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PRESS RELEASE 19 September 2006

SCHOOL ACHIEVEMENTS IN 2006

Outstanding Development Award for Character Development

given out for the first time to 13 schools 1. The MOE Masterplan of Awards recognises our schools’ efforts in providing a holistic education to enable all our students to achieve the Desired Outcomes of Education. It provides milestone checks to guide schools in their journey towards excellence. Parents and students can also refer to the information to help them make decisions when selecting schools. 2. This year, 13 schools will be given the Outstanding Development Award for Character Development [ODA(CD)] for the first time. The award gives recognition to schools with comprehensive and effective character development efforts. It is positioned under the domain of ‘Character Development’ in the Masterplan of Awards. The list of winners can be found in paragraph 23. More Information on the award can also be found in Annex E. 3. This press release provides information on the following:

(A) Award Winners under the Masterplan of Awards1. These comprise schools that have attained commendable achievements in various categories, including exemplary school processes as well as excellent outcomes in academic and non-academic areas.

(B) School Achievement Tables. Introduced in 2004 to replace the school ranking tables, they highlight school achievements in academic value-added and non-academic domains. Other sources of information on school performance include Honour Rolls2 and School Information Service3.

(A) MASTERPLAN OF AWARDS

1 The MOE Masterplan of Awards was instituted in 1998 as part of the implementation of the School Excellence

Model (SEM). The SEM is a framework for school assessment that emphasises a holistic approach to education with equal focus on processes and outcomes.

2 Please see para 26 for more info. 3 As above.

Ministry of Education

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4. The MOE Masterplan of Awards (MoA) was expanded and refined in 2004 to provide a broader and more holistic picture of schools’ performance. It comprises seven types of awards over four levels, as shown below.

MOE Masterplan of Awards for Schools

School Excellence

Award ( )

Special Awards

School Distinction Award ( )

Sustained Achievement

Awards (SAA) Outstanding

Development Awards (ODA)

Academic Value-Added

Physical & Aesthetics

Character Development

Best Practice Awards (BPA)

Level Two

Awards ( )

• Academic Value-Added

• Aesthetics • Sports • Uniformed

Groups • Physical

Health

• Character Development

• National Education

• Organisational Effectiveness

• Student All-Round Development

• Staff Well-Being • Teaching and Learning

Achievement Awards

(AA) Development Awards

(DA) Academic

Value-Added Physical & Aesthetics4

Character Development Level

One Awards

( )

• Academic Value-Added

• Aesthetics • Sports • Uniformed Groups • Physical Health

• Character Development • National Education

5. This year, a total of 170 schools5 won 288 Level Two Awards and Special Awards under the MOE Masterplan of Awards. Of the 170 schools, two schools have been awarded the School Excellence Award (SEA), the pinnacle award for educational excellence. These schools have distinguished themselves in having achieved overall systemic excellence in providing holistic education. In addition, another four schools have won the School Distinction Award (SDA). 6. All winners will receive their awards at the 2006 MOE Workplan Seminar on 28 September 2006. School Excellence Award (SEA) 4 Achievement Awards in the categories of Aesthetics, Sports and Uniformed Group refer to the awards won at the

various national level competitions such as the Singapore Youth Festival (SYF) Central Judging, National Schools Championships and Best Unit Competitions.

5 The number of schools includes SAA, ODA, BPA, SDA and SEA awardees.

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Definition 7. The School Excellence Award (SEA) recognises schools for their excellence in both education processes and outcomes. It is the highest and most prestigious award in the MoA framework. Winners 8. This year, two schools will be presented with the SEA trophy. They are:

a. Cedar Girls’ Secondary School; and b. Raffles Girls’ School (Secondary).

School Distinction Award (SDA) Definition 9. The School Distinction Award (SDA) recognises high achieving schools with exemplary school processes and practices, and that are on their way to achieving the SEA. Winners 10. This year, one primary school, one secondary school, one full school and one junior college will be presented with the SDA trophy. They are:

a. Gongshang Primary School; b. Fairfield Methodist Secondary School; c. Methodist Girls’ School; and d. Anderson Junior College

Best Practice Award (BPA) Definition 11. The Best Practice Award (BPA) recognises schools for their effective processes and systems that lead to desirable education outcomes, academic or non-academic. There are four categories of award for the BPA: Organisational Effectiveness, Student All-Round Development, Staff Well-Being, and Teaching and Learning. Winners 12. This year, 12 schools will be presented with 18 BPAs. The breakdown is as follows:

a. 1 school will receive BPA for Organisational Effectiveness; b. 3 schools will receive BPA for Student All-Round Development;

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c. 7 schools will receive BPA for Staff Well-Being; and d. 7 schools will receive BPA for Teaching and Learning.

