The normal student (technique) rejects transfer to normal flow (academic), scores 3 as in levels n

Singapore – In 2020, Wallace Seow was disappointed with its Psle results, which placed it in the normal (technique) flow of Meridian secondary school.

Determined to improve, he focused on his studies and did well enough to be offered a lateral transfer to a normal (academic) course after his secondary exams 1.

To the surprise of his teachers and his family, he chose to stay in the normal (technical) flow, and he reached his levels three years later, reaching mathematics, science and computer applications. He marked CS for English, Chinese and elements of commercial skills.

Wallace was one of the 13,575 students who received their level n exam results on December 18.

Of the 4,422 normal candidates (technical), 97.9% succeeded, just slightly lower than 98% in 2022. The success rate for normal (academic) candidates was 99.4%.

And out of the 9,153 normal candidates (academic), 77.2% are eligible for progression to secondary 5 in 2025, against 78.4% in 2022.

This year, 49% of candidates for the normal course school (academic) followed matters at level O exams.

Their combined results of normal GCE (academic) and in level O school environment will be taken into consideration when schools will determine their eligibility for progression to 5 normal (academic) or post-secondary courses, said the Ministry of Education and the Singapore exams and assessment in a joint press release.

When he was asked why he refused the offer to switch to normal (academic), Wallace, 16 -year -old, said that he felt more comfortable in the normal (technical) flow and preferred the subjects offered, such as computer applications. He did not want to make subjects in human sciences such as geography and literature that have been taught in the normal (academic) course.

He obtained a place in an integration course of the security system at the Institute of Technical Education through the early admission exercise, which allows students to apply for courses according to the ability before receiving their final notes.

Wallace said his teachers played a decisive role in helping him achieve his academic objectives. He would approach them after school to clarify the doubts he had on subjects taught during the lessons, or for an additional practice in English oral communication.

He would also do a duty to finish most of his missions in class and try not to bring them home. “If I did them in class, I can ask the teachers directly. Then, at home, I can have a lot of time to prepare questions that I have for teachers. ”

Wallace's mother, Mrs. Serene Chan Pei Chuen, 47, said that she was proud of her son's attitude towards her studies, even if she never put him pressure on them.

“I am not a very strict and demanding mother. So, every time he studies, I will simply tell him to do his best.

Wallace's stellar performance in Mathematics earned him the exceptional prize for school mathematics in 2022. He also received the Edusave scholarship in 2020 and the Edusave Merit Award stock exchange in 2021.

“It is not because you come from normal (technique), instead of normal (academic) or express flow, you can do nothing good.

In addition to his studies, Wallace has also adopted opportunities to improve his leadership skills. He volunteered as a class vice-president in secondary 3 before assuming the role of class president in secondary 4.

In secondary superior, he was also a section chief of the Nusantara Meridian Orchestra, a parascolary activity featuring traditional Indonesian instruments.

Ms. Yvonne Lin I ju, head of the English department of the Meridian Secondary School, said that Wallace helped his teachers by performing his functions as a class president judiciously.

Ms. Lin, who has been a Wallace professor for three years, said: “He is very conscientious. This course is not the easiest of the lessons. He would be the one who would take the presence and then write to the board of directors for teachers. So he helped us in our ours work. “”

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