Direct School Admission Scheme for Students in the Gifted Education Programme

Debated in Parliament on 16 Sep 2013.

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Yee Jenn Jong asked the Ministry of Education whether it plans to review the Direct School Admission (DSA) scheme for Secondary schools specifically for students from the Gifted Education Programme (GEP).
Heng Swee Keat explained that the DSA scheme aims to promote holistic education by recognizing diverse strengths beyond national exam performance, but GEP participation alone is not sufficient for DSA admission.
Schools set merit-based criteria, and some may consider GEP achievements like academic competition results or special projects, similar to how they evaluate sports talents and achievements.
The approach for GEP students under DSA is aligned with the broader philosophy of valuing varied student strengths, not relying solely on academic exam results.
No specific plans to review the DSA scheme for GEP students were mentioned, emphasizing the existing merit-based and holistic evaluation process.

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Yee Jenn Jong

Mr Yee Jenn Jong asked the Minister for Education whether the Ministry plans to review the Direct School Admission scheme for admissions to Secondary schools for students from the Gifted Education Programme.

Heng Swee Keat

The Direct School Admission (DSA) scheme seeks to promote holistic education by recognising a more diverse range of student strengths, abilities and achievements, other than performance at the national examinations, as criteria for school admission.

A student's acceptance into the Gifted Education Programme (GEP) is not in and of itself a sufficient criterion for admission via DSA. They are still subject

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to merit-based admissions criteria set by the respective schools.

Some schools consider student achievements in GEP, for example, their achievements in academic competitions and participation in special projects.

This is no different from recognising students for their sports talent, demonstrated in their passion in training, their achievement in sports competitions, and/or their ability to be selected for and remain part of their respective national junior sports team.

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Yee Jenn Jong asked the Ministry of Education whether it plans to review the Direct School Admission (DSA) scheme for Secondary schools specifically for students from the Gifted Education Programme (GEP).
Heng Swee Keat explained that the DSA scheme aims to promote holistic education by recognizing diverse strengths beyond national exam performance, but GEP participation alone is not sufficient for DSA admission.
Schools set merit-based criteria, and some may consider GEP achievements like academic competition results or special projects, similar to how they evaluate sports talents and achievements.
The approach for GEP students under DSA is aligned with the broader philosophy of valuing varied student strengths, not relying solely on academic exam results.
No specific plans to review the DSA scheme for GEP students were mentioned, emphasizing the existing merit-based and holistic evaluation process.

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Direct School Admission Scheme for Students in the Gifted Education Programme

Debated in Parliament on 16 Sep 2013.

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Yee Jenn Jong asked the Ministry of Education whether it plans to review the Direct School Admission (DSA) scheme for Secondary schools specifically for students from the Gifted Education Programme (GEP).
Heng Swee Keat explained that the DSA scheme aims to promote holistic education by recognizing diverse strengths beyond national exam performance, but GEP participation alone is not sufficient for DSA admission.
Schools set merit-based criteria, and some may consider GEP achievements like academic competition results or special projects, similar to how they evaluate sports talents and achievements.
The approach for GEP students under DSA is aligned with the broader philosophy of valuing varied student strengths, not relying solely on academic exam results.
No specific plans to review the DSA scheme for GEP students were mentioned, emphasizing the existing merit-based and holistic evaluation process.

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Yee Jenn Jong

Heng Swee Keat

A student's acceptance into the Gifted Education Programme (GEP) is not in and of itself a sufficient criterion for admission via DSA. They are still subject

Page: 141

to merit-based admissions criteria set by the respective schools.

Some schools consider student achievements in GEP, for example, their achievements in academic competitions and participation in special projects.

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Yee Jenn Jong asked the Ministry of Education whether it plans to review the Direct School Admission (DSA) scheme for Secondary schools specifically for students from the Gifted Education Programme (GEP).
Heng Swee Keat explained that the DSA scheme aims to promote holistic education by recognizing diverse strengths beyond national exam performance, but GEP participation alone is not sufficient for DSA admission.
Schools set merit-based criteria, and some may consider GEP achievements like academic competition results or special projects, similar to how they evaluate sports talents and achievements.
The approach for GEP students under DSA is aligned with the broader philosophy of valuing varied student strengths, not relying solely on academic exam results.
No specific plans to review the DSA scheme for GEP students were mentioned, emphasizing the existing merit-based and holistic evaluation process.

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