SINGAPORE — This is the first year that Primary 6 students will not have to sit mid-year examinations at school but 12-year-old Ziya Hasna’s joy at the reprieve has been short-lived.
at school but 12-year-old Ziya Hasna’s joy at the reprieve has been short-lived.
Although it's difficult to quantify precisely, TODAY has found that demand for mock exams run by tuition centres has jumped following the Ministry of Education's move toThese mid-year exams have been progressively scrapped at various levels since 2019. A number of Pri 6 students who face their PSLE at the end of the year have expressed interest in mock exams. Those sitting O- and A-Level national exams are also keen on taking them.
Tuition centres told TODAY that students and parents alike are worried that the lack of mid-year exams in schools will leave children inadequately prepared for the national exams.at the Pri 3, Pri 5, Sec 1 and Sec 3 levels. "We are also close to our students, and asked if they would like such exams, and they expressed keen interest to have them.”
Another tuition centre offering mock mid-year exams is Master Maths Education Centre. It will host complimentary mock mid-year exams next month for its PSLE and O Level students. Another tuition centre offering mock mid-year exams is Cognitus Academy. The centre, which provides maths and English tuition to students from primary, secondary and junior college levels, is offering mock English mid-year exams for Pri 6 students this year.
This year it is only offering English Paper 2, which covers vocabulary, grammar and comprehension, as parents feel that these are the areas in which their children need more practice in, said Dr Chua. Jonathan, the Chung Cheng High student, said that he was “relieved” by the removal of mid-year exams in school as it gave him more time to participate in other school activities and do his own revision.
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