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EDUN N25-02-033 VOL 5
04099
13 Aug 1999

PERFORMANCE INDICATORS FOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS 1999

1. Since 1992, the Ministry of Education has been providing information on the performance of secondary schools to help students and their parents make informed choices when opting for secondary schools. The performance indicators for secondary schools highlight the top-ranking schools in the General Certificate of Education (GCE) ‘O’ Level Examination, both in terms of absolute as well as value-added performance. There is no change in the ranking criteria. Secondary schools are ranked based on L1B5 for Special/Express course and L1B4 for Normal course. These criteria are explained in Appendix A. Data on schools which perform well in physical fitness are also provided.

   Top Schools based on Absolute Performance

2. The top schools in the 1998 GCE ‘O’ Level Examination are listed in Table 1 and 2. In the Special/Express course category, the top five schools were Raffles Institution, The Chinese High, Raffles Girls’ Secondary, Dunman High and River Valley High. The best non-Independent and non-Autonomous schools were Swiss Cottage Secondary, ranked 23^rd, Gan Eng Seng Secondary and Tanjong Katong Secondary, both ranked 26^th.
3. For the Normal course, the top five secondary schools were Zhonghua Secondary, Paya Lebar Methodist Girls’ Secondary, Anderson Secondary, Bukit Panjang Government High, and Commonwealth Secondary.

   High Value-added Schools

4. The high value-added secondary schools are shown in Table 3 and 4. These schools have helped their pupils perform better than expected based on their PSLE scores. The Ministry will award $20,000 to each of the top 10 schools and $10,000 to each of the next 10 schools in recognition of their good efforts.
5. This year, CHIJ Katong Convent is among the top 10 again for value-added performance in both the Special/Express and Normal courses. Four other schools, Peicai Secondary, St. Anthony’s Canossian Secondary, St. Margaret’s Secondary and Zhonghua Secondary also qualified for double awards.

   
   Top Schools in Fitness

6. The top schools in terms of pupils’ physical fitness, lowest percentage overweight and Fitness Index are shown in Table 5, 6 and 7. These indicators are based on all pupils in the school, not just those in the graduating classes.
7. Based on the composite Fitness Index, the top 5 schools in 1998 were CHIJ St. Nicholas Girls’, Nanyang Girls’ High, Cedar Girls’ Secondary, Singapore Chinese Girls’ and The Chinese High.

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MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

Table 1: Top 50 Schools for Special/Express Course
(Based on 1998 GCE O-Level Results)

Table 2: Top 40 Schools for Normal Course
(Based on 1998 GCE O-Level Results)

Table 3: Top 20 Value-Added Secondary Schools
for Special/Express Course
(Based on 1998 GCE O-Level Results)

Table 4: Top 20 Value-Added Secondary Schools for Normal Course
(Based on 1998 GCE O-Level Results)

Table 5: Top 50 Schools By Physical Fitness Level in 1998

Table 6: The 50 Schools With Lowest Percentage Overweight in 1998

Table 7: Top 50 Schools By Fitness Index in 1998

APPENDIX

Explanatory Notes For Tables On Ranking Of Secondary Schools

1     The following seven tables provide information on the performance of selected secondary schools in the
       1998 GCE O-level examination and the top schools in Physical Fitness, Lowest Percentage Overweight
       and Fitness Index.

Table 1: Top 50 Schools (Special/Express Course)
Table 2: Top 40 Schools (Normal Course)
Table 3: Top 20 High Value-Added Schools (Special/Express Course)
Table 4: Top 20 High Value-Added Schools (Normal Course)
Table 5: Top 50 Secondary Schools by Physical Fitness Level
Table 6: The 50 Secondary Schools with Lowest Percentage Overweight
Table 7: Top 50 Secondary Schools by Fitness Index

2     For Tables 1-4, the performance of each school is based on pupils who took the O-level examination for
       the first time. Schools not included in the tables are those with small candidature (fewer than 40 pupils),
       those not admitting Secondary One pupils in 2000 or those closed in 1999. Not included in the ranking
       exercise are the following schools:

Description Of Terms Used In Tables

3         Number of Pupils : This column shows the number of pupils who took the O-level examination for
           the first time.

4        Mean L1B5 : Mean of pupils’ aggregate grades in L1 (English or Higher Mother Tongue language)
          and best 5 subjects. This is the ranking criterion for Special/Express course.

5        Mean L1B4 : Mean of pupils’ aggregate grades in English and best 4 subjects. This is the ranking
          criterion for Normal course.

6       Mean Subject Grade (MSG): Mean of all grades obtained by pupils in a school. This is the old ranking
          criterion for Special/Express and Normal course.

7      % Passed 5 O-Levels or More : Percentage of pupils with 5 O-level passes or more.

8      % Passed 3 O-Levels or More: Percentage of pupils with 3 O-level passes or more.

9      PSLE Scores of 1999 Sec 1 Intake : Aggregate scores of Sec 1 pupils admitted in 1999 from
         non-affiliated and affiliated schools, for the different courses.

10    % S4N Eligible for S5N : Percentage of Sec 4N pupils who were eligible for Sec 5N in the previous
          year’s N-level examination.

11     High Value-added Schools : Tables 3-4 show the top 20 schools with high value-added performance
         for Special/Express and Normal courses respectively.

12     Fitness Level : The "Physical Fitness Percentage" in Table 5 gives the percentage of pupils who
         passed the National Physical Fitness Award test. The NAPFA test consists of 6 test items developed
         by the Sports Medicine and Research Centre of the Singapore Sports Council in 1981.

13     Percentage Overweight : The "Percentage Overweight" in Table 6 gives the percentage of pupils who
         are overweight by 20% or more according to standards provided by the Ministry of Health.

14     Fitness Index : In Table 7, the Fitness Index (FI) of each school is based on the height and weight
         measurements of its pupils and their performance in the NAPFA test. The FI is defined as the average of:

(i)     the percentage of pupils within the acceptable weight range according to the
        Weight for Height Table compiled by School Health Service, and

(ii)    the percentage of pupils who pass the NAPFA test.

The acceptable weight range is from 80% to below 120% of standard weight.