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EDUN N25-02-033

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10 Aug 2002

 

PERFORMANCE INDICATORS, SUSTAINED ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS, BEST PRACTICE AWARDS AND NATIONAL EDUCATION AWARDS FOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS 2002

 

1.        As in previous years, the Ministry of Education is providing information on the performance of Secondary Schools to help pupils 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 performance1. The schools awarded Sustained Achievement Awards, Best Practice Awards and National Education Awards are also highlighted.

Top Schools based on Absolute Performance

2.        In the Special/Express course category, the top five schools were Raffles Institution, Raffles Girls' School (Secondary), The Chinese High, Nanyang Girls' High, and Dunman High. The best non-Independent and non-Autonomous schools were Tanjong Katong Secondary, ranked 25th and Ngee Ann Secondary, ranked 26th .

3.        For the Normal course, the top five Secondary Schools were Xinmin Secondary, Nan Hua Secondary, Ngee Ann Secondary, Ang Mo Kio Secondary and Presbyterian High.

4.        The top schools in the 2001 GCE 'O' Level Examination are listed in Tables 1 and 2.

High Value-added Schools

5.        This year, Bukit Batok Secondary, Bukit View Secondary, CHIJ Katong Convent, CHIJ St. Joseph's Convent, CHIJ St. Theresa's Convent, Ghim Moh Secondary, St. Anthony's Canossian Secondary, St. Gabriel's Secondary and Xinmin Secondary qualified for awards in both the Special/Express and Normal courses.

6.        The high value-added Secondary Schools are shown in Tables 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.

Top Schools in Fitness

7.        Based on the composite Fitness Index, the top 5 schools in 2001 were CHIJ St. Nicholas Girls', Raffles Girls' School (Secondary), Nanyang Girls' High, Tanjong Katong Girls' and Cedar Girls' Secondary.

8.        The top 50 schools in terms of pupils' physical fitness, lowest percentage overweight and Fitness Index are shown in Tables 5, 6 and 7. These indicators are based on all pupils in the school and not just those in the graduating classes.

Sustained Achievement Awards (SAAs)

9.        The Sustained Achievement Awards (SAAs) give recognition to schools that have performed well consistently over a period of years, in academic and non-academic areas.

10.      This year, a total of 75 SAAs, 6 for Arts, 7 for Sports, 37 for Uniformed Groups, 20 for Physical Fitness and 5 for Academic Value-added, will be given out to 50 Secondary Schools. This is an increase of 25 awards and 12 schools over the previous year.

11.      Of the 50 winning schools this year, 36 are repeat winners while 14 are first time winners. The 8 neighbourhood schools that are among the first time winners are Bukit Batok Secondary, Fajar Secondary, Queenstown Secondary, Serangoon Garden Secondary, Serangoon Garden Technical, Swiss Cottage Secondary, Upper Serangoon Secondary and Woodlands Secondary. Among the repeat winners, 23 schools are winning the SAA for the fourth time. Of the 23 fourth time winners, Anglican High, Dunman High, Methodist Girls' School, Raffles Girls' School (Secondary), Raffles Institution, River Valley High and The Chinese High will receive 3 SAAs each, Nanyang Girls' High will receive 4 SAAs. The details are given in Table 8.

Best Practice Awards (BPAs)

12.      The Best Practice Awards (BPAs) give recognition to schools with effective practices and systems that lead to desirable educational outcomes, academic and non-academic. The awards are part of the implementation of the School Excellence Model that provides a holistic approach to managing education with equal emphasis on processes as well as results.

13.      This year, two Secondary Schools will receive BPAs. CHIJ Katong Convent will be awarded the BPA for Teaching and Learning and Crescent Girls' School for Staff Well-being.

National Education Awards

14.      This year, the Ministry of Education will be giving out the Lee Kuan Yew National Education (LKY NE) Award for the first time. This award gives recognition to schools that have made special efforts to design and implement innovative and effective programmes to equip our students with the basic attitudes, values and instinct which make them Singaporeans.

15.      From 2002, schools that enter the final judging round of the LKY NE Award will be awarded the National Education Achievement Award (NEAA) in recognition of their achievements in NE for the year.

