Raffles Girls' School (Secondary) [*IP]

[beautifulalps]

Good morning everyone,

I am a new user for this forum. My DD is starting her new secondary school life at RGS. I haven’t known yet her class as l left her school early morning and back to home.

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mjl:

fromnuaa:

do you have any idea about RGS so-called gep and non-gep class? i heard that class 109(or 110)-113 are gep classes.

Since 2 years ago, there is no more GEP and non-GEP class. Everyone in RGS goes through the same Raffles Programme which is a school based gifted programme. I think this is a good move, IMHO, to help curtail elitism.

The termination of GEP/non-GEP classes 2 years ago applies only to upper secondary pupils.

For lower secondary, the pupils are still grouped into so-called GEP (209/10-213) and non-GEP classes. The GEP classes consist of ex-GEPpers from primary school and PSLE high scorers from mainstream.

The rationale behind this practice (as divulged by the school when I enquired) is to allow the non-GEP pupils time to adapt and catch up on certain learning practices/skills which the GEPpers have been exposed to since P4. The segregation allows GEP classes to progress/be stretched at a faster speed and to a deeper level if desired. Although the cohort does largely the same worksheets, differentiated worksheets are given out to the high ability pupils for certain subjects.

By upper secondary, it is presumed that everyone has more or less caught up and are at the 'same level'.


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[fatal-illuxions]

verykiasu2010:

because the person doing the class allocation is reading tis ksp forum ............lol !!!

wouldnt that mean that the person would have read all my complaining post too! OMG. i better not have divulged enough info for the person to know who i am...alamak ><.

[verykiasu2010]

fatal-illuxions:

verykiasu2010:

because the person doing the class allocation is reading tis ksp forum ............lol !!!

wouldnt that mean that the person would have read all my complaining post too! OMG. i better not have divulged enough info for the person to know who i am...alamak ><.

I was only joking....but who knows ? may be they are really reading this ? go take a look at the Pei Hwa pri school thread ...... the principal ......

[Rockdiva]

hi all ! can anyone tell me what does rgs look for during the dsa application ?

and what is gat ? does it test on the pri sch syllabus like eng or maths ??

[fatal-illuxions]

Rockdiva:

hi all ! can anyone tell me what does rgs look for during the dsa application ?

and what is gat ? does it test on the pri sch syllabus like eng or maths ??

i think you can call the school if you really need an answer. I dont really know. Never took them before.

GAT - General Ability Test.

[Shanghaied]

On another note:


My DD reported to school today for CCA. Here’s some intel: Over a dozen scholarship holders from China join the school at Year 3; two got transferred from other schools, and two returning S’poreans - both from Shanghai. One of the Chinese scholars speaks perfect English with no accent.

Should have some more interesting stories after tomorrow when she joins her class.

[verykiasu2010]

Rockdiva:

hi all ! can anyone tell me what does rgs look for during the dsa application ?

and what is gat ? does it test on the pri sch syllabus like eng or maths ??

http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?t=157&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=2770

278 pages in all.....all about DSA

[beautifulalps]

beautifulalps:

Good morning everyone,

I am a new user for this forum. My DD is starting her new secondary school life at RGS. I haven't known yet her class as l left her school early morning and back to home.

my DD in class 103.

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beautifulalps:

beautifulalps:

Good morning everyone,

I am a new user for this forum. My DD is starting her new secondary school life at RGS. I haven't known yet her class as l left her school early morning and back to home.

my DD in class 103.

Welcome! How did your dd enjoy her first day school? Which CCA is she keen on after yesterday's orientation?