- How the new Achievement Level System Works? The Ministry of Education made a deliberate shift away from the old T-score system in 2021 so that students do not chase the last mark. An obsessive overemphasis on examination results is not healthy for the development of our children. 2022 is the second batch of kids sent to the butcherembarking on this fantastic new grading system.
I am sure by now many parents of their primary 6 kids would have "chilled down" after the Primary School leaving Examination (PSLE) results were released on 23rd November 2022 (Wednesday). Like most parents, my wife and I have butterflies in our stomach while the school principle was addressing the school on overall results. The 98.4% news header of PSLE students progressing to secondary school looks impressive but underneath this glamorous front, there is a big can of worms festering in our education system.
