Integrated Programme (IP)

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xxjustakidxx:

However, DHS offer School-Based Gifted Education IP, while Temesek doesn't.

Read more at: http://www.moe.gov.sg/education/programmes/gifted-education-programme/faq/post-primary-gep-provisions/

I don't know how SBGE is organised in DHS, but in most SBGE IP schools, the SBGE classes are meant for GEP students only and a few selected non GEP students. So unless your kid was from GEP in primary school, SBGE will have no impact for her.

[xxjustakidxx]

Not true, like for HCI, the SBGE is not only meant for GEP pupils, if pupils achieve a average score of 1.5, they can qualify for it. Furthermore, DHS’ scores are higher, much higher.

And the raffles academy too.
The selection are all done at the end of sec 2.

[knowledge321]

thank you all for the replies

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xxjustakidxx:

Not true, like for HCI, the SBGE is not only meant for GEP pupils, if pupils achieve a average score of 1.5, they can qualify for it. Furthermore, DHS' scores are higher, much higher.

And the raffles academy too.
The selection are all done at the end of sec 2.

In HCI, the SBGE program is hosted and housed under the iSpark consortium. ISpark is only open to GEP students and a few top APMOPS platinum from mainsteam.

Here is a link on SGBE from HCI website:
http://www.hwachong.edu.sg/ContentPage.asp?TID=55

Here is a link on iSpark:
http://www.hci.sg/ispark/2009/

I think what you are refering to is CSE (Centre of Scholastic Excellence). CSE is focused on a particular academic area and application is open to all students in upper secondary with the acceptable scores. SBGE on the other hand also touches on non academic areas like leadership.

CSE may overlap with SBGE but it is not SBGE by itself.

Here is a link on CSE in HCI:
http://cse.hci.edu.sg/

[VitoRelax]

In this link:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integrated_Programme

it says:
A-level Programmes

Pioneered by top schools such as Raffles Institution, Raffles Girls School (Secondary), Hwa Chong Institution (then The Chinese High School) and Nanyang Girls' High School in 2004, the Integrated Programme allows students to skip the \"O\" levels at secondary 4 and go straight into the Junior College (JC). Also, top Junior Colleges such as National Junior College, Victoria Junior College and Temasek Junior College offer it independently.


In the Hwa Chong Affiliate Programme, Hwa Chong Institution (college) also grants entry to students from other schools apart from Nanyang Girls' High School and Hwa Chong Institution (High School) based on their O Level results. Hwa Chong Institution (College) section also offers the Direct School Admission (DSA) in which Secondary Four students can apply for a place in Year 5 of the College section.


National Junior College (NJC) has also put out its own programme, the National Junior College Integrated Programme (NJCIP) where Secondary Two students in various schools are picked to join their programme. These students have their Secondary Three and Four education in the JC itself, followed by the JC course.Victoria Junior College (VJC) and Temasek Junior College (TJC) have also taken a similar approach.

Since 2009, NJC has also accepted students have just graduated from PSLE, making it a 6 year program.

Dunman High School applied for the Integrated Programme system in mid-2004 standalone, and MOE approved the first batch to be enrolled in 2005, with Year 1 and Year 3 students, each having a cap of about 135 out of 380 students. Full IP was granted in late 2005, and the school went full IP with the beginning of the academic year of 2006.

River Valley High School joined the Integrated Programme system in late 2005 by operating a six year course standalone. It is the last to join the ranks of the schools offering Integrated Programme before the Ministry of Education had closed the gates to the special system. This ensures that students who are under the Integrated Programme are able to cope with their A levels after bypassing their O levels. All the schools allowed in the scheme accepts the top 10% of the national cohort.

QUESTION:
Under River Valley High, it says that since 2005, MOE had closed the gates to the IP to ensure that those who get into IP are top are at least top 10% of the cohort.

But why in 2009, NJC can start a 6-year IP program ?

Anyone knows ?

Thanks

[turquoise]

VitoRelax:

In this link:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integrated_Programme

QUESTION:
Under River Valley High, it says that since 2005, MOE had closed the gates to the IP to ensure that those who get into IP are top are at least top 10% of the cohort.

But why in 2009, NJC can start a 6-year IP program ?

Anyone knows ?

Thanks

Probably because approval was given to NJC to start its 4 year IP programme before the doors were closed, and there was an understanding that it could expand its 4 year IP programme to 6 years when it was ready.

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turquoise:

Probably because approval was given to NJC to start its 4 year IP programme before the doors were closed, and there was an understanding that it could expand its 4 year IP programme to 6 years when it was ready.

O I C, so Temasek JC & Victoria JC can also expand their 4yr IP to 6yr IP ?

[phankao]

VitoRelax:

O I C, so Temasek JC & Victoria JC can also expand their 4yr IP to 6yr IP ?

We don't know the criteria. Yes, I know in 2005, the IP programmes were considered \"closed\" - no more new ones. I remember that was just shortly after the top 3 Catholic Schools applied for their own IP programmes.

But well, now SJI has applied again for IP, and so has VJC. So maybe there's something we don't know. Also, NJC is garmen-school, so ....

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phankao:

Yes, I know in 2005, the IP programmes were considered \"closed\" - no more new ones. I remember that was just shortly after the top 3 Catholic Schools applied for their own IP programmes.


But well, now SJI has applied again for IP, and so has VJC. So maybe there's something we don't know. Also, NJC is garmen-school, so ....

Hmmm ... then what happen to the IP program by the 3 top Catholic schools ? Which 3 schools were that ?

Funny hor, if closed, how come SJI or VJC can still apply ?

[phankao]

VitoRelax:

Hmmm ... then what happen to the IP program by the 3 top Catholic schools ? Which 3 schools were that ?

Funny hor, if closed, how come SJI or VJC can still apply ?

All the 3 schools rejected, lah! HAHAHA! Then they announce RV approved for IP and it's the last one. THat was in 2005, yeah, i rmbr so, bc my daughter was in p5 then.

top 3 catholic schools in singapore are catholic high, chij st nics, & sji. You can't tell, meh? haha.