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PRIMARY 6 GEPPRIMARY 6 GEP
• GEP Promotion CriteriaGEP Promotion Criteria• Direct School Admission Direct School Admission (DSA)(DSA)• Scholarships for Scholarships for IndependentIndependent SchoolsSchools
GEP promotion criteriaGEP promotion criteria
• GEP GEP PerformancePerformance• AttitudeAttitude• PSLEPSLE
GEP PromotionGEP Promotion
GEP PERFORMANCEGEP PERFORMANCE
Continual Assessment Continual Assessment (CA)(CA)
Semestral Assessment Semestral Assessment (SA)(SA)
Must Pass Social StudiesMust Pass Social Studies (CA + (CA + SA)SA)
70% Overall70% Overall
GEP PromotionGEP Promotion
ATTITUDE ATTITUDE
•Attitude towards Attitude towards learning, enrichment learning, enrichment & working with others& working with others
GEP PromotionGEP Promotion
PSLE PerformancePSLE Performance
1.. English LanguageEnglish Language2.2. MathematicsMathematics3.3. ScienceScience4.4. Mother TongueMother Tongue (A*, A, B, C, D, E, Ungraded)
Higher Mother Tongue
GEP PromotionGEP Promotion
Education Landscape for Education Landscape for the Giftedthe Gifted
Primary 1 to 3 Regular Stream
Gifted Education Programme (GEP)Primary 4 to 6
Identification & Selection by MOE
Integrated Programmes (IP)Y1/3 to Y6
School-Based Gifted Education Programmes (SBGE)
Y1 to Y6
Primary School Leaving Examinations and/or Direct School Admission
School-Based Special Programmes (SBSP)
S1 to S4
Junior College/PolytechnicsJC1 to JC2
GCE ‘O’ Level Exam
Higher Education
GCE ‘A’ Level Exam/NUS Diploma/IB GCE ‘A’ Level Exam
IP schools (Year 1-6)
Anglo-Chinese School (I) 6-yr IP leading to the International Baccalaureate Diploma
Duman High School 6-year IP leading to the `A’ Levels
Hwa Chong Institution
Nanyang Girls’ High
Raffles Girls’ Secondary
Raffles Institution
River Valley High School
National Junior College
Victoria School (2012)
Cedar School (2012)
The National University of Singapore High School of Mathematics and Science
6-yr diploma programme leading to the NUS High School Diploma
IP schools (Year 3 to 6)
Temasek Junior College
4-year IP leading to the `A’ Levels
Victoria Junior College
Gifted Education Programme
School-based Gifted Education (SBGE)
IP track
School Based Special Programmes (SBSP)
`O’ Level track
School-based Gifted Education (SBGE)
IP Track (Year 1 – 6)
Anglo-Chinese School (I)
Duman High School
Hwa Chong Institution
Nanyang Girls’ High School
Raffles Girls’ School
Raffles Institution
National University of Singapore High School of Mathematics and Science
School-Based Special Programmes (SBSP)
`O’ Level Track (Sec 1 – 4)
Anglo-Chinese School (I)
Catholic High School
Methodist Girls’ School
St Joseph’s Institution
Singapore Chinese Girls’ School
Direct School Admission - Secondary Exercise (DSA-Sec)
• For the DSA-Sec Exercise, students’ talents and achievements in both academic and non-academic areas will determine if they will be selected for direct admission into a secondary school. Each school has its own merit-based academic and non-academic criteria for selection. These are based on the qualities, such as talent in science, music or sports, that the school would like to emphasise. To assess these qualities in applicants, schools may conduct tests, interviews or trials as necessary.
Direct School Admission - Secondary Exercise (DSA-Sec)
• Rationale: To give schools greater flexibility in their admission of students to allow a more diverse range of student achievements and talents to be recognised.
• PSLE students have a choice of whether or not to participate in this exercise. If they choose to participate in DSA-Sec, they should be aware of the procedures. If they choose not to, they can continue to gain admission to secondary schools through the usual centralised Secondary One Posting Exercise.
Direct School Admission Process
• Selection Stage ( Late June to Early Sept)- Apply directly to school (s)- Attend interview/test/camp to assess applicants- Will be given confirmed offer or put on a waiting list or not successful
• Sit for the PSLE (mid Oct)
• Exercise School Preference Stage (Late Oct) - Students to indicate their preferences
• Results Stage (Late November) -Results of the DSA Exercise will release together with the release of the
PSLE results
• Secondary One Option Exercise (Late November) - The S1 Option Exercise will be conducted for all PSLE candidates
immediately after the release of the PSLE results. Pupils are to indicate their 6 secondary school choices during the exercise.
DSA information
• http:/www.moe.gov.sg/esp/schadm/dsa_sec/
-DSA Homepage
-Participating Schools
-DSA flowcharts
-Frequently Asked Questions
Results of the DSA Exercise
• A student who indicates his preference for a school which had given him a Confirmed Offer will be guaranteed a place in the school, provided that he is eligible of a course (eg Express) which is offered by the school.
• Successful applicants will not be allowed to make any school choices during the Secondary One Posting Exercise.
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.
Student Selection
• Each school has its own merit-based criteria for selection (academic and non-academic criteria), based on the qualities that the school would like to emphasise.
• The participating secondary schools conduct selection exercises, which might include trials, interviews of tests, to assess applicants.
Gathering Information on Schools
• Student obtains information on DSA-Sec schools, such as niche areas, selection criteria, dates of trials / tests / interviews, etc, through the following:
• Checking the schools’ websites, • Calling the schools, and / or • Visiting the schools
Considerations when making decision
• Last year’s posting aggregate ranges of the schools
• Academic performance of the child
• Distance
• Affiliated schools
• Programmes and schemes offered
• Special needs/interests of the child
Important points
Parents and their child attend the schools’ open houses.
• Know what the schools are offering, the electives, the programmes for the gifted learners, the culture of the school, the CCA programme, etc.
• Do discuss with your child of the choices
Special Note
• NUSHS does not participate in the S1 Posting Exercise. Interested pupils may apply directly to the school through DSA Exercise or through application (after the release of PSLE results).
Scholarships for Independent Schools
1) EESIS
(Edusave Entrance Scholarships for Independent Schools IS)
2) Singapore-MOE Award
3) GEP Fees Subsidy
EEIS(Edusave Entrance Scholarships for
Independent Schools)
The EESIS are awarded to eligible pupils who are admitted to Sec 1 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.
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.
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
Tenure
The tenure of the scholarship is 4 years for pupils who are not in the IP, and 6 years for pupils in the IP. The scholar must make good progress each year in order to continue receiving the scholarship.
Application and Award Process
• Upon the release of the PSLE results, pupils eligible of the scholarship will be informed. No application is required for the scholarship. Eligible pupils will be offered the scholarship provided that they have met the P6 promotion criteria and are admitted to an Independent School.
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