PSLE- Secondary school Ranking intake of PSLE 2012

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By now, most parents of PSLE students 2012 cohort would have made their choice with (for) their children on the 2nd next important phrase in their life.

For me, I believe PSLE is so important because the 4 years of secondary school is one of the most important phrase in life. The age 13 - 16 is where a person grows up, where he grows aware of his individuality, where he can be rebellious or productive. It is the golden age where he develops his character which would makes a difference in his whole life.

It is also the age where he makes the friends of his life, friends of the same social-economic background of the school, friends where he can depend and he would be dependent upon, during this phrase of teenage-hood.

It is this period where he would find his next passion for his tasks in life, be it in medicine, science, arts or mechanical stuff. Where his next national exams would determine his entry in his prized career in life.

PSLE is such a do-or-die exam for this phrase, I do hope that it would phrased out, or at least reduced in magnitude by the time I have children. It is not fair to confer such a huge burden on a 12 yo child who is barely gripping with the importance of life.

It is not fair to throw the burdens onto parents.
This is why Singaporeans has such low birth rate.

Below is the Secondary school ranking intake based on PSLE scores of 2012. The table below is compiled by ACE tutors.

Pos.	School	2012 Intake	2011 Intake	Position change (2012 vs. 2011)
1	NANYANG GIRLS' HIGH SCHOOL	262	262	0
2	RAFFLES GIRLS' SCHOOL (SECONDARY)	261	260	0
2	RAFFLES INSTITUTION	261	259	1
4	HWA CHONG INSTITUTION	258	257	0
4	NATIONAL JUNIOR COLLEGE	258	257	0
6	DUNMAN HIGH SCHOOL	256	257	-1
7	RIVER VALLEY HIGH	254	253	0
8	METHODIST GIRLS' SCHOOL	250	253	-1
9	CEDAR GIRLS' SECONDARY SCHOOL**	249	248	2
9	CHIJ ST. NICHOLAS	249	249	1
11	CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL	248	247	1
11	SINGAPORE CHINESE GIRLS	248	250	-2
13	ANGLO-CHINESE SCHOOL (INDEPENDENT)	247	245	1
13	VICTORIA SCHOOL**	247	246	0
15	ANDERSON SECONDARY SCHOOL	245	245	-1
16	BUKIT PANJANG GOVT. HIGH SCHOOL	244	243	0
17	ANGLICAN HIGH SCHOOL	243	242	2
17	CRESCENT GIRLS' SCHOOL	243	243	-1
17	NAN HUA HIGH SCHOOL	243	243	-1
20	ST. JOSEPH'S INSTITUTION	242	241	0
21	CHIJ SECONDARY (TOA PAYOH)	241	238	1
22	ST. MARGARET'S SECONDARY SCHOOL	240	239	-1
23	CHUNG CHENG HIGH SCHOOL (MAIN)	237	236	3
24	COMMONWEALTH SECONDARY SCHOOL	236	237	0
24	NAN CHIAU HIGH SCHOOL	236	234	4
26	SWISS COTTAGE SECONDARY SCHOOL	235	234	2
26	TANJONG KATONG GIRLS' SCHOOL	235	234	2
26	FAIRFIELD METHODIST SCHOOL (SECONDARY)	235	237	-2
26	XINMIN SECONDARY SCHOOL	235	238	-4
