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SINGAPORE – Students taking the PSLE this year will use the new PSLE scoring system to determine their grades. Instead of the T-score, they will be using Achievement Levels (ALs) to calculate their PSLE score.

Achievement Levels are akin to the O-Level and A-Level grading system, which use raw mark ranges to determine grades. These range from AL 1 (for raw marks of 90 and above) to AL 8 (for raw marks below 20).

Achievement Levels. (MOE website)

Students who take Foundation subjects will also use the AL system, which ranges from AL A to AL C. Their grades will then be translated into the equivalent standard level AL to determine their PSLE score.

Achievement Levels for Foundation Subjects. (MOE website)

For students who are exempted from Mother Tongue, they will be assigned a score between AL 6 to 8 by taking reference from peers who have similar scores for English, Mathematics and Science. This is to maintain parity with students who take Foundation Mother Tongue, who will have a score between AL 6 to 8.

Adding the ALs of the four PSLE subjects (English, Mathematics, Science, and Mother Tongue) taken will yield the PSLE score of a student. This means that PSLE scores can range from 4 to 32, with 4 being the most desirable score.