Choosing A Secondary School
- Singapore Broadcasting Corporation Fonds
Fonds/Collection
- Singapore Broadcasting Corporation Series
Series
- 1981
Record Date
- 00:28:10
Recorded Duration
- English
Recording Language
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2016003546
Accession No.
- Sound
Type
- 7 inch Open Reel Audiotape
Format
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Synopsis :In this programme, an officer from the Pupil Placement Branch of the Ministry of Education explains how pupils sitting for the Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) will be allocated places in secondary schools.
In October 1981, 43,000 pupils will sit for the PSLE. There will be a place for every child who passes the PSLE in one of the 135 secondary schools in Singapore.
In previous years, parents were disappointed when their children were not able to get into a school of their choice. The Education Ministry has issued a booklet to help pupils and parents in the selection process.
The officer explains that pupils often fail to get into schools of their choice because parents are unrealistic and opt for popular schools with limited places. For example, those who picked Raffles Institution as their first choice could not secure a place there as the places were already taken up.
He then touches on issues like choosing schools within the same language medium, Special Assistance Plan (SAP) schools and switching from non-English medium to English medium schools.
The officer adds that a computerised system is used to post pupils to secondary schools based on their merit ranking in the PSLE, the order of school choices the pupil has made and priority for those from affiliated schools. He advises an average child not to opt for a popular school but choose a school near his home so that time spent on travelling can be put to better use.
