Briefing P6 GEP Parents

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Briefing P6 GEP Parents
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PRIMARY 6 GEP

• Promotion criteria
• Provisions (IP/Schools with special programmes)
• Direct School Admission (DSA)

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GEP Promotion

• GEP promotion criteria
• GEP Performance
• Attitude
• PSLE

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GEP Promotion
GEP PERFORMANCE

• Continual Assessment (CA)
• Semestral Assessment (SA)
• Must Pass Social Studies (CA SA)
• 70 Overall

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GEP Promotion

• ATTITUDE
• Attitude towards learning, enrichment working
  with others

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22 Special Programmes

• Creative and Heuristics Applications of Science
  (CHAOS)
• Creative Arts Programme (CAP)
• Humanities and Social Sciences Research Programme
  (HSSRP)
• Innovation Programme (IvP)
• Leadership Development Programme (LDP)
• Moot Parliament Programme (MPP)
• Science Research Programme (SRP)
• Science Focus (SF)
• GEP IT Internship Programme (ITIP)
• Science Mentorship Programmes (SMP)
• Applied Science Programme (ASP)
• Biotechnology Programme (BP)
• Defence Science Programme (DSP)
• I2R Mentorship Programme (I2R-MP)
• IHPC Mentorship Programme (IHPC-MP)
• Nanyang Polytechnic Explorations in Science and
  Technology (NEST)
• NTU-Mentorship Programme (NTU-MP)
• NUS-Computer Mentorship Programme (NUS-CMP)

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GEP Promotion

• PSLE Performance
• 1. English Language
• 2. Mathematics
• 3. Science
• Mother Tongue
• (A, A, B, C, D, E, Ungraded)
• Higher Mother Tongue

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Integrated Programme Y1-2
Express S12
Primary GEP (P4-6)
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Integrated Programme Y3-6
Integrated Programme Y1-2
Express S12
Primary GEP (P4-6)
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Express S34 O level
Integrated Programme Y1-2
Express S12
Primary GEP (P4-6)
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Integrated Programme Y3-6
Express S34 O level
Integrated Programme Y1-2
Express S12
Primary GEP (P4-6)
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IP schools
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IP schools
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Gifted Education Programme
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School-based Gifted Education (SBGE) IP Track
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School-Based Special Programmes (SBSP) O Level
Track
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PRIMARY 6 GEP
Direct School Admission (DSA)

• Rationale to widen the criteria for admission
  into IP
• Pupils could apply directly to school (including
  IP)

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Direct School Admission Process
DSA

• Apply directly to school (s)
• Attend interview/test/camp
• Sit for the PSLE
• Receive PSLE results
• Results of the DSA Exercise will release together
  with the release of the PSLE results

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Results of the DSA Exercise

• Successful applicants will not be allowed to make
  any school choices during the Secondary One
  Posting Exercise.

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Results of the DSA Exercise

• Unsuccessful DSA applicants or pupils who do not
  participate in the DSA Exercise must indicate
  their school choices (exercise 6 choices) in the
  Secondary One Posting Exercise by submitting
  their S1 Option Form through their primary
  schools or via the S1 internet System.
• These pupils will be able to opt for their
  preferred schools, including the schools that had
  not been able to offer them a place under the DSA
  Exercise.

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Direct School Admission Exercise
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Considerations when making decision

• Last years posting aggregate ranges of the
  schools
• Academic performance of the child
• Distance
• Affiliated schools
• Programmes and schemes offered
• Special needs/interests of the child

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Aggregate range of 2006 PSLE pupils posted to
2007 Sec 1 SBGE schools
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PSLE results of the GE pupils
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Scholarships for Independent Schools

• 1) EESIS (Edusave Entrance Scholarships for
  Independent Schools IS)
• 2) Singapore-MOE Award
• 3) GEP Fees Subsidy

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EESIS (Edusave Entrance Scholarships for
Independent Schools)

• The EESIS are awarded up to the top one-third of
  the total number of pupils posted to Sec One in
  all Independent Schools, based on their PSLE
  results
• However all GEP pupils who are Singapore Citizens
  are eligible for the EESIS provided that
• They qualified and met the GEP promotion criteria
• They are enrolled in the IP at an independent
  school at Sec 1.
• The tenure of the scholarship is 6 years and the
  scholar must make good progress each year in
  order to continue receiving the scholarship

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Singapore-MOE Award

• All GEP pupils who are non-Singapore Citizens are
  eligible for the Singapore-MOE Award provided
• They qualified and met the GEP promotion criteria
• They are enrolled in the IP at an independent
  school at Sec 1.
• The tenure of the scholarship is 6 years and the
  scholar must make good progress each year in
  order to continue receiving the scholarship

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GEP Fees Subsidy

• GEP pupils who have met the GEP promotion
  criteria and have enrolled in a School-based
  Special Programme (O level track) at an
  independent school at Sec 1

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2008 Information on Secondary School Options for
P6 GEP pupils

• Information booklet to be issued in April
• Contents
• Integrated Programmes
• School-based Special Programme
• Enrichment Programmes
• Direct School Admission
• GEP Promotion Criteria
• Fees and Scholarships
• Sec 1 Posting Exercises

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