Lessons from Implementing Gifted Education Programme for 40 Years

Mr Leong Mun Wai asked the Minister for Education (a) what lessons have been learnt from the Gifted Education Programme (GEP) in catering for the academic, emotional and social needs of high-ability students over the last 40 years; and (b) what measures have been planned to ensure that the revamped GEP will continue to meet the emotional and social needs of high-ability students, including ensuring that there is a sufficient number of teachers who are trained to manage high-ability learners.

Mr Chan Chun Sing: The Ministry of Education will provide an oral answer to this Parliamentary Question (PQ), together with other PQ s which have been filed on this topic, at the next available opportunity. [Please refer to "Outcomes from Gifted Education Programme, and Rationale and Plans for Programme Revamp", Official Report, 10 September 2024, Vol 95, Issue 141, Oral Answers to Questions section.]