All About GEP
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AHsDad\" post_id=\"2117117\" time=\"1692701287\" user_id=\"172457:
My second daughter is in P5 and in a GEP school in the east with a cohort of 19 students. She asked each and everyone of them last year and none took a GEP preparatory course. (Yes, she actually surveyed each and everyone)
Is it an Easterner thing? or some Gep schools more atas and competitive?
Just to set the context clear, both my girls never had tuition or academic enrichment. But have plenty of sports, music, dance and art classes. Yes I do identify as kiasu because I loaded them with hundreds of P6 prelims and psle papers since P3 and go thru with them myself. FYI, all of us suck at MO.
I am not against any enrichment or tuition at all. Just saying GEP preparatory courses are bullshit.
😂 flame away… 🔥
Wah.
19 kids in a class.
That’s a nice thing to have - smaller teacher to kids ratio.
Don’t know if it’s an eastern Vs western thing
but naturally bigger class = more kiasu classmates / parents. -
skii\" post_id=\"2117151\" time=\"1692710470\" user_id=\"82603:
All the GEP schools usually have at least around 45-50 kids per cohort, Nanyang and Rosyth being bigger traditionally.
Wah.
19 kids in a class.
That’s a nice thing to have - smaller teacher to kids ratio.
Don’t know if it’s an eastern Vs western thing
but naturally bigger class = more kiasu classmates / parents.
Each class may have around 15GE+rest MS, which in recent years are \"integrated\" classes (half GE, half HA Mainstream) -
\"No, nobody we know goes for GEP prep\"
These must be people staying in Johor.
Here's to help all of you hunting for a provider:
The Learning Lab - https://www.thelearninglab.com.sg/programme/holiday-programmes/gep-introduction
The Edu Champs - http://www.theeduchamps.com/gep-preparation-class-2/
\"In 2022, 100% of our students passed the GEP Screening test (1st round) and 58 of our students passed the GEP Selection test \" <-- Nobody has heard of their students during any Olympiads.
Global Education Hub - \"More than 50% of our Primary 3 students were admitted to GEP.\"
https://www.globaleducation.sg/math-science-olympiad
Mindstretcher - https://www.mindstretcher.com/
Claims 664 from 2010 - 2022
GATE - https://www.gifted-school.com/gep/
The big one. They also sell GEP prep books!
\"50% passed GEP both rounds\"
The Math Classroom - 40% of Students Pass the GEP Selection Test
COCO Edu - Cannot find the stats but I have seen it before. But you can see their prep class at
https://coco.sgedushare.com/courselist//info/64b0f58bae2493bcb35fbf0d
OTE - https://www.onetargetedu.com/our-achievements
Claims 126 in 2022.
Fantian/Kangaroo Study - No stats but you have to be impressed at the posts!
https://bbs.fangtian.me/forum.php?mod=forumdisplay&fid=36
They also listed the name of 34 kids who attended their prep class.
https://bbs.fangtian.me/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=788&extra=
Joyous Learning - https://www.joyouslearning.com.sg/gep/
Terry Chew Academy - https://terrychew.com.sg/math-enrichment-gep-preparation-for-primary-school
Mathlete - https://www.mathletetraining.com/courses/p3-gep-rd-1-mock-test-paper/ -
jialinmum\" post_id=\"2117220\" time=\"1692779696\" user_id=\"202564:
Oh I didn’t know that nowadays GEP classes are mixed so much. Even during nephew’s time (grad from GEP as recent as 2021) the classes won’t mixed iirc.
All the GEP schools usually have at least around 45-50 kids per cohort, Nanyang and Rosyth being bigger traditionally.
Each class may have around 15GE+rest MS, which in recent years are \"integrated\" classes (half GE, half HA Mainstream) -
iRabbit\" post_id=\"2117251\" time=\"1692795064\" user_id=\"51587:
I heard
Oh I didn’t know that nowadays GEP classes are mixed so much. Even during nephew’s time (grad from GEP as recent as 2021) the classes won’t mixed iirc.
Got one GE center
Maybe 50+ kids
Spread among 9 classes.
