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 ...
Asia One

Tough PSLE maths exam questions from over the years to challenge your child... or yourself

Discussions over tough PSLE maths questions are undoubtedly an annual affair. Apart from leaving some, if not many students deflated for not being able to tackle the questions, it has also led to ...
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 ...
The Straits Times

Tough PSLE maths questions: Why we can’t remove them so easily

, as parents raised issues with Mr Sng Chern Wei, deputy director-general (curriculum) in the Ministry of Education (MOE).
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 ...
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

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 ...