30	NGEE ANN SECONDARY SCHOOL	233	232	3
30	TANJONG KATONG SECONDARY SCHOOL	233	234	-2
30	PAYA LEBAR METHODIST GIRLS' SCHOOL (SECONDARY)	233	234	-2
33	ZHONGHUA SECONDARY SCHOOL	232	230	4
33	CHUNG CHENG HIGH SCHOOL (YISHUN)	232	231	1
33	MARIS STELLA	232	231	1
33	YISHUN TOWN SECONDARY SCHOOL	232	235	-6
37	ST. ANDREW'S SECONDARY SCHOOL	231	230	0
38	KRANJI SECONDARY SCHOOL	230	230	-1
38	TEMASEK SECONDARY SCHOOL	230	230	-1
40	DUNMAN SECONDARY SCHOOL	229	230	-3
40	CLEMENTI TOWN SECONDARY SCHOOL	229	231	-6
40	PRESBYTERIAN HIGH SCHOOL	229	229	3
43	ST. HILDA'S SECONDARY SCHOOL	228	229	0
43	FUHUA SECONDARY SCHOOL	228	229	0
45	CHIJ ST. JOSEPH'S CONVENT	227	226	2
45	RIVERSIDE SECONDARY SCHOOL	227	228	1
47	ANG MO KIO SECONDARY SCHOOL	226	226	0
47	KUO CHUAN PRESBYTERIAN SECONDARY SCHOOL	226	225	4
47	ST. ANTHONY'S CANOSSIAN SECONDARY SCHOOL	226	226	0
50	HAI SING CATHOLIC SCHOOL	225	224	3
50	JURONG SECONDARY SCHOOL	225	226	-3
52	CHIJ KATONG CONVENT	224	225	-1
52	CHIJ ST. THERESA'S CONVENT	224	230	-15
52	GAN ENG SENG SCHOOL	224	223	2
55	BOWEN SECONDARY SCHOOL	223	222	3
56	WEST SPRING SECONDARY SCHOOL	222	222	2
56	BUKIT BATOK SECONDARY SCHOOL	222	223	-2
56	EVERGREEN SECONDARY SCHOOL	222	223	-2
59	PASIR RIS SECONDARY SCHOOL	221	220	3
59	ST. PATRICK'S SCHOOL	221	223	-5
61	HUA YI SECONDARY SCHOOL	220	222	-3
61	MAYFLOWER SECONDARY SCHOOL	220	221	0
63	HOLY INNOCENTS' HIGH SCHOOL	219	218	2
63	UNITY SECONDARY SCHOOL	219	219	1
65	PASIR RIS CREST SECONDARY SCHOOL	218	218	0
66	AHMAD IBRAHIM SECONDARY SCHOOL	217	218	-1
66	BEDOK VIEW SECONDARY SCHOOL	217	218	-1
66	CHUA CHU KANG SECONDARY SCHOOL	217	216	4
66	GEYLANG METHODIST SCHOOL (SECONDARY)	217	220	-4
70	ST. GABRIEL'S SECONDARY SCHOOL	216	215	3
70	BEATTY SECONDARY SCHOOL	216	218	-5
72	COMPASSVALE SECONDARY SCHOOL	215	214	2
72	WOODLANDS RING SECONDARY SCHOOL	215	216	-2
74	YUAN CHING SECONDARY SCHOOL	214	216	-4
75	BEDOK SOUTH SECONDARY SCHOOL	213	211	2
75	DEYI SECONDARY SCHOOL	213	214	-1
77	EDGEFIELD SECONDARY SCHOOL	212	208	7
77	ORCHID PARK SECONDARY SCHOOL	212	210	3
77	QUEENSWAY SECONDARY SCHOOL	212	212	-1
77	ZHENGHUA SECONDARY SCHOOL	212	211	0
81	CORAL SECONDARY SCHOOL	210	210	-1
81	WESTWOOD SECONDARY SCHOOL	210	211	-4
81	WOODGROVE SECONDARY SCHOOL	210	210	-1
84	PEIRCE SECONDARY SCHOOL	209	208	0
85	YISHUN SECONDARY SCHOOL	208	207	1
85	EAST SPRING SECONDARY SCHOOL	208	209	-2
87	GREENRIDGE SECONDARY SCHOOL	207	207	-1
87	NORTH VISTA SECONDARY SCHOOL	207	204	4
89	ADMIRALTY SECONDARY SCHOOL	206	206	-1
89	MONTFORT SECONDARY SCHOOL	206	204	2
89	DUNEARN SECONDARY SCHOOL	206	205	0
92	BEDOK GREEN SECONDARY SCHOOL	205	204	-1
92	JURONGVILLE SECONDARY SCHOOL	205	201	6
94	BUKIT VIEW SECONDARY SCHOOL	204	204	-3
94	TAMPINES SECONDARY SCHOOL	204	203	1
