Rosyth School has produced this year's top PSLE student.
Adil Hakeem Mohamad Rafee, 12, was among 51,087 pupils who sat for
the Primary School Leaving Examination in October.
The last Malay/Muslim to top the PSLE was in 1999, when Yusrina
Yusoff of Temasek Primary led her cohort.
97.8 percent or 49,954 have been assessed as suitable to proceed to
secondary school.
Of these, 62.2 percent are eligible for the Special or Express
course, 22.3 percent for the Normal (Academic) course, and 13.3
percent for the Normal (Technical) course.
About 1,133 pupils or 2.2 percent were assessed not ready for
secondary school.
Of these, 964 will be given another year in Primary six.
The rest will enrol in basic vocational training courses.
The Education Ministry said eligible pupils would receive their
option forms to select secondary schools from their primary schools
on November 24.
Parents should submit the completed forms to the pupils' primary
schools between November 24 and November 30.
The Secondary One posting results will be released on December
22.
Pupils are to collect their results from their primary schools that
day and report to their posted secondary schools on December 23. -
CNA/Ch/de
