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DAIn Singapore, which tops international education leaderboards, a student's score on the PSLE test determines which secondary school they get into. High scorers qualify for top academic schools while low scorers go to schools geared towards vocational training.
70 per cent of Singaporean kids attend after school tuition clubs to prepare for their PLSE exams
It's a system of streaming that can put a lot of pressure on parents and chlidren alike.
Dateline met Xuan, a student preparing for the test, back in 2019. Watch the full episode, Why Singapore's Top of Class, now on @sbsondemand.
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