The schools will receive a plaque for each category of the BPA. 13. Details on the SEA, SDA and BPA winners from 2004 to 2006 can be found in Annex A. Sustained Achievement Award (SAA) Definition 14. The Sustained Achievement Award (SAA) recognises schools’ ability in sustaining good outcomes over a number of years, in either academic or non-academic areas. Winners 15. This year, 167 schools will be presented with 251 SAAs. The breakdown of the 251 SAAs is as follows:

a. 17 SAAs for Academic Value-Added; b. 26 SAAs for Aesthetics; c. 30 SAAs for Sports; d. 72 SAAs for Uniformed Groups; and e. 106 SAAs for Physical Health.

16. The winning schools are:

a. 63 Primary6 Schools winning 72 SAAs b. 93 Secondary7 Schools winning 155 SAAs; and c. 11 Junior Colleges8 winning 24 SAAs.

The schools will receive a plaque for each category of the SAA. 17. Twenty of the winning schools are also first time winners of an SAA. The 20 schools are listed in Annex B. Lee Kuan Yew National Education (LKY NE) Award Definition 18. Implemented in 2002, the Lee Kuan Yew National Education (LKY NE) Award recognises schools that have made special effort to design and implement innovative and effective programmes to equip our students with basic attitudes, values and instincts which make them Singaporeans. As the

6 Includes the Primary Section of Full Schools 7 Includes the Secondary Section of Full Schools, Integrated Programme Schools and Merged Institution 8 Includes the College Section of Integrated Programme Schools and Merged Institution

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LKY NE Award is the pinnacle of the NE awards, winners of the LKY NE Award will be deemed to have attained the Outstanding Development Award for National Education. Winners 19. This year, 2 schools will be receiving the LKY NE Award. The schools will each receive a plaque and a cash award of $3,000. They are:

a. Telok Kurau Primary School; and b. Bendemeer Secondary School.

Outstanding Development Award (ODA) i. Outstanding Development Award for National Education [ODA(NE)] Definition 20. The Outstanding Development Award for National Education [ODA(NE)] recognises schools’ consistent efforts in establishing strong and sustainable processes to ensure the inculcation of NE values among students. Winners 21. This year, 4 schools will be presented with ODA(NE). The schools will each receive a plaque. They are:

a. MacPherson Primary School; b. North Spring Primary School; c. Damai Secondary School; and d. Riverside Secondary School.

ii. Outstanding Development Award for Character Development [ODA(CD)] Definition 22. The Outstanding Development Award for Character Development [ODA(CD)] recognises schools with innovative, sustainable and exemplary approaches to character development. The ODA(CD) will be given out for the first time this year. More Information on the award can also be found in Annex E.

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Winners 23. This year, 13 schools will be presented with ODA(CD). The schools will each receive a plaque. They are:

a. Gongshang Primary School; b. Princess Elizabeth Primary School; c. Anglican High School; d. Catholic High School; e. Cresent Girls’ School; f. Fairfield Methodist Secondary School; g. Xinmin Secondary School; h. Anglo-Chinese School (Independent); i. Hwa Chong Institution; j. Raffles Girls’ School (Secondary); k. Raffles Institution; l. Jurong Junior College; and m. Temasek Junior College.

24. Information on schools that have attained awards under MoA9 can be found in Annex C. (B) A HOLISTIC APPROACH: SCHOOL ACHIEVEMENT TABLES Broadening of Information on School Achievements 25. The School Achievement Tables provide a broader picture of schools’ performance, so that they capture schools’ achievements in both the academic and non-academic domains. These comprise:

a. Academic Value-Added Awards; b. Physical & Aesthetics Awards; c. Character Development Awards; d. Best Practice Awards; e. School Distinction Awards and School Excellence Awards.

