GEP 2011 - Screening & Selection

[jtoh]

Mvm:

from what I know, if you are fixed on a particular school, just put in that school as first choice. And leave all the rest blank (ie 2nd , 3rd choice) and they will post you to the school of your choice. However if you list more than one choice, they tend to post to school that is nearest to your home with vacancy, even if thats your 3rd choice. If not happy with posting can appeal, and likely they will give it to you.

Friend put NYPS as her first and only choice even though she lived far away. They sent her kid to the GEP school nearest her home bec NYPS was over-subscribed.

[dagong99]

jtoh:

Mvm:

from what I know, if you are fixed on a particular school, just put in that school as first choice. And leave all the rest blank (ie 2nd , 3rd choice) and they will post you to the school of your choice. However if you list more than one choice, they tend to post to school that is nearest to your home with vacancy, even if thats your 3rd choice. If not happy with posting can appeal, and likely they will give it to you.

Friend put NYPS as her first and only choice even though she lived far away. They sent her kid to the GEP school nearest her home bec NYPS was over-subscribed.

So can she still opt out if can't get it ? Bcos I really have problem in putting my DS in another school ... Can we opt out if posted to another school ? If we can't get the school that we want, we rather stay in his current school which is just as good.

[vlim]

dagong99:

Mvm:

from what I know, if you are fixed on a particular school, just put in that school as first choice. And leave all the rest blank (ie 2nd , 3rd choice) and they will post you to the school of your choice. However if you list more than one choice, they tend to post to school that is nearest to your home with vacancy, even if thats your 3rd choice. If not happy with posting can appeal, and likely they will give it to you.

What if you request for a school of your choice but rejected, can we withdraw from GEP totally ?

Why withdraw?!..... All gep centers teach the same program and all geppers take the same common tests and exam .... So if the reason to put your kid into gep is to let the program stretch him and nurture him... Then not getting your first choice gep school shouldn't deter your kid from entering gep .... Jmo ..... :roll:

[stressedoutdaddy]

comfy:

stressedoutdaddy:

Like sotongdad, I am here because of the power of google.

My DD told me that there are 6 from Woodgrove Pri School in Woodlands.
I am super stressed out now as I am staying in Woodlands.
There are no GEP schools in the North!!!
Help help help!!!

Hi stressedoutdaddy, can't help saying this to you. Now,you are already super stressed out by this problem, ke ke....,wait till your kid start GEP.
How about NYPS, they have very good bus transport system.

Thank Comfy, I am stressed out because my DD actually refuses to take the round 2 tests but my DW and me pushed her to take it as we think that she has potential. We told her that we leave the final decision to her as to whether she wants to go to GEP school or not.

After reading thru' the 100 over pages, I think GEP is good in general for students but we don't want to corner her.
As parents, we are proud that our kid can make it and now it seems the logical choice is to take it!

I have 2 younger boys who will be in Pri 2 and Pri 1 next year. So there will be some logistics challenger for us.

In fact, I was in the 1st batch chosen to take round 1 in 1984 due to my good PSLE results but I didn't make it to GEP so I guess there is some redemption kind of feeling in me.

Just to update, after some \"brainwashing\" from us, she finally think RGPS is good for her last nite. I am not longer stressed up oredi. Guess we will just give her our best support in the next 3 years!!!

But it will be good for us to know more about the number of classes and class sizes in RGPS and other GEP centres like Rosyth, Nanhua.
Whether these schools provide good after school care facilities for students!
Hope to hear from those who have been thru' the same stress!

[jtoh]

dagong99:

jtoh:

[quote=\"Mvm\"]from what I know, if you are fixed on a particular school, just put in that school as first choice. And leave all the rest blank (ie 2nd , 3rd choice) and they will post you to the school of your choice. However if you list more than one choice, they tend to post to school that is nearest to your home with vacancy, even if thats your 3rd choice. If not happy with posting can appeal, and likely they will give it to you.

