Saturday, February 21, 2009
cropped this from STOMP! it sounds quite logical to me.
Did some searching and chanced upon this list:
Over the years, the results are released on the following dates....
1996: 6 March Wednesday
1997: 6 March Thursday
1998: 6 March Friday
1999: 6 March Saturday
2000: 4 March Saturday
2001: 3 March Saturday
2002: 6 March Wednesday
2003: 6 March Thursday
2004: 5 March Friday
2005: 4 March Friday
2006: 1 March Wednesday
2007: 2 March Friday
2008: 7 March Friday
Did some searching and chanced upon this list:
Over the years, the results are released on the following dates....
1996: 6 March Wednesday
1997: 6 March Thursday
1998: 6 March Friday
1999: 6 March Saturday
2000: 4 March Saturday
2001: 3 March Saturday
2002: 6 March Wednesday
2003: 6 March Thursday
2004: 5 March Friday
2005: 4 March Friday
2006: 1 March Wednesday
2007: 2 March Friday
2008: 7 March Friday
Some patterns spotted:
- 7 March is the LATEST date on which the results are released. That is to say, results this year will probably be released before 7 March too.
- 6 March used to be the most popular date in the 1990s. The most recent trend is: results are released on Friday.
- Results are always released in March. Duh.
CONCLUSION: Saturday is unlikely, especially since the civil service (read: schools) are now so into 5-day workweek. And... the first Friday in March conveniently happens to be... 6th March! Now that corroborates with points 1, 2 and 3! Note that this is pure speculation from a local education observer- no claims of confirmation made here. Hope this gives a temporary peace of mind to those who are anxious about their results.. and respite to teachers who are constantly bugged by questions pertaining to release dates. Believe me - they're just as clueless as you are!