SINGAPORE: Back in 1984, the Ministry of Education (MOE) implemented the Gifted Education Programme (GEP) to nurture higher-ability students. The first GEP batch had 100 Primary 4 pupils and 100 Secondary 1 students.
SINGAPORE: Back in 1984, the Ministry of Education implemented the Gifted Education Programme to nurture higher-abilityThe first GEP batch had 100 Primary 4 pupils and 100 Secondary 1 students. Currently, 370 to 400 primary school pupils, or 1 per cent of the cohort, are accepted to the GEP each year.students across all primary schools.
"Every primary school will have its own programmes to stretch these students in their areas of strength and interest," he said.Then-Minister of State for Education Tay Eng Soon leads a team to study gift education programmes in Russia, Germany and Israel. They decide the Israeli model, which features classrooms specific for academically-inclined students, is the most suitable for Singapore.
The top 5 per cent of Primary School Leaving Examination pupils are also tested, of which 100 students are selected for the pilot GEP in Raffles Institution and Raffles Girls’ School.The GEP starts and is expanded to more schools over the years. By 2003, nine primary and seven secondary schools offer the programme.MOE introduces the Integrated Programme for secondary school students who are allowed to skip the GCE O-Level examination as part of a through-train six-year programme.
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