2009 GEP Screening And Selection

[karmeleon]

soka:

Does anyone has information abt Catholic High.How is the standard and extra classes?

Catholic High has been having school tours this whole week:
http://www.catholichigh.moe.edu.sg/

Lots of CCA going around the school this holidays, fyi, altho' yeah, not as many students as during term time.

[yukilei]

Hi TwaTau, can I check with you. Is there any orientation for GEP student who goes in to HP? & when will we know that which school he’ll be posted to? Will be going for holiday in early Dec… not sure if it’ll clash with the orientation if there’s any. Not sure if i’ll get chance to check with the HP’s rep. Am afraid might be swamp with parents…

[Neko]

Wrt RGPS, can anyone enlighten me :


1. Is GEP in the morning session ? What are the school hrs ?
2. How often do GEPers @ RGPS have to stay back after school?
3. Is homework completed mostly in school or at home ?

Thanks!

I have been very stressed over GEP. dd was very sure she did not want to take it up until she knew she got in. Now she is fixated on going to RGPS.

We stay in Woodlands (proximity is defintely not a gd reason but then again, none of the GEP schs are near my place), she's from a mixed school (can't use Girls' sch as a reason). I do not know what other reasons to give.

Public transport wise, there is a bus that (961) goes to RGPS from WDL bus interchange but i think the journey is very far ... 41 bus stops. (Nanyang 45 bus stops, Nanhua i thk 30+ bus stops, the rest of the schools no direct bus from WDL). woodlands is so ulu.

My mum is dead against dd joining GEP. I explained to her that it is dd's decision (tho not her ultimate, final decision yet), aft she has been told the pros/cons and that I also pref dd to stay put in current sch (I love stauts quo, hate changes). But my mum says it's a terrible mistake to let a 'small child, who doesn't know anythg' make the decision. she say 'u all adults are very irresponsible to want to make her go thru a stressful childhood and shd help her decide to reject GEP'.

now my mum is giving me a hard time.

and no, she is not taking care of dd. I am.

[syshi]

karmeleon:

Catholic High has been having school tours this whole week:

http://www.catholichigh.moe.edu.sg/

Lots of CCA going around the school this holidays, fyi, altho' yeah, not as many students as during term time.

Was there yesterday... I think they are the only GEP school which hold Open house..
The school holiday started end of last week.. hence not much activities you'll see there this week... according to them, generally the GEP program will finish 2 weeks earlier for all the 9 schools...

[keroppi]

Neko:

Public transport wise, there is a bus that (961) goes to RGPS from WDL bus interchange but i think the journey is very far ... 41 bus stops. (Nanyang 45 bus stops, Nanhua i thk 30+ bus stops, the rest of the schools no direct bus from WDL). woodlands is so ulu.

Wow. That is far. Can you send yourself? Otherwise, it's a very long commute daily. Hard on your child. Maybe you'll get lucky and find a GE school with school bus that serves the Woodlands area only.

[syshi]

keroppi:

Wow. That is far. Can you send yourself? Otherwise, it's a very long commute daily. Hard on your child. Maybe you'll get lucky and find a GE school with school bus that serves the Woodlands area only.

Saw the school bus list in CH websites... S$106 per month for transport to Yishun/Woodlands...

[Neko]

syshi:

Saw the school bus list in CH websites... S$106 per month for transport to Yishun/Woodlands...

heh heh mine is a girl ... cannot go CH :lol:

[syshi]

Neko:

heh heh mine is a girl ... cannot go CH :lol:

Oops... :oops:
Anyway can be use as guideline on how much you'll pay for school bus..

Currently also having headache... if the boy go CH, then the younger sister will be left behind...

[EQmum]

I paid for $122 per month for ds school bus from CCK to NHPS.

[soka]

Called the school bus driver of CH , its $114 this year, next year increase with 1 child 1 seat.