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EDUN N07-11-082 Vol 23 

17 Jan 2004

 

THE TRIM AND FIT AND MINDEF PHYSICAL FITNESS PERFORMANCE AWARDS 2004

 

Trim and Fit (TAF) Awards

1.           The Ministry of Education has awarded the TAF Gold and Silver Awards to a total of 129 and 146 schools respectively (see  Annex 1) for their efforts in promoting healthy living and improving physical fitness of their students in 2003. This is an increase of 5 schools receiving the Gold Award, from 124 schools in year 2002. 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. The programme has helped to raise the awareness of students, teachers and parents on the importance and principles of healthy living. Two schools which have been winning the TAF Gold Award since its inception are Singapore Chinese Girls' Primary and River Valley High School.

MINDEF Physical Fitness Performance Award 

4.           The Ministry of Defence will be presenting the MINDEF Physical Fitness Performance Award (MPFPA) to 14 Junior Colleges (JCs) and 2 Centralised Institutes (CIs) this year. The award is given out to JCs and CIs whose final year students have achieved the targeted Gold/Silver pass rate in the National Physical Fitness Award (NAPFA). 

5.           The MPFPA is to recognise the efforts of Junior Colleges (JCs) and Centralised Institutes (CIs) in promoting physical fitness. MPFPA recipients will each receive a monetary award based on the number of final year students who achieve a Gold or Silver standard for NAPFA. In addition, JCs/CIs that achieve the Best Performer Award and Most Improved Award will be given an additional monetary incentive of $3,000 and $1,500 respectively. MPFPA recipients will also each receive a trophy. 

6.           This year, Jurong Institute will receive the Best Performer Award and St Andrew's JC will receive the Most Improved 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.

  Annex 1

Number of Schools in Each Band in 2002 and 2003

Band
(Award)  

Primary  

Secondary  

JC/CI  

Total 

2002 

2003 

2002 

2003 

2002 

2003 

2002 

2003 

A
(Gold) 

75
(41.2%)  

74
(41.8%)  

39
(23.5%)  

42
(25.5%)  

10
(58.8%)  

13
(72.2%)  

124
(34.0%)  

129
(35.8%)  

B
(Silver) 

85
(46.7%)  

72
(40.7%)  

76
(45.8%)  

70
(42.4%)  

6 
(35.3%)  

4
(22.2%)  

167
(45.8%)  

146
(40.6%)  

C 

21
(11.5%)  

26
(14.7%)  

49
(29.5%)  

46
(27.9%)  

1
(5.9%)  

0
(0.0%)  

71
(19.5%)  

72
(20.0%)  

D 

1
(0.5%)  

5
(2.8%)  

2
(1.2%)  

7
(4.2%)  

0
(0.0%)  

1
(5.6%)  

3
(0.8%)  

13
(3.6%)  

Total 

182*  

177*  

166  

165  

17  

18  

365  

360*  

*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 2002 and 2003.

Annex 2

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

    1.  

    Anderson Junior College  

    2.  

    Anglo-Chinese Junior College  

    3.  

    Catholic Junior College *  

    4. 

    Hwa Chong Junior College 

    5. 

    Jurong Institute 

    6. 

    Jurong Junior College 

    7. 

    National Junior College 

    8. 

    Outram Institute  

    9. 

    Raffles Junior College 

    10. 

    St. Andrew抯 Junior College * 

    11. 

    Temasek Junior College 

    12. 

    Victoria Junior College 

    13. 

    Yishun Junior College 
    * First time winners of the TAF Gold Award
  2. JUNIOR COLLLEGES / CENTRALISED INSTITUTES RECEIVING THE TRIM AND FIT (TAF) SILVER AWARD

    1. 

    Nanyang Junior College 

    2. 

    Pioneer Junior College 

    3. 

    Serangoon Junior College 

    4. 

    Tampines Junior College 
  3. SECONDARY SCHOOLS RECEIVING THE TRIM AND FIT (TAF) GOLD AWARD

    1. 

