DSA 2011

[jtoh]

Is it just the NJC parents who are waiting for their letters or are there other schools who haven’t sent out their DSA letters yet? It’s quite late already.

[Paddy Field]

breanne:

I was at a coffee place this afternoon and couldn't help but overheard a group of mummies talking about dsa 2 tables away. My ears perked up when one mentioned that based on last year's experience there were some 'conversion' letters (WL to CO) issued in mid Sept. No school names were mentioned. Has anyone heard of this ?

That could be ACSI. During the briefing, the P & VP asked parents to revert by 2 Sep if their DS are for sure not taking up the offer in ACSI so they can inform those on WL.

[Zann]

vlim:

Zann:

I thot SS for GEP P6 ended in SA1? And the so-called \"prelim\" is same as mainstream ? No? How come there is still a SS prelim?

So in this case does it mean the GEP promotion is base on CA1(20%) +SA1(30%)+Prelim(50%) at P6? Kindly advise this blur mummy here... TIA.

Hi Zann, I don't have the list we me now. When I get back home tonight I will let u know the weightage..
For this yr, the SS ct1 is on 4 April which is a mth later then the ct1 of other subjects. It does not have SA1. Marks for 2 portfolio projects and a group projects are accountable for also.
Only geppers have SS prelimary exam which is again same across all gep centers. This yr the SS prelimary exam is on 16/8.

Thanks Vlim. Wow, two days before PSLE oral leh, every year liddat ? I hope next year they could have it at least 1 week earlier/later then PSLE oral. But DSA overall % excludes SS, right? But fren told me HCI online application requires entering SS score, How about RI and the others?

[ngbrdad]

Zann:

Thanks Vlim. Wow, two days before PSLE oral leh, every year liddat ? I hope next year they could have it at least 1 week earlier/later then PSLE oral. But DSA overall % excludes SS, right? But fren told me HCI online application requires entering SS score, How about RI and the others?

RI didn't ask for SS marks.
In theory if you don't get 70 overall for ss, may not get promoted to secondary GE.
So if a kid manage to get DSA thru GE but then didn't get 70 overall for ss, will the kid lose the DSA place ?

[yukilei]

ngbrdad:

Zann:

Thanks Vlim. Wow, two days before PSLE oral leh, every year liddat ? I hope next year they could have it at least 1 week earlier/later then PSLE oral. But DSA overall % excludes SS, right? But fren told me HCI online application requires entering SS score, How about RI and the others?

RI didn't ask for SS marks.
In theory if you don't get 70 overall for ss, may not get promoted to secondary GE.
So if a kid manage to get DSA thru GE but then didn't get 70 overall for ss, will the kid lose the DSA place ?

I thought only need a pass to be promoted to Sec GE? the 70% based is just to determine whether the student needs help & also whether he/she can continue with HMT if he/she couldn't hit the 70% baseline? :scratchhead:

[jtoh]

ngbrdad:

Zann:

Thanks Vlim. Wow, two days before PSLE oral leh, every year liddat ? I hope next year they could have it at least 1 week earlier/later then PSLE oral. But DSA overall % excludes SS, right? But fren told me HCI online application requires entering SS score, How about RI and the others?

RI didn't ask for SS marks.
In theory if you don't get 70 overall for ss, may not get promoted to secondary GE.
So if a kid manage to get DSA thru GE but then didn't get 70 overall for ss, will the kid lose the DSA place ?

This is all hypothetical because most kids would be able to maintain their GEP status in secondary school. But hypothetically, if a kid does lose his GEP status, it shouldn't affect his DSA CO. But it might mean he may not be placed in the GEP classes. But I would think that the secondary school would accomodate him in the GEP classes, unless his PSLE results are really bad.

[ngbrdad]

jtoh:

This is all hypothetical because most kids would be able to maintain their GEP status in secondary school. But hypothetically, if a kid does lose his GEP status, it shouldn't affect his DSA CO. But it might mean he may not be placed in the GEP classes. But I would think that the secondary school would accomodate him in the GEP classes, unless his PSLE results are really bad.

Then what about the $200 GE grant ?
That comes from MOE right ?

[Interested]

jtoh:

Interested:

Nice to hear that ...at least know there is some hope if he really work very hard....asking this question as i dunno where my ds stand for mainstream result....not all paper return to them yet...again language oso not sure as some marks are not reveal to them too.

Interested, how did your ds do for his prelims? You would be able to get an indication of his performance against the mainstreamers in his school through his prelim results. Compare his results against the highest, lowest and median scores of his cohort.

Hi jtoh,

I can't compare as no report book back yet. Maths managed 80plus, Eng oral not known (over how many % ?), chinese listerning n oral not known (over how many % ?), science not back yet. :scratchhead:

[jtoh]

ngbrdad:

jtoh:

This is all hypothetical because most kids would be able to maintain their GEP status in secondary school. But hypothetically, if a kid does lose his GEP status, it shouldn't affect his DSA CO. But it might mean he may not be placed in the GEP classes. But I would think that the secondary school would accomodate him in the GEP classes, unless his PSLE results are really bad.

Then what about the $200 GE grant ?
That comes from MOE right ?

You're referring to EESIS, which is awarded to GEP students who are promoted to secondary GEP status. If a student fails SS and is not able to maintain his GEP status, then he will not be given EESIS under GEP. BUT if his T-score is within the top 3% of PSLE scorers, he will still be given EESIS, as will all mainstreamers who score within the top 3% of all PSLE students.

But I would imagine that someone who is able to score within the top 3% of the PSLE population should be able to maintain his GEP status.

Edited to add: Not sure why I remember top 3%. I think it might be lower than top 3%.

[jtoh]

Interested:

jtoh:

[quote=\"Interested\"]
Nice to hear that ...at least know there is some hope if he really work very hard....asking this question as i dunno where my ds stand for mainstream result....not all paper return to them yet...again language oso not sure as some marks are not reveal to them too.

Interested, how did your ds do for his prelims? You would be able to get an indication of his performance against the mainstreamers in his school through his prelim results. Compare his results against the highest, lowest and median scores of his cohort.

Hi jtoh,

I can't compare as no report book back yet. Maths managed 80plus, Eng oral not known (over how many % ?), chinese listerning n oral not known (over how many % ?), science not back yet. :scratchhead:[/quote]He should be getting it back next week. Don't worry too much. Just encourage your son to work hard. Parents here have shared that their kids have been able to score >260 despite scoring <75% at GEP, so jiayou!