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Reference No : EDUN N27-03-008 Vol 19
Press Release No : 02595
Date : 12 Aug 95
THE SPECIAL ACADEMIC AWARDS 1995 PRESENTATION CEREMONY
1. This year's Special Academic Awards Presentation Ceremony will be held at the Auditorium of the Regional Language Centre, Orange Grove Road, on Tuesday, 15 August 1995 at 3.00 pm. Dr Aline Wong, Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Health and Ministry of Education, will be the Guest-of-Honour. At this ceremony, Dr Aline Wong will present the annual awards for the Prime Minister's Book Prize for Bilingualism, the Lee Kuan Yew Award for Mathematics and Science as well as the Lee Kuan Yew Scholarship.
The Prime Minister's Book Prize
2. The Prime Minister's Book Prize is an annual award for bilingualism given at the primary, secondary and pre-university levels. The prize is awarded to outstanding bilingual pupils based on their combined results in English Language and the mother tongue in the Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) and the GCE 'O' Level Examination, and the General Paper and the mother tongue in the GCE 'A' Level Examination. Pupils' overall performance in the other subjects is also taken into consideration in the selection of prize winners.
3. This year, a total of 40 pupils are awarded the Prime Minister's Book Prize - 13 in the Primary section, 21 in the Secondary section and 6 in the Pre-University section. The names of the awardees are given at Annexes A1-3.
4. Two winners are receiving the award for the second time. Lim Wei Shyan and Mohamad Farid b Harunal Rashid received the Prime Minister's Book Prize in the PSLE category in 1991 and are being awarded the Prime Minister's Book Prize in the GCE 'O' Level category for 1995.
The Lee Kuan Yew Award for Mathematics and Science
5. The Lee Kuan Yew Award for excellence in Mathematics and Science was instituted in 1992. The awards are given under three categories - Secondary, Pre-University and Polytechnic. This year there are 10 recipients, 3 in the Secondary category, 3 in the Pre-University category and four in the Polytechnic category, ie one each for the Singapore Polytechnic, Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Temasek Polytechnic and Nanyang Polytechnic. The names of the awardees are given at Annex B.
6. School winners are selected on the basis of their Mathematics and Science results in the GCE 'O' Level and the GCE 'A' Level Examinations. Their overall examination performance in the other subjects is also taken into consideration. Polytechnic winners are selected from among the top Technology & Computer Science graduates in each of the polytechnics. Their participation in extra-curricular activities related to Science and Mathematics is also considered.
7. This year, two students Ho Chin Ping Tracey and Boh Boon Yien are being awarded the LKY Award for the second time. They received the award in the Secondary category in 1993.
The Lee Kuan Yew Scholarship
The Lee Kuan Yew Scholarship awards are prestigious postgraduate scholarships for outstanding Singaporeans to pursue postgraduate studies in renowned universities to further develop their potential as leaders in their chosen fields and the community.
Selection for the 1995 awards has been completed. A total of 135 applications were considered for the 1995 scholarships. Eligible candidates were considered by a Selection Panel chaired by Mr Lee Hee Seng, Chairman, Public Service Commission and comprising Mr Lee Ek Tieng, Head of Civil Service/Permanent Secretary (Special Duties), Prime Minister's Office; Mr R A Shelley, Member of the Public Service Commission; Professor Brian Lee, Dean of the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University; and Professor Chong Chi Tat, Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Science and Head of Information Systems and Computer Science, National University of Singapore.
The Selection Panel has selected two candidates for the 1995 scholarships. They are:
(1) Mr Tan Sze Sian, Kenneth Paul, Bachelor of Science in Economics & Politics (First Class Honours), University of Bristol, UK, 1994. He has elected to read his Ph D in Social & Political Sciences at Cambridge University, UK in 1996 after his National Service.
(2) Mr Cavinder Bull, Bachelor of Arts in Jurisprudence (First Class Honours), Trinity College, University of Oxford, UK, 1992. He has elected to read Masters in Law (LLM) at a university in USA or UK.
