Late next month, a familiar scene will once again play out across Singapore - a mix of anxiety and tears, celebration and relief, in which parents will ask each other: "How did your child do for the Primary School Leaving Examination?"
After the comparison, comes the inevitable recrimination, as some parents ask their 12-year-olds why they could not score as well as their siblings, relatives or classmates.
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