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St. Margaret's Secondary to Become an Autonomous School from 2009
The Ministry of Education will accord St. Margaret’s Secondary School Autonomous School status from January 2009. After a stringent selection process, St. Margaret’s Secondary School has been found to have met the selection criteria that comprise the following broad areas:
- A well-rounded education programme and a good system in place to achieve the Desired Outcomes of Education;
- Consistently attained and shows ability to sustain good achievements in academic and co-curricular areas;
- Is well regarded and enjoys strong parental and community support and public recognition.
Background
Autonomous Schools were established in 1994 to provide pupils with quality education through being given greater autonomy in school management. Autonomous Schools present parents with more options in the choice of quality schools for their children.
Autonomous Schools are given additional funding and flexibility to develop a holistic education that stretches each pupil to his fullest potential. Pupils from Autonomous Schools thus benefit from innovative curricula, as well as a varied range of enrichment programmes.
There are currently 26 Autonomous Schools. The list of Autonomous Schools can be found in the Annex.
Annex
| Year School Became Autonomous | School |
|---|---|
| 1994 | Anderson Secondary Bukit Panjang Govt. High CHIJ Secondary (Toa Payoh) Dunman High River Valley High Victoria |
| 1995 | Anglican High Catholic High CHIJ St. Nicholas Girls' Commonwealth Secondary Tanjong Katong Girls' Temasek Secondary |
| 1996 | Cedar Girls' Secondary Chung Cheng High (Main) Crescent Girls' Secondary Fairfield Methodist Secondary Maris Stella High Zhonghua Secondary |
| 2001 | Dunman Secondary Xinmin Secondary |
| 2002 | Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' (Secondary) St. Anthony's Canossian Secondary |
| 2003 | CHIJ Katong Convent |
| 2004 | Ngee Ann Secondary |
| 2005 | Tanjong Katong Secondary |
| 2006 | Nan Hua High |