2009 GEP Screening And Selection

[cckmom]

syshi:

I think most of the GEP info should be up in the school websites alerady. Just checked for CHS, already listed total 54 students for 2 GEP classes next year.

I think only CHS have not other school. only parents can share if they know....

[ngbrdad]

Zann:

Hi ngbrdad,


Could you kindly share the following information for GEP at NHPS?

(1) Which are the designated days for afternoon classess (what timing?)for P4 and for what subjects?

(2) How many projects are required to do at P4 and whether children do them in school or bring home or at team members' home? what is the deadline like for P4?

(3) Are most GEP kids at this school active in their CCA? Are majority school team players?

(4) Is the HCL more difficult than that of mainstream P4? Any different?

Thanks!

Hi. as far as I know
1) Friday is the day that GEP and twinning students stay back for computer enrichment from 2 to 3.45pm.
They do stay back on Thursday for enrichment too but that's for the whole school more or less.

2) Projects should be more or less the same for all GEP schools I thought ? Most of them can bring home and do

3) As far as I know majority of them are not school team players. The school is strong in table tennis and basketball and the selection process is very stringent.

4. For HCL I think it's more or less the same as the main stream. The twinning students take the same HCL papers as the GEP students.

Twinning students are the non GEP students from Nan Hua with the highest scores in the GEP screening who can't make the GEP cut off.
Usually around same number of GEP students ie around 45.

[ngbrdad]

Lovemummy:

Hi ngbrdad

Since your son has been in P4 GEP in NHPS, could you please share with me the workload in this school?..Do I still need to buy him assessment books or past year question paper for him to practice..If yes, pls advice the type of assessment books and the publishers.

For HCL just get the usual HCL assessment books.
For the rest unfortunately there are no ready assessment books or past year papers.
At least for science you can follow the syallabus, as for math just let your child practice on P5 and P6 questions.

[ngbrdad]

Lovemummy:

Herbie:

Hi Lovemummy,


If I were you, I would hv \"chong\" to the school to settle the issue with the principal asap.

Cos the principal may clear leave and go for his/her vacation.

Cheers!

Ya..I have just received a reply from NHPS about my request..They told me, currently they don't have vacancy for P2 so will put my younger son on waiting list..sigh

NHPS is usually like that.
My son has been there since Primary one.
We moved to withing 1km from the school to get a balloting chance prior to that.
I tried writing to the school to offer my service as a parent volunteer a few times but they replied that they didn't need any.
So went for balloting and my son got in.
Still remembered we got in almost right at the end ( sixty something out of 70 places)

Now they are asking us every year to help out as parent volunteers.

[Herbie]

Lovemummy


I think you shld go and see the Principal… and present yr case to her/him.

is always good to speak to the princpal… get the answer from her/him…



Cheers!

[Lovemummy]

ngbrdad:

Lovemummy:

Hi ngbrdad

Since your son has been in P4 GEP in NHPS, could you please share with me the workload in this school?..Do I still need to buy him assessment books or past year question paper for him to practice..If yes, pls advice the type of assessment books and the publishers.

For HCL just get the usual HCL assessment books.
For the rest unfortunately there are no ready assessment books or past year papers.
At least for science you can follow the syallabus, as for math just let your child practice on P5 and P6 questions.

Thx..

[Lovemummy]

Herbie:

Lovemummy


I think you shld go and see the Principal.. and present yr case to her/him.

is always good to speak to the princpal.. get the answer from her/him...



Cheers!

I called the school today to arrange an appointment with the principal..unfortunately the NHPS principal, Mrs Lee has gone for vacation, so will go and see the principal next week..

[syshi]

cckmom:

syshi:

I think most of the GEP info should be up in the school websites alerady. Just checked for CHS, already listed total 54 students for 2 GEP classes next year.

I think only CHS have not other school. only parents can share if they know....

Ya... browse through other schools websites... most of them not updated with the GEP allocation list and updates... still on PSLE.. wonder why they take so long...

[syshi]

Herbie:

Lovemummy


I think you shld go and see the Principal.. and present yr case to her/him.

is always good to speak to the princpal.. get the answer from her/him...



Cheers!

Sometimes difficult to pass by the front office staff to talk direct to principal...

[Zann]

ngbrdad:

Lovemummy:

Hi ngbrdad

Since your son has been in P4 GEP in NHPS, could you please share with me the workload in this school?..Do I still need to buy him assessment books or past year question paper for him to practice..If yes, pls advice the type of assessment books and the publishers.

For HCL just get the usual HCL assessment books.
For the rest unfortunately there are no ready assessment books or past year papers.
At least for science you can follow the syallabus, as for math just let your child practice on P5 and P6 questions.

Hi ngbrdad,

Are the worksheets uniquely prepared by the school teachers and only exam papers are commonly run by MOE?

Are you saying the P4 GEP maths takes P5 & P6 mainstream topics? Do we need to buy P5/6 mainstream text books? Are the CA SA format same as P5/6 mainstream?

What about English ? Is the standard equivalent to P5 or P6 and the CA and SA format same as that of mainstream?

Tks.