2009 GEP Screening And Selection

[yukilei]

TwaTau:

:celebrate: Drink to it. Don't think you will not get into HPPS, they seems to be always \"under-subscribe\". :welcome: And I don't remember they have any clause for you to opt-out. HPPS was our only choice as well, and we were thinking the same thing last year, die die must go there.

:whut: can't opt out?? but if they post him to far far away how? cannot expect the kid to leave home at 5.30am right? Keep my fingers cross.

[yukilei]

blur-daddy:

The talk last night and meeting the teachers were great for us. My kid now open somewhat to the idea of the program and I'm glad we brought him there for the session.


We spent our time mainly in HPPS as that's our option, given we don't wanna enroll our kid to SAP with NYPS and NHPS the other 2 nearest to our place. I know i know... Mrs Heng already mentioned chinese being chinese, and no lower or higher... just chinese. But we would like our son to have time to appreciate the change and avoid too many changes in his life if possilbe... moreover, meeting the teachers there further convinced us HPPS is our only choice.

HPPS got a tour tmr morning at 8am... we look forward to it and now all depends on my son whether he like the school... if yes, we will sign up... our only option on the form.

I'll also be there for the tour. Looks like there are already 3 parent choosing HPPS, yourself, Leeven & myself.

[plane]

MdmKS:

No, not neccessary top but most of them are among the top la, or you call the top 2 classes at P3.

Congratulations to those parents whose child got in.

Is GEP the yardstick to measure intelligence? :?
I believed there are some happy but surprised parents wondering is it just plain luck?
The percentage is 1% but not every kid selected belongs to the top 1% in the entire P3 cohort.
Some are not even in the top 5 - 10% of his/her school cohort.
Where do GEP kids proceed after PSLE?

[Zann]

There is advantage of staying back in current GEP school. Got the GEP ttextbook list today, going to buy tomorrow liao... :siam:

[Herbie]

MOE shld consider sending out the posting via email too. They shld be more IT savvy.


Cheers!

[keroppi]

yukilei:

:whut: can't opt out?? but if they post him to far far away how? cannot expect the kid to leave home at 5.30am right? Keep my fingers cross.

Can opt out. My girlfriend was given a GEP school that is not of her choice and she opted out. Now her DD is in mainstream.

[leeven]

yukilei:

blur-daddy:

The talk last night and meeting the teachers were great for us. My kid now open somewhat to the idea of the program and I'm glad we brought him there for the session.


We spent our time mainly in HPPS as that's our option, given we don't wanna enroll our kid to SAP with NYPS and NHPS the other 2 nearest to our place. I know i know... Mrs Heng already mentioned chinese being chinese, and no lower or higher... just chinese. But we would like our son to have time to appreciate the change and avoid too many changes in his life if possilbe... moreover, meeting the teachers there further convinced us HPPS is our only choice.

HPPS got a tour tmr morning at 8am... we look forward to it and now all depends on my son whether he like the school... if yes, we will sign up... our only option on the form.

I'll also be there for the tour. Looks like there are already 3 parent choosing HPPS, yourself, Leeven & myself.

My First choice given is Rosyth as my DH can send my child to school and I have student care near by until evening and then DH can pick him up too but distance counts (Rosyth far away ) so I have also put HP. :xedfingers:

[syshi]

keroppi:

yukilei:

:whut: can't opt out?? but if they post him to far far away how? cannot expect the kid to leave home at 5.30am right? Keep my fingers cross.

Can opt out. My girlfriend was given a GEP school that is not of her choice and she opted out. Now her DD is in mainstream.

If posted to faraway school (not our choice), can still appeal... heard some of them success in doing so...

[leeven]

syshi:

keroppi:

[quote=\"yukilei\"]:whut: can't opt out?? but if they post him to far far away how? cannot expect the kid to leave home at 5.30am right? Keep my fingers cross.

Can opt out. My girlfriend was given a GEP school that is not of her choice and she opted out. Now her DD is in mainstream.

If posted to faraway school (not our choice), can still appeal... heard some of them success in doing so...[/quote]It also depends on which school because if the seats are already taken up then MOE have no choice but they will do the best to do the allocation carefully . Thats why MOE asks Parents to decide on 3 to 4 choices because parent would have calculated everything before choosing.

[cat29]

I used to get past yr papers from the web ,many are there from mainstream , for ppl to share


intend to get my son for GE , though still hv to convince him a bit.

May I know if there is any sites / forum for parents to download past yr GEP papers for reference etc? I mean P4 to P6 GEP CA, SA paper etc??

I tried hard to search but cant find ... really appreciate if some1 can help on to highlgiht this

:?: :?: :?:

thks a lot in advance!!