Visual · explainerEN + 中

PSLE isn't a bell curve — the AL bands, visualised

Common myth: PSLE is graded on a cohort curve. Reality: AL bands are fixed mark ranges, criterion-referenced since 2021. Every child who scores ≥90% gets AL1.

PSLE scoring · myth-buster

PSLE isn't a bell curve

AL bands are fixed mark ranges — criterion-referenced since 2021

PSLEPrep.sg

✗ The myth

“Only the top X% can get AL1. My child has to beat the cohort.”

✓ The reality

Every child who scores ≥ 90% gets AL1. Every child.

Band

Mark range (%)

AL1

≥ 90

AL2

85–89

AL3

80–84

AL4

75–79

AL5

65–74

AL6

45–64

AL7

20–44

AL8

< 20

Source: MOE PSLE Scoring SystemPSLEPrep.sg

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