    Anderson Secondary School 

    2. 

    Anglican High School 

    3. 

    Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) 

    4. 

    Canberra Secondary School 

    5. 

    Catholic High School *  

    6. 

    Cedar Girls' Secondary School 

    7. 

    CHIJ St. Joseph's Convent 

    8. 

    CHIJ St. Nicholas Girls?School  

    9. 

    Chung Cheng High School (Main) 

    10. 

    Clementi Town Secondary School 

    11. 

    Crescent Girls' School 

    12.  

    Dunman High School 

    13. 

    Evergreen Secondary School 

    14. 

    Fairfield Methodist Secondary School *  

    15.  

    First Toa Payoh Secondary School 

    16.  

    Fuhua Secondary School 

    17. 

    Greenridge Secondary School *  

    18.  

    Hillgrove Secondary School*  

    19. 

    Jurong West Secondary School 

    20.  

    Loyang Secondary School *  

    21. 

    Methodist Girls' School (Secondary) 

    22. 

    Nan Chiau High School *  

    23. 

    Nan Hua Secondary School 

    24. 

    Nanyang Girls' High School 

    25. 

    New Town Secondary School 

    26. 

    Punggol Secondary School 

    27. 

    Queenstown Secondary School 

    28. 

    Raffles Girls' School (Secondary) 

    29. 

    Raffles Institution 

    30.  

    River Valley High School + 

    31. 

    Singapore Chinese Girls' School  

    32. 

    St. Joseph抯 Institution *  

    33. 

    Tanjong Katong Girls' School 

    34. 

    Tanjong Katong Secondary School 

    35. 

    Temasek Secondary School 

    36. 

    The Chinese High School 

    37. 

    Unity Secondary School 

    38.  

    Upper Serangoon Secondary School 

    39.  

    Victoria School 

    40.  

    Xinmin Secondary School 

    41.  

    Yio Chu Kang Secondary School 

    42.  

    Zhonghua Secondary School 
    * First time winners of the TAF Gold Award

    + School has been winning the Gold Award since inception
  4. SECONDARY SCHOOLS RECEIVING THE TRIM AND FIT (TAF) SILVER AWARD

    1. 

    Ahmad Ibrahim Secondary School 

    2.  

    Ang Mo Kio Secondary School  

    3. 

    Assumption English School 

    4. 

    Balestier Hill Secondary School 

    5.  

    Bedok Town 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 Panjang Govt. High School  

    13. 

    Bukit View Secondary School 

    14. 

    Chai Chee Secondary School 

    15.  

    Christ Church Secondary School  

    16.  

    Chua Chu Kang Secondary School  

    17. 

    Commonwealth Secondary School 

    18. 

    Compassvale Secondary School 

    19. 

    Coral Secondary School 

    20. 

    Dunearn Secondary School 

    21. 

    Dunman Secondary School 

    22. 

    East Spring Secondary School 

    23. 

    East View Secondary School 

    24. 

    Geylang Methodist Secondary School 

    25. 

    Guangyang Secondary School 

    26. 

    Hai Sing Catholic School 

    27. 

    Holy Innocents' High School 

    28. 

    Hougang Secondary School 

    29. 

    Jin Tai Secondary School 

    30.  

    Junyuan Secondary School  

    31. 

    Jurongville Secondary School 

    32. 

    Juying Secondary School 

    33. 

    Kranji Secondary School 

    34. 

    Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Secondary School 

    35. 

    Manjusri Secondary School 

    36.  

    Maris Stella High School  

    37.  

    Marsiling Secondary School  

    38. 

    Mayflower Secondary School  

    39. 

    Ngee Ann Secondary School 

    40. 

    North Vista Secondary School 

    41. 

    Northland Secondary School 

    42.  

    Orchid Park Secondary School 

    43. 

    Outram Secondary School  

    44. 

    Pasir Ris Crest Secondary School 

    45. 

    Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' Secondary School 

    46. 

    Presbyterian High School 

    47.  

    Queensway Secondary School 

    48.  