Please see Annex D for the 2006 School Achievement Tables for secondary schools. 26. In addition, the following are other sources of information on the achievements of schools that will also be available to the public:

9 Due to the high number of Level One AA in the Physical & Aesthetics domain, only Level Two SAA are indicated

for this domain

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a. Honour Rolls of schools that have performed exceedingly well in the different domains of the expanded MoA10,

b. School Information Service (accessible at http://www.moe.gov.sg/schdiv/sis), which will allow parents and students to generate comparative lists of schools based on specified parameters.

c. Individual School Pic, which will be available in both the School Information Service and the annual posting booklets; and

d. School websites maintained by individual schools. CONCLUSION 27. The School Achievement Tables, together with the other sources of information such as Honour Rolls, School Information Service, School Pic, and individual school websites provide a holistic picture of schools’ performance. This will help parents and students make more informed decisions when selecting schools. The information will also help schools to reflect on their performance and devise strategies to provide holistic education. MINISTRY OF EDUCATION 19 September 2006

10 Please see Annex C for the 2006 Honour Rolls.

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LIST OF ANNEXES

Annex Title Page

Annex A Award Winners of SEA, SDA and BPA from 2004 to 2006 A1 – A4

Annex B List of Schools that have won a Sustained Achievement Award for the First Time (2006) B1

Honour Rolls for Primary Schools (2006) C1 – C5

Honour Rolls for Secondary Schools (2006) C6 – C16 Annex C

Honour Rolls for Junior Colleges (2006) C17 – C18

School Achievement Table for Special/Express Course (2006) D1- D3

Annex D School Achievement Table for Normal Course (2006) D4 – D5

Annex E Information on Character Development Award E1 – E2

Annex F List of Secondary Schools excluded from the Banding Exercise (2006) F1

Annex G Reading the School Achievement Tables G1 – G2

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Annex A

Award Winners of SEA, SDA and BPA from 2004 to 200611

SCHOOL EXCELLENCE AWARD (SEA) WINNERS FROM 2004 TO 2006

S/N School (in alphabetical order)

2004

1 Anglo-Chinese School (Independent)*

2 Raffles Institution*

3 River Valley High School*

2005

1 Dunman High School

2 Raffles Junior College

3 Xinmin Secondary School

2006

1 Cedar Girls’ Secondary School

2 Raffles Girls’ School (Secondary)

* Concurrent School Distinction Award (SDA) winners in 2004

11 The SEA, SDA and BPA are valid for 5 years from the year the award is given.

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SCHOOL DISTINCTION AWARD (SDA) WINNERS FROM 2004 TO 2006

S/N School (in alphabetical order)

2004

1. Anderson Secondary School

2. Anglo-Chinese School (Independent)

3. Cedar Girls’ Secondary School

4. Crescent Girls’ School

5. Dunman High School

6. Hwa Chong Junior College

7. Nanyang Girls’ High School

8. Ngee Ann Secondary School

9. Raffles Girls’ School (Secondary)

10. Raffles Institution

11. River Valley High School

12. Raffles Junior College

13. Tanjong Katong Secondary School 14. Temasek Junior College

15. Victoria Junior College

16. Xinmin Secondary School

2005

1. Chung Cheng High School (Main)

2. Hwa Chong Institution

3. Nan Hua High School

4. National Junior College

5. Pasir Ris Primary School

6. Raffles Girls’ Primary School

7. St. Joseph’s Institution

8. Temasek Secondary School

2006

1. Gongshang Primary School

2. Fairfield Methodist Secondary School

3. Methodist Girls’ School

4. Anderson Junior College

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BEST PRACTICE AWARD (BPA) WINNERS FROM 2004 TO 2006

Best Practice Award (BPA)12 Name of School (in alphabetical order)

OE SARD SWB T & L

2004







7. Tanjong Katong Secondary School


2005




4. Hwa Chong Institution









13. Temasek Junior College


2006


12 There are 4 BPA categories: Organisational Effectiveness (OE), Student All-Round Development (SARD), Staff

Well-Being (SWB), and Teaching and Learning (T&L).

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Best Practice Award (BPA)12 Name of School (in alphabetical order)

OE SARD SWB T & L

2. Bukit Panjang Govt High School



5. Methodist Girls’ School



8. Rulang Primary School

9. St. Hilda’s Primary School




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Annex B

List of Schools that have won a Sustained Achievement Award (SAA) for the First Time

S/N Name of School (in alphabetical order)

1. Ang Mo Kio Primary School

2. Anglo-Chinese School (Primary)

3. Bartley Secondary School

4. Canberra Primary School

5. Catholic Junior College

6. CHIJ (Katong) Primary

7. Greenwood Primary School

8. Greenridge Secondary School

9. Hillgrove Secondary School

10. Jurong West Primary School

11. Keming Primary School

12. Loyang Secondary School

13. Marsiling Secondary School

14. Nan Chiau High School

15. Pasir Ris Crest Secondary School

16. Qihua Primary School

17. St. Andrew’s Junior College

18. St. Michael’s School

19. St. Patrick’s School

20. Tanglin Secondary School

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Annex C

Honour Rolls for Primary Schools (2006) SPECIAL AWARDS

S/N School (in alphabetical order) School

Excellence Award ( )



