All About GEP

[thmejlfm]

Hi! littlecloud


Thank you for sharing your info.

two days before school re-open, a bit too short to prepare, right?

littlecloud:

thmejlfm and blur daddy,
You asked about transferring the younger child after the elder one transfers to a GEP school.
Just wanted to share my experience here, so hopefully you don't have to worry too much.
At last year's GEP briefing, various parents raised similar concern, and the principals said that they will try their best to transfer the younger siblings.
In my case, last year we successfully transferred my DS3 to the GEP school (P1 this year). I think the schools do try their best to take in the younger sibling. In fact, we were informed of his successful transfer two days before school re-open, as his sister's place in the school was confirmed only in mid-December last year (we successfully appealed for my DD2 as they initially allocated her to another GEP school).

[Neko]

Report book is back; first yr of GEP has come to an end.


Turns out the initial worries/stress were unnecessary after all. dd had a most enjoyable year :lol:

[notsokiasu mum]

keroppi:

AppleCrumble:

[quote=\"vlim\"]
I don't know any particular students but get to know from a few parents last week that the interview is very important. Some of the interviewers don't even bother to look at the students prepared portfolio. Don't know how true is it :nailbite:

From personal observation, GEP students > 80% exempted from GAT and go straight for interview. However, amongst them, there are a couple who did not perform well during interview and thus not offered a place.

On the other hand, GEP students < 80% went for GAT, got invited for interview and offered a place. Interview questions were situational and spontaneous (i.e. cannot prepare). Portfolio was not even asked for or reviewed by interviewers during interviews.

Lastly, there are the top GEP students who are offered a place straightaway upon application (i.e. no GAT, no interview).

Hope this helps.

This is true. My friend's son got above >85% failed at the interview round at RI.[/quote]
Based on this year's P6 GEPers, the 80% rule is mainly applied to P6 SA1 results using the 4 main subjects. Those with HCL will be also asked to take the CL paper for which the result is used. As far as I know the 80% is quite strictly followed for GAT at RI i.e. 79.9% also need to take GAT. In our school, all those without GAT were offered regardless of interview. All who took GAT were given waitlist except 1 offered and 1 rejected. Largely the same group who were offered at RI were offered HCI. So for all P5 parents, please tell your kids P6 SA1 is very very important for DSA.

[vlim]

thks notsokiasu for the info..

[vlim]

Neko:

Report book is back; first yr of GEP has come to an end.


Turns out the initial worries/stress were unnecessary after all. dd had a most enjoyable year :lol:

Good to hear that Neko..u had experience the worries/stress that I and many other gep parents had experience before..and now that u know that your dd can cope with it well ...so u can trust her that she can cope with it well also for p5 and p6 gep la....

[cluelessmom]

vlim:

Neko:

Report book is back; first yr of GEP has come to an end.


Turns out the initial worries/stress were unnecessary after all. dd had a most enjoyable year :lol:

Good to hear that Neko..u had experience the worries/stress that I and many other gep parents had experience before..and now that u know that your dd can cope with it well ...so u can trust her that she can cope with it well also for p5 and p6 gep la....

Yep......we jus need to keep reminding ourselves to have a little more faith in our kids........ :celebrate:

[comfy]

notsokiasu mum:

Based on this year's P6 GEPers, the 80% rule is mainly applied to P6 SA1 results using the 4 main subjects. Those with HCL will be also asked to take the CL paper for which the result is used. As far as I know the 80% is quite strictly followed for GAT at RI i.e. 79.9% also need to take GAT. In our school, all those without GAT were offered regardless of interview. All who took GAT were given waitlist except 1 offered and 1 rejected. Largely the same group who were offered at RI were offered HCI. So for all P5 parents, please tell your kids P6 SA1 is very very important for DSA.

:welcome: notsokiasu mum, and thanks for your advice.

[sleepy]

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[ngbrdad]

sleepy:

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[KSmom8]

comfy:

notsokiasu mum:

Based on this year's P6 GEPers, the 80% rule is mainly applied to P6 SA1 results using the 4 main subjects. Those with HCL will be also asked to take the CL paper for which the result is used. As far as I know the 80% is quite strictly followed for GAT at RI i.e. 79.9% also need to take GAT. In our school, all those without GAT were offered regardless of interview. All who took GAT were given waitlist except 1 offered and 1 rejected. Largely the same group who were offered at RI were offered HCI. So for all P5 parents, please tell your kids P6 SA1 is very very important for DSA.

:welcome: notsokiasu mum, and thanks for your advice.

Thanks for sharing.

According to DS, in his P4 class only about 3 pupils scored an overall of 80% and above. Is this the norm?