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24 Aug 2005
NEW AWARD TO RECOGNISE WELL-ROUNDED STUDENTS AT THE SPECIAL AWARDS 2005
The Special Awards are given out in recognition of students’ achievements in both the academic and non-academic spheres. This year, 74 awards were presented to students at the 2005 Special Awards Presentation Ceremony on 24 August 2005. These awards include the Prime Minister's Book Prize, the Lee Kuan Yew Award for Mathematics and Science, the Lee Kuan Yew Award for Outstanding Normal Course Students, and the Lee Kuan Yew Scholarship To Encourage Upgrading (LKY-STEP award).
2. This year saw a new award presented - the Lee Kuan Yew Award for All-Round Excellence. The award recognises well-rounded students who have excelled in both academic and non-academic spheres, and who exemplify the qualities articulated in our desired outcomes of education.
3. The Guest-of-Honour for the ceremony, Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Minister for Education, presented the awards today.
The Lee Kuan Yew Award for All-Round Excellence
4. The Lee Kuan Yew Award for All-Round Excellence is a new national-level award for achievement in education. It is a pinnacle award, which recognises well-rounded students who have excelled in both academic and non-academic spheres, and who exemplify positive character development, strong leadership qualities and commitment to service to the community. The award is presented at the end of Secondary Four education.
5. This award is part of the overall framework of Lee Kuan Yew awards, made possible through the interest proceeds from the principal fund of the Lee Kuan Yew Donation account of the Education Fund.
6. Seven students were presented with this Award. The names of the awardees are given in Annex A.
The Prime Minister’s Book Prize
7. The Prime Minister’s Book Prize is an annual award for bilingualism given at the primary, secondary and pre-university levels. This year, 35 students were awarded the Prime Minister's Book Prize - 12 in the Primary section, 17 in the Secondary section and six in the Pre-University section. The names of the awardees are given in Annex B.
The Lee Kuan Yew Award for Mathematics and Science
8. 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, of the 19 recipients, eight are in the Secondary category, seven in the Pre-University category and four in the Polytechnic category. The names of the awardees are given in Annex C.
The Lee Kuan Yew Award for Outstanding Normal Course Students
9. The Lee Kuan Yew Award for Outstanding Normal Course Students was presented for the first time in 2004. A total of four awards were given out to the top two students in each course, based on their ‘N’ level examination results, i.e. two awards for Normal (Academic) students and two awards for Normal (Technical) students. The names of the awardees are given in Annex D.
The Lee Kuan Yew Scholarship to Encourage Upgrading (LKY-STEP Award)
10. The Lee Kuan Yew Scholarship to Encourage Upgrading (LKY-STEP Award) was presented for the first time in 2001. This year, a total of nine LKY-STEP awards were presented - six to outstanding Institute of Technical Education (ITE) graduates pursuing full-time studies at our polytechnics, and three to outstanding polytechnic graduates pursuing full-time undergraduate studies at our universities. The names of the awardees are given in Annex E.
ANNEX A
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LEE KUAN YEW AWARD FOR ALL-ROUND EXCELENCE 2005 RECIPIENTS
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S/N |
Name |
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1 |
Chou Xiujue Ailene |
Nanyang Girls’ High Sch |
Hwa Chong Institution
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2 |
Kwok Peng Jee Reynold |
Queenstown Sec Sch |
Queenstown Sec Sch
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3 |
Lim Jing Yuan |
Maris Stella High Sch |
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4 |
Loy Qian Yu Nicole |
Kranji Sec Sch |
Kranji Sec Sch
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5 |
Nur Erdianti bte Shamsul |
Yusof Ishak Sec Sch |
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6 |
Oon Jian Sara |
Raffles Girls’ Sch (Sec) |
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7 |
Wat Zhiwen Sergius |
Raffles Institution |
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ANNEX B
RECIPIENTS
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PRIMARY SECTION |
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S/N |
Name |
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1 |
Aqilah bte Abdul Rahim |
Opera Estate Primary Sch |
Raffles Girls' Sch (Sec) |
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2 |
Foo Xiang Peng |
Seng Kang Primary Sch |
Raffles Institution |
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3 |
Gerald Sng Gui Ren |
Nanyang Primary Sch |
Raffles Institution |
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4 |
Han Lyn |
Chongfu Primary Sch |
Raffles Girls' Sch (Sec) |
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5 |
K Kavita |
Radin Mas Primary Sch |
Raffles Girls' Sch (Sec) |
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6 |
Lim Fang Yi |
Raffles Girls’ Primary Sch |
Raffles Girls' Sch (Sec) |
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7 |
Lyana Shaffiee |
Raffles Girls’ Primary Sch |
Raffles Girls' Sch (Sec) |
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8 |
Peh Shing Bo |
Nanyang Primary Sch |
Raffles Institution |
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9 |
Ramyiadarsini Indira Elangovan |
Qifa Primary Sch |
Raffles Girls' Sch (Sec) |
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10 |
Toh Jia Ying |
Nanyang Primary Sch |
Raffles Girls' Sch (Sec) |
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11 |
Yeo Shang Xuan |
Red Swastika Sch |
Raffles Institution |
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12 |
Zeng Jingyin |
Peiying Primary Sch |
Raffles Girls' Sch (Sec) |
SECONDARY SECTION
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S/N |
Name |
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1 |
Chng Jin Kai |
Dunman High Sch |
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2 |
Chuah Yuxin |
Raffles Girls' Sch (Sec) |
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3 |
Hap Xing Fu Daniel |
The Chinese High Sch |
Hwa Chong Institution |
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4 |
Hazmi Hisyam Abdull Hamid |
Raffles Institution |
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5 |
Lee Huan Ting |
Raffles Institution |
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6 |
Lim Zi Heng |
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7 |
Mok Zhun Rui |
Raffles Institution |