2. Methodist Girls’ School (Primary)13

PHYSICAL & AESTHETICS

S/N School (in alphabetical order) Sustained Achievement Award (SAA)

1. Ai Tong School

2. Ang Mo Kio Primary School


4. Boon Lay Primary School14


6. Canossa Convent Primary School

7. CHIJ (Bukit Timah)

8. CHIJ (Katong) Primary

9. CHIJ (Kellock)

10. CHIJ St. Nicholas Girls’ School 13

11. Chongfu Primary School

12. Concord Primary School

13. East Spring Primary School

14. East View Primary School

15. Edgefield Primary School

16. Fuchun Primary School


18. Greenwood Primary School

19. Henry Park Primary School 13 Full School 14 Boon Lay Primary School was merged with Jurong Primary School in January 2006

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20. Huamin Primary School

21. Jin Tai Primary School

22. Jing Shan Primary School

23. Jurong West Primary School

24. Keming Primary School

25. Kong Hwa School

26. Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Primary School

27. MacPherson Primary School

28. Maris Stella High School 13


30. Nan Chiau Primary School

31. Nan Hua Primary School

32. Nanyang Primary School

33. North View Primary School

34. Northland Primary School

35. Opera Estate Primary School

36. Park View Primary School


38. Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' School (Primary)

39. Pei Chun Public School

40. Peixin Primary School

41. Peiying Primary School

42. Princess Elizabeth Primary School

43. Punggol Primary School

44. Qiaonan Primary School

45. Qihua Primary School

46. Queenstown Primary School

47. Raffles Girls' Primary School

48. Rivervale Primary School

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49. Rosyth School


51. Singapore Chinese Girls’ Primary School 13

52. St. Hilda's Primary School

53. St. Michael's School

54. Tao Nan School

55. Temasek Primary School

56. Townsville Primary School

57. Wellington Primary School

58. Woodlands Ring Primary School

59. Xishan Primary School

60. Yew Tee Primary School

61. Yio Chu Kang Primary School

62. Yishun Primary School

63. Zhonghua Primary School

CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT AWARDS

S/N School (in alphabetical order) Outstanding Development

Award (ODA)

Development Award (DA)


2. Anglo-Chinese School (Junior)


4. Catholic High School 13

5. Chongfu Primary School

6. Chongzheng Primary School

7. CHIJ (Bukit Timah)

8. Da Qiao Primary School

9. East View Primary School

10. Elias Park Primary School

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Award (ODA)


11. First Toa Payoh Primary School


13. Ghim Moh Primary School

14. Greenridge Primary School

15. Guangyang Primary School

16. Haig Girls' Primary School

17. Henry Park Primary School

18. Holy Innocents' Primary School

19. Hougang Primary School

20. Lianhua Primary School

21. MacPherson Primary School

22. Maha Bodhi School

23. Mayflower Primary School

24. Nan Chiau Primary School

25. North Spring Primary School

26. North View Primary School

27. Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' School (Primary)

28. Pei Chun Public School

29. Pei Hwa Presbyterian Primary School

30. Princess Elizabeth Primary School


32. River Valley Primary School


34. Seng Kang Primary School

35. St. Hilda's Primary School

36. Tampines Primary School

37. Tampines North Primary School

38. Tanjong Katong Primary School

39. Teck Whye Primary School

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Award (ODA)


40. Telok Kurau Primary School

41. Temasek Primary School

42. Wellington Primary School

43. Woodlands Ring Primary School

44. Yio Chu Kang Primary School

45. Zhangde Primary School

BEST PRACTICE AWARDS

S/N School (in alphabetical order) Best Practice Award

(BPA)




4. St. Hilda’s Primary School

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Annex C

Honour Rolls for Secondary Schools (2006) SPECIAL AWARDS







4. Methodist Girls’ School (Secondary)13

ACADEMIC VALUE-ADDED

S/N School (in alphabetical order) Sustained

Achievement Award (SAA)

Achievement Award (AA)


