2009 GEP Screening And Selection

[leeven]

EQmum:

My ds is currently in NHPS P5 GEP. There are 2 classes of GEP each year. Normally, the students that live in the west will opt for NHPS as this is nearest GEP school. The school hours starts from 7.30am to 1.30pm for Monday, Tuesday and Friday. Wednesday ends at 1pm and Thursday ends at 4pm. CCA usually starts at 3.30pm or earlier depending on the CCA you choose. Normally, it will ends at 5.30pm. He had stayed back among everyday for this year for his projects, remedial and CCA. In P4, his only stayed back on Monday for CCA and Thursday for enrichment class. During his time, we opt for NHPS as our only choice because NHPS is the nearest to home. The school bus will pcik him up at 6.10am every morning and will take about 1 hour to send him back home and on days that he has to miss his school bus due to remedial or projects works than he would take a bus home himself. That why, its good to opt for school that is near to home and easy access to public transport if he missed the school bus.

thnx for sharing with us. Ya good to have easy access to public transport and mostly direct bus / MRT etc.

[leeven]

When will MOE give us the school allocated to our child, is it again via school . Are we going to be tensed again for few days ....

[ike]

Thanks EQmum. When do they start remedial and under what criteria and for what subjects? When will they stop remedial? Are there many GEP studetns attending remedial?


Is remedial lesson common in all other GEP centres?

[ApronMama]

Anyone know whether GEP students are included in the Edusave scholarship of top 5% & 10 % at end of P5 and P6 togather with the mainstream students or they have a seperate one?

[leeven]

keroppi:

vlim:

all the 9 gep principals and head of the moe gep department will be on stage to answer to all your queries.... :lol: and one or two principal might be 'selling' their school to u haaaaaaa

That's what happened last year, isn't it? Rosyth and Catholic High. :lol:

You mean CH not so popular (good in Acadamic and overall development) . I heard Rosyth Acadimically very strong :x

[EQmum]

[quote]When do they start remedial and under what criteria and for what subjects? When will they stop remedial? Are there many GEP studetns attending remedial?


Is remedial lesson common in all other GEP centres?[/quote]
I cannot remembered whether he attended any remedial in P4. But this year he is required to attend the Maths remedial. He started his remedial class after his June holiday. I am not very sure on the criteria but I guess it because his scored is below the average score of the whole GEP corhort. Or for students that the teacher thinks is necessary. It end before CA2 and more than half for languages and lesser for the Maths and Science.

[TwaTau]

leeven:

You mean CH not so popular (good in Acadamic and overall development) . I heard Rosyth Acadimically very strong :x

I think what keroppi and vlim meant was that both the schools have better saleman/principal. :evil:

[sleeping beauty]

ApronMama:

Anyone know whether GEP students are included in the Edusave scholarship of top 5% & 10 % at end of P5 and P6 togather with the mainstream students or they have a seperate one?

Hi ApronMama,

GEP pupils are assessed separately at the end of P5 & 6 and awarded the Edusave scholarships accordingly - top 5% of GEP pupils in that particular GEP school ($300), next 5%($250). This means that, depending on the standard of the centre, the cut-off for selection of the top 10% differs from school to school.

[ApronMama]

Hi sleeping beauty, :thankyou: :thankyou:

[Zann]

vlim:

all the 9 gep principals and head of the moe gep department will be on stage to answer to all your queries.... :lol: and one or two principal might be 'selling' their school to u haaaaaaa

Any idea whether the breifing usually drag on or end early or on time?