• JAE-Internet System (JAE-IS) that is accessible through the JAE website; and
• Short Messaging System (SMS) to the mobile phone number provided by the applicant during registration.

Candidates posted to a Junior College (JC) or the Millennia Institute (MI) should report to these institutions on Tuesday, 31 Jan 2012 at 7.30 am. Candidates posted to a Polytechnic or Institute of Technical Education (ITE) course will receive further instructions via an enrolment package from the respective institutions by mail.

Applicants who wish to appeal for a transfer to another JC, ITE or the MI should approach the institution of their choice directly. Students who wish to make an appeal either for a place in a polytechnic diploma course or seek a transfer to another diploma course can do so via the Centralised Joint Polytechnic JAE appeal system from 9am, Monday, 30 January 2012, to 4pm on Wednesday, 1 February 2012. Each applicant is allowed to select up to three polytechnic diploma courses for which he/she meets the minimum entry requirements (i.e. those listed in their Form A issued for 2012 JAE by MOE) and the 2012 JAE course cut-off points.

For more information on this exercise, please refer to the Joint Polytechnic JAE Appeal website. Information on the cut-off points for all courses offered in the 2012 JAE will be available on this website from 30 January 2012.

JAE Posting Results Online

To allow applicants without Internet access at home to view their posting results, personal computers with Internet access will be made available at all JCs, MI, polytechnics and participating ITE campuses. The participating ITE campuses are ITE College Central (Balestier, Bishan, MacPherson, Tampines and Yishun campuses), ITE College East (Simei campus) and ITE College West (Choa Chu Kang campus).

For the first time, the National School Games (NSG) opening ceremony combined the participation of both the Singapore Primary Schools Sports Council (SPSSC) for primary school students and the Singapore Schools Sports Council (SSSC) for students from secondary schools, junior colleges and centralised institute.

The extension of NSG’s opening ceremony this year follows the successful inaugural NSG opening ceremony in 2010 with a virtual Games flame that was lit and kept burning online for 211 days of inter-school competitions for the first time in the 50 years of history of the Singapore Schools Sports Council (SSSC). The flame marked the coming of age for sports development in schools and commitment to nurturing sporting values in the holistic education of every student in Singapore.

Together, the NSG will offer inter-school competition opportunities for about 53,000 students in 28 sports under the SSSC and 21 sports under the SPSSC. To ensure that all schools have an opportunity to celebrate the opening of the NSG, and to reflect the value of sports participation, schools will also conduct their own symbolic ceremony between 18th Jan and 31th Jan 2012. Students will get to listen to a message from Minister for Education, Mr Heng Swee Keat, and participants competing at the NSG will take the Athletes’ Oath.

The Ministry of Education (MOE) is committed to organising a NSG with a strong educational focus, as sports play an integral role in students’ holistic development. MOE intends to increase such learning opportunities for students to learn sportsmanship, fair play and experience a healthy pursuit of excellence, as well as nurture strong friendships.

Launch of Sports Safety and Injury Prevention Manual for Teachers

As it is important for competitions to be carried out in a positive and safe environment, MOE in collaboration with Changi General Hospital’s Changi Sports Medicine Centre have developed the Sports Safety and Injury Prevention Manual for Teachers.

The manual, launched by Minister Heng at the NSG Opening Ceremony today, is developed to provide Physical Education (PE) and sports teachers with practical and useful knowledge and skills to prevent and manage sports injuries. The knowledge and skills could in turn be taught to our students, as they engage in healthy living for the long-term. The manual covers areas like types of sports injuries, principles of prevention and management of injuries.

A total of 36,955 school candidates sat the 2011 GCE O-Level Examination and 36,904 or 99.9% have been awarded certificates. An information sheet on students and schools with good performance is at Annex A.

The results of the 2011 and 2010 GCE O-Level Examinations for school candidates are as follows:

This year, 4,548 or 34.8% of the 2011 Secondary 4 Normal Academic [Sec 4N(A)] students sat one or more subjects in the GCE O-level examination. Of these, 4,086 or 89.8% have obtained at least one O-Level pass.

A total of 3,932 private candidates sat the 2011 GCE O-Level Examination and 3,520 or 89.5% have been awarded certificates.

School candidates have been issued their results by their respective schools from 2:00 pm today. Private candidates will be informed of their results by post. Private candidates may also access their results through the Singapore Examinations and Assessment Board website from 2:00 pm today.

In Hong Kong, Mr Wong will meet with senior officials from the Education Bureau. He will also visit several organisations and tertiary education institutions, including the Vocational Training Council, the Open University of Hong Kong and the Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

Mr Wong will be accompanied by CUEP committee members and officials from the Ministry of Education.

School candidates may collect their results from their schools at 2.00 pm on 9 January 2012. Private candidates will be informed of their results by post. They may also access their results through the Singapore Examinations and Assessment Board website from 2.00 pm on 9 January 2012.

