Starting primary school is a big step in your child's life. To help you better understand primary school programmes and enable you to make key education decisions, the Ministry of Education will be conducting a seminar on Primary School Education. At the seminar, parents can look forward to sharing sessions by the school principal and a parent volunteer, as well as view the various programmes our primary schools provide.

The Primary Education System and Primary One Registration
Mrs Mary Ngiam, Principal, Princess Elizabeth Primary School

The Primary School years are focused on giving students a good grasp of English Language, Mother Tongue and Mathematics; as well as helping children build character and cultivate good values and habits.
Mrs Ngiam will share with parents an overview of Primary School education. Parents will also learn about the registration process and what they need to take note of when registering their child for Primary One.

Choosing a Primary School and Supporting Your Child in Primary School
Mrs Veron Sim, MOE Parent Ambassador

As the SA2 is coming, I read some material that can help my child in preparing and taking the exam. Below are my notes, hope other parents and students can benefit from it too.

Before exam:
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Get Organized:
-organized your study place.
-Mark your calendar on the exam date, so that you can have enough time to prepare for the exam. Don't wait for the last minutes before exam.

During exam:
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Attempt Questions:
-Pay attention to the instruction of what you are asking to do.
-Avoid careless mistake, write neatly.
-Answer the easiest questions first. Make a mark on the difficult question that reminds yourself to come back later.

Time management:
-Use time wisely. Check your pace. Speed up the pace if you can, but don't rush.
Accurate is better than fast

Check work:
-Check with before hand it in. Makes sure all the questions has completed.

English - Inductive Model, Novel Study; Mathematics - Problem-solving Heuristics; Science - Inquiry Approach; Physical Education - Educational Gymnastics, Rope Course, Olympics & Outdoor Education; Music - Perfect Music Package; National Education - Community & International Programmes

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Ministry of Education, 23 April 2008 - Seventeen primary schools have been awarded the Programme for School-Based Excellence in 2008. The 37 schools which received the award between 2005 and 2007 had their awards renewed this year (refer to annex).

In addition, nine secondary schools have been awarded Niche Programme status in 2008. The 20 schools which received the award between 2005 and 2007 also had their awards renewed this year (refer to annex).

Thanks to Bishan_Mom, we now have the old records from Straits Times and the Ministry of Education with regards to the balloting history of Primary One schools.  Please login to view the attached PDF files.

If you prefer, a consolidated and updated list can be found here.

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The Ministry of Education only provides ranking for secondary schools.  While it is felt that the same arguments for ranking secondary schools can be applied for primary schools, there are many more primary schools compared to secondary schools, and it would be counter-productive if parents choose to forego the convenience of neighbourhood schools and drive up demand for the official "good" schools.

Achievements

2005. PSLE*

2007. PSLE+

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