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Originally Posted by Unregistered

Any one whose school has not released promotees names yet? Or is my school the only one?

No reason for your school to be so special. If you still haven't heard from anyone, most likely means no promotion this year. Try again next year.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

No reason for your school to be so special. If you still haven't heard from anyone, most likely means no promotion this year. Try again next year.

Means I need try again…. My school no news too

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Prior to the 2022 salary revision, the GEO3 ceiling was at around 5.6k. It doesn't take long to hit the ceiling. For most people, if their cohort promotions occurred pre-covid, they would have entered GEO3 at around 4.5k-4.8k. From there, it takes about 3-4 merit increments to come very close to the ceiling, and another couple to hit it.

GEO3s got a 10% salary bump last year. Anyone close to/at the previous ceiling would have crossed 6k.

5th geo3 here. I can vouch for this. I thought I'd be promoted to 4 this year but unfortunate not. Maybe because I've got a pass degree? Been getting B and C+ but no promotion. But that's fine. I'm too bigger down with my kids to wayang more than I need.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

This sounds really weird. Going by the figures, wouldn't it be better for the 2022 cohort to reject the promotion to maximise salary increment?

Not sure if anyone here has asked HR before?

You can ask HR anything you want, but you will just get a canned response. The standard holding line. I don't think any HR officers are at liberty to reveal anything useful to you.

But one thing is for sure: NEVER reject a promotion in the GEO grades. You might not be given another promotion till much, much later. It is already so slow, why make it slower?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Means I need try again…. My school no news too

Relax, my entire school no release of promotion news also

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Relax, my entire school no release of promotion news also

Official release is on 1 April, no meh? But by now individuals would have been informed, correct?

Many schools should have informed the promotees by now. They are likely celebrating over the weekend.

Some schools will choose the next upcoming contact time to announce to all staff.

i.e. if your school "hasn't announced", it is likely that you are not one of those promoted.

I heard that the CEP of cross-level colleagues are higher ...i'm not sure if this is the truth. But looking at how they are promoted, it seems true.

Some Principals favoured cross level HODs than experienced primary school SH/LH.
As a result, results suffered. However, as the PSLE are not made known, it seems alright. Did anyone notice this trend?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

I heard that the CEP of cross-level colleagues are higher ...i'm not sure if this is the truth. But looking at how they are promoted, it seems true.

Some Principals favoured cross level HODs than experienced primary school SH/LH.
As a result, results suffered. However, as the PSLE are not made known, it seems alright. Did anyone notice this trend?

based on hearsay, such people probably already qualified for these positions, so maybe their cep is already somewhere there? but since at their level, all positions already filled, then can only go for cross level to fill a vacant position lor

But quite ridiculous leh... for example HOD ICT in Sec Sch becomes HOD Science in Primary School. And this HOD teaches Chemistry in Sec Sch and qualifications is normal - not a scholar. At least, some scholar. The PSLE results for quantity dropped tremenduously as well as staff morale. However, the Principal continued to engage cross-level colleagues to be IP Head.

There is limited guidance and neither the school leaders nor any experienced HODs ensure that PCK PD is done properly or should I say correctly? Over emphasis of content that is not required in primary school syllabus and ST (also cross-level) just shares verbally only. Seems like if these cross level colleagues just need to talk and wayang... leeching experienced primary school colleagues to hand over their resourves leh ...