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Plain-English guides for Singapore parents preparing P5 / P6 children for the Primary School Leaving Examination. Scoring system, secondary school choice, study strategy — straight answers, no fluff.

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2 simple PSLE English Oral tips that win the most marks

The PSLE English Oral is the first paper of 2026 and 20% of the grade — and the fastest to improve. Two high-return habits: read the situation before you read aloud, and develop every answer with 'because' and 'for example'.

9 August 20263 min read

SEAB SeriesChinese

PSLE Chinese (华文) exam format explained: Oral, Listening & Written — and how to prepare

SEAB Exam Guide series, part 1. The full PSLE Chinese (华文) format, part by part: Oral 口试 50 marks (reading aloud 20 + video conversation 30), Listening 听力 20, Paper 1 Writing 40, Paper 2 语文应用与阅读理解 90 — total 200. What your child actually does in the exam room, plus the key focus areas and how to practise each part.

17 July 20268 min read

SEAB SeriesMath

PSLE Math 2026: what changed, the topics that trip P6 up, and how to prepare

SEAB Exam Guide series, part 2. The 2026 PSLE Mathematics format — Paper 1 (no calculator, 50 marks) and Paper 2 (calculator, 50 marks), now equally weighted. Plus the three real syllabus changes for 2026 (Speed removed, Average and Ratio moved to P6), the concepts that break most P6 students topic by topic, and what to actually practise.

18 July 20269 min read

SEAB SeriesEnglish

PSLE English exam format explained: the four papers, where marks leak, and how to prepare

SEAB Exam Guide series, part 3. The full PSLE English (EL, 0001) format, paper by paper: Paper 1 Writing 50 marks (25%), Paper 2 Language Use & Comprehension 90 marks (45%), Paper 3 Listening 20 marks (10%), Paper 4 Oral 40 marks (20%) — total 200. What each paper actually asks, where marks quietly leak, and how to practise each part.

21 July 20269 min read

SEAB SeriesChinese

Foundation Chinese (基础华文) vs Standard: the weightings, the AL cap, and how to decide

Foundation Chinese (基础华文, 0025) is a different exam, not an easier version of the same one — 100 marks, no writing paper, and 85% of the grade on 口试 and 听力. This is what the weighting really means, what the AL A–C grade cap costs on the PSLE score, and the one honest question that decides whether Foundation helps your child or holds them back.

20 July 20267 min read

Secondary

The PSLE AL scoring system, explained: what every Singapore parent needs to know

A plain-English guide to the PSLE Achievement Level (AL) scoring system: what the bands mean, how the total score is calculated, and two worked examples of how a score becomes a secondary school posting.

30 May 20265 min read

Secondary

From PSLE to Secondary 1: how S1 Posting actually works in Singapore

How your child's PSLE score becomes a secondary school placement: the S1 Posting algorithm, the tie-break order, the new Posting Groups under Full Subject-Based Banding, DSA, IP, and how to build the 6-school choice list.

30 May 20265 min read

Secondary

Singapore secondary school PSLE cut-off scores: how to read them, what to use them for

What a 'cut-off score' actually means, where to find the official MOE numbers each year, how to read them as a planning input, and a band-by-band overview of where Singapore secondary schools sit.

31 May 20265 min read

ChineseExam

PSLE Chinese Oral (华文口试): how to prepare in the final weeks (朗读 + 看录像会话)

The PSLE Chinese (华文) Oral is 50 marks — 25% of the grade — and one of the first papers. A practical, SEAB-based guide to 朗读篇章 (Reading Aloud, 20) and 看录像会话 (the video-based Conversation, 30): what happens in the room, the pronunciation traps, and how to practise.

3 August 20266 min read

PSLE Alex 2026 roadmap: what's live, in beta, and building

A one-look board of what PSLE Alex ships today, what's in beta, and what we're building next — plus the PSLE 2026 exam timeline.

28 July 20263 min read

EnglishExam

PSLE English Oral: how to prepare in the final weeks (Reading Aloud + Conversation)

The PSLE English Oral is the first paper of 2026 (12–13 Aug) and 20% of the grade. A practical, SEAB-based guide to Reading Aloud and the photo-based Stimulus-based Conversation — with a printable cheatsheet.

28 July 20266 min read

How PSLE Alex checks every question before your child sees it

Where PSLE Alex's questions come from, and the four checks — structural, similarity, continuous audit, and a blind solve-test — every one passes before it goes live.

27 July 20265 min read

Chinese

方方华文 (P6Chinese): a gentle iPad companion for P5–P6 Chinese

Meet 方方华文 (P6Chinese) — an iPad app from PSLE Alex for Singapore P5–P6 Chinese, Foundation (基础华文) and Standard (华文). Recognise, read, write and use characters, plus listening and oral, five minutes a day. Lesson 1 free.

26 July 20264 min read

MathExam

P6 maths careless mistakes: why they happen and how to fix them

"Careless" maths mistakes in Primary 6 are rarely random — they're the same few traps repeating. A quick guide for Singapore parents: the 6 common patterns, how to find your child's, and a 3-step checking routine.

26 June 20263 min read

Exam

PSLE 2026 exam dates: the full timetable for Singapore parents

PSLE 2026, subject by subject: English Oral 12 Aug, Mother Tongue Oral 13 Aug, English + MT Listening on 15 Sep, then Written — English 24 Sep, Maths 25, MT 28, Science 29, Higher MT 30 Sep. Sourced from the SEAB calendar, with a live countdown in the PSLE Alex app dashboard.

26 June 20263 min read

How to get reliable answers from an AI study assistant

Practical habits for getting accurate, useful answers from any AI study assistant — give context, show an example, ask for working, and manage the conversation. Works with PSLE Alex, ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini.

14 June 20266 min read