By Amelia Tan

THE strong showing of home-schooled children during this year's Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) has encouraged parents of home-taught pupils who will sit for the test down the road.

Many are planning to take unprecedented steps to prepare their children for the PSLE, including running mock exams in rented church halls.

Mrs Angie Maniam-Ng, who home-schools three children between the ages of four and eight, said: 'We are very happy with the good results. They show that the home-schooling system works.

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