GEP 2012 - Screening & Selection

[ksmummy]

If the current sch is already a GEP centre, can we opt for a switch to another GEP sch? Automatic transfer for younger sibling as well?

[nansk]

alwayshappy:

,,, I know some of GEP schools are preferred more than others. My questions is for Indian PR ( whose native language is neither Chinese/Malay or Tamil) are there any other specific consideration in selecting the GEP school. I think SAP school only offer Chinese as mother Tongue. So are SAP GEP school out of bound whose mother tongue is not Chinese...

Not so. If your ds is taking an Indian language on Saturdays, and gets into GEP, he will continue going to Saturday school.

If he is currently taking an Indian language Mon-Fri in his own school, then then you could either select a school which has that language (parallel programme) or start going to Saturday school.

[ss501]

ksmummy:

If the current sch is already a GEP centre, can we opt for a switch to another GEP sch?

Yes - perhaps with valid reasons. My son was transferred to another gep sch.

ksmummy:

Automatic transfer for younger sibling as well?

No. It depends on the availability of vacancies in the sch. Despite my elder daughter being posted to a gep sch, my younger son was unable to transfer to the sch due to the fact that there were no vacancies. We have waited for three years until he was accepted into gep.

[monmon31]

ss501:

ksmummy:

Automatic transfer for younger sibling as well?

No. It depends on the availability of vacancies in the sch. Despite my elder daughter being posted to a gep sch, my younger son was unable to transfer to the sch due to the fact that there were no vacancies. We have waited for three years until he was accepted into gep.

Yes, it was the case for my SIL for her DS2.

[papakiasu]

I am the first one here to announce my DS make it to GEP.

[mba354]

papakiasu:

I am the first one here to announce my DS make it to GEP.

[monmon31]

papakiasu:

I am the first one here to announce my DS make it to GEP.

:congrats: :udaman:

499 places left..hahaha

Teacher called and let u know first?

[papakiasu]

my ds din go to scholl today. School call and let me know.

[PiggyLalala]

papakiasu:

I am the first one here to announce my DS make it to GEP.

:congrats:

[starletj2011]

papakiasu:

my ds din go to scholl today. School call and let me know.

congrats! any idea how many fr sch went in?