“First, from the 2024 Secondary 1 cohort, the Ministry of Education (MOE) will post Primary 6 students to secondary schools through three posting groups – 1, 2, and 3 – mapped to the PSLE score ranges for Normal (Technical), Normal (Academic) and Express courses, respectively.
This is meant to ensure that schools admit students with diverse strengths, and students continue to have access to a wide range of schools, Mr Chan said. Schools can also create diversity within classes, with mixed form classes that comprise students offering subjects at different levels.
Second, under full SBB, eligible students will have the flexibility to take certain subjects at a more demanding level, an option that has been expanded to more subjects, he added.”
More information on Ministry of Education (MOE)’s move to cultivate and celebrate diverse interest and strengths in the next generations, can be found from The Straits Times’ article “Teachers, students adapt to full subject-based banding that caters to diverse interests, strengths”. Ref: https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/politics/teachers-students-adapt-to-full-subject-based-banding-say-it-caters-to-diverse-interests-and-strengths