Students can apply for Junior Colleges (JCs), Millennia Institute (MI), Polytechnics and the Institute of Technical Education (ITE) via the Joint Admissions Exercise (JAE) using their GCE O-Level results. Students who wish to apply only to the Polytechnics can also do so via the Joint-Polytechnic Special Admissions Exercise (JPSAE).

Joint Admissions Exercise

The JAE is conducted annually by the Ministry of Education (MOE) to allow those who had sat for the GCE O-Level Examination to apply for admission to courses offered by the JCs, MI, Polytechnics and ITE.

The following groups of applicants are eligible to participate in the JAE:

• All Singapore Citizens (SCs) and Singapore Permanent Residents (SPRs) with valid GCE O-Level Examination results.
• International students studying in a government school, government-aided school or independent school in Singapore with valid 2011 GCE O-Level Examination results.

Registration Process

The JAE registration period is for 5 calendar days, starting from 3.00 pm on Monday, 9 January 2012 and ending at 4.00 pm on Friday, 13 January 2012.

Applicants are to submit their application online through the JAE Internet System (JAE-IS), which is accessible through the JAE website.

• Eligible applicants who sat for the 2011 GCE O-Level Examination will receive ‘Form A’ on the day of the release of examination results (i.e. 9 January 2012). Form A will list:
  • The applicant’s GCE O-Level Examination results;
  • The courses which he/she is eligible to apply for under the JAE; and
  • His/her JAE-PIN (i.e. a personal password for the applicant to access the online internet registration system).
• Applicants are strongly advised to complete the course application worksheet (provided in both Form A and the JAE information booklet) before submitting the online application via the JAE-IS. Applicants who have completed their worksheet prior to logging on to the JAE-IS should be able to complete their applications on the JAE-IS in less than 15 minutes.
• Applicants are required to use their NRIC or FIN number, together with the JAE-PIN that is provided in their Form A, to access the JAE-IS. A SingPass is not required.
• Applicants must provide a local mobile phone number during registration through JAE-IS if they wish to receive the results of their JAE application through SMS text messaging.
• For SCs/SPRs applicants who did not sit for the 2011 GCE O-Level Examination:
  • They are required to use their NRIC and SingPass to access the JAE-IS.
  • Alternatively, they may apply personally at MOE Customer Service Centre during the JAE registration period. To do this, applicants are required to bring along their original identity card, original GCE O-Level Examination certificate(s)/result slip(s) and Secondary School report book and/or CCA Certificate(s).

During the registration period for the JAE, all JCs, MI, Polytechnics, ITE and secondary schools will also make available computing facilities for students to make their applications online. The participating ITE campuses are ITE College Central (Balestier, Bishan, MacPherson, Tampines and Yishun campuses), ITE College East (Simei campus) and ITE College West (Choa Chu Kang campus).

Application Fees

An application fee of $7 will be charged for the first application, and $10 for amendment of choice(s) to the submitted application. JAE applicants are allowed to amend their submitted application once only. They will not need to make their fee payment online during the JAE period. All JAE application fees will only be collected after the exercise, by the institution (i.e. JC, MI, Polytechnics or ITE) that the applicant is eventually enrolled in.

Results of Application

The posting results of the JAE application are tentatively scheduled for release on 30 January 2012 through the following modes:

• JAE-IS which is accessible through the JAE Website;
• Short Messaging System (SMS) to the mobile phone number provided by applicant during registration

For more details on the JAE, applicants can refer to:

• JAE Website; or
• MOE Customer Service Centre at 6872-2220 during office hours

Joint Polytechnic Special Admissions Exercise

The JPSAE complements the existing JAE, by allowing polytechnics to consider applicants based on a broader measure of merits beyond performance in the GCE O-Level Examination. It allows the polytechnics flexibility to consider admitting students who have demonstrated a strong passion or aptitude through work attachments, sustained involvement in course-related projects and outstanding performance in competitions. Students with outstanding talents, achievements in leadership, community service, entrepreneurship, sports, and artistic and creative areas may also be considered. Each polytechnic will have the discretion to determine its own means of assessing applicants’ talents and achievements, including through portfolios and interviews. The polytechnics will set their selection criteria to ensure that only applicants who are able to cope with the rigours of a diploma education are admitted.

The JPSAE will be conducted, together with the JAE, from 9 to 13 January 2012. A student can apply concurrently to both the JPSAE and JAE. Successful applicants may be offered a course under the JAE and the same or another course under the JPSAE. Students who are offered courses under both JAE and JPSAE can decide to accept one of the two offers during the enrolment period set by the Polytechnics.

Details on the JPSAE can be found at http://www.polytechnic.edu.sg/jpsae and on the respective polytechnics’ websites.

