N level results out
The 'N' level results are out!
And some 71 percent of Normal Academic students have done well
enough to be promoted to Secondary 5 Normal Academic.
This year's cohort of students is the first batch of Normal
Academic students to come under a revised promotion criteria for
progression to Sec 5.
Previously, students had to obtain an aggregate not exceeding 10
points for their best three subjects and a Grade 5 or better in
English to be promoted to Secondary 5 Normal Academic.
But now, they have to obtain an aggregate not exceeding 19 points
in English, Mathematics and their best three subjects, and a Grade
5 or better for both English and Mathematics to be
promoted.
The promotion criteria was revised to align it more closely with
the admission requirements to the polytechnics.
MOE says that despite the revised criteria, the number of students
eligible for promotion to Secondary 5 Normal Academic are
comparable to previous years.
This year's top students scoring an aggregate of 6 each
are:
Pheeraphat Chew from Anglo-Chinese School (Barker Road); Yuhanis
Kadis from Bedok Green Secondary; and Hazel Cheok from Paya Lebar
Methodist Girls' School.
As for the Normal Technical course, the top students
are:
Lee Li Yi from Bendemeer Secondary; Cheryl Chong from Paya Lebar
Methodist Girls' School; and Goh Jia Hui from Yishun Town
Secondary.
They've each scored 6 As.
Almost all the students from the Normal
(Academic) course were awarded the N-level certificate this
year.
As for the Normal (Technical) course, some 97 percent were awarded
the certificate.
This certificate is awarded to students who obtain a pass grade of
Grade D or better in at least one subject.
The students received their results at 2.30pm today
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