That’s a real mixed form class format. -
skii\" post_id=\"2117253\" time=\"1692797399\" user_id=\"82603:
This is news to me. I only know during nephew's time, no more Family Tree as 1st GEP project.
I heard
Got one GE center
Maybe 50+ kids
Spread among 9 classes.
That’s a real mixed form class format.
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Parent of a gepper here.
Definitely surprised that NickleBee Tutors is not included in the list of GEP prep providers.
The principal is an ex-gepper. I was told that they have close to a 100% record of getting kids into the GEP.
Interestingly their GEP prep course is not advertised openly and interested parties must get a referral before going through an interview and selection test.
AFAIK, the NickleBee Tutors GEP prep course is conducted one-to-one by the principal. Rates are eye-popping and way out of my budget, so I signed up with Mind Stretcher instead.jialinmum\" post_id=\"2117226\" time=\"1692781705\" user_id=\"202564:
\"No, nobody we know goes for GEP prep\"
These must be people staying in Johor.
Here's to help all of you hunting for a provider:
The Learning Lab - https://www.thelearninglab.com.sg/programme/holiday-programmes/gep-introduction
The Edu Champs - http://www.theeduchamps.com/gep-preparation-class-2/
\"In 2022, 100% of our students passed the GEP Screening test (1st round) and 58 of our students passed the GEP Selection test \" <-- Nobody has heard of their students during any Olympiads.
Global Education Hub - \"More than 50% of our Primary 3 students were admitted to GEP.\"
https://www.globaleducation.sg/math-science-olympiad
Mindstretcher - https://www.mindstretcher.com/
Claims 664 from 2010 - 2022
GATE - https://www.gifted-school.com/gep/
The big one. They also sell GEP prep books!
\"50% passed GEP both rounds\"
The Math Classroom - 40% of Students Pass the GEP Selection Test
COCO Edu - Cannot find the stats but I have seen it before. But you can see their prep class at
https://coco.sgedushare.com/courselist//info/64b0f58bae2493bcb35fbf0d
OTE - https://www.onetargetedu.com/our-achievements
Claims 126 in 2022.
Fantian/Kangaroo Study - No stats but you have to be impressed at the posts!
https://bbs.fangtian.me/forum.php?mod=forumdisplay&fid=36
They also listed the name of 34 kids who attended their prep class.
https://bbs.fangtian.me/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=788&extra=
Joyous Learning - https://www.joyouslearning.com.sg/gep/
Terry Chew Academy - https://terrychew.com.sg/math-enrichment-gep-preparation-for-primary-school
Mathlete - https://www.mathletetraining.com/courses/p3-gep-rd-1-mock-test-paper/ -
skii\" post_id=\"2117253\" time=\"1692797399\" user_id=\"82603:
This was not implemented at my kid's school.
I heard
Got one GE center
Maybe 50+ kids
Spread among 9 classes.
That’s a real mixed form class format.
Could you share which school is this at? -
janil_\" post_id=\"2117269\" time=\"1692836085\" user_id=\"202620:
It was just a random list, not meant to be comprehensive. The purpose is to highlight how common GEP prep is.
Parent of a gepper here.
Definitely surprised that NickleBee Tutors is not included in the list of GEP prep providers.
The principal is an ex-gepper. I was told that they have close to a 100% record of getting kids into the GEP.
Interestingly their GEP prep course is not advertised openly and interested parties must get a referral before going through an interview and selection test.
AFAIK, the NickleBee Tutors GEP prep course is conducted one-to-one by the principal. Rates are eye-popping and way out of my budget, so I signed up with Mind Stretcher instead.
But yes, you are right about the common tactic to get a high success %. They pre-select students. -
janil_\" post_id=\"2117277\" time=\"1692838057\" user_id=\"202620:
Yes I agree. Have not heard of more than 3-4 classes being integrated. It will be a logistics nightmare.
This was not implemented at my kid's school.
Could you share which school is this at?
FYI, the integrated classes are only together for the non-academic subjects like CCE, PE, etc
GEP kids re-assemble for English, Math, Science AND Chinese.
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