Academic Performance

Academic Performance

GCE O-Level 2008

  • 98.5% of Secondary 4E students passed English Language
  • 86.7% of Secondary 5N students passed English Language
  • 81.5% of Secondary 4NA students promoted to Sec 5NA
Xinmin Secondary School’s PRISM Trends (for GCE O-Level Years 1999-2007)
GCE O-Level Year 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Express L1B5 (Actual) 14.6 13.1 13.2 13.6 12.7 12.0 9.9 10.0 10.8 12.0
Express L1B5 (Expected) 18.7 17.3 16.7 16.4 15.5 13.7 12.4 12.9 12.2 12.2
Normal L1B4 (Actual) 20.3 18.4 18.2 17.2 19.0 17.6 17.0 19.8 19.4 19.6
Normal L1B4 (Expected) 24.2 23.6 22.9 22.1 21.4 22.0 21.4 20.8 21.1 21.0
GCE N-Level Trends
GCE N-Level Year 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Total number of candidates 79 79 85 73 75 84 89 83 65 82
% Promotion to 5N (School) 97.5 94.9 98.8 97.3 100 98.8 95.5 98.5 100 81.5
% Promotion to 5N (National) 77.2 79.6 79.2 78.0 78.2 77.5 76.2 76.1 72.5

Post-Secondary Education

More of our pupils who have sat for their GCE 'O' level examination are eligible for admission into institutions of higher learning.

Institution * Eligible for (%) 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Junior college 18.5 25.0 27.4 32.1 43.9 31.5 42.7 72.9 80.3 76.4 76.3
Pre-University 28.7 38.2 27.4 19.7 20.2 18.2 15.8 12.3 10.8 12.5 10.8
Technical Institute ** 38.0 34.2 38.9 37.3 28.9 44.6 36.1 12.6 8.6 10.7 12.1
(Not Posted) 14.8 2.6 6.3 10.9 7.0 5.7 5.4 2.2 0.0 0.4 0.8
TOTAL 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100

Institution posted to (%) 2003 2004 2005 2006
Junior college 55.2 39.4 56.6 64.7
Pre-University 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Technical Institute ** 44.8 60.6 40.8 29.7
(Not Posted) 0.0 0.0 2.5 5.6
TOTAL 100 100 100 100


* Year in the above table denotes the GCE O Level Exam Year
** Technical institutes include all Polytechnics & ITEs

Eligibility for ITE for our Sec 4N(T) pupils has been 100% since 1998.

Institution Eligible For (%) 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
ITE 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
TOTAL 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100