Channel NewsAsia Singapore

Commentary: Why are these PSLE maths questions so hard?

SINGAPORE: This year’s Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) mathematics papers have been at the centre of controversy over the past few days. Parents have reportedly claimed their children have ...
Hindustan Times

Brain Teaser: Can you solve this maths question from Singapore’s PSLE?

A maths question asked in Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) in Singapore a few years back is again doing the rounds on social media. It is leaving people exclaiming, ‘What in the world is this ...
Channel NewsAsia Singapore

Commentary: Killer PSLE questions can haunt students long after primary school

SINGAPORE: Thousands of anxious Primary 6 students will be collecting their Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) results on Tuesday (Nov 25). While waiting, some students may be wondering whether ...
Asia One

'Speechless': Some parents, kids claim tough PSLE maths paper left them in tears

SINGAPORE - The difficulty of the PSLE maths paper has once again become a matter of contention, with some parents saying it was so tough that their kids were left in tears. There were two maths ...
Asia One

Challenging questions in PSLE capped at 15% each year, 'making up about 15 marks of the paper': MOE director-general

SINGAPORE - 15 per cent of Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) questions are classified as "challenging" each year, and the national exam is kept at a consistent standard of difficulty across ...
The Straits Times

15% of questions in PSLE classified as challenging each year

Fifteen per cent of Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) questions are classified as "challenging" each year, and the national exam is kept at a consistent standard of difficulty across the years ...
TODAYonline

MOE caps ‘challenging questions’ in PSLE at 15% to keep difficulty level consistent; some parents call for lower cap

SINGAPORE — Singapore has kept a consistent standard of difficulty for the Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) over the years, an official from the Ministry of Education (MOE) said, and this is ...
The Straits Times

askST: How to prepare my child for PSLE

posed several questions on the Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE), from how the papers are marked to the best exam strategies. Here are some of their questions and the answers from Mr Ong Kong ...