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EDUN N07-11-082 Vol 22 

00903 

11 Jan 2003 

 

THE TRIM AND FIT AND MINDEF PHYSICAL FITNESS PERFORMANCE AWARDS 2003

 

1              The Ministry of Education has awarded the TAF Gold and Silver Awards to a total of 124 and 167 schools respectively (see Annex 1) for their efforts in promoting healthy living and improving physical fitness of their students in 2002. This is an increase of 8 schools receiving the Gold Award, from 116 schools in year 2001. Annex 2lists the schools receiving the Gold and Silver Awards. 

2             The TAF awards are presented annually to schools. Each year, schools are banded according to their fitness index, results in the National Physical Fitness Award (NAPFA) test and percentage of overweight students. The TAF banding criteria are given in Annex 3. Schools in Band A will receive the Gold Award while schools in Band B will receive the Silver Award. 

3             The Trim And Fit (TAF) Programme was implemented in 1992 in support of the National Healthy Lifestyle Campaign. The objectives are to reduce obesity and improve physical fitness among students. Since its inception, the programme has helped to raise the awareness of students, teachers and parents on the importance and principles of healthy living. 

MINDEF Physical Fitness Performance Award 

4             The Ministry of Defence will be presenting the MINDEF Physical Fitness Performance Award (MPFPA) to a total of 16 JCs/CIs this year. Jurong Institute will receive the Best Performance Award and Outram Institute will receive the Most Improved Performance Award. The Merit Award will be presented to Anderson JC, Anglo-Chinese JC, Catholic JC, Hwa Chong JC, Jurong JC, Nanyang JC, National JC, Outram Institute, Raffles JC, Serangoon JC, St. Andrew's JC, Tampines JC, Temasek JC, Victoria JC and Yishun JC.

5             The MPFPA is to recognise the efforts of junior colleges (JCs) and centralised institutes (CIs) in promoting physical fitness. The MPFPA is based on the NAPFA Gold and Silver pass rate for the entire final year student population (JC2/PU3, including female students and foreign students). The JCs/CIs need to attain: 

  • at least Band B status in the TAF Scheme and 
  • a NAPFA Gold/Silver Pass Rate of at least 65%. 

JCs/CIs that meet the criteria will each receive a monetary incentive based on the number of final-year students who achieve a Gold or Silver standard in the NAPFA test. 

6             This year, MINDEF has introduced 2 additional lump-sum awards for JCs/CIs that have achieved outstanding NAPFA results and made significant improvements. JCs/CIs achieving the Best Performance Award and Most Improved Performance Award will be given an additional monetary incentive of $3,000 and $1,500 respectively.

 

 

 

 

Annex 1

Number of Schools in Each Band in 2001 and 2002

Band
(Award)		 Primary Secondary JC/CI Total
2001 2002 2001 2002 2001 2002 2001 2002
A 
(Gold)		 72
(36.7%) 		 75
(41.2%)		 35
(21.2%)		 39
(23.5%)		 9
(52.9%)		 10
(58.8%)		 116
(30.7%)		 124
(34.0%)
B
(Silver)		 90
(45.9%)		 85
(46.7%)		 81
(49.1%)		 76
(45.8%)		 6
(35.3%)		 6
(35.3%)		 177
(46.8%)		 167
(45.8%)
C 33
(16.8%)		 21
(11.5%)		 45
(27.3%)		 49
(29.5%)		 2
(11.8%)		 1
(5.9%) 		 80
(21.2%)		 71
(19.5%)
D 1
(0.5%)		 1
(0.5%)		 4
(2.4%) 		 2
(1.2%)		 0
(0.0%)		 0
(0.0%)		 5
(1.3%)		  3
(0.8%)
Total 196* 182* 165  166 17  17 378  365

 *Casuarina Pri is not included in the banding, as it did not have students at the upper primary levels participating in the physical fitness test in 2001 and 2002.