96	CANBERRA SECONDARY SCHOOL	203	200	4
97	HOUGANG SECONDARY SCHOOL	202	202	-1
97	NEW TOWN SECONDARY SCHOOL	202	202	-1
97	DAMAI SECONDARY SCHOOL	202	205	-8
97	PEI HWA SECONDARY SCHOOL	202	200	3
101	QUEENSTOWN SECONDARY SCHOOL	201	201	-3
101	CHRIST CHURCH SECONDARY SCHOOL	201	196	4
101	HILLGROVE SECONDARY SCHOOL	201	198	3
104	JUNYUAN SECONDARY SCHOOL	200	200	-4
104	MANJUSRI SECONDARY SCHOOL	200	200	-4
104	NAVAL BASE SECONDARY SCHOOL	200	194	5
107	SENG KANG SECONDARY SCHOOL	196	194	2
108	GREENDALE SECONDARY SCHOOL	195	194	1
108	GUANGYANG SECONDARY SCHOOL	195	195	-2
110	GREENVIEW SECONDARY SCHOOL	193	195	-4
110	JURONG WEST SECONDARY SCHOOL	193	193	2
112	KENT RIDGE SECONDARY SCHOOL	190	188	6
112	MARSILING SECONDARY SCHOOL	190	190	2
112	PUNGGOL SECONDARY SCHOOL	190	189	3
112	SI LING SECONDARY SCHOOL	190	188	6
116	ANGLO-CHINESE SCHOOL (BARKER ROAD)*	189	195	-10
116	BALESTIER HILL SECONDARY SCHOOL	189	188	2
116	CHESTNUT DRIVE SECONDARY SCHOOL	189	190	-1
116	FIRST TOA PAYOH SECONDARY SCHOOL	189	188	2
116	REGENT SECONDARY SCHOOL	189	188	2
116	TECK WHYE SECONDARY SCHOOL	189	188	2
122	ASSUMPTION ENGLISH SCHOOL	188	188	-4
122	BEDOK NORTH SECONDARY SCHOOL	188	188	-4
122	BEDOK TOWN SECONDARY SCHOOL	188	188	-4
122	BENDEMEER SECONDARY SCHOOL	188	188	-4
122	BOON LAY SECONDARY SCHOOL	188	188	-4
122	BROADRICK SECONDARY SCHOOL	188	188	-4
122	FAJAR SECONDARY SCHOOL	188	188	-4
122	HONG KAH SECONDARY SCHOOL	188	188	-4
122	NORTHLAND SECONDARY SCHOOL	188	188	-4
122	TANGLIN SECONDARY SCHOOL	188	188	-4
122	WOODLANDS SECONDARY SCHOOL	188	188	-4
122	YUYING SECONDARY SCHOOL	188	188	-4
122	BARTLEY SECONDARY SCHOOL	188	188	-4
122	BISHAN PARK SECONDARY SCHOOL	188	188	-4
122	BUKIT MERAH SECONDARY SCHOOL	188	188	-4
122	CHANGKAT CHANGI SECONDARY SCHOOL	188	188	-4
122	CHONG BOON SECONDARY SCHOOL	188	188	-4
122	CLEMENTI WOODS SECONDARY SCHOOL	188	188	-4
122	EAST VIEW SECONDARY SCHOOL	188	188	-4
122	FUCHUN SECONDARY SCHOOL	188	188	-4
122	HENDERSON SECONDARY SCHOOL	188	188	-4
122	JUYING SECONDARY SCHOOL	188	191	-9
122	LOYANG SECONDARY SCHOOL	188	188	-4
122	MACPHERSON SECONDARY SCHOOL	188	188	-4
122	NORTH VIEW SECONDARY SCHOOL	188	188	-4
122	NORTHBROOKS SECONDARY SCHOOL	188	188	-4
122	OUTRAM SECONDARY SCHOOL	188	188	-4
122	PEICAI SECONDARY SCHOOL	188	188	-4
122	PING YI SECONDARY SCHOOL	188	188	-4
122	PIONEER SECONDARY SCHOOL	188	188	-4
122	SEMBAWANG SECONDARY SCHOOL	188	189	-7
122	SERANGOON GARDEN SECONDARY SCHOOL	188	188	-4
122	SERANGOON SECONDARY SCHOOL	188	188	-4
122	SHUQUN SECONDARY SCHOOL	188	188	-4
122	SIGLAP SECONDARY SCHOOL	188	188	-4
122	SPRINGFIELD SECONDARY SCHOOL	188	188	-4
122	WHITLEY SECONDARY SCHOOL	188	188	-4
122	YIO CHU KANG SECONDARY SCHOOL	188	188	-4
122	YUHUA SECONDARY SCHOOL	188	188	-4
122	YUSOF ISHAK SECONDARY SCHOOL	188	188	-4

