97.7% of PSLE candidates eligible for secondary schools
Posted: 22 November 2007 1507 hrs

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SINGAPORE : A total of 49,817 Primary 6 pupils sat for the PSLE this year and 97.7 percent are eligible for secondary schools.

Of these pupils, 63.5 percent can make it to the Express course, 22.2 percent are eligible for Normal (Academic) and 12 percent for the Normal (Technical) course.

1,152 pupils are assessed as not ready for secondary school in 2008 or more suited for vocational training.

The top student this year is Natasha Nabila Muhammad from St Hilda's Primary School.

She scored an aggregate of 294. - CNA/ch