DSA 2011
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jtoh:
It's not discounted. The GEP exams are centralized and generally tougher to score than a mainstream school's paper.[/quote]phankao..did you find the stones flying towards you..
GEP always gets discounted entry criteria.phankao:
[quote=\"PiggyLalala\"]
yes, do consider DHS for DSA. It is a good school and the DSA process is not complicated for GEP students. Just fill in the DSA form. No interview for my son last year. You can visit the school open house next year and get the DSA form. If I did not remember wrongly, I think the requirement for GEP overall is like 75%.
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vlim:
phankao..did you find the stones flying towards you..
It's not discounted. The GEP exams are centralized and generally tougher to score than a mainstream school's paper.jtoh:
[quote=\"phankao\"]
GEP always gets discounted entry criteria. ... [/quote]Who me? :evil:
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PiggyLalala:
yes, do consider DHS for DSA. It is a good school and the DSA process is not complicated for GEP students.
What about DHS ? What is their cut-off for GEP ? Should also include them if <80% ?Zann:
[quote=\"Blur Dad\"]
My DS scored 77.x% for his SA1. Applied DSA to RI, HCI and ASCI. Got rejected from RI and HCI. WL for ACSI. The DSA journey was quite painful for my DS. Take sometime for him to get over it.
Well, I guess this is the price to pay for not scoring >80% and hoping to get DSA to the top boy’s school via DSA.
Cheers
Just fill in the DSA form. No interview for my son last year. You can visit the school open house next year and get the DSA form. If I did not remember wrongly, I think the requirement for GEP overall is like 75%.[/quote]That’s where \"the problems\" lies, DHS u heard that ..... :evil:
Most Gep pupils would apply for DSA to DHS, (some even apply to all IP schs, real KS)
even w/o the intention of taking up the offer,
as it’s such a hassle free,
exempted fr GAT and no interviews required, so why not ??
their applications take up the slots of the DSA vacancies,
depriving other applicants who are really keen in their applications.
Shd have brought this issue out to the P’s attention when met him……. -
jtoh:
think what phankao was saying is that \"discounted\" in terms of the absolute percentage figure.....
It's not discounted. The GEP exams are centralized and generally tougher to score than a mainstream school's paper.phankao:
GEP always gets discounted entry criteria.
extracted fr DHS website
Students who attained 85% or higher score
(or 75% or higher score for Gifted Education Programme students) for average of P5 Overall and P6 Mid-Year Examination or its equivalent. -
Augmum:
Augmum, you better :siam: Darts coming your way from 2012 and beyond GEP parents
That’s where \"the problems\" lies, DHS u heard that .....PiggyLalala:
yes, do consider DHS for DSA. It is a good school and the DSA process is not complicated for GEP students.
Just fill in the DSA form. No interview for my son last year. You can visit the school open house next year and get the DSA form. If I did not remember wrongly, I think the requirement for GEP overall is like 75%. :evil:
Most Gep pupils would apply for DSA to DHS, (some even apply to all IP schs, real KS)
even w/o the intention of taking up the offer,
as it’s such a hassle free,
exempted fr GAT and no interviews required, so why not ??
their applications take up the slots of the DSA vacancies,
depriving other applicants who are really keen in their applications.
Shd have brought this issue out to the P’s attention when met him……. 
:yikes:
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Augmum:
That’s where \"the problems\" lies, DHS u heard that .....
yes, do consider DHS for DSA. It is a good school and the DSA process is not complicated for GEP students.PiggyLalala:
[quote=\"Zann\"]
What about DHS ? What is their cut-off for GEP ? Should also include them if <80% ?
Just fill in the DSA form. No interview for my son last year. You can visit the school open house next year and get the DSA form. If I did not remember wrongly, I think the requirement for GEP overall is like 75%. :evil:
Most Gep pupils would apply for DSA to DHS, (some even apply to all IP schs, real KS)
even w/o the intention of taking up the offer,
as it’s such a hassle free,
exempted fr GAT and no interviews required, so why not ??
their applications take up the slots of the DSA vacancies,
depriving other applicants who are really keen in their applications.