16.      The inaugural LKY NE Award will be presented to National Junior College. The 5 NEAA winners are Admiralty Primary, CHIJ St. Nicholas Girls',Damai Secondary, GreenRidge Primary and Pasir Ris Primary, .

 

 

Table 1

Table 1: Top 50 Schools for Special/Express Course
(Based on 2001 GCE O-Level Results)

Rank SCHOOL 2001 GCE O-LEVEL RESULTS PSLE SCORES OF 2002 SEC 1 INTAKE2
No. of
Pupils		 Mean
L1B5		 Mean
Subject Grade		 %
Passed 5 O-Levels or More

From Non-Affiliated Schools

From Affiliated Schools

Special Course

Express Course

Special Course

Express Course
1 RAFFLES INSTITUTION 450 7.8 1.6 100   260-281    
2 RAFFLES GIRLS' (SECONDARY) 477 8.6 1.8 100   251-281    
2 THE CHINESE HIGH 460 8.6 1.8 100 258-282      
4 NANYANG GIRLS' HIGH 356 9.1 1.9 100 260-286   251-276 249-252
5 DUNMAN HIGH 401 9.4 2 100 257-281      
6 RIVER VALLEY HIGH 427 10.6 2.2 100 253-278      
7 METHODIST GIRLS' (SECONDARY) 258 10.7 2.2 100   255-269   200-260
8 CHIJ ST. NICHOLAS GIRLS' 382 10.9 2.2 99 256-276   251-271 224-252
9 ANGLO-CHINESE (INDEPENDENT) 422 11 2.2 100   248-275   235-270
10 SINGAPORE CHINESE GIRLS' 245 11.4 2.3 100   249-275   200-272
10 TANJONG KATONG GIRLS' 347 11.4 2.3 100   231-267    
12 CEDAR GIRLS' SECONDARY 357 11.5 2.3 100   236-261    
13 ANDERSON SECONDARY 280 11.6 2.3 99   249-269    
14 CATHOLIC HIGH 312 11.8 2.3 100 250-267 242-252 250-266 225-251
15 ZHONGHUA SECONDARY 206 11.9 2.3 99   236-259    
16 ST. JOSEPH'S INSTITUTION 383 12.3 2.4 100   239-269   226-261
17 BUKIT PANJANG GOVT. HIGH 278 12.5 2.5 100   245-264    
18 CRESCENT GIRLS' 348 12.8 2.4 100   234-274    
19 VICTORIA 367 13 2.5 99   241-263    
20 ANGLICAN HIGH 363 13.1 2.6 99 250-276 243-252    
21 CHUNG CHENG HIGH (MAIN) 415 13.2 2.5 99 250-274 235-252    
21 XINMIN SECONDARY 200 13.2 2.4 100   239-265    
23 TEMASEK SECONDARY 271 13.5 2.5 100   237-267    
24 COMMONWEALTH SECONDARY 195 14.1 2.6 98   241-267    
25 TANJONG KATONG SECONDARY 349 14.2 2.6 99   227-254    
26 NGEE ANN SECONDARY 202 14.4 2.7 99   233-255   189-239
27 CHIJ SECONDARY
(TOA PAYOH)		 312 14.5 2.8 98   238-274   189-273
28 MARIS STELLA HIGH 270 14.7 2.7 98 251-259 225-250 252-267 204-251
29 ANG MO KIO SECONDARY 196 15.3 3 97   233-255    
30 SWISS COTTAGE SECONDARY 236 15.4 3 98   236-260    
31 FAIRFIELD METHODIST SECONDARY 233 15.8 2.9 97   238-260   188-261
31 NAN HUA SECONDARY 131 15.8 2.9 98 250-278 243-252    
33 BUKIT BATOK SECONDARY 188 15.9 2.9 97   224-240    
33 PAYA LEBAR METHODIST GIRLS' SECONDARY 240 15.9 3 98   245-251   188-262
35 AHMAD IBRAHIM SECONDARY 204 16 3 95   233-262    
35 CHIJ KATONG CONVENT 196 16 3.2 96   226-252   188-259
37 DUNMAN SECONDARY 201 16.6 3 97   229-273    
38 CLEMENTI TOWN SECONDARY 203 16.7 3.1 97   233-250    
38 ST. MARGARET'S SECONDARY 124 16.7 2.9 98   233-263   188-258
40 PRESBYTERIAN HIGH 215 17.2 3 95   229-248    
41 CHIJ ST. THERESA'S CONVENT 191 17.4 3.2 98   215-246   189-241
42 HAI SING CATHOLIC 178 17.6 3.1 98   218-246    
42 ST. ANTHONY'S CANOSSIAN SECONDARY 190 17.6 3.1 97       192-253
44 ST. ANDREW'S SECONDARY 193 17.7 3.2 95   234-255   189-261
45 GAN ENG SENG 194 17.8 3.3 96   226-260    
46 ST. GABRIEL'S SECONDARY 184 18 3.2 96   219-240   188-249
47 MAYFLOWER SECONDARY 218 18.1 3.3 92   222-247    
48 PASIR RIS SECONDARY 211 18.5 3.3 95   215-252    
49 DAMAI SECONDARY 115 18.7 3.5 92   216-236    
49 ST. HILDA'S SECONDARY 186 18.7 3.4 95   220-247   188-247

