#373 - Big Changes to A-Level Scoring & Red Tampines HDB Scares Residents

Minister of Education Chan Chun Sing recently announced major changes to A-Level exam scoring for Junior College students in Singapore; for example, the Project Work module will become a Pass/Fail subject. While these changes are meant to benefit students by partially relieving their exam stress, some have said it could have the reverse effect. How so? Elsewhere, certain residents have complained about the bold red facade of a new Tampines BTO block lobby, likening it to a red-light district or a scene in a horror movie. A photographer has come forward and warned that this negative public feedback could end up stifling innovation in Singapore. Who’s right?

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Big Changes to A-Level Scoring

• A-Level scoring in Singapore to change from 2026 to reduce emphasis on grades
• The Definitive JC A Level Subject Combination Guide [up till 2022]
• Changes to A-level scoring system may reduce stress but not competition: Students, observers
• Fourth content-based A-level subject to be dropped from university admission score
• Project Work Will Soon Be Cut From University Admission Scores. Good Riddance.

Red Tampines HDB Scares Residents

• Red Tampines BTO block gives residents the creeps with its crimson walls, ceilings & floor
• HDB to improve ‘scary’ red-themed blocks in Tampines North BTO project
• S'porean photographer muses about decision to repaint Tampines BTO lobby, warns of stifling innovation

One Shiok Comment

• Poll by butthenhor
• Comment by junglejimbo88

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Edited and mixed by Tristen Yeak