All About SAP Schools

[verykiasu2010]

SAP school were originally Chinese-medium schools


When post-independence gov't wanted to standardise the medium of instruction of all schools in singapore under MOE/SEAB and to get rid of pro-communist threats (in the past) - but also realise the importance and significance of these schools that have been very good in academic output - the MOE did not cloase them down but categorise them as Special Assitance Plan schools which have both EL & CL at first language standard while all other subjects are now taught in EL instead of CL in the the old days.

Special assistance to help them transition to EL-language school but keep the cultural distinctiveness of the schools - many were founded privately and run by SHHK. And they remain as gov't aided schools (not 100% MOE funded), got to raise part of the funds themselves.

GEP centres is a separate idea that cut across SAP and non-SAP school. eg RGPS is 100% gov't school, and is a GEP centre. hence gov't also has NO affiliation status with any secondary school

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_Assistance_Plan

[phtthp]

but dun understand why CHIJ St Nicholas is a SAP school, but not a GEP centre. What are the criteria to turn into a GEP centre ? :?

[verykiasu2010]

phtthp:

but dun understand why CHIJ St Nicholas is a SAP school, but not a GEP centre. What are the criteria to turn into a GEP centre ? :?

St Nic was a Chinese medium school. Not enough kids qualify to be another GEP centre, just like Pei Hwa Pres Pri School, not a GEP centre

[jtoh]

phtthp:

but dun understand why CHIJ St Nicholas is a SAP school, but not a GEP centre. What are the criteria to turn into a GEP centre ? :?

SAP and GEP are completely different. SAP schools just have HCL and were Chinese medium schools.

It just so happens that SOME SAP schools are GEP schools, just as there are SOME government schools which are GEP schools and SOME Christian schools which are GEP schools.

[dorisp]

Deal all, need some clarification and advice with thanks:


If a child come from a non SAP primary school and didn't take HCL, but his PSLE score is, say 265, a lightly acceptable point to be admitted to a SAP secondary school, eg Hwa Chong (HC) but since HC is a SAP secondary school, so will this child be accepted by HC?

Thanks in advance.

[verykiasu2010]

dorisp:

Deal all, need some clarification and advice with thanks:


If a child come from a non SAP primary school and didn't take HCL, but his PSLE score is, say 265, a lightly acceptable point to be admitted to a SAP secondary school, eg Hwa Chong (HC) but since HC is a SAP secondary school, so will this child be accepted by HC?

Thanks in advance.

of course YES

[dorisp]

Thanks vk2010. That is to say taking HCL (whether SAP primary or not) has advantage to gain extra 1,2 or 3 pts (depending on HCL result). But for child not taking HIgher Chinese and not from SAP primary, they also can depend on their good result to meet COP to enter a SAP secondary school.

[verykiasu2010]

dorisp:

Thanks vk2010. That is to say taking HCL (whether SAP primary or not) has advantage to gain extra 1,2 or 3 pts (depending on HCL result). But for child not taking HIgher Chinese and not from SAP primary, they also can depend on their good result to meet COP to enter a SAP secondary school.

exactly correct

[dorisp]

Thanks again vk2010! :rahrah:


For non SAP schools, can students still opt for HCL from P4 if they want?

Does all non SAP schools offer this option?

[lizawa]

dorisp:

Thanks again vk2010! :rahrah:


For non SAP schools, can students still opt for HCL from P4 if they want?

Does all non SAP schools offer this option?

All non SAP schools have HCL offered to students from p5 onwards. Sme may start at p4, but officially should be p5. You will be recommended by the school to do HCL but even if you are not, you can still opt to do HCL at P5.