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PSLE Score Calculator
Enter your child’s mark in each of the four PSLE subjects. The calculator gives each subject’s Achievement Level (AL), the PSLE Score, the Posting Group, which subjects can start at a more demanding level in Sec 1, and which secondary schools in Hougang, Serangoon, Sengkang and Punggol that score would have reached last year. It follows MOE’s published scoring rules.
PSLE Score Calculator
Enter your child's mark out of 100 for each subject. Choose Foundation for any subject taken at Foundation level.
How it works
How the PSLE Score is calculated
Each subject’s mark is placed into an Achievement Level from AL1 (best) to AL8. The four ALs are added up. The total, from 4 to 32, is the PSLE Score, and lower is better.
| AL | Standard subject mark |
|---|---|
| AL1 | 90 and above |
| AL2 | 85 to 89 |
| AL3 | 80 to 84 |
| AL4 | 75 to 79 |
| AL5 | 65 to 74 |
| AL6 | 45 to 64 |
| AL7 | 20 to 44 |
| AL8 | Below 20 |
| Grade | Foundation mark | Counts as |
|---|---|---|
| A | 75 to 100 | AL6 |
| B | 30 to 74 | AL7 |
| C | Below 30 | AL8 |
Worked example. English 70, Maths 70, Science 60, Mother Tongue 60 gives AL5, AL5, AL6 and AL6, a PSLE Score of 22. That falls in the band where parents choose between Posting Group 2 and Posting Group 3. Lifting Science from 60 to 75 (AL6 to AL4) would make it 20, which is Posting Group 3 only.
Posting
PSLE Score and Posting Group
The PSLE Score decides the Posting Group, and the Posting Group sets the level most subjects start at in Secondary 1.
| PSLE Score | Posting Group | Most subjects start at |
|---|---|---|
| 4 to 20 | 3 | G3 |
| 21 to 22 | 2 or 3 | G2 or G3 |
| 23 to 24 | 2 | G2 |
| 25 | 1 or 2 | G1 or G2 |
| 26 to 30 | 1 (with AL7 or better in English and Maths) | G1 |
Starting a subject at a more demanding level. In English, Maths, Science and Mother Tongue, a student whose subjects mostly start at G2 can take a subject at G3 with AL5 or better in it. A student starting mostly at G1 can take a subject at G2 or G3 with AL5 or better, or at G2 with AL6 or a Foundation grade A. Schools also review subject levels during Secondary 1.
Already have the score? Compare it against all 147 schools in our secondary school cut-off point checker, or read PSLE scoring explained. Choosing between Standard and Foundation at the end of P4? See P4 subject-based banding explained.
FAQ
Questions parents ask
How is the PSLE Score calculated?+
What is a good PSLE Score?+
What happens with a PSLE Score of 21, 22 or 25?+
Can my child take a subject at G3 if they are in Posting Group 2?+
Does Higher Mother Tongue count towards the PSLE Score?+
Can I use school exam marks in the calculator?+
One subject pulling the score down?
Fix the weakest subject first
Because the PSLE Score is a sum of four bands, lifting one weak subject moves the total more than polishing a strong one. Our P5 and P6 maths and science classes in Hougang have five students each.