All About GEP

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JYWL\" post_id=\"2002384\" time=\"1605154352\" user_id=\"121895:

Hi. I’m hoping to get some info on choosing a school for my child next year (P4 GEP). Does anyone hv any feedback on St Hilda’s GEP Programme to share. Tx

My boy just transferred to SHPS last year under GEP too. The class size is small, just 18 GEP students. I would say he enjoyed a lot.

[Susanna0_0]

Hi, may I know why P4 still has to be reallocated into new class in P5? These kids have just spent a year together only, barely know each other.

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Susanna0_0\" post_id=\"2003159\" time=\"1605828799\" user_id=\"189376:

Hi, may I know why P4 still has to be reallocated into new class in P5? These kids have just spent a year together only, barely know each other.

I guess the school prefers to group students by similar attributes / learning abilities into a smaller groups.

Than to make life in school more sociable.

[STmummy]

GE kids are smart. But some may not have social skills. So to change class after 1 year, it can teach them how to mingle and work with other classmates. If keep them in the same class throughout the programme, they will just stick with the same classmates when comes to group work. Not very beneficial on learning teamwork. You cannot choose who to work with as you grow older.

Even mainstream students change class and have to face new classmates yearly. No diff.

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STmummy\" post_id=\"2003168\" time=\"1605834267\" user_id=\"46864:

GE kids are smart. But some may not have social skills. So to change class after 1 year, it can teach them how to mingle and work with other classmates. If keep them in the same class throughout the programme, they will just stick with the same classmates when comes to group work. Not very beneficial on learning teamwork. You cannot choose who to work with as you grow older.
Even mainstream students change class and have to face new classmates yearly. No diff.

Ic, it means that they will have another class allocation in P6 as well?!

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LeeTaiTai\" post_id=\"2002929\" time=\"1605678843\" user_id=\"17608:

Any idea how are girls in RGPS GEP classes allocated? Heard its blended with mainstream.

Friend’s gep son was put in such a “blended class” last year. Those selected MS kids in such blended class appear to be 绿叶 to 衬托 GEP 红花. MOE’s objective is likely meant to facilitate the GEP kids’ continued interaction with MS kids so that they don’t grow too distanced from normal kids.

Not sure how effective the measure will be but must applaud the good effort by MOE. I only know from my personal experience that girls from MS and GEP classes seemed to dislike one another. There was once when a GEP class won a basketball competition, the MS girls cried foul, claiming that teachers were biased in favour of geppers, causing a gep girl to cry. I think girls are more sensitive than anything else as my friend’s son in a mixed school didn’t have anything similar. DD2 has since moved on to NYGH and commented that there’s no such problem now.

[LeeTaiTai]

Thanks for sharing. I do agree. Guess in any place even within the mainstream, there will be some people who felt left out. Actually even many years ago, they started to mingle the kids on some non core subjects ..its really a lot of effort. So i guess those MS students selected must be mostly those who pass first round at least to 衬托?😅

[leengor]

Dear parents,


Anyone has good recommendations for English tuition for GE student? My boy is very poor in comprehension and comprehension close, hoping to seek some help for him.

Thank you.

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Round 1:
18th August 2021 (Wednesday)

Results for Round 1:
Week of the 4th October 2021 (after Children's Day)


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19th and 20th October (Tuesday and Wednesday)

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[SmokedTerkey]

Hi all,


I’ve been reading up on GEP lately but ultimately quite new at this.

Suppose a P2 child is in an academically-inclined, CCA-weak neighbourhood school (one of the more popular and consistently oversubscribed ones) but unfortunately his/her personality suits better in a school that are both academic (child loves learning and has been getting good feedback from teacher) and strong in CCA particularly in sports (as the child loves sports and has been doing 4 types of sports since young with strong inclination/passion/talent in 2 out of the 4).

Are there then instances/precedent where the child does well in both GEP screening and selection tests and offered a place in GEP but the child wants to stay "mainstream" i.e. regular PSLE in another school? Could s/he use the GEP test results to get into another primary school that is strong in academic and sports without committing to the GEP?

I’ve come across children being made GEP offer and took up on the offer and then went to one of the 9 primary schools offering GEP. I’ve also came across children acing GEP and then turned down the offer to stay put (no change in school) and stay mainstream (regular PSLE). But the case above - so far have not come across this.