    Regent Secondary School  

    49. 

    Sembawang Secondary School  

    50. 

    Serangoon Secondary School 

    51.  

    Shuqun Secondary School 

    52.  

    Si Ling Secondary School  

    53. 

    Siglap Secondary School  

    54. 

    Springfield Secondary School 

    55. 

    St. Andrew's Secondary School 

    56. 

    St. Margaret's Secondary School 

    57.  

    St. Patrick's School 

    58. 

    Swiss Cottage Secondary School  

    59. 

    Tanglin Secondary School 

    60. 

    Teck Whye Secondary School 

    61. 

    West Spring Secondary School 

    62. 

    Whitley Secondary School 

    63. 

    Woodgrove Secondary School 

    64. 

    Woodlands Secondary School 

    65.  

    Yishun Secondary School 

    66. 

    Yishun Town Secondary School  

    67. 

    Yuan Ching Secondary School 

    68. 

    Yuhua Secondary School 

    69. 

    Yusof Ishak Secondary School 

    70.  

    Zhenghua Secondary School 
  5. PRIMARY SCHOOLS RECEIVING THE TRIM AND FIT (TAF) GOLD AWARD

    1. 

    Ahmad Ibrahim Primary School 

    2. 

    Ai Tong School 

    3.  

    Ang Mo Kio Primary School  

    4. 

    Boon Lay Primary School 

    5.  

    Bukit Timah Primary School*  

    6.  

    Canberra Primary School  

    7. 

    Canossa Convent Primary School 

    8. 

    CHIJ (Bukit Timah) 

    9.  

    CHIJ (Katong) Primary *  

    10. 

    CHIJ (Kellock) 

    11.  

    CHIJ St. Nicholas Girls?School (Primary)  

    12. 

    Clementi Primary School *  

    13. 

    Concord Primary School 

    14. 

    East Spring Primary School 

    15. 

    East View Primary School 

    16.  

    Edgefield Primary School 

    17. 

    Elias Park Primary School *  

    18. 

    Eunos Primary School 

    19. 

    Fuchun Primary School 

    20.  

    Gongshang Primary School 

    21. 

    Greenwood Primary School *  

    22. 

    Henry Park Primary School 

    23. 

    Huamin Primary School 

    24. 

    Jin Tai Primary School 

    25.  

    Jing Shan Primary School 

    26.  

    Jurong West Primary School *  

    27. 

    Keming Primary School  

    28. 

    Kheng Cheng School 

    29.  

    Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Primary School 

    30. 

    MacPherson Primary School  

    31. 

    Maris Stella High School (Primary)  

    32. 

    Marymount Convent School 

    33. 

    Meridian Primary School 

    34. 

    Methodist Girls' School (Primary) 

    35. 

    Nan Chiau Primary School 

    36. 

    Nan Hua Primary School 

    37. 

    North View Primary School 

    38. 

    Northland Primary School 

    39. 

    Opera Estate Primary School 

    40. 

    Park View Primary School 

    41. 

    Pasir Ris Primary School 

    42.  

    Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' Primary School 

    43. 

    Pei Chun Public School 

    44.  

    Peixin Primary School  

    45. 

    Peiying Primary School 

    46. 

    Princess Elizabeth Primary School  

    47.  

    Punggol Primary School 

    48. 

    Qiaonan Primary School 

    49. 

    Qihua Primary School  

    50. 

    Queenstown Primary School 

    51. 

    Raffles Girls' Primary School 

    52. 

    Rivervale Primary School 

    53. 

    Rosyth School 

    54. 

    Rulang Primary School 

    55. 

    Singapore Chinese Girls' Primary School + 

    56. 

    St. Anthony's Canossian Primary School 

    57.  

    St. Hilda's Primary School 

    58. 

    St. Margaret's Primary School 

    59. 

    St. Michael抯 School  

    60. 

    St. Stephen's School 

    61. 

    Tanjong Katong Primary School 

    62. 

    Tao Nan School 

    63. 