PRIME MINISTER'S BOOK PRIZE WINNERS 1995 - PSLE LEVEL
Language School
No Name Sex Combination School from Posted to
1 Lai Liming M EL & HCL Rosyth Sch Raffles Inst
Eugene
2 Ho Zheng F EL & HCL Fairfield Meth Raffles Girls'
Pr Sch Sch (Sec)
3 Tan Min Li F EL & HCL Rosyth Sch Raffles Girls'
Sch (Sec)
4 Ho Si Ying F EL & HCL Raffles Girls' Raffles Girls'
Pr Sch Sch (Sec)
5 Su Zhixiu F EL & HCL Chong Shan Pr Raffles Girls'
Sch Sch (Sec)
6 Gan Kai Ling F EL & HCL Xingnan Pr River Valley
High
7 Zhan Daowei M EL & HCL Tao Nan Sch Raffles Inst
8 Chua Zhi Min F EL & HCL Nanyang Pr Sch Raffles Girls'
Sch (Sec)
9 Lee Hui Ying F EL & HCL Pei Tong Pr Raffles Girls'
Sch (Sec)
10 Mohammed Rizal M EL & HML Clementi North Raffles Inst
b Rahim Pr
11 Amalia bte F EL & HML Shuqun Pr Raffles Girls'
Yunus Sch (Sec)
12 Deepa Jayakaran F EL & HTL Raffles Girls' Raffles Girls'
Pr Sch Sch (Sec
13 Manivasagan M EL & HTL Mayflower Pr Raffles Inst
Ramanathan Sch
PRIME MINISTER'S BOOK PRIZE WINNERS 1995 - GCE 'O' LEVEL
Language School
No Name Sex Combination School from Posted to
1 Low Wen Ee F EL & HCL Nanyang Girls' Hwa Chong JC
Liu Wanyu High Sch
2 Tang Ming Yang M EL & HCL The Chinese Hwa Chong JC
Deng Mingyang High Sch
3 Chow Weien M EL & HCL The Chinese Raffles JC
Zhao Weien High Sch
4 Ang Chee Wee M EL & HCL Raffles Inst Raffles JC
Hong Zhiwei
5 Tan Ki Wei M EL & HCL The Chinese Hwa Chong JC
Chen Qiwei High Sch
6 Hoe Wee Meng M EL & HCL River Valley National JC
He Weiming High Sch
7+ Lim Wei Shyan M EL & HCL Raffles Inst Raffles JC
Lim Weixian
8 Goh Si Hou M EL & HCL The Chinese Hwa Chong JC
Wu Shihao High Sch
9 Chia Yuan Ling F EL & HCL Nanyang Girls' Hwa Chong JC
Che Yuanning High Sch
10 Tien Li Chih M EL & HCL Catholic High Hwa Chong JC
Cheng Lizhi Sch
11 Teo Eng Dih M EL & HCL The Chinese Hwa Chong JC
Zhang Yingzhi High Sch
12 Tan Bee Hong F EL & CL Raffles Girls' Raffles JC
Chen Meifang Sch (Sec)
13 Fiona Yik Soh F EL & CL CHIJ (Sec) Raffles JC
Wei Toa Payoh
Fiona Yi Suhui
14 Chua Chen Yun F EL & CL Raffles Girls' Raffles JC
Cai Chenyun Sch (Sec)
15 Liau Ming Lee F EL & CL Raffles Girls' Raffles JC
Liao Mingli Sch (Sec)
16 Cheryl Chia F EL & CL Raffles Girls' Raffles JC
Mei Ann Sch (Sec)
Xie Meien
17++ Mohamad Farid b M EL & HML Raffles Inst Raffles JC
Harunal Rashid
18 Masitah bt F EL & ML Tanjong Katong Victoria JC
Ibrahim Girls' Sch
19 Norfarhana bte F EL & ML Ping Yi Sec Temasek JC
Supa'at
20 Dushyanthi F EL & HTL Raffles Girls' Raffles JC
Gunachandran Sec Sch
21 Ramasami F EL & TL Raffles Girls' -
Shantini Sec Sch
Note
Double Award Widnners (+) 1st Award
+ Lim Wei Shyan 1991
Lim Weixian
++ Mohamad Farid b Harunal Rashid 1991
PRIME MINISTER'S BOOK PRIZE WINNERS 1995 - GCE 'A' LEVEL
Language
No Name Sex Combination Former College
1 Tang Shuk Yee F GP & CL St Andrew's JC
Deng Shuyi ('A' Level)
2 Tan Swee Heng M GP & CL Raffles JC
('AO' Level)
3 Lee Boon Beng M GP & CL Hwa Chong JC
('AO' Level)
4 Yap Eng Hui F GP & HCL Hwa Chong JC
Ye Yinghui ('O' Level)
5 Sim Swee Fang F GP & HCL Hwa Chong JC
Shen Ruifang ('O' Level)
6 Low Guan Yi F GP & HCL Temasek JC
Liu Guanyi ('A' Level)
LEE KUAN YEW AWARD FOR MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE 1995
List of School Winners
GCE 'O' LEVEL
Name Sex School From College Now In
Chia Peir Wei M River Valley High Hwa Chong Junior
School College
Ong Xian Soon M The Chinese High Raffles Junior College
School
Su Xuanming M Raffles Raffles Junior College
Institution
GCE 'A' LEVEL
Name Sex College From
Ho Chui Ping Tracey# F Hwa Chong Junior
College
Boh Boon Yien# M Victoria Junior College
Huang Kuan Kai M Raffles Junior College
#Lee Kuan Yew Mathematics and Science Award Winner 1993.
LEE KUAN YEW AWARD FOR MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE 1995
List of Polytechnic Winners
Name Sex School From College Now In
Cheong Kwan Ho M Manufacturing School of Engineering,
Engineering Nanyang Polytechnic
Ng Kian Ann M Electronics, Electronics &
Computer & Communication Engineering
Communiction Dept, Singapore
Engineering Polytechnic
Toh Poh Joo M Mechanical Mechanical Engineering
Engineering Department, Ngee Ann
Polytechnic
Yeoh Boon Hee M Mechatronics School of Engineering,
Temasek Polytechnic
LEE KUAN YEW SCHOLARSHIP 1995
List of Winners
Name Sex
Tan Sze Sian, Kenneth Paul M
Cavinder Bull M
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