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PSLE AL score table & calculator.
Check the AL mark bands, add your four subject grades and understand the total. Standard and Foundation subjects included, with Posting Group ranges explained below.
Check the AL mark bands, add your four subject grades and understand the total. Standard and Foundation subjects included, with Posting Group ranges explained below.
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Under the AL system, each PSLE subject is scored in one of eight Achievement Levels — AL1 is the best, AL8 the lowest. Your child's PSLE score is the sum of the ALs for English, Maths, Science and Mother Tongue, giving a total from 4 (best possible) to 32. Lower is better.
| Achievement Level | Standard subject mark (%) |
|---|---|
| AL1 | 90 and above |
| AL2 | 85 – 89 |
| AL3 | 80 – 84 |
| AL4 | 75 – 79 |
| AL5 | 65 – 74 |
| AL6 | 45 – 64 |
| AL7 | 20 – 44 |
| AL8 | Below 20 |
Unlike the old T-score, your child is not graded against other children — only against the mark bands. Two children scoring 91 and 99 both get AL1.
For Foundation subjects, AL A (75–100%) counts as 6, AL B (30–74%) as 7 and AL C (below 30%) as 8 when calculating the total for Secondary 1 posting.
Scoring bands and Foundation conversion checked on 6 October 2026 against MOE’s PSLE scoring guidance.
Select the grade for each of the four subjects. For Foundation subjects, choose AL A, B or C. Lower totals are better.
Example: English AL3 + Maths AL1 + Science AL2 + Mother Tongue AL2 = 8. Higher Mother Tongue is not a fifth grade in this total. For Mother Tongue exemption or other special arrangements, use MOE’s official calculator.
Since 2024, secondary schools admit through Posting Groups under Full Subject-Based Banding (the old Express/NA/NT streams are gone). MOE maps the PSLE Score to a Posting Group, which also sets the level most subjects start at in Secondary 1 (G3 is the most demanding):
| PSLE Score | Posting Group | Most subjects at start of Sec 1 |
|---|---|---|
| 4 – 20 | 3 | G3 |
| 21 – 22 | 2 or 3 | G2 or G3 |
| 23 – 24 | 2 | G2 |
| 25 | 1 or 2 | G1 or G2 |
| 26 – 30 | 1 (with AL7 or better in English and Maths) | G1 |
Students posted through Posting Groups 1 and 2 can take English, Maths, Science or Mother Tongue at a more demanding level if they did well in that subject at PSLE. Individual school cut-off points vary year to year, so always check MOE's current figures when shortlisting schools.
When two children with the same score compete for the last places at a school, tie-breakers apply in order: citizenship, then school choice order, then computerised balloting — which is why the order you list school choices genuinely matters.
Under the T-score, every extra mark in your child's strongest subject helped. Under ALs, marks only matter when they cross a band boundary — pushing Math from 92 to 97 changes nothing, but lifting Science from 73 to 81 moves AL5 to AL3 and improves the total by two points. The practical implications:
This is exactly how structured tuition helps: topical practice finds the specific weak topics holding a subject under a band boundary, and past-year exam papers train the technique to clear it. That's the method behind Edufarm's primary tuition in English, Maths and Science — and our Chinese programme for the fourth AL. Subject by subject: PSLE English tuition, PSLE Maths tuition, PSLE Science tuition. Going into P6 in 2027? New P6 classes start in November and December.
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The AL system was designed to lower the temperature — fewer fine distinctions, less chasing every last mark. Use that as permission: identify the one or two subjects sitting low or near a boundary, work those steadily through P5 and P6, and let the strong subjects stay strong without obsession. Steady, targeted work beats panic every time.
Note: AL bands, posting group ranges and school cut-offs are set by MOE and can change — verify current-year details on MOE's official site when making school decisions.
Add the ALs for English, Maths, Science and Mother Tongue. For Secondary 1 posting, Foundation AL A, B and C count as 6, 7 and 8 respectively. The total ranges from 4 to 32; a lower total is better.
MOE doesn't define a "good" score. The PSLE Score runs from 4 (best) to 32 and is the sum of the ALs in English, Maths, Science and Mother Tongue. What counts as good depends on the schools you are aiming for: each school's cut-off point is the score of the last student admitted in the previous year's posting, and it can move by a few points from year to year. MOE's SchoolFinder shows each school's score range.
MOE doesn't describe ALs as a pass or a fail. AL7 means a mark of 20 to 44 in that subject, and AL8 means below 20. They do matter for posting: a child whose PSLE Score is 26 to 30 needs AL7 or better in English and Maths to be posted through Posting Group 1. Foundation-level subjects are graded AL A, B or C instead, which are equivalent to AL6, AL7 and AL8.
It depends on the PSLE Score. 4 to 20: Posting Group 3. 21 to 22: Posting Group 2 or 3. 23 to 24: Posting Group 2. 25: Posting Group 1 or 2. 26 to 30: Posting Group 1, with AL7 or better in English and Maths. Scores of 21, 22 and 25 sit on a boundary, so your child is eligible for two Posting Groups.
MOE suggests using all six school choices and including at least two or three schools whose cut-off point your child's PSLE Score is better than. Check each school's PSLE Score range on SchoolFinder or the Parents Gateway app. If your child isn't placed in any of their choices, they are posted to the nearest school with vacancies, based on their PSLE Score and home address.
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