RELEASE OF THE 2005 PRIMARY SCHOOL LEAVING EXAMINATION RESULTS

PERFORMANCE OF 2005 PSLE COHORT

A total of 51,087 Primary 6 pupils sat for the Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) this year, an increase of 224 pupils (or 0.4%) over the 2004 cohort.  Of these, 5,434 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.

2          In all, 49,954 pupils (or 97.8%) have been assessed as suitable to proceed to secondary school. Of these pupils, 62.2% are eligible for the Special or Express course, 22.3% for the Normal (Academic) and 13.3% for the Normal (Technical) course.

3          There are 1,133  pupils (or 2.2%) who are assessed to be not yet ready for secondary school in 2006 or are more suited for vocational training. Of these, 964 will be given another year in Primary 6 to consolidate their basic language and mathematics skills. The remaining 169 who are over-aged will be enrolled in basic vocational training courses.

4          Eligible pupils will receive their option forms to select secondary schools from their respective primary schools today.  Parents are reminded to submit the completed option forms to their children’s primary schools, between 24 Nov 2005 and 30 Nov 2005 from 9am to 3pm (excluding Saturday and Sunday on 26 and 27 Nov 05 respectively).

5          The Secondary One posting results will be released on 22 Dec 2005.  Pupils are to collect their results through their primary schools on 22 Dec 2005, and report to their posted secondary schools on 23 Dec 2005.

INFORMATION SHEET ON THE 2005 PSLE RESULTS

1.                  Top PSLE Pupil