GEP 2011 - Screening & Selection

[jtoh]

Cats:

Hi,


Any experience of gep life at RGPS? My DD is from all girls school now n keen to continue all girls.

deadline tmr n we still thinking.....

Any help much appreciated, please!!!

If your dd is from an all-girls school, then RGPS is a good fit for her. My dd was there a few years ago and she enjoyed herself. She had very good teachers generally. Some of her GEP teachers have left though so you might want to ask some of the current parents there their opinion. Reading the forum the past couple of years, I haven't come across complaints about the teachers at the school.

[phtthp]

hi Cats,


you may also want to pose your same qn to the current GEP parents (P4 - P6) at RGPS connecting school thread, where they're more chit chatty, yaky & interactive:-

http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=4408&start=3060

[Cats]

Thanks! Jtoh!


I heard the envt is very competitive n New girls has problem settling in.

Wats your girl’s experience like? Was she transferred over from another girls school too?

Thanks!

[Cats]

phtthp:

hi Cats,


you may also want to pose your same qn to the current GEP parents (P4 - P6) at RGPS connecting school thread, where they're more chit chatty & interactive:-

http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=4408&start=3060

Great! Just did. Thanks for referring me to that thread. Cheers!

[phtthp]

Nan Hua ( (NH) intends to open up 2 GEP classes for 2012. Since each class takes in 25 pupils, so 2 classes max. is 50 pupils.


this year, Nan Hua own P3 cohort has 5 GEP kids. Assuming if these 5 take up NH offer not try to seek transfer to NYPS (for example), that means remaining still have .... 45 seats left, for pupils from other schools who are keen to transfer in.

at the entrance of NH school gate - you can see the design of the school's architecture building, in the form of a scholar's hat.

[phtthp]

today Tuesday NYPS - 2 pm, there is a talk for P3 parents who're interested to transfer child for GEP into NYPS. Meet at General Office.


likewise, today Tao Nan - 3 pm, giving a brief introduction to GEP programme, for P3 parents who're keen to transfer into Tao Nan.

http://www.taonanschool.net/?aid=311&gid=541&Qid=1583&lid=1283

[OrangeJuice]

shalomger:

Lol. I selected a GEP non-SAP school closest to my home at Toa Payoh but they said they will give place to affiliated schools, mission schools and then \"others\". Felt v slighted at their booth by the teacher we spoke to. Almost wanted to change the order of choice on our DS's form but we respect his decision.


As aforementioned, we are also Protestant Christians with Methodist background and my Dad is an ACS old boy (I am his only child and a girl). DS is from his school's elite chess team.

So my question is- how would MOE consider placement of the child in such a scenario? Is it MOE or the school that has the final say?

hi, if you are looking at ACPS, I have a friend who is a mom with a son at ACJS and she told me a total of 93 ACS boys sat for GEP round 2 and 17 from ACJS got in and less than 10 from ACPS....hope this helps...also FYI all kids taking schoolbus to ACPS must reach school by 6:50 am, so for my DS even tho we are within 2 km to the school, if we choose ACS and take schoolbus the pick up time is 6 to 6;15 am, just FYI too

[lwzh]

phtthp:

Nan Hua ( (NH) intends to open up 2 GEP classes for 2012. Since each class takes in 25 pupils, so 2 classes max. is 50 pupils.


this year, Nan Hua own P3 cohort has 5 GEP kids. Assuming if these 5 take up NH offer not try to seek transfer to NYPS (for example), that means remaining still have .... 45 seats left, for pupils from other schools who are keen to transfer in.

at the entrance of NH school gate - you can see the design of the school's architecture building, in the form of a scholar's hat.

Just curious, where did you get the info nan hua has only five p3 students taken in by gep?

[Lovemama]

lwzh:

phtthp:

Nan Hua ( (NH) intends to open up 2 GEP classes for 2012. Since each class takes in 25 pupils, so 2 classes max. is 50 pupils.


this year, Nan Hua own P3 cohort has 5 GEP kids. Assuming if these 5 take up NH offer not try to seek transfer to NYPS (for example), that means remaining still have .... 45 seats left, for pupils from other schools who are keen to transfer in.

at the entrance of NH school gate - you can see the design of the school's architecture building, in the form of a scholar's hat.

Just curious, where did you get the info nan hua has only five p3 students taken in by gep?

During yesterday Open House at Nan Hua, the principal told the parents...

[sweetheart]

Only 5 from Nanhua ? So few? My son who is from a vvv Neighbourhood Sch has 6-7 kids who gets selected to GEP …