Technical), Normal (Academic) and Express Streams

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