Summary: Overall 10-year Trend of Performance (2001 — 2010)

Performance in PSLE

PSLE results have remained stable over the last 10 years, both in terms of overall percentage of passes and the proportion of PSLE students who scored A*-C in each subject.

Performance in GCE ‘O’ Level

Progress has been made in the overall percentage of students with at least three O-level passes and at least five O-level passes over the last 10 years. The percentage of GCE ‘O’ Level students who passed English Language has also increased.

Performance in GCE ‘A’ Level

At the GCE ‘A’ Level, the overall percentage of students with at least 3 ‘A’/’H2’ Passes and a pass in General Paper or Knowledge and Inquiry has improved over the last 10 years (from 85% in 2001 to 91% in 2010).

Percentage of P1 Cohort Admitted to Post-Secondary Institutions

The percentage of each P1 Cohort admitted to post-secondary institutions has improved steadily over the last 10 years (from 86% in 2001 to 93% in 2010).

The following performance charts for the past ten years (2001 — 2010) are attached:

• Three sets of charts showing the performance of the various ethnic groups in the PSLE, GCE ‘O’ and ‘A’ Level Examinations¹; and
• One chart on the percentage of each Primary One (P1) cohort admitted to post-secondary institutions².

Detailed Description of Charts

Performance in PSLE (Charts A1 — A5)

Performance by Overall Measure

PSLE candidates continued to perform well, with an overall percentage pass rate of above 95%. Please refer to Chart A1.

Performance by Subject

The overall proportion of PSLE students who scored A-C in English Language and Mother Tongue Language continued to be high, above 95%, while the proportion who scored A-C in Mathematics and Science remained above 80% and 90% respectively. Please refer to Charts A2 — A5.

Performance in GCE ‘O’ Level (Charts B1 — B5)

Performance by Overall Measure

The proportion of GCE ‘O’ level students with at least 3 ‘O’ level passes remained high, at about 95%, while the proportion with at least 5 ‘O’ level passes remained above 80%. Please refer to Charts B1 and B2.

Performance by Subject

The overall pass rates for English Language, Mother Tongue Language and Mathematics have all remained high and comparable with the previous years (above 85%, 95% and 85% respectively). Please refer to Charts B3 — B5.

Performance in GCE ‘A’ Level (Charts C1 — C3)

Performance by Overall Measure

The proportion of GCE ‘A’ level students who obtained at least 3 ‘H2’ passes and passed General Paper or Knowledge and Inquiry exceeded 90% in 2010. Please refer to Chart C1.

Performance by Subject

The overall pass rates in General Paper (GP) or Knowledge and Inquiry and Mother Tongue Language continued to be high, at above 90%. Please refer to Charts C2 and C3.

Percentage of P1 Cohort Admitted to Post-Secondary Institutions (Chart D)

The percentage of a P1 cohort admitted to post-secondary institutions³, including private education institutions, has remained high at above 90%. Please refer to Chart D.

Footnotes:

1. The percentages are based on school candidates who sat for the respective examinations.↩
2. The percentages are based on students who were enrolled in P1 10 years ago.↩
3. Junior colleges, Centralised Institute, Polytechnics, ITE, LASALLE College of the Arts, Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA) and other private education institutions.↩

This year, 12,244 students in the Secondary 4 Normal (Academic) Course and 5,675 students in the Secondary 4 Normal (Technical) Course sat the 2011 GCE Normal (Academic) and Normal (Technical) Level Examinations respectively.

12,195 (99.6 %) students from the Normal (Academic) course have been awarded the Normal (Academic) Level certificate. The Normal (Academic) Level certificate is awarded to a candidate who obtains a pass grade of Grade 5 or better in at least one Normal (Academic) subject. Details of students who performed well in the Normal (Academic) Level Examination are available at Annex A.

5,574 (98.2 %) students from the Normal (Technical) course have been awarded the Normal (Technical) Level certificate. The Normal (Technical) Level certificate is awarded to a candidate who obtains a pass grade of Grade D or better in at least one Normal (Technical) subject. Details of students who performed well in the Normal (Technical) Level Examination are available at Annex B.

Progression to Secondary 5 Normal (Academic)

A total of 8,895 (72.6 %) students are eligible for promotion to Secondary 5 Normal (Academic) in 2012. These are students in the Normal (Academic) course who obtain an aggregate not exceeding 19 points in English Language (EL), Mathematics and best three subjects (ELMAB3) and a Grade 5 or better for both EL and Mathematics.

This year, 4,224 Normal (Academic) students sat for subjects in the O-Level Examinations. These students are also eligible to proceed to Secondary 5 Normal (Academic) if they obtain an aggregate not exceeding 19 points in EL, Mathematics and best three subjects, and a Grade 5 or better for both EL and Mathematics, using their combined GCE Normal (Academic) Level and their school-based O-Level preliminary examination results.