 

 

 

Table 2

Table 2: Top 40 Schools for Normal Course
(BASED ON 2001 GCE O-LEVEL RESULTS)

Rank SCHOOL 2001 GCE O-LEVEL RESULTS % S4N Eligible for S5N PSLE SCORES OF 2002 SEC 1 INTAKE
No. of Pupils Mean L1B4 Mean Subject Grade % Passed 5 O-Levels or More % Passed 3 O-Levels or More From Non-
Affiliated Schools		 From Affiliated Schools

1

 XINMIN SECONDARY 70 17.9 3.7 90 97 96

183-199

 
2 NAN HUA SECONDARY 64 20.4 4.4 84 94 90    
3 NGEE ANN SECONDARY 107 20.5 4.3 67 93 96 194-199 153-188
4 ANG MO KIO SECONDARY 66 20.6 4.5 73 83 92 176-197  
4 PRESBYTERIAN HIGH 59 20.6 4.4 75 92 87 175-197  
6 DUNMAN SECONDARY 66 21.1 4.6 73 97 96 184-199  
7 CHIJ ST. THERESA'S CONVENT 66 21.3 4.7 73 95 91 166-199 155-186
8 ST. ANTHONY'S CANOSSIAN SECONDARY 64 21.4 4.8 67 81 97 183-199 152-195
9 CHIJ KATONG CONVENT 52 21.7 5 69 90 87 170-198 153-189
10 CHIJ ST. JOSEPH'S CONVENT 61 21.8 4.8 61 90 97 170-195 155-187
11 PAYA LEBAR METHODIST GIRLS' SECONDARY 53 22.2 4.9 72 98 98   171-197
12 TANGLIN SECONDARY 63 22.3 4.8 56 89 80 152-199  
13 HAI SING CATHOLIC 64 22.4 4.9 61 84 93 178-199  
13 PEICAI SECONDARY 46 22.4 4.9 54 78 90 152-187  
15 ST. GABRIEL'S SECONDARY 75 22.5 4.8 52 88 89 179-187 152-186
16 BOON LAY SECONDARY 79 22.7 4.9 56 85 76 180-193  
16 BUKIT BATOK SECONDARY 100 22.7 4.9 51 90 84 175-196  
16 FAIRFIELD METHODIST SECONDARY 53 22.7 4.9 55 83 95 187-195 152-186
16 JURONG SECONDARY 78 22.7 4.9 56 86 94 176-199  
16 KUO CHUAN PRESBYTERIAN SECONDARY 64 22.7 4.8 55 89 89 170-193 153-194
21 ST. MARGARET'S SECONDARY 62 22.8 4.8 52 92 95 181-199 153-191
22 GEYLANG METHODIST SECONDARY 74 23.1 4.9 43 93 95 183-187 153-187
22 SWISS COTTAGE SECONDARY 68 23.1 5.2 51 90 90 183-196  
24 BUKIT VIEW SECONDARY 82 23.2 5 56 89 83 157-196  
25 RIVERSIDE SECONDARY 76 23.3 5 51 80 87 177-198  
25 YISHUN TOWN SECONDARY 70 23.3 4.9 66 83 79 176-197  
27 ST. HILDA'S SECONDARY 128 23.5 5 52 84 87 181-196 152-187
28 BENDEMEER SECONDARY 73 23.6 5.2 51 81 87 164-195  
28 BUKIT PANJANG GOVT. HIGH 45 23.6 5.2 58 84 98 187-199  
28 DAMAI SECONDARY 64 23.6 5.3 58 88 94 176-191  
28 KRANJI SECONDARY 101 23.6 5.1 50 90 95 173-199  
28 MAYFLOWER SECONDARY 57 23.6 5.1 53 93 95 172-190  
28 NEW TOWN SECONDARY 49 23.6 5.1 41 88 74 167-186  
28 OUTRAM SECONDARY 61 23.6 5.2 52 82 83 152-187  
35 AHMAD IBRAHIM SECONDARY 56 23.7 5 48 82 83 181-198  
35 GHIM MOH SECONDARY 52 23.7 5.1 44 87 92 152-182  
35 QUEENSTOWN SECONDARY 52 23.7 5.1 37 90 81 159-188  
38 QUEENSWAY SECONDARY 119 23.8 5.1 50 82 83 164-195  
38 WOODLANDS SECONDARY 88 23.8 5.2 48 77 79 158-187  
38 YISHUN SECONDARY 112 23.8 5 54 91 86 161-191  

