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The aim of adjusting the school-based assessment structures is to reduce the overemphasis on academic results and to nurture a stronger intrinsic motivation to learn in students, says the Ministry of Education. It added that parents' support and partnership are crucial in making the changes impactful to students.
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Schools will cut down on examinations across different levels, in an effort to move away from an overemphasis on academic results. From next year, all examinations and weighted assessments that count towards a final grade for Primary 1 and 2 pupils will be removed, and over the next three years, mid-year examinations at the Primary 3, Primary 5, Secondary 1 and 3 levels - which are key transition years - will be scrapped.
