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PSLE top scorers get down to earth after the euphoria
Snagging the highest scores does not necessarily mean a cushy future, they say
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Calvin Yang
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It should have been an overwhelming day for a 12-year-old with a shy smile, but Raffles Girls' Primary School pupil Rebecca Jeyaraj took the high-octane media attention and applause of her classmates all in her stride.
The reason for the adulation? Rebecca had topped her Primary School Leaving Examination cohort in 2006 with a score of 281.