* ACS Barker accepts affiliated students only
** Cedar Girls' and Victoria School have started accepting Integrated Program (IP) students at secondary 1 level. Cedar's cut-off for the IP is 258, while Victoria's is 255.

The race for brainy students will heat up when 6 other schools start accepting IP students at secondary 1 level, starting in 2013. These schools include St Joseph's Institution, Anglo Chinese School (Independent), Singapore Chinese Girls', Catholic High, St. Nicholas and Methodist Girls'.

The original data provided by MOE came with the median PSLE scores of each school's new cohort, and most of them are basically additions of 2-9 points from the minimum cut-off points as shown above. The definite trend is therefore that the majority of students take cut-off points as one of their main considerations in their school selection.

SMRT Protests

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On the SMRT Chinese workers who are dealt with unequal pay... perhaps this video will show us something.



If monkeys cannot accept unequal pay for same work, then it is no wonder why some of the China workers are pissed off.

But to be fair to SMRT, the Chinese drivers are paid less than other foreigners (Malaysia) as lodging, utilities and transportations are provided for them. These bills can partially explain the difference for the Chinese's lower pay.

Another reason is that Chinese workers back in China mainland are simply paid much lesser. With that as a guideline, corporations can simply pay less because the foreign workers has less choice back home.

And the SMRT China Drivers strike ends.

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It is just the 3rd day and the strike has ended. Our first strike in 26 years, and outsourced to Foreign Talents....

SINGAPORE - The SMRT bus drivers who had been on strike for the past two days, causing delays in service, appeared to have returned to work this morning.
Two buses picked up the drivers, who are from China, from their Woodlands dormitory to ferry them to their respective bus depots.

But the aftermaths would be.... difficult.

One can guess how the government should react.

If they did not do anything decisive to punish the Chinese strikers, then many Singaporeans would be unhappy that the government is harsh on locals over strikes but lenient when it comes to foreigners.

If they do much to punish, they may also create the impression that workers' welfare are secondary to corporations' profits.

And it does not help that the government has to juggle the relationship with China, the big giant to our north. Any wrong move perceived as unfair which offend the China public and we may be come the next victim of China's boycott. (Just look at Japan's manufacturers which suffered massively with China and Japan's territorial disputes)

And if it pushes too hard, SMRT would probably has to increase bus fares. (Let's be realistic).
And the public hates public transport fare increases. Especially when MRT has broke down so many times, the public would be suspicious of any fare increases.

Tough job.
I do hope we are paying the ministers enough money.

Snow World Genting for year end Holiday

Snow, one of the nicest thing to see in nature.
Something that we Singaporeans can't enjoy.

I saw my first snow in Boston, USA. But it was in Germany where I really got seduced by the beauty of snow capped landscape.

I visited Munich, Germany recently and it was so beautiful sometimes I forgot how bloody freezing cold it was...
The snow was really refreshing!

Plus, free cold drinks any time!

a nice panoramic photo stitched of the scenery

Since Xmas is coming..... why not see snow in a very nearby place?

Snow World is open and it only takes a short bus journey from Singapore to visit Genting.
You don't have to spend lots of money and time to travel to far north to see snow! =D

And please invite me to go with you... if you're feeling generous :P

You can visit Snow World’s website for more info: http://www.rwgenting.com.sg/en/themepark/rides/indoor/snowworld/index.htm