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<!-- START OF : div id="storytext"--><!-- 4 or less paragraphs so show all paragraphs first before showing the media and bkstry and stuffs --><!-- story content : start --><!-- story content : start -->'My daughter who is in Primary 3 took the gifted education test. Also taking the test were older pupils. Shouldn't there be a separate test?'
<!-- story content : start -->MADAM TEO SUANG SIM: 'My daughter who is in Primary 3 took the gifted education programme screening test last month. As it was before her birthday, she was still eight years old. Also taking the same test were older pupils, those born prior to 2000. Wouldn't such pupils, some of whom were more than a year older than my daughter's Primary 3 cohort, enjoy an unfair advantage and find the test comparatively easier? Will the gifted programme pupils comprise more older pupils as the screening test is commonly applied to all Primary 3 pupils? Shouldn't there be a separate test for older pupils still in Primary 3? The gifted programme has limited places. Wouldn't more of the younger pupils be at a disadvantage?'
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<!-- START OF : div id="storytext"--><!-- 4 or less paragraphs so show all paragraphs first before showing the media and bkstry and stuffs --><!-- story content : start --><!-- story content : start -->'My daughter who is in Primary 3 took the gifted education test. Also taking the test were older pupils. Shouldn't there be a separate test?'
<!-- story content : start -->MADAM TEO SUANG SIM: 'My daughter who is in Primary 3 took the gifted education programme screening test last month. As it was before her birthday, she was still eight years old. Also taking the same test were older pupils, those born prior to 2000. Wouldn't such pupils, some of whom were more than a year older than my daughter's Primary 3 cohort, enjoy an unfair advantage and find the test comparatively easier? Will the gifted programme pupils comprise more older pupils as the screening test is commonly applied to all Primary 3 pupils? Shouldn't there be a separate test for older pupils still in Primary 3? The gifted programme has limited places. Wouldn't more of the younger pupils be at a disadvantage?'