10 January 2020
Former Fairfield Methodist School (Primary) student Katelyn Lim remembers feeling disappointed when she received her Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) results of 199, just one point short of the 200 needed for the Express stream at the affiliated Fairfield Methodist School (Secondary).
But the experience has shaped her, making her a stronger person. With the help of her family, teachers and friends, it spurred her on to work even harder in her studies, she said. Katelyn completed secondary school education in the Normal (Academic) stream and went on to complete an International Baccalaureate (IB) diploma at Anglo-Chinese School (Independent). She scored 43 out of 45 for the IB exam.
“I preferred the curricula and assessment format of the IB, which is more spread out than the A levels,” she said.
Katelyn also put her heart into community service in ACS (I), joining the school’s Interact Club where she planned activities for the elderly and people with special needs and reading programmes for children.
She hopes to study medicine at a local university.