 

 

 

 

Annex 2 

  1. JUNIOR COLLLEGES / CENTRALISED INSTITUTES RECEIVING THE TRIM AND FIT (TAF) GOLD AWARD

    1. Anglo-Chinese Junior College
    2. Hwa Chong Junior College
    3. Jurong Junior College
    4. National Junior College
    5. Outram Institute 
    6. Raffles Junior College
    7. Tampines Junior College
    8. Temasek Junior College
    9. Victoria Junior College
    10. Yishun Junior College


  2. JUNIOR COLLLEGES / CENTRALISED INSTITUTES RECEIVING THE TRIM AND FIT (TAF) SILVER AWARD 

    1. Anderson Junior College
    2. Catholic Junior College
    3. Jurong Institute
    4. Nanyang Junior College 
    5. Serangoon Junior College
    6. St. Andrew's Junior College
        

  3. SECONDARY SCHOOLS RECEIVING THE TRIM AND FIT (TAF) GOLD AWARD
    1. Anderson Secondary School
    2. Ang Mo Kio Secondary School
    3. Anglican High School
    4. Anglo-Chinese School (Independent)
    5. Bukit Panjang Govt. High School
    6. Canberra Secondary School
    7. Cedar Girls' Secondary School
    8. CHIJ St. Joseph's Convent 
    9. CHIJ St. Nicholas Girls' School
    10. Chung Cheng High School (Main)
    11. Clementi Town Secondary School
    12. Crescent Girls' School
    13. Dunman High School
    14. Evergreen Secondary School
    15. First Toa Payoh Secondary School
    16. Fuhua Secondary School 
    17. Jurong West Secondary School
    18. Mayflower Secondary School
    19. Methodist Girls' School (Secondary)
    20. Nan Hua Secondary School 
    21. Nanyang Girls' High School
    22. New Town Secondary School 
    23. Punggol Secondary School
    24. Queenstown Secondary School 
    25. Raffles Girls' School (Secondary)
    26. Raffles Institution
    27. River Valley High School 
    28. Singapore Chinese Girls' School
    29. Tanjong Katong Girls' School 
    30. Tanjong Katong Secondary School
    31. Temasek Secondary School
    32. The Chinese High School 
    33. Unity Secondary School
    34. Upper Serangoon Secondary School
    35. Victoria School
    36. Xinmin Secondary School
    37. Yio Chu Kang Secondary School 
    38. Yuying Secondary School
    39. Zhonghua Secondary School


  4. SECONDARY SCHOOLS RECEIVING THE TRIM AND FIT (TAF) SILVER AWARD
    1. Ahmad Ibrahim Secondary School
    2. Assumption English School
    3. Balestier Hill Secondary School
    4. Beatty Secondary School
    5. Bedok Green Secondary School 
    6. Bedok View Secondary School
    7. Boon Lay Secondary School 
    8. Bowen Secondary School
    9. Braddell-Westlake Secondary School 
    10. Bukit Batok Secondary School
    11. Bukit Merah Secondary School
    12. Bukit View Secondary School 
    13. Catholic High School 
    14. Chai Chee Secondary School 
    15. Chestnut Drive Secondary School 
    16. Commonwealth Secondary School 
    17. Compassvale Secondary School 
    18. Coral Secondary School 
    19. Delta Secondary School 
    20. Deyi Secondary School 
    21. Dunearn Secondary School 
    22. Dunman Secondary School 
    23. East Spring Secondary School 
    24. East View Secondary School 
    25. Fairfield Methodist Secondary School 
    26. Fajar Secondary School 
    27. Fuchun Secondary School 
    28. Geylang Methodist Secondary School
    29. Greenridge Secondary School
    30. Greenview Secondary School 
    31. Guangyang Secondary School 
    32. Hai Sing Catholic School 
    33. Holy Innocents' High School
    34. Hougang Secondary School
    35. Hua Yi Secondary School 
    36. Jin Tai Secondary School 
    37. Jurongville Secondary School
    38. Juying Secondary School 
    39. Kranji Secondary School
    40. Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Secondary School 
    41. Loyang Secondary School 
    42. Manjusri Secondary School
    43. Maris Stella High School 
    44. Montfort Secondary School 
    45. Nan Chiau High School
    46. Ngee Ann Secondary School 
    47. North Vista Secondary School
    48. Northland Secondary School 
    49. Orchid Park Secondary School
    50. Pasir Ris Crest Secondary School
    51. Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' Secondary School
    52. Peicai Secondary School
    53. Presbyterian High School
    54. Queensway Secondary School 
    55. Serangoon Garden Secondary School
    56. Serangoon Garden Technical School
    57. Serangoon Secondary School 
    58. Shuqun Secondary School 
    59. Springfield Secondary School 
    60. St. Andrew's Secondary School
    61. St. Joseph's Institution
    62. St. Margaret's Secondary School 
    63. St. Patrick's School
    64. Tampines Secondary School 
    65. Tanglin Secondary School
    66. Teck Whye Secondary School 
    67. West Spring Secondary School
    68. Whitley Secondary School
    69. Woodgrove Secondary School
    70. Woodlands Secondary School 
    71. Woodsville Secondary School 
    72. Yishun Secondary School 
    73. Yuan Ching Secondary School 
    74. Yuhua Secondary School
    75. Yusof Ishak Secondary School
    76. Zhenghua Secondary School