 

 

 

Table 3

Table 3: Top 20 Value-Added Secondary Schools for Special/Express Course
(Based on 2001 GCE O-Level Results)

 

SCHOOL

PSLE SCORES OF
2002 SEC 1 INTAKE

From Non-Affiliated Schools

From
Affiliated
Schools

Top 10 Value-Added Schools
(In Alphabetical Order)

 Balestier Hill Secondary 188-249  
Bukit View Secondary 188-236  
CHIJ Katong Convent 226-256 188-259
CHIJ St. Joseph's Convent 219-253 188-261
CHIJ St. Theresa's Convent 215-246 189-241
East View Secondary 188-230  
Greenview Secondary 188-240  
St. Margaret's Secondary 233-263 188-258
Xinmin Secondary 239-265  
Yuan Ching Secondary 188-233  

Next Top 10 Value-Added Schools
(In Alphabetical Order)

 Bedok South Secondary 193-228  
Bukit Batok Secondary 224-240  
Ghim Moh Secondary 188-236  
Henderson Secondary 188-231  
Methodist Girls' (Secondary) 255-269 200-260
St. Anthony's Canossian Secondary   192-253
St. Gabriel's Secondary 219-240 188-249
Tanjong Katong Secondary 227-254  
Yuying Secondary 188-230  
Zhonghua Secondary 236-259  

   

 

 

Table 4

Table 4: Top 20 Value-Added Secondary Schools for Normal Course
(Based on 2001 GCE O-Level Results)

 

SCHOOL

PSLE SCORES OF
2002 SEC 1 INTAKE

From Non-Affiliated Schools

From Affiliated Schools

Top 10
Value-Added Schools
(In Alphabetical Order)

 Bukit View Secondary 157-196  
CHIJ Katong Convent 170-198 153-189
CHIJ St. Joseph's Convent 170-195 155-187
CHIJ St. Theresa's Convent 166-199 155-186
Nan Hua Secondary    
Ngee Ann Secondary 194-199 153-188
Peicai Secondary 152-187  
Presbyterian High 175-197  
St. Anthony's Canossian Secondary 183-199 152-195
Xinmin Secondary 183-199  

Next Top 10
Value-Added Schools
(In Alphabetical Order)

 Ang Mo Kio Secondary 176-197  
Bukit Batok Secondary 175-196  
Dunman Secondary 184-199  
Ghim Moh Secondary 152-182  
Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Secondary 170-193 153-194
Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' Secondary   171-197
Queenstown Secondary 159-188  
Serangoon Secondary 152-189  
St. Gabriel's Secondary 179-187 152-186
Tanglin Secondary 152-199  

  

 

 