2. Ang Mo Kio Secondary School

3. Anglo-Chinese School (Barker Road)


5. Assumption English School

6. Balestier Hill Secondary School

7. Beatty Secondary School

8. Bedok South Secondary School

9. Bedok Town Secondary School

10. Bedok View Secondary School

11. Bendemeer Secondary School

12. Bishan Park Secondary School

13. Bowen Secondary School

14. Braddell-Westlake Secondary School15

15. Bukit Batok Secondary School

16. Bukit View Secondary School

17. Canberra Secondary School


15 Braddell-Westlake Secondary School was merged with Guangyang Secondary School in January 2006

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19. Cedar Girls' Secondary School

20. CHIJ Katong Convent

21. CHIJ Secondary (Toa Payoh)

22. CHIJ St. Joseph's Convent

23. CHIJ St. Nicholas Girls' School 13

24. CHIJ St. Theresa's Convent

25. Chong Boon Secondary School

26. Chua Chu Kang Secondary School


28. Chung Cheng High School (Yishun)

29. Clementi Town Secondary School

30. Commonwealth Secondary School

31. Compassvale Secondary School

32. Crescent Girls' School

33. Dunearn Secondary School


35. Dunman Secondary School

36. East Spring Secondary School

37. East View Secondary School

38. Evergreen Secondary School


40. First Toa Payoh Secondary School

41. Fuchun Secondary School

42. Fuhua Secondary School

43. Gan Eng Seng School

44. Geylang Methodist Secondary School

45. Ghim Moh Secondary School


47. Greenview Secondary School

48. Guangyang Secondary School

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49. Hai Sing Catholic School

50. Henderson Secondary School


52. Holy Innocents' High School

53. Hong Kah Secondary School

54. Hougang Secondary School

55. Hua Yi Secondary School

56. Junyuan Secondary School

57. Jurong Secondary School

58. Jurongville Secondary

59. Juying Secondary School

60. Kent Ridge Secondary School

61. Kranji Secondary School

62. Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Secondary School


64. Manjusri Secondary School



67. Mayflower Secondary School

68. Methodist Girls' School (Secondary)13

69. Monk's Hill Secondary School

70. Montfort Secondary School


72. Nanyang Girls' High School

73. Naval Base Secondary School

74. New Town Secondary School


76. North View Secondary School

77. North Vista Secondary School

78. Northland Secondary School

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79. Orchid Park Secondary School

80. Outram Secondary School


82. Pasir Ris Secondary School

83. Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' School (Secondary)

84. Peicai Secondary School

85. Peirce Secondary School

86. Ping Yi Secondary School

87. Presbyterian High School

88. Punggol Secondary School

89. Queenstown Secondary School

90. Queensway Secondary School

91. Regent Secondary School


93. Riverside Secondary School

94. Sembawang Secondary School

95. Seng Kang Secondary School

96. Serangoon Garden Secondary School

97. Serangoon Secondary School

98. Shuqun Secondary School

99. Siglap Secondary School

100. Singapore Chinese Girls' School 13

101. Springfield Secondary School

102. St. Andrew's Secondary School

103. St. Anthony's Canossian Secondary School

104. St. Gabriel's Secondary School

105. St. Hilda's Secondary School

106. St. Joseph's Institution

107. St. Margaret's Secondary School

108. St. Patrick's School

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109. Swiss Cottage Secondary School

110. Tampines Secondary School

111. Tanjong Katong Girls' School


113. Telok Kurau Secondary School

114. Victoria School

115. Westwood Secondary School

116. Woodgrove Secondary School

117. Woodlands Ring Secondary School

118. Woodlands Secondary School


120. Yio Chu Kang Secondary School

121. Yishun Secondary School

122. Yishun Town Secondary School

123. Yuan Ching Secondary School

124. Yuhua Secondary School

125. Yusof Ishak Secondary School

126. Yuying Secondary School

127. Zhenghua Secondary School

128. Zhonghua Secondary School



1. Ahmad Ibrahim Secondary School


3. Ang Mo Kio Secondary School

4. Anglican High School



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10. Bowen Secondary School

11. Bukit Batok Secondary School

12. Bukit Panjang Government High School

13. Canberra Secondary School



16. CHIJ St. Nicholas Girls’ School 13



19. Clementi Town Secondary School

20. Commonwealth Secondary School



23. Dunman Secondary School

24. East View Secondary School

25. Evergreen Secondary School


27. Fajar Secondary School

28. First Toa Payoh Secondary School

29. Fuhua Secondary School

30. Gan Eng Seng School

31. Geylang Methodist Secondary School


33. Hai Sing Catholic School


35. Holy Innocents' High School

36. Hong Kah Secondary School

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37. Hwa Chong Institution (High School Section)