  5. PRIMARY SCHOOLS RECEIVING THE TRIM AND FIT (TAF) GOLD AWARD
    1. Ahmad Ibrahim Primary School 
    2. Ai Tong School 
    3. Boon Lay Primary School
    4. Canossa Convent Primary School 
    5. CHIJ (Bukit Timah)
    6. CHIJ (Kellock)
    7. CHIJ St. Nicholas Girls' School
    8. Chong Li Primary School 
    9. Chongfu Primary School
    10. Concord Primary School
    11. Dazhong Primary School 
    12. East Coast Primary School
    13. East Spring Primary School
    14. East View Primary School
    15. Edgefield Primary School 
    16. Eunos Primary School 
    17. Fuchun Primary School 
    18. Gongshang Primary School
    19. Henry Park Primary School 
    20. Huamin Primary School 
    21. Jiemin Primary School 
    22. Jin Tai Primary School
    23. Jing Shan Primary School 
    24. Kheng Cheng School 
    25. Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Primary School 
    26. Maha Bodhi School 
    27. Maris Stella High School
    28. Marymount Convent School
    29. Meridian Primary School 
    30. Merlimau Primary School 
    31. Methodist Girls' School (Primary) 
    32. Nan Chiau Primary School 
    33. Nan Hua Primary School
    34. Naval Base Primary School 
    35. North View Primary School 
    36. Northland Primary School 
    37. Opera Estate Primary School
    38. Park View Primary School 
    39. Pasir Ris Primary School
    40. Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' Primary School
    41. Pei Chun Public School 
    42. Peiying Primary School 
    43. Punggol Primary School 
    44. Qiaonan Primary School 
    45. Queenstown Primary School 
    46. Raffles Girls' Primary School 
    47. Rivervale Primary School
    48. Rosyth School 
    49. Rulang Primary School 
    50. Seng Kang Primary School 
    51. Shuqun Primary School 
    52. Singapore Chinese Girls' Primary School
    53. St. Anthony's Canossian Primary School
    54. St. Gabriel's Primary School
    55. St. Hilda's Primary School
    56. St. Margaret's Primary School
    57. St. Stephen's School 
    58. Tanjong Katong Primary School
    59. Tao Nan School 
    60. Temasek Primary School 
    61. Townsville Primary School
    62. Unity Primary School 
    63. Wellington Primary School
    64. Woodgrove Primary School
    65. Woodlands Ring Primary School
    66. Xinmin Primary School 
    67. Xishan Primary School 
    68. Yew Tee Primary School 
    69. Yio Chu Kang Primary School 
    70. Yishun Primary School
    71. Yu Neng Primary School
    72. Yumin Primary School 
    73. Yung An Primary School 
    74. Zhenghua Primary School 
    75. Zhonghua Primary School


