New PSLE scoring system to be based on pupils' raw scores

Singapore

A NEW way of presenting pupils' scores in the Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) was unveiled on Wednesday - one that will be based on the pupils' raw scores in each of the four examinable subjects, instead of the present system of T-scores, which grades pupils relative to how their peers performed.

Under the new scoring system, a pupil's raw score in each PSLE subject - English, mathematics, science and mother tongue - will land him or her in one of eight Achievement Levels (ALs), with AL1 being the top-mar…