Shd have brought this issue out to the P’s attention when met him…….[/quote]It's true there are some kiasu GEP students who apply to several schools without the intention of taking up the offer. And when DHS makes it so easy for them, why not? The problem is DHS is happy to welcome them. Maybe if DHS made it harder for the students there would be more vacancies available for the mainstreamers. But wait a second, doesn't DHS set a limit on the number of GEP offers they make? -
Augmum:
think what phankao was saying is that \"discounted\" in terms of the absolute percentage figure.....
It's not discounted. The GEP exams are centralized and generally tougher to score than a mainstream school's paper.jtoh:
[quote=\"phankao\"]
GEP always gets discounted entry criteria.
extracted fr DHS website
Students who attained 85% or higher score
(or 75% or higher score for Gifted Education Programme students) for average of P5 Overall and P6 Mid-Year Examination or its equivalent.[/quote]But you can't compare mainstream and GEP exam standards. That's why I said you cannot call it a discount. A GEP student who scores 75% in a GEP exam is probably capable of scoring 85% in a mainstream exam. You can't compare apples and oranges and call it a discount. -
Pen88n:
Augmum, you better :siam: Darts coming your way from 2012 and beyond GEP parents
That’s where \"the problems\" lies, DHS u heard that .....Augmum:
[quote=\"PiggyLalala\"]
yes, do consider DHS for DSA. It is a good school and the DSA process is not complicated for GEP students.
Just fill in the DSA form. No interview for my son last year. You can visit the school open house next year and get the DSA form. If I did not remember wrongly, I think the requirement for GEP overall is like 75%. :evil:
Most Gep pupils would apply for DSA to DHS, (some even apply to all IP schs, real KS)
even w/o the intention of taking up the offer,
as it’s such a hassle free,
exempted fr GAT and no interviews required, so why not ??
their applications take up the slots of the DSA vacancies,
depriving other applicants who are really keen in their applications.
Shd have brought this issue out to the P’s attention when met him……. :yikes:[/quote]No lah. Augmum's comment quite fair. The problem is DHS is making it easy for GEP students to get entry into their school compared to RI/HCI etc. So students staying near DHS would be tempted to use it as a safety net. If DHS were to raise their requirements, it would deter the less sincere students.
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Pen88n:
haha....thanks Pen88 ......
Augmum, you better :siam: Darts coming your way from 2012 and beyond GEP parentsAugmum:
That’s where \"the problems\" lies, DHS u heard that ..... :evil:
Most Gep pupils would apply for DSA to DHS, (some even apply to all IP schs, real KS)
even w/o the intention of taking up the offer,
as it’s such a hassle free,
exempted fr GAT and no interviews required, so why not ??
their applications take up the slots of the DSA vacancies,
depriving other applicants who are really keen in their applications.
Shd have brought this issue out to the P’s attention when met him……. :yikes:
it's common to have darts coming when expressing of diff views....
but i believe, it's mild when ksp forum is concerned.... :roll: 
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jtoh:
But you can't compare mainstream and GEP exam standards. That's why I said you cannot call it a discount. A GEP student who scores 75% in a GEP exam is probably capable of scoring 85% in a mainstream exam. You can't compare apples and oranges and call it a discount.[/quote]precisely they are diff exams, so that's why there's a NEED for \"discount\" lorr.....
think what phankao was saying is that \"discounted\" in terms of the absolute percentage figure.....Augmum:
[quote=\"jtoh\"]
It's not discounted. The GEP exams are centralized and generally tougher to score than a mainstream school's paper.
extracted fr DHS website
Students who attained 85% or higher score
(or 75% or higher score for Gifted Education Programme students) for average of P5 Overall and P6 Mid-Year Examination or its equivalent.
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