Table 5

Table 5: Top 50 Schools By Physical Fitness Level In 2001

S/No School

Percentage with Awards

1

CHIJ ST. NICHOLAS GIRLS' SCHOOL

99.12

2

 SINGAPORE CHINESE GIRLS' SCHOOL

97.58
3 NANYANG GIRLS' HIGH SCHOOL 96.75
4 CEDAR GIRLS' SECONDARY SCHOOL 96.15
5 TANJONG KATONG GIRLS' SCHOOL 96.11
6 RAFFLES GIRLS' SCHOOL (SECONDARY) 96.1
7 CRESCENT GIRLS' SCHOOL 94.86
8 NAN CHIAU HIGH SCHOOL 94.69
9 CHIJ ST. JOSEPH'S CONVENT 93.19
10 METHODIST GIRLS' SCHOOL (SECONDARY) 91.09
11 ANGLICAN HIGH SCHOOL 90.41
12 FUHUA SECONDARY SCHOOL 89.05
13 SERANGOON GARDEN TECHNICAL SCHOOL 88.74
14 DUNMAN HIGH SCHOOL 88.68
15 TEMASEK SECONDARY SCHOOL 88.54
16 JURONG WEST SECONDARY SCHOOL 88.2
17 CHIJ KATONG CONVENT 88.05
18 BUKIT PANJANG GOVT. HIGH SCHOOL 87.82
19 NAN HUA SECONDARY SCHOOL 87.72
20 ST. ANTHONY'S CANOSSIAN SECONDARY SCHOOL 86.87
21 YUYING SECONDARY SCHOOL 86.54
22 PASIR RIS CREST SECONDARY SCHOOL 86.12
23 EVERGREEN SECONDARY SCHOOL 85.74
24 ANDERSON SECONDARY SCHOOL 85.63
25 COMMONWEALTH SECONDARY SCHOOL 85.42
26 THE CHINESE HIGH SCHOOL 85.22
27 EAST SPRING SECONDARY SCHOOL 84.94
28 CLEMENTI TOWN SECONDARY SCHOOL 84.71
29 QUEENSTOWN SECONDARY SCHOOL 84.62
30 ST. MARGARET'S SECONDARY SCHOOL 83.81
31 ORCHID PARK SECONDARY SCHOOL 83.78
32 PAYA LEBAR METHODIST GIRLS' SECONDARY SCHOOL 83.57
33 UNITY SECONDARY SCHOOL 83.23
34 HOLY INNOCENTS' HIGH SCHOOL 83.17
35 GREENRIDGE SECONDARY SCHOOL 82.61
36 PUNGGOL SECONDARY SCHOOL 82.42
37 ANGLO-CHINESE SCHOOL (BARKER ROAD) 82.04
38 TANJONG KATONG SECONDARY SCHOOL 82.02
39 RIVER VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL 81.52
40 NAVAL BASE SECONDARY SCHOOL 81.49
41 YIO CHU KANG SECONDARY SCHOOL 81.42
42 YISHUN SECONDARY SCHOOL 81.36
43 RAFFLES INSTITUTION 80.73
44 BUKIT VIEW SECONDARY SCHOOL 80.71
45 CHUNG CHENG HIGH SCHOOL (MAIN) 80.62
46 BALESTIER HILL SECONDARY SCHOOL 80.61
47 MARSILING SECONDARY SCHOOL 80.59
48 BUKIT BATOK SECONDARY SCHOOL 80.43
49 NORTH VISTA SECONDARY SCHOOL 80.33
50 CHIJ ST. THERESA'S CONVENT 80.23

 

 