Progression of Normal (Technical) Students

All Normal (Technical) course students who have completed their secondary education in 2011 can apply to further their studies at ITE. Schools may also laterally transfer Secondary 4 Normal (Technical) students to Secondary 4 Normal (Academic) if they have obtained grade A for EL and Mathematics and grade B or better for one other subject at the Normal (Technical) Level.

Footnote:

1. The Singapore-Cambridge GCE Normal (Academic) and Normal (Technical) Level Examinations are conducted jointly by the University of Cambridge International Examinations (CIE), the Singapore Examinations and Assessment Board (SEAB) and the Ministry of Education (MOE).↩

Parents and pupils will be able to check the S1 posting results via any of the following channels:

• Short Messaging System (SMS) text messaging, if they have provided a local mobile phone number during the submission of their child’s school choices;
• S1 Internet System; or
• Going to the child’s primary school.

Pupils are to report to the secondary schools that they have been posted to on 22 Dec 2011 at 8:30am.

For enquiries, parents can call the MOE Customer Service Centre at 6872-2220 during office hours.

School candidates may obtain their result slips from their respective schools from 2.00 pm on 19 December 2011. Those who wish to apply for the various courses offered by the Institute of Technical Education can obtain the application forms from their schools when they collect their results.

Private candidates will be notified of their individual results by post. They will also be able to obtain their results through the Singapore Examinations and Assessment Board website from 2.00 pm on 19 December 2011.

The Ministry of Education (MOE) thanks Mr Lee for his generous contribution towards promoting bilingualism and for raising funds for this cause. The fund will be named the Lee Kuan Yew Fund for Bilingualism. The government will provide a 1:1 matching grant for donations to the Fund, up to a cap of $50 million.

Bilingual education in English and the Mother Tongue Languages is a cornerstone of our education system. Learning two languages helps Singaporeans plug into a globalised world while strengthening links to our Asian heritage.

The Lee Kuan Yew Fund for Bilingualism will supplement efforts by MOE in the teaching and learning of English and the Mother Tongue Languages, amidst changes in the home language environment.

For a start, the Fund will focus on initiatives for Mother Tongue Languages and English learning at the pre-school level¹ by developing age-appropriate English (EL) and Mother Tongue Language (MTL) teaching and learning resources; and enhancing teacher capability in the teaching and learning of EL and the MTLs. Strengthening efforts to encourage bilingualism in pre-school will enable our children to build a strong foundation for language learning when they enter primary school.

MOE will release more details on the Fund later. Details for those interested in donating are in the Annex.

Footnotes:

1. This would include nursery, K1 and K2 students.↩

Performance of 2011 Primary 6 Cohort ¹,²

A total of 45,261 Primary 6 pupils sat for the PSLE this year. Among these pupils, 44,106 pupils (or 97.4%) are assessed as suitable to proceed to secondary school. In terms of course eligibility, 62.9% are eligible for the Express course, 23.1% for the Normal (Academic) and 11.4% for the Normal (Technical) course.

There are 1,155 pupils (or 2.6%) who are assessed to be not yet ready for secondary school or more suited for vocational training. Of these, pupils who have attempted PSLE once and are not overaged may choose to apply to Assumption Pathway School (APS) or NorthLight School (NLS) based on recommendations of their primary school principals, or spend another year in Primary 6 to consolidate their learning. The remaining pupils are those who have been unsuccessful after repeated attempts at the PSLE or are overage. These pupils will be offered a place in APS or NLS.

2011 Secondary One Posting Exercise

Pupils who are eligible to progress to secondary school based on their PSLE results also received their sealed option forms to select secondary schools from their respective primary schools today. Pupils are required to hand the option forms to their parents. Parents may submit their choices of secondary schools for their child online via the Secondary One Internet System (S1-IS) that is accessible 24 hours a day from 12.00 noon today to 3.00 pm on 30 November 2011. Alternatively, parents may submit their child’s secondary school options through their child’s primary school. Submission at the primary schools started from 12.00 noon to 3.00 pm today; and will continue from 9.00 am to 3.00 pm between 25 November and 30 November 2011, excluding Saturday and Sunday.

The Secondary One posting results will be released on Wednesday, 21 December 2011. Pupils are to report to the secondary schools they are posted to on Thursday, 22 December 2011 at 8.30 am.

Annexes

• Annex A - Information Sheet on the 2011 PSLE Results
• Annex B - Information Sheet on the 2011 PSLE Results of Students Exempted from Compulsory Education

Footnotes:

1. For details on the top performing PSLE pupils and schools with good progress in PSLE results, please refer to the attached “Information Sheet on the 2011 PSLE Results”.↩
2. For information on children exempted from the Compulsory Education Act, please refer to the attached “Information Sheet on the 2011 PSLE Results of Children Exempted from Compulsory Education”.↩