Raffles Girls' Primary

[ctct61t]

Herbie:

APS is suitable for competitive training... and rather expensive too.

I see. Thanks Herbie.

[Herbie]

ctct61t, you have a PM

[aqeqiq]

KSP:

ctct61t:

25 went to GEP in 2009).

That works out to be 8.3% way higher than 1% in whole of SG. That is also achievable for some if they are always the top few in class.

I'm not sure how the school select the top 80 but the only component I can think of is based on the SA2 results (of P3/4/5). Add the total marks of the 4 subjects, do a sort and cutoff at 80.

Good guess! The school should be sending the p3 parents a letter about this. Unless the rules change, I remember it to be the top 80 mainstream girls based on their sa1(30%) + sa2(70%) score from English, Math and Science in p3. Should be the same for p4 going into p5.

Frankly, I think it is harder getting into p5e/f than p4e/f because they take the \"top 80\" after some girls move into gep, without taking into account those transferring into the schools at p4 for the following year. These girls transferring in are sure to include bright girls and some of them would make it to e/f in p5.

[aqeqiq]

ctct61t:

mwchua:

[quote=\"aqeqiq\"]My dd is in one of these classes. As the top 80 mainstream students are placed in these classes, i am using this as a yardstick as to how she is doing as she paces herself towards psle. My hope is that she remains in one of these classes at p5/6 and thereafter enters the sec school of her choice.

Do you mind sharing what are the kind of results P3 kids expected to have before they are placed into E&F classes? So that parents like us know what is the benchmark to work towards.

Thanks

I also want to know leh...[/quote]I am estimating around 93/94 upwards for eng, math and science.

[KSP]

aqeqiq:

KSP:

[quote=\"Luanee\"]
Haha what are the next 2 classes after E and F? Think I need to have a back-up

Have faith in your dd.

P3 girls, jia you!

There are no next 2 classes as far as I am aware The girls are \"randomly\" placed in the other classes.[/quote]They are in the mainstream classes.

[KSP]

aqeqiq:

ctct61t:

[quote=\"mwchua\"]
Do you mind sharing what are the kind of results P3 kids expected to have before they are placed into E&F classes? So that parents like us know what is the benchmark to work towards.

Thanks

I also want to know leh...

I am estimating around 93/94 upwards for eng, math and science.[/quote]That works out to be 280+ for all 3 subjects.

[Herbie]

i think is also not easily to get into 4 e/f cos the girls who has cleared the 1st round of GEP test shld also be in these two classes. And these girls although they may not be academically strong but they are gifted in certain way and MOE says that they will inform the school on the strength of the girls who has clear the first round of GEP test as to whether they are strong in english/maths/general ability

[ctct61t]

aqeqiq:

KSP:

[quote=\"ctct61t\"]
25 went to GEP in 2009).

That works out to be 8.3% way higher than 1% in whole of SG. That is also achievable for some if they are always the top few in class.

I'm not sure how the school select the top 80 but the only component I can think of is based on the SA2 results (of P3/4/5). Add the total marks of the 4 subjects, do a sort and cutoff at 80.

Good guess! The school should be sending the p3 parents a letter about this. Unless the rules change, I remember it to be the top 80 mainstream girls based on their sa1(30%) + sa2(70%) score from English, Math and Science in p3. Should be the same for p4 going into p5.

Frankly, I think it is harder getting into p5e/f than p4e/f because they take the \"top 80\" after some girls move into gep, without taking into account those transferring into the schools at p4 for the following year. These girls transferring in are sure to include bright girls and some of them would make it to e/f in p5.[/quote]Strong agree with it. A number of girls who passed the first round of GEP selection were tranferred and distributed to the mainstream classes. They have the higher chances to get into P5e/f.

Challengings are always there.

[h530251]

aqeqiq:

jtoh:

[quote=\"moonee\"]

Yup can be very challenging being in top 80 class, really got to work hard to stay on. 9 pupils were transfered back to mainstream last year, I guess with the introduction of subject based banding

Aren't the students kept intact in their classes from P5 to P6? That is, if you're in P5E/F, you'll be in P6E/F?

Yes, they are kept intact from p5 to p6. My dd is in p4 so there is one more round of streaming for her.[/quote]Oh.. I thought P4,P5, P6 all same class.

[Herbie]

hi greenbean, i suggest u read the thread ‘all about gep’ if you wish to know abt grooming of gep kid. May be u can obtain some enlghtenment from there…