Last Updated: 03 Oct 2024
Secondary 1 (S1): How to choose schools
4. Understand the PSLE score ranges
About PSLE score ranges
The PSLE score range listed in the SchoolFinder refers to the PSLE score of the first and last student admitted to a particular school in the previous year through S1 Posting. These PSLE score ranges should only be used as a reference as they were based on the PSLE scores and school choice patterns of the previous year’s P6 cohort. The PSLE score ranges of the current cohort are determined only after the conclusion of the current year's S1 posting process.
The PSLE score ranges of a school is presented in this way:
In the example above, the PSLE score of the first student (i.e. student with the best PSLE score) admitted through Posting Group 1, 2 or 3 in this school via last year’s S1 posting process was 25, 21 and 15, respectively.
The PSLE score of the last student admitted through Posting Group 1, 2 or 3 in this school via last year’s S1 posting process was 28, 24 and 20, respectively. These PSLE scores form the COPs for the respective Posting Groups offered by the school, based on last year’s cohort.
PSLE score ranges for affiliated schools
For affiliated schools, the presentation of the PSLE score ranges will be similar, with additional information on the affiliated PSLE score ranges as presented below:
PSLE score ranges for Special Assistance Plan (SAP) schools
While students need not take Higher Chinese Language (HCL) to enter SAP schools, students who pass HCL and have a PSLE score of 14 or better (i.e. PSLE score ≤ 14) would receive a posting advantage for admission to SAP schools. This applies before the tie-breakers. To reflect this, the PSLE score ranges of SAP schools may include the HCL grades of the first and last student admitted in last year’s S1 posting process.
The HCL grades of the first and last student admitted into this school are reflected in the brackets – (D) = Distinction, (M) = Merit, and (P) = Pass. If the first or last student admitted did not take HCL, no HCL grades will be shown.
Example:
This means that: A student with a PSLE score of 11 and better, and did not take HCL would have been admitted, as 11 is a better PSLE score than the COP of 12 (P). However, a student with a PSLE score of 12 and did not take HCL would not be able to enter the school as the COP is better than the student’s score.
The HCL grades of the first and last student admitted into this school are reflected in the brackets – (D) = Distinction, (M) = Merit, and (P) = Pass. If the first or last student admitted did not take HCL, no HCL grades will be shown.
Example:
This means that: A student with a PSLE score of 11 and better, and did not take HCL would have been admitted, as 11 is a better PSLE score than the COP of 12 (P). However, a student with a PSLE score of 12 and did not take HCL would not be able to enter the school as the COP is better than the student’s score.