38. Jurong Secondary School

39. Jurong West Secondary School

40. Jurongville Secondary School


42. Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Secondary School





47. Montfort Secondary School




51. New Town Secondary School


53. North View Secondary School




57. Queenstown Secondary School






63. Serangoon Garden Secondary School

64. Serangoon Secondary School

65. Siglap Secondary School

66. Singapore Chinese Girls’ School 13

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67. St. Andrew's Secondary School

68. St. Hilda's Secondary School


70. St. Patrick's School


72. Tampines Secondary School


74. Tanjong Katong Girls’ School



77. Unity Secondary School

78. Victoria School

79. Whitley Secondary School

80. Woodlands Secondary School




84. Yuhua Secondary School

85. Yuying Secondary School

86. Zhenghua Secondary School




Award (ODA)




3. Anglican High School



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Award (ODA)


6. Bedok Green Secondary School

7. Bedok North Secondary School


9. Bedok Town Secondary School



12. Chai Chee Secondary School

13. Changkat Changi Secondary School


15. CHIJ Katong Convent

16. CHIJ St. Nicholas Girls' School 13



19. Damai Secondary School

20. East Spring Secondary School


22. Fuchun Secondary School


24. Greenview Secondary School

25. Henderson Secondary School

26. Hua Yi Secondary School

27. Hwa Chong Institution (Secondary Section)



30. Monk's Hill Secondary School


32. Nanyang Girls' High School


34. Orchid Park Secondary School

35. Pasir Ris Secondary School

C15


Award (ODA)


36. Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' School (Secondary)








44. Sembawang Secondary School

45. Shuqun Secondary School

46. Si Ling Secondary School

47. St. Anthony's Canossian Secondary School

48. St. Joseph's Institution

49. St. Margaret's Secondary School



52. Tanjong Katong Girls' School



55. Victoria School





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(BPA)








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Annex C

Honour Rolls for Junior Colleges (2006) SPECIAL AWARDS





ACADEMIC VALUE-ADDED




1. Anglo-Chinese Junior College

2. Meridian Junior College




6. Yishun Junior College




2. Anglo-Chinese Junior College


4. Hwa Chong Institution (College Section)

5. Jurong Junior College



8. St. Andrew's Junior College



11. Yishun Junior College

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Award (ODA)

Development Award (ODA)



3. Hwa Chong Institution (College Section)

4. Jurong Junior College

5. Millennia Institute

6. Temasek Junior College16




(BPA)


2. Victoria Junior College16

16 Includes Secondary Section of IP JC

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Annex D

School Achievement Table for Special/Express Course (2006i)

Sustained Achievement Awards( ) and

Achievement Awards ( )

Outstanding Development Awards( )

and Development Awards( )

‘O’ Level Band

(Average L1B5ii

rounded down to the

nearest integer)

School (in alphabetical order

within each band)

School Excellence Award ( )

and School

Distinction Award ( )

Academic Value-added

Physical & Aestheticsiii


Best Practice

Awards ( ) Anderson Secondary*

Cedar Girls' Secondary*

CHIJ St. Nicholas Girls'* Crescent Girls'* Singapore Chinese Girls'@

Band 1: Average L1B5

< 11

Xinmin Secondary* Anglican High* Bukit Panjang Govt. High* Catholic High* Methodist Girls' (Secondary)@ St. Joseph's Institution@


= 11

Victoria* Chung Cheng High (Main)* Commonwealth Secondary* Swiss Cottage Secondary Tanjong Katong Girls'* Tanjong Katong Secondary*


= 12

Zhonghua Secondary* CHIJ Secondary (Toa Payoh)* Band 4:

Average L1B5 Dunman Secondary*

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‘O’ Level Band

(Average L1B5ii

rounded down to the

nearest integer)


within each band)


and School





Best Practice

Awards ( ) Nan Hua High* St. Margaret's Secondary

= 13

Temasek Secondary* Ang Mo Kio Secondary Kranji Secondary Band 5:

Average L1B5 = 14 Paya Lebar Methodist Girls'

(Secondary)*

Clementi Town Secondary Gan Eng Seng Hai Sing Catholic Maris Stella High* Ngee Ann Secondary*


= 15

Riverside Secondary Ahmad Ibrahim Secondary Bukit Batok Secondary CHIJ Katong Convent* Fairfield Methodist Secondary* Jurong Secondary Mayflower Secondary Nan Chiau High Presbyterian High St. Anthony's Canossian Secondary*


