AHsDad\" post_id=\"2049990\" time=\"1638271515\" user_id=\"172457:

Not at all. GEP does not have special bonus points at all. Read within these forums there are cases of many Geppers who cant meet the cutoff points or DSA (academics) too. GEP does not mean confirm will do very well in PSLE (although most will). More concerning is those who did special prep for GEP, which may inflate their abilities. These kids could struggle in GEP as well as PSLE syllabus.

If kid gets accepted to GEP, seriously do consider to accept, with main intent for the development of the kid, in an enhanced programme.

Thanks for your reply. I initially thought GEP is the shortest route to get into the Rafflesian schools as I know many Geppers are there.

Hi all, kindly advise if dd or ds get into the GEP programme, a place in RGS or RI is a guarantee? Thanks.

Kramerorgeorge\" post_id=\"2041960\" time=\"1634028531\" user_id=\"195348:

Sounds like a substantial number of kids made it through round 1. Is this true across the board?

My kid is in a GEP school and even then, I’m surprised by the number going by MOE’s lines.

Kiasuparents is notorious for survivorship bias.

When we hit 3000 daily cases, at least 1% of them or 30 people will be seriously ill. 300 icu beds will be filled up in 10 days.

The government has failed at point 3 & 4, allowing returning students to serve SHN at own homes and residents to leave Singapore to go traveling during the March holidays (at least 40000 of them according to moe LOA number)

ngl2010\" post_id=\"1969928\" time=\"1586054138\" user_id=\"40978:

I am very concerned on the locally transmitted covid-19 infection here. As at yesterday, we have 1189 cases while Hong Kong has 862 cases. We are 38% higher! Yesterday alone we have 75 new cases while Hong Kong has only 17 new cases.

My sister lives in Hong Kong (she married a Hongkonger) so we have been comparing the implementation of preventive measures. There are 4 things that are different.
1. Most of people in HK wear masks everyday
2. No school since CNY
3. People arriving from overseas are swabbed at the airport
4. People serving SHN are wearing “bracelet”

We have addressed number 1 and 2 but have we addressed number 3 and 4? My niece came back to Hong Kong from UK about 10 days ago. She is currently serving SHN in a hotel. She can’t even leave the room because she is not given a card key. If she goes out, the door will slam behind her and she will be locked out. If she asks the receptionist to open the door, she will be reported to the government and face consequences. Food delivery (from home or order) is placed in the lobby and the hotel staff will bring the food up and place the food inside a plastic box in front of her room. A few days ago she received a notice that there were 2 UK students removed from the hotel because they were tested positive from the swab test done at the airport although they were asymptomatic. Can you imagine if these 2 asymptomatic students walk around thinking they are not carrying virus? How many people would have been infected?

Then come my next point. In HK, those serving SHN have to wear a bracelet. The material is similar to what patients wear in the hospital. This works as a deterrent because my sister said public does not treat these people kindly if they roam around on street or malls. Public will say sarcastic remarks to these people. It will be better if the bracelet is like the ones in Taiwan where the wearer will get SMS once he/she steps out of the house/place of quarantine. But it is better something than nothing. Now if somebody who has to serve SHN but roaming on the street or malls, will we know? How many people would the person infect if he/she thinks he/she is asymptomatic so it is ok to just go out to buy food? Now there are thousands of people need to be quarantined. Can we at least put bracelet on these people? So at least we can tell them off or report to police if we see them on the road/mall/bank/wet market, etc.

Anyone knows is there a minimum O level English grade to enter top JCs like VJC or RJC since HCL can be used as L1? Thanks.

iRabbit:

During my kid's time, A* was a pre-requisite to take the Galileo and Euler selection tests, with the latter also requiring certain levels of achievement in either RIPWMC, SMOPS or NMOS. But that was 2 years ago and things may have changed.

For a non-specialised sch, RI is considered very strong in some of the Olympiads, especially for Math and Physics.

Thanks for the info. Btw the men in white took home the Cup with 2 comeback tries, according to my boy, and he was gloating about it. :censored:

iRabbit:

So for the upcoming Kiwi Cup, which school are you going to support? Son's school or alma mater?

Most likely the men in blue.

Do you know whether non-A* boys can sit for either Euler or Galileo programme selection test? TIA.

iRabbit:

How did the JRIC go this evening?


Did the boys do the United cheer (fav of many parents)?

Not exactly music to my ears. I was a Saint. :oops:

wansuiye:

What The:

Heard there is a WeChat group formed by Sec 1 parents?

Yes, there are now more than one hundred S1 parents.
The chat group uses Chinese to communicate.

Parents who want to join the NYGH WeChat group, please PM your WeChat ID to me, I will invite you.


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A parents’ wechat group in Chinese? What gives? :?