PSLE
Primary School Leaving Examination
Just Tell Me
PSLE is Singapore’s Primary School Leaving Examination, taken at the end of Primary 6 as a checkpoint before secondary school.
Also called: Primary School Leaving Examination
Explain Like I’m Five
PSLE is the national examination pupils sit at the end of Primary 6. It checks their understanding of key primary-school subjects and forms part of the move into secondary education.
Where You’ll Run Into It
Families discuss PSLE results, secondary-school choices and subject levels during a child’s final primary-school year. Schools and MOE publish the current procedures and timelines.
Example
“Her PSLE is this year, so the family is looking at secondary schools.”
The examination and school-selection period are approaching at the end of Primary 6.
Watch Out
Do not rely on old scoring tables or cut-offs. Education pathways and posting arrangements can change, so current decisions should use MOE’s latest information.