Friend put NYPS as her first and only choice even though she lived far away. They sent her kid to the GEP school nearest her home bec NYPS was over-subscribed.

So can she still opt out if can't get it ? Bcos I really have problem in putting my DS in another school ... Can we opt out if posted to another school ? If we can't get the school that we want, we rather stay in his current school which is just as good.[/quote]vlim's right. All GEP centres offer the same programme and sit for the same exams. Is there any reason why you want one particular centre over another?

[25hr mama]

Hi all:) parents need to hv realistic expectation when ur child goes to GEP. They may not excel in every subjects like they used to. Hence, parents play a very important role in motivation aspect when kids do not perform as well as b4, even more so when ur kids hv bn top students or kids who r perfectionist. Most kids who hv passed round 2, most likely hv bn scoring 90 over or even full marks for the past 3 yrs. But take note that when then enter GEP, itz very unlikely, or i wud say, most kids won’t be able to achieve 90+ for every subjects. They may be getting 90+ for 1 or 2 subjects, with the rest getting 80+, 70+ oreven 60+!!!

All in all, wat I’m trying to say is, both parents n kids got to be mentally prepared, lots of adjustment required.
Don’t forget, happy parents, happy kids & vice versa. If parents r stressful, kids can definitely feel it too.
Last but not least, happy GEP journey.

[just888]

stressedoutdaddy:

But it will be good for us to know more about the number of classes and class sizes in RGPS and other GEP centres like Rosyth, Nanhua.
Whether these schools provide good after school care facilities for students!
Hope to hear from those who have been thru' the same stress!

I thought I read somewhere there is a studentcare beside NYPS

Else u can arrange for the sch bus to send her to the student care u have in mind, that's what my SIL does for my niece. The sch bus would pick her up from student care in the afternoon and then send her home in the evening.

[HHB]

25hr mama:

Hi all:) parents need to hv realistic expectation when ur child goes to GEP. They may not excel in every subjects like they used to. Hence, parents play a very important role in motivation aspect when kids do not perform as well as b4, even more so when ur kids hv bn top students or kids who r perfectionist. Most kids who hv passed round 2, most likely hv bn scoring 90 over or even full marks for the past 3 yrs. But take note that when then enter GEP, itz very unlikely, or i wud say, most kids won't be able to achieve 90+ for every subjects. They may be getting 90+ for 1 or 2 subjects, with the rest getting 80+, 70+ oreven 60+!!!

All in all, wat I'm trying to say is, both parents n kids got to be mentally prepared, lots of adjustment required.
Don't forget, happy parents, happy kids & vice versa. If parents r stressful, kids can definitely feel it too.
Last but not least, happy GEP journey.

well said......... my dd nv look back....................it is a developmental learning journey.......

[25hr mama]

For kids who do not perform as well as b4, wif supportive parents, they will still enjoy the journey wif no regrets.

[dagong99]

vlim:

dagong99:

[quote=\"Mvm\"]from what I know, if you are fixed on a particular school, just put in that school as first choice. And leave all the rest blank (ie 2nd , 3rd choice) and they will post you to the school of your choice. However if you list more than one choice, they tend to post to school that is nearest to your home with vacancy, even if thats your 3rd choice. If not happy with posting can appeal, and likely they will give it to you.

What if you request for a school of your choice but rejected, can we withdraw from GEP totally ?

Why withdraw?!..... All gep centers teach the same program and all geppers take the same common tests and exam .... So if the reason to put your kid into gep is to let the program stretch him and nurture him... Then not getting your first choice gep school shouldn't deter your kid from entering gep .... Jmo ..... :roll:[/quote]Our problem is we do not have anyone else to look after him if he needs to travel far away or stay back after school hours, not that we want to get into the top GEP school, what we want is to have him safe & sound in student care in the school so that my DS can wait for us to pick him up ... if this is not possible, then we prefer to stay in his current school which also provide excellence programme for top performers, eg. SMOPS training, E2K, ICT, etc ...