    Temasek Primary School 

    64. 

    Townsville Primary School 

    65. 

    Unity Primary School 

    66. 

    Wellington Primary School 

    67. 

    Woodgrove Primary School 

    68. 

    Woodlands Ring Primary School 

    69. 

    Xishan Primary School 

    70. 

    Yew Tee Primary School 

    71. 

    Yio Chu Kang Primary School 

    72.  

    Yishun Primary School 

    73.  

    Yu Neng Primary School 

    74.  

    Zhonghua Primary School 
    * First time winners of the TAF Gold Award

    + School has been winning the Gold Award since inception
  6. PRIMARY SCHOOLS RECEIVING THE TRIM AND FIT (TAF) SILVER AWARD

    1. 

    Admiralty Primary School 

    2. 

    Anglo-Chinese School (Junior) 

    3. 

    Bendemeer Primary School 

    4. 

    Boon Lay Garden Primary School 

    5. 

    Bukit View Primary School 

    6. 

    Catholic High School (Primary)  

    7. 

    Cedar Primary School 

    8. 

    CHIJ Our Lady Of Good Counsel 

    9.  

    CHIJ Our Lady Of The Nativity 

    10. 

    Chongfu Primary School  

    11. 

    Chongzheng Primary School 

    12. 

    Chua Chu Kang Primary School 

    13. 

    Coral Primary School 

    14. 

    Corporation Primary School 

    15.  

    Da Qiao Primary School 

    16. 

    Dazhong Primary School  

    17.  

    De La Salle School 

    18. 

    East Coast Primary School  

    19. 

    Evergreen Primary School 

    20.  

    Fairfield Methodist Primary School 

    21. 

    Farrer Park Primary School  

    22. 

    First Toa Payoh Primary School 

    23. 

    Geylang Methodist Primary School 

    24. 

    Ghim Moh Primary School 

    25. 

    Greenridge Primary School 

    26. 

    Guangyang Primary School 

    27.  

    Haig Girls' School 

    28. 

    Holy Innocents?Primary School  

    29. 

    Hong Wen School 

    30. 

    Hougang Primary School 

    31. 

    Junyuan Primary School 

    32. 

    Jurong Primary School 

    33.  

    Kong Hwa School 

    34. 

    Lakeside Primary School  

    35. 

    Lianhua Primary School 

    36.  

    Loyang Primary School 

    37. 

    Maha Bodhi School  

    38. 

    Marsiling Primary School 

    39. 

    Mayflower Primary School 

    40. 

    Montfort Junior School 

    41. 

    Nanyang Primary School 

    42. 

    New Town Primary School 

    43. 

    Ngee Ann Primary School 

    44. 

    North Spring Primary School 

    45. 

    Pandan Primary School 

    56. 

    Parry Primary School 

    47. 

    Pei Hwa Presbyterian Primary School 

    48.  

    Pei Tong Primary School 

    49. 

    Poi Ching School  

    50. 

    Qifa Primary School 

    51. 

    Radin Mas Primary School 

    52. 

    Red Swastika School 

    53.  

    Sembawang Primary School 

    54. 

    Shuqun Primary School  

    55. 

    Si Ling Primary School 

    56. 

    South View Primary School 

    57. 

    St. Andrew's Junior School 

    58.  

    St. Anthony's Primary School 

    59.  

    St. Gabriel抯 Primary School  

    60. 

    Stamford Primary School  

    61. 

    Tampines North Primary School 

    62. 

    Teck Ghee Primary School 

    63. 

    Teck Whye Primary School 

    64.  

    Telok Kurau Primary School 

    65. 

    West Grove Primary School  

    66. 

    West View Primary School 

    67. 

    White Sands Primary School 

    68. 

    Woodlands Primary School 

    69. 

    Xinghua Primary School 

    70.  

    Xingnan Primary School 

    71. 

    Xinmin Primary School  

    72.  

    Zhangde Primary School 

 

Annex 3

Banding Criteria for TAF Awards

Bands 

    

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 = ?(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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