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

'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 ...
Marketing Interactive

Brands score a point for creative solutions to PSLE math problem

Singapore's Primary School Leaving Examinations (PSLE) made headlines on news and social media once again as both parents and students raised their concerns over a Math problem that was deemed too ...
Channel NewsAsia Singapore

Janil Puthucheary on challenging questions in PSLE papers

The Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) has questions of varying difficulty levels to allow students with different abilities to demonstrate their understanding, said Senior Minister of State ...
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 ...