= 16

Yishun Town Secondary Beatty Secondary CHIJ St. Theresa's Convent


= 17 Chua Chu Kang Secondary

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‘O’ Level Band

(Average L1B5ii

rounded down to the

nearest integer)


within each band)


and School





Best Practice

Awards ( ) Fuhua Secondary Pasir Ris Secondary Queenstown Secondary

St. Patrick's Bowen Secondary CHIJ St. Joseph's Convent Dunearn Secondary St. Andrew's Secondary


= 18

St. Gabriel's Secondary * Autonomous School @ Independent School

i Based on 2005 GCE ‘O’ Level Examination ii Average L1B5 is the average of students’ aggregate grades in L1 (English or Higher Mother Tongue Language) and the best 5 subjects. The smaller the value of average L1B5, the better the

performance of a school. iii As there are too many Level 1 Achievement Awards in the Physical & Aesthetics domain, only the Level 2 Sustained Achievement Awards are indicated for this domain.

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Annex D

School Achievement Table for Normal Course (2006iv)

Sustained Achievement Awards( )

and Achievement Awards ( )



‘O’ Level Band

(Average L1B4v

rounded down to the

nearest integer)


within each band)


and School



Physical & Aestheticsvi


Best

Practice Awards

( ) Fuhua Secondary Kranji Secondary Nan Chiau High St. Hilda's Secondary Xinmin Secondary*


< 19

Yishun Town Secondary Dunman Secondary* Gan Eng Seng Ngee Ann Secondary* Pasir Ris Crest Secondary Pasir Ris Secondary


= 19

St. Margaret's Secondary Bukit Batok Secondary CHIJ St. Theresa's Convent Clementi Town Secondary Evergreen Secondary Fuchun Secondary Hai Sing Catholic Henderson Secondary Hillgrove Secondary Hua Yi Secondary Jurong Secondary Jurongville Secondary


= 20

Presbyterian High

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Sustained Achievement Awards( )

and Achievement Awards ( )



‘O’ Level Band

(Average L1B4v

rounded down to the

nearest integer)


within each band)


and School



Physical & Aestheticsvi


Best

Practice Awards

( ) Queensway Secondary Riverside Secondary St. Anthony's Canossian Secondary* St. Gabriel's Secondary

St. Patrick's CHIJ Katong Convent* Chua Chu Kang Secondary Chung Cheng High (Yishun) Commonwealth Secondary* Compassvale Secondary East View Secondary Greenridge Secondary Greenview Secondary Mayflower Secondary Queenstown Secondary Sembawang Secondary St. Andrew's Secondary Swiss Cottage Secondary Woodlands Ring Secondary Zhenghua Secondary


= 21

Zhonghua Secondary* * Autonomous School

iv Based on 2005 GCE ‘O’ Level Examination v Average L1B4 is the average of students’ aggregate grades in L1 (English or Higher Mother Tongue Language) and the best 4 subjects. The smaller the value of average L1B4, the better the

performance of a school. vi As there are too many Level 1 Achievement Awards in the Physical & Aesthetics domain, only the Level 2 Sustained Achievement Awards are indicated for this domain.

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Annex E

INFORMATION ON CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT AWARD

Introduction The Character Development Award (CDA) is positioned under the

domain of ‘Character Development’ in the Masterplan of Awards. There are two categories of awards: the Development Award (DA) and Outstanding Development Award (ODA). The Outstanding Development Awards (ODA) for Character Development recognise schools that have innovative, sustainable and exemplary approaches.

Rationale for the Award

2. Character development is a key component of holistic education, and schools put in much effort towards it. The Character Development Award is instituted to recognise these efforts.

Criteria for the Award

3. The CDA focuses on schools’ efforts in developing character, namely the structures and processes which are in place in the school for character development.

4. The criteria for CDA are based on fundamental principles and approaches highlighted in research as critical for development of character in children. Three areas are looked into:

leadership, culture; and processes, systems & structures.

5. Award-winning schools demonstrate that their character development strategies, goals and directions are coherent and given priority in their school mission and the strategies are systematically implemented and monitored. Evaluation Process for CDA 6. Applications for the CDA open in October of each year. Interested schools submit their applications by mid-November, followed by their reports by January of the following year. 7. The evaluation process is led by teams of notable professionals drawn from industry, the community, and the education field. The process includes a thorough study of the report submitted and site-visits to shortlisted schools where interviews with school personnel, students, parents and other stakeholders are conducted. 8. For the year 2006 CDA, a total of 115 applications were received; 13 schools received the ODA, and 74 schools received the DA.

