SINGAPORE — The Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) results will be released this Friday (Nov 22), and the secondary one posting results will be released the following month, on Dec 20, announced the Ministry of Education (MOE) today.

Unlike previous years, the highest and lowest PSLE aggregate scores will not be printed on the PSLE result slips. This is to allow the student to focus on his own achievement and holistic development, according to the MOE.

Students may obtain their PSLE results from their respective primary schools from 11am. Parents and students can then decide on the child’s choices of secondary schools, including Spectra Secondary School and, if eligible, a third language.

SUBMISSION OF SECONDARY ONE OPTION

Students collecting their results slips will also receive option forms to select their secondary school. In every sealed Secondary One (S1) Option Form, there will be a unique S1 Personal Identification Number (S1 PIN) which will allow parents to submit the secondary school options for their child online via the Secondary One InternetSystem (S1-IS). The S1-IS will be accessible through the MOE S1 Posting website at http://www.moe.gov.sg/education/admissions/secondary-one-posting/ on Friday, from 11am to Nov 28, 3pm.

Parents are advised to consider carefully their child’s choices of secondary schools and complete the option form before logging on to the S1-IS, so that they can complete their online submission smoothly.

Alternatively, parents may submit their child’s secondary school options through their child’s primary school. Submission at the primary schools will be from 11am to 3pm on Friday; and 9am to 3pm between Nov 25 and Nov 28.

RELEASE OF SECONDARY ONE POSTING RESULTS

The S1 Posting Results will be released on Dec 20. Parents will be able to receive their child’s posting results through either Short Message Service (SMS) via applicant’s local mobile number (if provided by applicant during the S1 Option Phase), S1-IS at http://www.moe.gov.sg/education/admissions/secondary-one-posting/, or at the child’s primary school.

Students are to report to the secondary schools they are posted to on Dec 23, at 8.30am.

For more information on the S1 Posting Exercise and S1-IS, parents can refer to the MOE S1 Posting website (http://www.moe.gov.sg/education/admissions/secondary-one-posting) or the information booklet entitled Choosing Your Secondary Schools, which was distributed earlier to the students.

For enquiries, parents can call the MOE Customer Service Centre at 6872 2220 on weekdays from 8am to 6pm and from 8am to 1pm on Saturdays.

THIRD LANGUAGE

Students who are eligible to take a Third Language will receive an eligibility letter with the release of the PSLE results. A new Third Language, Spanish, will be offered at Secondary One from next year.

SPECTRA SECONDARY SCHOOL TO ADMIT SECONDARY ONE STUDENTS FROM NEXT YEAR

Spectra Secondary School will admit students from January next year, joining Crest Secondary School as the second specialised school for students eligible for the Normal (Technical) course.

Apart from offering English Language, Mother Tongue Language and Mathematics as part of a four-year Normal (Technical) secondary school education, Spectra Secondary School students will be able to specialise in one of four ITE Skills Certificate courses at upper secondary level — Hospitality Services, Retail Services, Facility Services and Mechanical Servicing.

Interested students who are eligible for the Normal (Technical) course should apply directly to Crest Secondary School or Spectra Secondary School from this Friday to Nov 26. The MOE has also recommended that these students also apply for the other secondary schools in the S1 Posting Exercise, in case they are not admitted into Crest Secondary School or Spectra Secondary School.

Students who are successful in gaining admission into Crest Secondary School or Spectra Secondary School will be informed by the schools via letter and SMS by Dec 13, and will not be posted to another school under the S1 Posting Exercise. Application forms will be available from primary schools when students receive their results, or on the schools’ websites (http://www.crestsec.edu.sg and http://www.spectra.edu.sg).

More information on Crest Secondary School and Spectra Secondary School can be found in the Secondary One Information Booklet and on the schools’ websites.