Possibility of Leveraging on Technology and Processes to Enable Earlier Release of Secondary One Posting Results

Name and Constituency of Member of Parliament

Mr Murali Pillai, Bukit Batok

Question

To ask the Minister for Education whether there can be better leverage of technology and processes to enable students to receive their Secondary One school posting results earlier than the third week of December of the particular year to allow more time for parents to pursue appeals and for the Ministry to respond in time before the start of the new academic year.

Response

1. Over the years, the Ministry of Education (MOE) has leveraged technology and enhanced information and processes for the Secondary 1 (S1) Posting Exercise to ensure that parents and students have sufficient time to make informed choices.

2. Typically, the Primary School Leaving Examination results are released around mid-November. Thereafter, parents and students are given seven calendar days to choose their secondary schools. The S1 Posting results are released about three weeks later. MOE uses this period to conduct the posting and to ensure accurate posting outcomes. Over 90% of students are posted to a school of their choice.

3. If parents wish to appeal after receiving the posting results, they can appeal directly within that week to the relevant schools. Schools are generally able to process the appeals and inform students of the outcomes prior to the start of the academic year.