All About GEP

[skii]

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Also, in general, how do gep kids do for psle?

from what i know from my kid's school during the last PSLE:
Gepper more than AL10 - around 15%

[jaystormrage]

Any P3 parents have received GEP screening round 1 results on Parents Gateway?

[axcel]

@jaystormrage said in All About GEP:

Any P3 parents have received GEP screening round 1 results on Parents Gateway?

Are results coming out on 4 nov 24?

[olivia_tan]

@axcel good luck! Existing GEP parent here. Was trying to look for info last year but realised info is q limited for potential GEP parents and students who may be trying to make a decision. Will be happy to ans qns to demystify this… now that we are in the final batches!

[asterisk]

@olivia_tan Thank you for your kind offer. My child got selected into the program and school posting results will be out next week. In the meantime, we are now having second thoughts on whether to actually go for the program or not, hence seeking advice from existing or veteran GEP parents.

Our primary concerns are workload, peer pressure and potential bullying in an all-boys environment, be it amongst the GEP or mainstream cohort. Especially because he doesn’t seem particularly strong in any area, and nowhere near the ranks of mainstream over-achievers, let alone GEP over-achievers. Till now, we aren’t exactly sure how he got in to be honest.

May I ask -

1. Workload - Has the workload increased or decreased over the last few years? We hear rumours of GEP kids staying up till 11pm or even past midnight just to keep up with workload - is this true?

2. Are there tests every term, starting from the get-go in Primary 4 Term 1?

3. How often do the GEP kids stay back in school for compulsory after-school activities (not excluding CCA)?

4. Child doesn’t particularly like reading and we hear most GEP kids are avid readers. Seeing some of the posts here, it seems there is a long recommended reading list for GEP kids. Do the teachers expect all kids to finish the entire reading list?

Thank you in advance to parents for your wisdom and kind sharing.

[lee_yl]

@asterisk

My dd2 left gep quite some years ago but i remember the workload was heavy but interesting. DH usually had to help her finish up the balance so that she could go to sleep after 11pm.

As for bullying, even all girls schools also have bullying activities but in other forms like emotional bullying using words (aka bitching). Friend’s gep son chose to go all boys sch, some classmates ganged up against him because he likes to examine what’s inside the sewage drains. The matter was resolved by the form teacher. Kids are not malicious after all.

Most geppers are avid readers but I guess we cannot say all must be like that. Your son’s interest could be in numbers? General impression of gifted kids is that they have very good memory but mine is the opposite as she has problems retaining information in her brain. So gep kids are diverse in their own way.

On the whole, it was a fulfilling journey and I saw my dd2 blossomed in the gep program.

[lee_yl]

Now no more GEP. Come to think of it, ACS Pri no need to move to Tengah based on the consideration that it is a GEP centre. So ACS Junior can be the school moving over while ACS Pri stays put??

[jedamum]

@asterisk

My kid’s journey was more than 6yrs ago. During that time, my concern was whether my kid could handle higher chinese. The grp teacher told me to have faith in geppers’ learning abilities. Check if your kid is keen to transit into a new learning environment and support him as best as you can. It has been a fulfilling and transforming journey for my boy.

[asterisk]

@lee_yl Thank you very much for your kind inputs, really appreciate it! He is not an active reader, let alone an avid reader. Don’t think his Maths is that strong either. His memory is or used to be quite good though.

I guess if he goes, we just have to pray for the best. If most kids have said that it has been a rewarding experience, we just have to trust the system. Thank you again.

[asterisk]

@jedamum Thank you for your sharing! He will likely struggle in all subjects, let alone Higher Chinese I think come P5, P6 the teachers will give them the option of dropping Higher Chinese. If all GEP students are required to continue taking Higher Chinese till PSLE, then good luck to him!

As for learning environment, he seems very keen on the learning, but not changing schools. In the briefing, we were told that the kids take an average of 6 months to adjust. Keeping our fingers crossed! Thank you again.