All About GEP

[superksmum]

jtoh:

kabalevsky:

Can i find out more info on these GEP schools at the briefing this Sat? Or would i do better to ask all of you?


All the schools are far from us, but these few are nearer the west side.
Nanyang, Henry Park, Nan Hua

Can I ask about CCAs? If my ds is interested in sports like basketball, table tennis or badminton, does he definitely get to join when he transfers in at P4 or is it based on selection tests?

Anyone has experience with siblings transferring into these schools too, or are they just too full without vacancies?

Do GEP kids who transfer in get chance to still take on leadership roles like prefect or CCA captain/ chairman? Or quite rare since they need time to settle in?

THanks. Any other advice is much appreciated.

The schools will likely have booths set up at the talk so you can ask them specific questions there. Transfer of a younger sibling to the GEP school depends on vacancies available at the time. Usually schools like NYPS will not have any vacancies. Yes, GEP students will have the opportunity to take on leadership roles, just like mainstreamers.

The kids will have equal opportunity to take on leadership roles. If you are looking at school like NYPS, I agreed with jtoh that the chances are really very slim for the younger silbling to be transfer over. Our DD1 has been in NYPS for the past 3 years and she will be graduating this year, however after putting DD2 on Waitlist for 3 years, she is still not being offer a place in NYPS. Like many KSPs had mentioned before the curriculum for all GEP schools are the same as their materials came from the GE branch. Eventually, all GEP kids take the same exam.

[Kabby]

:thankyou: jtoh and superksmum. really appreciate.


very hard to decide... the booth viewing time seems very short, looking at the schedule.. hope i get to ask the Qs i want to ask.

[Kabby]

superksmum,

for CCA in nyps, did your dd1 get what she wanted? or do the above sports actually require some kind of selection?

afraid that if ds decides to choose that school then find out that cannot join the CCA he wants.

[superksmum]

Kabalevsky


Please see you PM.

[superksmum]

kabalevsky:

:thankyou: jtoh and superksmum. really appreciate.


very hard to decide... the booth viewing time seems very short, looking at the schedule.. hope i get to ask the Qs i want to ask.

You might like to go down earlier to look at the booth set up by different school.

[Just4Fun]

superksmum:

kabalevsky:

:thankyou: jtoh and superksmum. really appreciate.


very hard to decide... the booth viewing time seems very short, looking at the schedule.. hope i get to ask the Qs i want to ask.

You might like to go down earlier to look at the booth set up by different school.

If yr spouse is coming along, split between 2 of you :). But it may not make sense to talk to all the 9 schools, so do shortlist whichever ones that u are really keen on ...

[porcupine12trade]

May I know which are the more stressful gep schools and which are the more relaxed ones… Or do I even make sense.

[Kabby]

porcupine12trade:

May I know which are the more stressful gep schools and which are the more relaxed ones... Or do I even make sense.

I think i understand.
like very competitive or more chin chye?

[Kabby]

Just4Fun:

superksmum:

You might like to go down earlier to look at the booth set up by different school.

If yr spouse is coming along, split between 2 of you :). But it may not make sense to talk to all the 9 schools, so do shortlist whichever ones that u are really keen on ...

thanks for the tips. yes, i think i only have 3 choices to choose from. the rest are good too but too far. will zoom in on those 3. and yes, not much time and there could be other parents asking too, so should split with dh. he is going too.

[porcupine12trade]

kabalevsky:

porcupine12trade:

May I know which are the more stressful gep schools and which are the more relaxed ones... Or do I even make sense.

I think i understand.
like very competitive or more chin chye?

Yes! Thanks