Table 6

Table 6: The 50 Schools With Lowest Percentage Overweight in 2001

S/No Name Percentage Overweight
1 RAFFLES GIRLS' SCHOOL (SECONDARY) 5.88
2 DUNMAN HIGH SCHOOL 5.96
3 RIVER VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL 6
4 NANYANG GIRLS' HIGH SCHOOL 6.02
5 NAN HUA SECONDARY SCHOOL 6.55
6 MAYFLOWER SECONDARY SCHOOL 6.86
7 THE CHINESE HIGH SCHOOL 7.04
8 CEDAR GIRLS' SECONDARY SCHOOL 7.17
8 SERANGOON GARDEN TECHNICAL SCHOOL 7.17
10 CHIJ ST. NICHOLAS GIRLS' SCHOOL 7.21
11 ANGLICAN HIGH SCHOOL 7.24
12 RAFFLES INSTITUTION 7.44
13 PUNGGOL SECONDARY SCHOOL 7.49
14 NEW TOWN SECONDARY SCHOOL 7.52
15 JURONG WEST SECONDARY SCHOOL 7.53
16 TEMASEK SECONDARY SCHOOL 7.54
17 YUYING SECONDARY SCHOOL 7.62
18 FUHUA SECONDARY SCHOOL 7.74
19 VICTORIA SCHOOL 7.76
20 UNITY SECONDARY SCHOOL 7.79
21 CHUNG CHENG HIGH SCHOOL (MAIN) 7.8
22 BUKIT PANJANG GOVT. HIGH SCHOOL 7.82
23 CRESCENT GIRLS' SCHOOL 7.84
24 FIRST TOA PAYOH SECONDARY SCHOOL 7.85
24 ZHONGHUA SECONDARY SCHOOL 7.85
24 UPPER SERANGOON SECONDARY SCHOOL 7.85
27 CANBERRA SECONDARY SCHOOL 7.87
28 ANDERSON SECONDARY SCHOOL 7.91
28 QUEENSTOWN SECONDARY SCHOOL 7.91
30 TANJONG KATONG SECONDARY SCHOOL 7.92
31 CLEMENTI TOWN SECONDARY SCHOOL 7.93
32 YIO CHU KANG SECONDARY SCHOOL 7.95
32 EVERGREEN SECONDARY SCHOOL 7.95
34 METHODIST GIRLS' SCHOOL (SECONDARY) 7.96
35 ANGLO-CHINESE SCHOOL (INDEPENDENT) 7.97
36 TANJONG KATONG GIRLS' SCHOOL 7.98
37 CHIJ ST. JOSEPH'S CONVENT 8.34
38 HOUGANG SECONDARY SCHOOL 8.79
39 ST. JOSEPH'S INSTITUTION 8.86
40 SINGAPORE CHINESE GIRLS' SCHOOL 8.98
41 DUNMAN SECONDARY SCHOOL 9.06
42 NORTHLAND SECONDARY SCHOOL 9.17
42 HOLY INNOCENTS' HIGH SCHOOL 9.17
44 KRANJI SECONDARY SCHOOL 9.18
45 ANG MO KIO SECONDARY SCHOOL 9.49
45 HAI SING CATHOLIC SCHOOL 9.49
47 ST. MARGARET'S SECONDARY SCHOOL 9.58
48 YUHUA SECONDARY SCHOOL 9.6
48 FAIRFIELD METHODIST SECONDARY SCHOOL 9.6
50 FAJAR SECONDARY SCHOOL 9.67

 

 

 