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8 |
Mok Zhun Wei |
Raffles Institution |
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9 |
Muhammad Ilman bin Mohd Adil |
Raffles Institution |
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10 |
Pang Jiang Yan |
Raffles Institution |
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11 |
Ramana Narendran |
Raffles Institution |
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12 |
Selvaraj Ashvini |
Cedar Girls' Sec Sch |
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13 |
Seo Woon Li |
Raffles Girls' Sch (Sec) |
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14 |
Tan Chor Kiang |
Raffles Institution |
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15 |
Tan Jia Ni |
Dunman High Sch |
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16 |
Wee Liang Yi Justin |
Raffles Institution |
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17 |
Wee Shu Min |
Raffles Girls' Sch (Sec) |
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PRE-UNIVERSITY SECTION |
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S/N |
Name |
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1 |
Dilip s/o Vasu Theavan |
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2 |
Foo Xiaopei Jacqueline |
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3 |
Ho Li Wei Rachel |
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4 |
Muhammad Hasanul Arifin bin Zawawi |
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5 |
Tan Ying Ling |
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6 |
Zhang Xuemei Juline |
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ANNEX C
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LEE KUAN YEW AWARD FOR MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE 2005 RECIPIENTS |
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SECONDARY SECTION |
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S/N |
Name |
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1 |
Ang Youxin Debra Esther |
Raffles Girls’ Sch (Sec) |
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2 |
Chen Junhuo Leonard |
The |
Hwa Chong Institution |
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3 |
Loo Yunhua |
Raffles Girls’ Sch (Sec) |
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4 |
Ng Xian Wen |
Raffles Girls’ Sch (Sec) |
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5 |
Seng Wai Ping Alfred |
The |
Hwa Chong Institution |
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6 |
Tan Kar Tong |
Raffles Institution |
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7 |
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Raffles Institution |
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8 |
Zhao Yan |
Raffles Institution |
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PRE-UNIVERSITY SECTION |
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S/N |
Name |
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1 |
Beh Yee Ming Leslie |
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2 |
Lim Tse Yang |
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3 |
Lim Yu Xian |
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4 |
Seah Kwee Boon |
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5 |
Sng Tiap Ching |
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6 |
Tan Yingyi |
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7 |
Xie Sheng Xiang |
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POLYTECHNIC SECTION |
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S/N |
Name |
Former Polytechnic |
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1 |
Chia Koon Seng |
Temasek Polytechnic |
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2 |
Dian Farziana binte Mohd Farid |
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3 |
Tan Yihui |
Ngee Ann Polytechnic |
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4 |
Zhuo Hong Wei |
Nanyang Polytechnic |
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ANNEX D
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LEE KUAN YEW AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING RECIPIENTS |
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NORMAL ACADEMIC COURSE |
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S/N |
Name |
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1 |
Ong Poh Lim
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2 |
Pan Weihao
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Queensway Sec Sch |
Queensway Sec Sch |
NORMAL TECHNICAL COURSE |
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S/N |
Name |
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1 |
Chan Cheong Yew
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Temasek Sec Sch |
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2 |
Hoe Teck Chye David
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Beatty Sec Sch |
Beatty Sec Sch |
ANNEX E
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LEE KUAN YEW SCHOLARSHIP TO ENCOURAGE UPGRADING (LKY-STEP AWARD) 2005 RECIPIENTS |
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ITE UPGRADERS |
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S/N |
Name |
Former ITE Campus |
Present Polytechnic |
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1 |
Koh Boon Kai Lloyd |
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Ngee Ann Polytechnic |
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2 |
Koh Zhi Ren Hansel |
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Nanyang Polytechnic |
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3 |
Kong Pieng |
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4 |
Mohammad Fazil bin Khamis |
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5 |
Shafiqah bte Abdul Samat |
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Temasek Polytechnic
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6 |
Tan Guan Hong Nicholas |
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Temasek Polytechnic |
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POLYTECHNIC UPGRADERS |
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S/N |
Name |
Former Polytechnic |
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1 |
Lum Kwok Hong Lirry
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Ngee Ann Polytechnic |
Nanyang Technological University |
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2 |
Lu Qimin
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Ngee Ann Polytechnic |
Nanyang Technological University |
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3 |
Mohan Belani s/o Khushalldas
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Nanyang Polytechnic |
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