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The revamp of the GEP is congruent with other reforms to the education system to broaden opportunities and avoid locking students into preset pathways early in life.
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As a former Gifted Education Programme (GEP) student, I had mixed feelings about Prime Minister Lawrence Wong’s announcement at the National Day Rally that the GEP would be revamped
On the one hand, I appreciate the rationale for this policy move: it would foster greater inclusivity, spreading the benefits of a gifted education to many more pupils.