Table 7

Table 7: Top 50 Schools By Fitness Index in 2001

S/No Name

Fitness Index
1 CHIJ ST. NICHOLAS GIRLS' SCHOOL 94.93
2 RAFFLES GIRLS' SCHOOL (SECONDARY) 93.68
3 NANYANG GIRLS' HIGH SCHOOL 92.79
4 TANJONG KATONG GIRLS' SCHOOL 92.18
5 CEDAR GIRLS' SECONDARY SCHOOL 91.65
6 SINGAPORE CHINESE GIRLS' SCHOOL 91.64
7 METHODIST GIRLS' SCHOOL (SECONDARY) 91.27
8 CRESCENT GIRLS' SCHOOL 90.38
9 JURONG WEST SECONDARY SCHOOL 89.26
10 CHIJ ST. JOSEPH'S CONVENT 89.21
11 FUHUA SECONDARY SCHOOL 88.78
12 DUNMAN HIGH SCHOOL 88.54
13 TEMASEK SECONDARY SCHOOL 88.53
14 SERANGOON GARDEN TECHNICAL SCHOOL 88.09
15 BUKIT PANJANG GOVT. HIGH SCHOOL 87.87
16 ANGLICAN HIGH SCHOOL 86.69
17 NAN CHIAU HIGH SCHOOL 86.62
18 NAN HUA SECONDARY SCHOOL 86.17
19 YUYING SECONDARY SCHOOL 86.08
20 CHIJ KATONG CONVENT 85.95
21 ANDERSON SECONDARY SCHOOL 85.27
22 THE CHINESE HIGH SCHOOL 85.26
23 ST. ANTHONY'S CANOSSIAN SECONDARY SCHOOL 85.18
24 EVERGREEN SECONDARY SCHOOL 85.06
25 RIVER VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL 84.67
26 CLEMENTI TOWN SECONDARY SCHOOL 84.53
27 COMMONWEALTH SECONDARY SCHOOL 84.11
28 GREENRIDGE SECONDARY SCHOOL 84.05
29 QUEENSTOWN SECONDARY SCHOOL 84.02
30 TANJONG KATONG SECONDARY SCHOOL 83.94
31 RAFFLES INSTITUTION 83.92
32 ST. MARGARET'S SECONDARY SCHOOL 83.86
33 PAYA LEBAR METHODIST GIRLS' SECONDARY SCHOOL 83.8
34 CHUNG CHENG HIGH SCHOOL (MAIN) 83.7
35 MAYFLOWER SECONDARY SCHOOL 83.39
36 HOLY INNOCENTS' HIGH SCHOOL 83.3
37 PASIR RIS CREST SECONDARY SCHOOL 83.28
38 UNITY SECONDARY SCHOOL 83.09
39 EAST SPRING SECONDARY SCHOOL 82.97
40 FIRST TOA PAYOH SECONDARY SCHOOL 82.49
41 BUKIT BATOK SECONDARY SCHOOL 82.35
42 ANGLO-CHINESE SCHOOL (BARKER ROAD) 82.17
43 FAJAR SECONDARY SCHOOL 81.88
44 CHIJ ST. THERESA'S CONVENT 81.42
45 NGEE ANN SECONDARY SCHOOL 81.27
46 YIO CHU KANG SECONDARY SCHOOL 81.02
47 ZHONGHUA SECONDARY SCHOOL 80.96
48 ORCHID PARK SECONDARY SCHOOL 80.95
49 NAVAL BASE SECONDARY SCHOOL 80.82
50 DUNMAN SECONDARY SCHOOL 80.7

 

 

APPENDIX 1

APPENDIX 1

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 2001 GCE O-level examination and the top schools in Physical Fitness, Lowest Percentage Overweight and Fitness Index.

Table A1:  Top 50 Schools (Special/Express Course)
Table A2:  Top 40 Schools (Normal Course)
Table A3:  Top 20 Value-Added Schools (Special/Express Course)
Table A4:  Top 20 Value-Added Schools (Normal Course)
Table A5:  Top 50 Secondary Schools by Physical Fitness Level
Table A6:  The 50 Secondary Schools with Lowest Percentage Overweight
Table A7:  Top 50 Secondary Schools by Fitness Index

2 For Tables A1-A4, 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 2003 or those closed in 2002. Not included in the ranking exercise are the following schools:

