• In 1984, the Ministry of Education (MOE) rolled out the Gifted Education Programme (GEP) to provide intellectually gifted students with a learning environment that would challenge their abilities. This was aimed at cultivating human capital in resource-scarce Singapore.
• The GEP encourages schools to design and implement courses that widen students’ horizons, as well as to collaborate with other schools in developing students’ talents in areas such as languages, arts, mathematics and science.
• Entry to the GEP takes place in Primary Four and is determined through an identification exercise in Primary Three.
• There are two stages in the exercise. All students enrolled in MOE primary schools can participate in the first stage, in which English and Mathematics are tested. Those who progress to the second stage are tested in English, Mathematics and General Ability.

The Ministry of Education (MOE) conducts a Gifted Education Programme (GEP) identification exercise for Primary Three students every year. In each batch, only 1% of students are selected into the GEP. Currently, the GEP is offered in nine primary schools, including Rosyth School, Tao Nan School, Nanyang Primary School, Raffles Girls’ Primary School and Henry Park Primary School. (Lianhe Zaobao, 1/3/2019)

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