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Schools that attained the Outstanding Development Award for Character Development [ODA (CD)] this year

9. The schools awarded ODA (CD) have very clear mission and vision for Character Development which are aligned to their school mission and vision. They have clear systems and processes in place to deliver their Character Development programmes. School-wide programmes are designed creatively and implemented to address the different needs of the students. Character development in these schools has been inculcated as the shared responsibility of the school, home and community.

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Annex F

List of Secondary Schools Excluded from the Banding Exercise

Schools with small candidature Si Ling Secondary (Express)

Anderson Secondary (Normal) Anglo-Chinese (Barker Road) (Normal) Bukit Merah Secondary (Normal) Bukit Panjang Govt. High (Normal) Fairfield Methodist Secondary (Normal) Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' (Secondary) (Normal) Telok Kurau Secondary (Normal) Temasek Secondary (Normal)

Schools without any O-Level candidate in 2005

Greendale Secondary Pei Hwa Secondary

Schools not admitting Secondary 1 students in 2007

Ghim Moh Secondary JinTai Secondary Monk’s Hill Secondary

Schools merged / closed in 2006 Braddell-Westlake Secondary

Schools offering the Integrated Programme (IP)

Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) Dunman High Nanyang Girls’ High Raffles Girls’ (Secondary) Raffles Institution Hwa Chong Institution River Valley High

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Annex G

Reading the School Achievement Tables 1. The key features of the School Achievement Tables are as follows (see Figure 1 for annotated explanations):

a. The first column shows the absolute academic performance based on the 2005 GCE examinations. Schools are put in O-level bands.

b. Schools that receive the School Distinction Award ( ) and School Excellence Award ( ) are indicated by the respective symbols in the next column. These two awards are the top MOE awards for schools.

c. Awards won by schools in the various domains (academic value-added, physical & aesthetics, character development) as well as the Best Practice Awards are indicated in the remaining columns. For these awards, clear stars ( ) refer to Level One Awards, while solid stars ( ) refer to Level Two Awards.

2. For example, in Figure 1, Foundation Secondary School is in Band 3 in terms of absolute academic performance for its Special/Express course, with an average L1B5 score 12 points after rounding down to the nearest integer. Three other schools are in the same band with similar academic performance.

3. From Figure 1, we can see that Foundation Secondary School has also won several awards:

a. It has won the School Distinction Award, denoted by the medal ( ).

b. For the Academic Value-added domain, it has won two Level One Academic Value-added Awards: one for Special/Express course, and another for Normal course. These are denoted by the clear stars ( ) in the “Academic Value-added” column.

c. For the Academic Value-added domain, it has also won a Level Two Sustained Achievement Award for Academic Value-added. This is denoted by the solid star ( ) in the “Academic Value-added” column.

d. For the Physical & Aesthetics domain, it has won two Level Two Sustained Achievement Awards. These are denoted by solid stars ( ) in the “Physical & Aesthetics” column.

e. For the Character Development domain, it has won a Level One Development Award. This is denoted by a clear star ( ) in the “Character Development” column.

f. For Best Practice Awards (BPA), it has won the BPA. This is denoted by the solid star ( ) in the “Best Practice Awards” column.

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Figure 1. Key features of the School Achievement Tables for schools

School Achievement Table for Special/Express Course (200X)




and Development Awards ( )

‘O’ Level Band

(Average L1B5vii

rounded down to the

nearest integer)


within each band)

School


and School



Physical & Aestheticsviii

Character Developmentix

Best Practice Awards ( )

Aspiration High School

Clover Park Institution

Foundation Secondary

Band 3: Average

L1B5 = 12

Oak View Secondary

vii Average L1B5 is the average of students’ aggregate grades in L1 (English or Higher Mother Tongue Language) and the best 5 subjects. The smaller the

value of average L1B5, the better the performance of a school. viii As there are too many first level Achievement Awards in the Physical & Aesthetics domain, only the second level Sustained Achievement Awards are

indicated for this domain.

Course type Year of assessment

Awards won in the Academic Value-added

domain

Awards won in the Physical &

Aesthetics domain

Special Awards won Best Practice

Awards won

Band Awards won in the Character Development

domain

school achievements in 2006 · school achievements in 2006 outstanding development award for...

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