Schools With Small Candidature ANDERSON SECONDARY (NORMAL)
ANGLO-CHINESE (BARKER ROAD) (NORMAL)
BEDOK TOWN SECONDARY (NORMAL)
BUKIT MERAH SECONDARY (NORMAL)
CHAI CHEE SECONDARY (NORMAL)
CHIJ SECONDARY (TOA PAYOH) (NORMAL)
CHRIST CHURCH SECONDARY (NORMAL)
COMMONWEALTH SECONDARY (NORMAL)
DELTA SECONDARY (NORMAL)
GUANGYANG SECONDARY (NORMAL)
TECK WHYE SECONDARY (NORMAL)
TELOK KURAU SECONDARY (NORMAL)
TEMASEK SECONDARY (NORMAL)
WOODSVILLE SECONDARY (NORMAL)
YUSOF ISHAK SECONDARY (NORMAL)
ZHONGHUA SECONDARY (NORMAL)
TELOK KURAU SECONDARY (EXPRESS)
New Schools Without Any O-Level Candidates in 2001 ADMIRALTY SECONDARY
BEDOK GREEN SECONDARY
CANBERRA SECONDARY
COMPASSVALE SECONDARY
CORAL SECONDARY
EAST SPRING SECONDARY
EVERGREEN SECONDARY
FUHUA SECONDARY
HILLGROVE SECONDARY
HOUGANG SECONDARY
HUA YI SECONDARY
JUNYUAN SECONDARY
JURONG WEST SECONDARY
KENT RIDGE SECONDARY
MARSILING SECONDARY
NAN CHIAU HIGH
NORTH VISTA SECONDARY
NORTHBROOKS SECONDARY
ORCHID PARK SECONDARY
PASIR RIS CREST SECONDARY
PUNGGOL SECONDARY
REGENT SECONDARY
SEMBAWANG SECONDARY
SENG KANG SECONDARY
UNITY SECONDARY
WEST SPRING SECONDARY
WESTWOOD SECONDARY
WOODGROVE SECONDARY
ZHENGHUA SECONDARY
Schools Not Admitting Secondary 1 students in 2003 UPPER SERANGOON SECONDARY
WOODSVILLE SECONDARY
School Merging by End 2002 SERANGOON GARDEN TECHNICAL

 

       

 

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

9        PSLE Scores of 2002 Sec 1 Intake: Aggregate scores of Sec 1 pupils admitted in 2002 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 A3-A4 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 A5 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 A6 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 A7, 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.

15     The press release will also be available at the website: http://www1.moe.edu.sg/esd/ranking.htm.

 

 

Table 8

1= 1st time winner,

2=2nd time winner,

3=3rd time winner and

4=4th time winner

TABLE 8: SAA 2002 WINNING SCHOOLS (SECONDARY)

No. Name of Secondary School Arts Sports Uniformed Group Physical Fitness Academic Value-added
1 Anderson Sec     4 4  
2 Anglican High 1   3 4  
3 ACS (Independent)   4 3    
4 Boon Lay Sec     3    
5 Braddell-Westlake Sec     4    
6 Bukit Batok Sec     1    
7 Bukit Panjang Govt High     1 4  
8 Catholic High     4    
9 Cedar Girls' Sec     2 2  
10 CHIJ St. Nicholas Girls'(Sec)   2   4  
11 CHIJ Katong Convent         4
12 Chung Cheng High (Main)     3 3  
13 Clementi Town Sec     4    
14 Crescent Girls'     1 2  
15 Dunman High 1   1 4  
16 Dunman Sec     3    
17 Fairfield Methodist Sec     1    
18 Fajar Sec     1    
19 Gan Eng Seng Sec     3    
20 Hai Sing Catholic     1    
21 Hong Kah Sec     2    
22 Mayflower Sec       2  
23 Methodist Girls' (Sec)   4   1 4
24 Nan Hua Sec     1    
25 Nanyang Girls' High 2 4 1 4  
26 New Town Sec     2    
27 Ngee Ann Sec     1    
28 Paya Lebar Methodist Girls'         4
29 Presbyterian High     2    
30 Queenstown Sec       1  
31 Raffles Girls' 2 4 1    
32 Raffles Institution   4 4 1  
33 River Valley High 3   4 4  
34 Serangoon Garden Sec     1    
35 Serangoon Garden Tech       1  
36 Singapore Chinese Girls'     1    
37 St. Anthony's Canossian         4
38 St. Gabriel's Sec     1    
39 St. Hilda's Sec     1    
40 St. Joseph's Institution     4    
41 Swiss Cottage Sec     1    
42 Tanjong Katong Girls' 1     3  
43 Tanjong Katong Sec     4    
44 Temasek Sec       2  
45 The Chinese High   4 4 4  
46 Upper Serangoon Sec       1  
47 Victoria     4    
48 Woodlands Sec     1    
49 Xinmin Sec         4
50 Zhonghua Sec       4  

Total Awards

 6 7 37 20 5

 

 

 

1There 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 1. Data on schools that perform well in physical fitness are also provided.

 

2PSLE Scores are after adding the bonus points. Up to three bonus points can be used to apply for Secondary 1 places.


 
 

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