Higher Chinese in P5 - To opt or not

[turquoise]

verykiasu2010:

no diff between GEPpers and mainstream students for the COP, but the diff is if they have HCL or HMT entering SAP school

When I wrote COP, I meant including the bonus points for HMT, if any.

[turquoise]

Chirunner:

COP is the same but no HCL bonus points will be given to GEPers. My sons' teachers told me that- I've already been told by 2 teachers in NYPS I don't think they both got it wrong.

GEP students do get the HMT bonus points if they apply to SAP schools. There is no difference in calculation of COP points for GEP for entry to any school, SAP or not. Are your sons' teachers from GEP? You may want to check the info with MOE to verify it.

[mathsparks]

Agree with Turquoise, gep students get to use the hmt bonus points for entry to sap schools.

[Chirunner]

Both GEP teachers told me GEPers don’t get bonus points when applying to SAP Schools

[verykiasu2010]

Chirunner:

Both GEP teachers told me GEPers don't get bonus points when applying to SAP Schools

that is strange ! you mentioned your kids in NYPS ? we are talking about kids having HCL - Higher Mother Tongue (be it GEPper or not), will get bonus points when applying for SAP schools, NOT about GEPper per se

[VitoRelax]

snowz:

A kid's with a COP score of 251, with CL only, and another kid's COP score of 248+3 HCL bonus point, who can get into a SAP school e.g RV?

It depends on their decimal points lah.

If 251, in MOE data there are lots of students rounded to 251 but in their system there are a lot decimal places after the 251.

[Chirunner]

verykiasu2010:

Chirunner:

Both GEP teachers told me GEPers don't get bonus points when applying to SAP Schools

that is strange ! you mentioned your kids in NYPS ? we are talking about kids having HCL - Higher Mother Tongue (be it GEPper or not), will get bonus points when applying for SAP schools, NOT about GEPper per se

GEPers will not be given bonus points when applying to SAP schools even if they score distinctions in HCL; non-GEPers will get bonus points when applying to SAP schools if they do well in HCL. This was made known to me by both my sons' teachers last year and this year.

[Way2GO]

Chirunner:

GEPers will not be given bonus points when applying to SAP schools even if they score distinctions in HCL; non-GEPers will get bonus points when applying to SAP schools if they do well in HCL. This was made known to me by both my sons' teachers last year and this year.

Chirunner, do NYPS GEPers take HCL or only GE CL enriched curriculum?
There is a separate paper for HCL in PSLE.
We all agree that those who took HCL (HMTL) and score a pass or above are entitled to bonus points for admission to SAP schools.
So it doesn't make sense if GEPers take HCL exam but are excluded thus in admission exercise, don't u think?

[verykiasu2010]

Way2GO:

Chirunner:

GEPers will not be given bonus points when applying to SAP schools even if they score distinctions in HCL; non-GEPers will get bonus points when applying to SAP schools if they do well in HCL. This was made known to me by both my sons' teachers last year and this year.

Chirunner, do NYPS GEPers take HCL or only GE CL enriched curriculum?
There is a separate paper for HCL in PSLE.
We all agree that those who took HCL (HMTL) and score a pass or above are entitled to bonus points for admission to SAP schools.
So it doesn't make sense if GEPers take HCL exam but are excluded thus in admission exercise, don't u think?

More than 75% of NYPS students take HCL

[verykiasu2010]

Chirunner:

GEPers will not be given bonus points when applying to SAP schools even if they score distinctions in HCL; non-GEPers will get bonus points when applying to SAP schools if they do well in HCL. This was made known to me by both my sons' teachers last year and this year.

The S1 exercise form from MOE does not make a distinction between GEPers or non-GEPers and for those who passed the HCL, they will receive a letter together with the S1 form informing them they either get 1, or 2, or 3 bonus points if they apply to SAP school, and of course if their aggregate T-score are within range of the COP for the SAP school.