A look back at 2019: Secondary school streaming out; full subject-based banding in

Pupils at Geylang Methodist School (Primary) waiting for their Primary School Leaving Examination results last year. By 2024, full subject-based banding will be rolled out to all secondary schools and students will no longer be streamed into Normal-E
Pupils at Geylang Methodist School (Primary) waiting for their Primary School Leaving Examination results last year. By 2024, full subject-based banding will be rolled out to all secondary schools and students will no longer be streamed into Normal-Express tracks based on their PSLE results. ST FILE PHOTO
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The Education Ministry's (MOE) plans to phase out the streaming system, and implement full subject-based banding instead, made the headlines this year.

Starting next year, 28 secondary schools will pilot the full subject-based banding programme that allows students, based on their strengths, to study more subjects at a higher or lower level.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on December 17, 2019, with the headline Secondary school streaming out; full subject-based banding in. Subscribe