All About GEP
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jellyyee06\" post_id=\"2061103\" time=\"1646870495\" user_id=\"154612:
IRS = Individualized research studies. As the name suggests, it is done individually. The student will choose the research project based on personal interest. Need to do a lot of research, data analysis, report writing and presentations.
Hi seniors, may I know for P5 GEP, the IRS, IvP or FPS all are group projects? Can opt to do it individually? Thanks thanks🙏
IvP = Innovation programme. Hones the student's problem-solving and inventive skills. Good for those stronger in STEMS (sci, tech, engineering, and math). Mostly done as pairwork. Must build a prototype to test and present their solution.
FPSP = Future problem solving programme. It is an international competition so the students must work collaboratively as a team to identify and solve problems in the world today and in the future. -
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/politics/45-of-pupils-in-gifted-programme-in-the-last-five-years-live-in-hdb-flats-chan-chun-sing
Ng Wei Kai
PUBLISHED MAR 9, 2022, 10:37 PM SGT
SINGAPORE - About 45 per cent of pupils who joined the Gifted Education Programme (GEP) over the last five years live in Housing Board flats, said Education Minister Chan Chun Sing on Wednesday (March 9).
The pupils selected for the GEP came from 60 per cent of Singapore's primary schools, he added in response to a question from Mr Leon Perera (Aljunied GRC).
This works out to about 109 out of Singapore's 182 primary schools.
Mr Perera had asked the Minister for Education for the percentage breakdown of students admitted into the GEP by housing type, their parents' education levels, race and financial assistance status.
Mr Chan added that schools offer a range of programmes for the diverse aptitudes and learning needs of their students.
He said: \"This includes the various learning support programmes for low-progress students, as well as the GEP and school-based provisions for high ability learners in our primary schools.\"
The GEP was introduced in 1984 and is offered at nine primary schools, including Anglo-Chinese Primary, Nan Hua Primary and Rosyth School.
It caters to the needs of intellectually gifted students, according to the Ministry of Education's (MOE) website.
Pupils are identified for the programme through a two-stage exercise in Primary 3 and selected pupils are invited to join it in Primary 4.
On Tuesday (March 8), Mr Perera also made a speech asking for the release of socio-economic and demographic data in schools here.
He said that he had filed a question in November last year asking for data on the socio-economic backgrounds of students admitted into different categories of secondary schools, such as government, government-aided and independent schools.
He said: \"I wanted to find out the extent to which students from well-off families were concentrated in the more popular and well-resourced group of schools.\"
In response, Second Minister for Education Maliki Osman said that most schools have good representation from different socio-economic backgrounds, but that the MOE's fundamental objective is not to achieve identical profiles for every school. -
Thank you Kittenprincess and Tinker_bell 🙏
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Are all p5 gep students invited to participate in the SPSO (Sci Olympiad) organised by NUSH? Or just selected ones only…
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Kittenprincess\" post_id=\"2061508\" time=\"1647235817\" user_id=\"69025:
Each school will select some students to represent the school in the SPSO.
Are all p5 gep students invited to participate in the SPSO (Sci Olympiad) organised by NUSH? Or just selected ones only… -
Just wanted to check whether those selected for Math Masterclass have already been informed?
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Hi my DS received the notification via PG yesterday.
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Momof2childs\" post_id=\"2064770\" time=\"1650376525\" user_id=\"106468:
Notified today via hard copy letter.
Just wanted to check whether those selected for Math Masterclass have already been informed? -
Shortribs\" post_id=\"2064855\" time=\"1650439056\" user_id=\"193978:
Thanks! We were also notified via hard copy letter today. Hope they have fruitful time.
Notified today via hard copy letter. -
Dear senior parents of GEP kids, how long did it take for your kids to settle into GEP? Kiddo in P4 seems to be taking a long time to finish his homework, usually bedtime is 8pm but these days goes to bed 1030pm sometimes. Am wondering if this is common or going to be a regular thing? The workload seems more homework but also because distracted (reading storybooks in between doing homework). Wondering how to encourage him to work a bit faster. The math also seems more cheem and find myself helping to explain more as math not really his forte. He doesn’t have math tuition and Wondering if he will cope with work intensity over next few years . Anyone experiencing / experienced similar and have advice to share?
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