GEP 2011 - Screening & Selection

[felinej]

Thank you so much for all the valuable input, mommies!


Mvm, my DD is caught is the same situation. She is from a non-sap all girls school, NY is a sap co-Ed school. I am only worried about the HCL (if she gets in).. Don't think she can cope

[Mvm]

felinej:

Thank you so much for all the valuable input, mommies!


Mvm, my DD is caught is the same situation. She is from a non-sap all girls school, NY is a sap co-Ed school. I am only worried about the HCL (if she gets in).. Don't think she can cope

Felinej, have faith. My dd was in ny, we are a non mandarin speaking household ( I did Malay in school) and my dh is a potato, and my dd got A* for Chinese and merit for hcl. The exposure in the school makes a lot of difference.

[Just4Fun]

Mvm:

Just to add to the confusion, my dd went from non sap all girls school to a sap co-Ed school, far away from my house :scratchhead:

My goodness, really confusion x confusion. I am so glad that I do not hv to go thr such stress. To go or not to go ( into GEP) is oreli stress. To think of which school to opt, and having nitemares while waiting for the result, this is torturing !

[Mvm]

Let the child decide. We werent sure whether she should go to gep coz we were happy with her school. But she insisted she wanted and chose her own school! If the conviction is there, they will work for it.

[felinej]

Mvm:

Let the child decide. We werent sure whether she should go to gep coz we were happy with her school. But she insisted she wanted and chose her own school! If the conviction is there, they will work for it.

Mvm, if it's not too personal, mind if I asked why didn't u opt for a girls' school since yr DD was from one?

[Alwaysdilemma]

Mvm:

Just to add to the confusion, my dd went from non sap all girls school to a sap co-Ed school, far away from my house :scratchhead:

Your DD's situation is exactly what we wished for my niece as she is in a all girls school now. We hope she can get into a co-ed school for the exposure...

No offence to Mvm, but your DD did her selection few years back? (since she has her PSLE results). I asked around for last year's GEP exercise, none came back with same scenario... I even asked friends who are teaching GEP P4 class at the moment in a SAP co-ed school.

That's why we thought choosing a similar background school is the best bet, ie all girls school to RGPS. Just my 2 cents.

[OrangeJuice]

vlim:

Glad tt that don't happen in my Ds school or at least not his cohort .. :roll:

Vlim, Mind me asking whst school did your DS come from ?

Also for parents already with kids in GEP, may I ask do you know roughly what % of your DD/DS classmates attend TLL ?

Both my kids don't attend enrichment classes except for MT. My DD from mainstream has many classmates who attend TLL but she is hardworking and did well enough not to lag behind them in class, in fact even better than some who do. I don't have plans to send DS to any enrichment classes after he starts the GEP. My question is - if he is like his elder sister and puts in his own effort, would it as \"easy\" for him to cope in the GEP class ? Perhaps it is easier to do so in mainstream but for GEP syllabus it is tougher ?

Thanks for sharing !

[drickymummy]

Hi all,


May I know if my ds is from a co-ed SAP sch, will he stand a higher chance to get into NYPS? Thanks!

[Alwaysdilemma]

drickymummy:

Hi all,


May I know if my ds is from a co-ed SAP sch, will he stand a higher chance to get into NYPS? Thanks!

Yes! Friend's DS from Ai Tong got into NYPS, her first choice....

[shalomger]

rilakkuma:

shalomger:

For us although Cat High is the nearest GEP school, we prefer a Christian non-SAP boys school which leaves us with ACS. DS loves playing chess and was in the school team. He hopes to go to a school with a good chess team & that will be ACS. He told us from the start that he hopes to study in ACS.
If we live in Toa Payoh, is that near enough a proximity for MOE to also consider our application for a place there?:)

my ds is in p6 gep this year, in ACS. we don't live near acs but I indicated reason that I am a christian who wants son to go to a christian school, and we got our first choice. My ds is also in the ACS chess team. The chess support there is very good. DS enjoys the school & Gep a lot. The culture is relaxed and the teachers excellent. I have no regrets sending him there.

Thanks KiasuNewbie! It is so good to know about your experience, the chess team and culture in ACS. I really appreciate the sharing. Believing the grace and favour of the LORD to get him into the school.