  6. PRIMARY SCHOOLS RECEIVING THE TRIM AND FIT (TAF) SILVER AWARD
    1. Admiralty Primary School 
    2. Anderson Primary School 
    3. Ang Mo Kio Primary School 
    4. Anglo-Chinese School (Junior)
    5. Anglo-Chinese School (Primary) 
    6. Balestier Hill Primary School 
    7. Bendemeer Primary School 
    8. Boon Lay Garden Primary School 
    9. Bukit Panjang Primary School 
    10. Bukit Timah Primary School 
    11. Bukit View Primary School 
    12. Canberra Primary School 
    13. Catholic High School
    14. Cedar Primary School 
    15. Charlton School 
    16. CHIJ (Katong) Primary 
    17. CHIJ Our Lady Of Good Counsel 
    18. CHIJ Our Lady Of The Nativity
    19. CHIJ Primary (Toa Payoh)
    20. Chongzheng Primary School 
    21. Chua Chu Kang Primary School 
    22. Clementi Primary School 
    23. Compassvale Primary School
    24. Coral Primary School 
    25. Corporation Primary School 
    26. Da Qiao Primary School 
    27. De La Salle School 
    28. Elias Park Primary School 
    29. Evergreen Primary School 
    30. Fairfield Methodist Primary School 
    31. First Toa Payoh Primary School 
    32. Geylang Methodist Primary School 
    33. Ghim Moh Primary School 
    34. Greenridge Primary School 
    35. Greenwood Primary School 
    36. Griffiths Primary School 
    37. Guangyang Primary School 
    38. Haig Girls' School 
    39. Hong Wen School
    40. Hougang Primary School
    41. Junyuan Primary School 
    42. Jurong Primary School 
    43. Jurong West Primary School
    44. Keming Primary School 
    45. Kong Hwa School
    46. Kranji Primary School 
    47. Lianhua Primary School 
    48. Loyang Primary School
    49. Macpherson Primary School 
    50. Marsiling Primary School
    51. Mayflower Primary School 
    52. Mee Toh School
    53. Montfort Junior School 
    54. Nanyang Primary School 
    55. New Town Primary School 
    56. Ngee Ann Primary School
    57. North Spring Primary School 
    58. Pandan Primary School 
    59. Parry Primary School 
    60. Pei Hwa Presbyterian Primary School 
    61. Pei Tong Primary School 
    62. Peixin Primary School 
    63. Princess Elizabeth Primary School
    64. Qifa Primary School
    65. Qihua Primary School 
    66. Radin Mas Primary School 
    67. Red Swastika School 
    68. Sembawang Primary School 
    69. Serangoon Garden South School
    70. Si Ling Primary School 
    71. South View Primary School 
    72. St. Andrew's Junior School 
    73. St. Anthony's Primary School 
    74. St. Michael's School 
    75. Tampines North Primary School
    76. Teck Ghee Primary School 
    77. Teck Whye Primary School 
    78. Telok Kurau Primary School 
    79. West View Primary School
    80. White Sands Primary School 
    81. Woodlands Primary School 
    82. Xinghua Primary School 
    83. Xingnan Primary School 
    84. Yangzheng Primary School 
    85. Zhangde Primary School 


 

Annex 3

Banding Criteria for TAF Awards 

Band Primary Secondary JC & CI
A
(Gold)		 Fitness Index 84%  79% 87%
Overweight % 9% 8%  5%
Physical Fitness Test 80% 72% 82%
B
(Silver)		 Fitness Index 75% 70% 83%
Overweight % 12% 11% 7%
Physical Fitness Test 69% 57% 74%
C Fitness Index 67%  61% 69%
Overweight % 14%  13% 9%
Physical Fitness Test 50% 40% 52%
D Fitness Index Below Band C 
Overweight % Above Band C 
Physical Fitness Test Below Band C
                     

Notes:

1. Fitness Index = ½ (Acceptable Weight %* + % of Passes in Physical Fitness Test) 

*Acceptable Weight % = 100% - % of Overweight Students - % of Underweight Students

 
2.  To be placed in a particular Band, a school must meet the criteria set for all three categories. For the fitness index and physical fitness pass rate, a school must attain or exceed the percentages set for the respective Band. However, for the overweight percentage, the school must not exceed the percentage set for the respective Band.

 
3.  For example, to be placed in Band A, a primary school must attain or exceed 84% and 80% set for the fitness index and physical fitness test pass rate respectively, but for the overweight percentage, it should not exceed 9%.


 
 

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