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[darwinkoh]

MaryDaisu\" post_id=\"1947151\" time=\"1574136201\" user_id=\"2170:

Thanks Darwinkoh. That's very helpful.
May I understand on the academic result part.. what is the min requirement? Overall > 85% (band 1)? Both EL and CL in Band 1?

Only the overall academic for the 1st cut. The strength in languages (esp. Chinese) will come into play during the interview and written test.
The overall academic is important as the BICEP class will be the selected mainstream class that will interact with the 2 GEP classes for the next 3 years. They will join the GEP students in classes such as Chinese and PE. The BICEP is predominantly girls while the GEP predominantly boys. PSLE results for BICEP is very competitive with those of GEP as the former is good at Chinese while the latter at Science.

[MaryDaisu]

Thanks Darwinkoh.

So bicep class will be 1 class on its own? How big is the class?

[darwinkoh]

MaryDaisu\" post_id=\"1947454\" time=\"1574264496\" user_id=\"2170:

Thanks Darwinkoh.
So bicep class will be 1 class on its own? How big is the class?

Yup. The 25 students will remain as classmates for the next 3 years. The only change is their Chinese lessons. Every years, they will be split into different groups to be rotated with different group from the GEPs.

[darwinkoh]

MaryDaisu\" post_id=\"1947454\" time=\"1574264496\" user_id=\"2170:

Thanks Darwinkoh.
So bicep class will be 1 class on its own? How big is the class?

Yup. The 25 students will remain as classmates for the next 3 years. The only change is their Chinese lessons. Every years, they will be split into different groups to be rotated with different group from the GEPs.

[manorway]

Besides the BICEP class, how many classes are there in P4 - 6, excluding the GEP classes?

Are the remaining classes sorted by abilities?

With the change in MOE’s directives to reduce focus on academic, will the current lower Pri students also have the BICEP class by the time they reach P4?

[darwinkoh]

manorway\" post_id=\"1947531\" time=\"1574308490\" user_id=\"9303:

Besides the BICEP class, how many classes are there in P4 - 6, excluding the GEP classes?
Are the remaining classes sorted by abilities?

With the change in MOE's directives to reduce focus on academic, will the current lower Pri students also have the BICEP class by the time they reach P4?

There is only 1 BICEP class per year.
For P4, there will be 2 identified classes for each Top and Bottom. The remaining are mixed.
For P5 and P6, the pupils all sort out by abilities.
I personally think that such sorting is better as it enable the teachers to focus on the ability of each kids. E.g. I heard that for the bottom class of P6 science, the teacher just focus on helping the students get as much marks in the multiple choices section. On the other end, the GEP students are taught subjects beyond the syllabus. Thus such students would prefer that there will be some questions in the PSLE exam that explore the fringes of the syllabus as this is where they could distinguish themselves from the rest.
Good teachers are rare. Such good teachers will probably be deployed to focus on the Top and Bottom P6 group since they will affect the school's A* scores and the passing rates.
Just from the drop in classes for the GEP (e.g. in TNS, there used to be 4 and now only 2), I do not think that the number of BICEP classes offered will be increased. The budget for the BICEP class is higher than that for the normal. The budget for GEP is even higher. While the GEP students are typically noted for their high intelligence, the BICEP students are noted for their high discipline. Thus the limited resource will probably be focused on these particular group of students.

[jasterng]

For the p4 bicep camp, do they need to stay overnight?

[darlingmia]

For the P4 BiCEP camp, there is no overnight stay. The school provides bus from school to SHHK and back to school for the BiCEP camp.

[alex_2027]

Hello, I wish to find out if it is really necessary to stay within 1km of TNS to ensure a place in the primary 1 enrolment for TNS.

My wife is a former student and I believe it qualifies for phase 2A(1).
I saw that balloting will be conducted for applicants staying within 1km. May I know if the balloting will be done for all phases and only those within 1km?
Is there any statistics on how many applicants each year for each phase?
I understand that there are school buses going to many places around the school which are not within 1km.
So it is not really a requirement to stay within 1km to get a place in primary 1?

[Davischew]

alex_2027\" post_id=\"1981361\" time=\"1592532471\" user_id=\"186258:

Hello, I wish to find out if it is really necessary to stay within 1km of TNS to ensure a place in the primary 1 enrolment for TNS.
My wife is a former student and I believe it qualifies for phase 2A(1).
I saw that balloting will be conducted for applicants staying within 1km. May I know if the balloting will be done for all phases and only those within 1km?
Is there any statistics on how many applicants each year for each phase?
I understand that there are school buses going to many places around the school which are not within 1km.
So it is not really a requirement to stay within 1km to get a place in primary 1?

Only if applicants more than vacancies then consider distance and citizenship. You can stay anywhere. For TNS , 2A1or2 so far all in.
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