Date : 29 Nov 1996

PERFORMANCE INDICATORS OF JUNIOR COLLEGES

1. The following five tables and three charts provide information on the performance of junior colleges in the 1995 GCE A-level examination and fitness data for all junior colleges.

   Table 1 & Chart 1: Performance of Junior Colleges in the 1995 GCE A-level Examination - Science Course
   Table 2 & Chart 2: Performance of Junior Colleges in the 1995 GCE A-level Examination - Arts/Commerce Course
   Table 3 & Chart 3: Performance of Junior Colleges in the 1995 GCE A-level Examination - All Courses
   Table 4: L1R5 Aggregate Scores of Students in the 1996 Intake
   Table 5: Fitness Data of Junior Colleges in 1995

   Description of Terms Used in Tables

2. Number of Students

   The performance of junior colleges (JC) is based on students who took the A-level examination for the first time in 1995.

3. Mean L1R5 Aggregate

   The aggregate of L1 and relevant 5 subjects (L1R5) is used as a criterion for admission to JCs. The computation is based on students who sat the 1995 GCE A-levels for the first time. Students admitted to JCs but did not offer the GCE O-level examination are excluded from the computation. However, these students are included in other performance indicators.

4. Subject Grade

   (i) Mean

   For A-level subjects, students are awarded grades A, B, C, D, E, O or F. For the purpose of computing the mean, a grade A is assigned a value of 1, B a value of 2 and so on. The mean subject grade for a particular college is obtained by adding each of these values for each subject taken and dividing by the total number of subjects taken.

   (ii) Percent Grades A or B (%AB)

   This column shows the percentage of subject entries graded A or B. It is computed by summing all the grades A or B and dividing the sum by the total number of subjects taken.

5. Mean A-Level Points

   This column gives the average A-level points obtained by students based on their performance in 3 A-level and 2 AO-level subjects (General Paper and mother tongue language). The maximum number of points is 20 (grade A) for A-level subjects and 8 points (grade 1) for AO-level subjects, giving a maximum total of 76 points.

6. Percent Passed 3 A-Levels or More

   This is the percentage of students with at least 3 A-level passes (grades A-E).

7. Percent Passed General Paper (GP)

   This column gives the pass rate in GP (grades 1-6) for each JC.

8. Aggregate Scores of 1996 Intake

   The purpose of this table is to inform parents and students the L1R5 aggregate scores of those admitted to each JC this year. The ranges include bonus points for students from feeder schools, those provisionally admitted and Special-course students. These students can get up to 4 bonus points for the purpose of applying to a college of their choice.

9. Fitness Index

   In Table 5, the Fitness Index (FI) of each JC is based on the height and weight measurements of its students in JC1 and JC2 and their performance in the National Physical Fitness Award (NAPFA) test. The FI is defined as the average of:

   (i) the percentage of students within the acceptable weight range according to the Weight for Height Table compiled by School Health Service, and

   (ii) the percentage of students who pass the NAPFA test.

   The acceptable weight range is from 80% to below 120% of standard weight.

10. Physical Fitness Percentage

    This column gives the percentage of students who passed the NAPFA test in 1995. Medically unfit students are exempted from taking the test. The NAPFA test consists of 6 test items developed by the Sports Medicine and Research Centre of the Singapore Sports Council in 1981.

11. Overweight Percentage

    The column shows the percentage of students who were overweight by 20% or more in 1995 according to standards provided by the Ministry of Health.

Table 1: Performance of Junior Colleges in the 1995 GCE A-Level Examination - Science Course

                                 INTAKE              1995 GCE A-LEVEL RESULTS
                                  Mean  Number   Subject  Grade   Mean    %Passed   %Passed
                                  L1R5    of      Mean     %AB    ALevel  3 A-Levels  GP
                                        Students                  Points  or more    

Anderson Junior College           11.2     496     2.2      63      62       96       92     
Anglo-Chinese Junior College      11.7     555     2.5      53      60       96       96     
Catholic Junior College           13.6     282     2.7      51      57       92       80     
Hwa Chong Junior College           7.9     596     1.5      86      70      100       99     
Jurong Junior College             15.8     236     2.9      47      55       81       86     
Nanyang Junior College            14.2     334     2.6      50      57       93       90     
National Junior College            9.0     530     1.8      78      67       98       99     
Raffles Junior College             7.3     558     1.5      89      70       99       99     
Serangoon Junior College          16.3     189     3.2      38      52       76       85     
St. Andrew's Junior College       14.2     291     2.6      53      58       96       93     
Tampines Junior College           13.6     391     2.8      46      56       89       77     
Temasek Junior College             9.3     542     1.5      87      68      100       98     
Victoria Junior College            9.0     542     1.7      81      67      100       94     
Yishun Junior College             16.1     173     2.6      54      56       91       75     

ALL                               11.1     5715    2.1      69      63       95       93
    

                                 INTAKE              1995 GCE A-LEVEL RESULTS
                                  Mean  Number   Subject  Grade   Mean    %Passed   %Passed
                                  L1R5    of      Mean     %AB    ALevel  3 A-Levels  GP
                                        Students                  Points  or more    

Anderson Junior College           12.0     199     2.4      56      60       96       99     
Anglo-Chinese Junior College      13.6     197     3.1      37      54       84       96     
Catholic Junior College           13.4     314     2.6      55      57       90       92     
Hwa Chong Junior College           9.0     163     1.9      76      66       98       98     
Jurong Junior College             17.1     308     3.0      41      54       88       84     
Nanyang Junior College            14.9     237     2.9      41      55       91       93     
National Junior College           10.2     201     1.9      75      66       99       99     
Raffles Junior College             8.9     184     1.8      77      66       97       98     
Serangoon Junior College          17.5     274     3.4      30      50       76       89     
St. Andrew's Junior College       14.1     358     2.5      54      59       97       93     
Tampines Junior College           13.8     340     2.6      53      57       90       84     
Temasek Junior College            10.3     196     1.8      80      66       98       97     
Victoria Junior College           10.3     139     2.3      62      61       92       99     
Yishun Junior College             17.5      97     3.1      38      53       86       92     

ALL                               13.4    3207     2.5      55      58       91       93     
    

                                 INTAKE              1995 GCE A-LEVEL RESULTS
                                  Mean  Number   Subject  Grade   Mean    %Passed   %Passed
                                  L1R5    of      Mean     %AB    ALevel  3 A-Levels  GP
                                        Students                  Points  or more    

Anderson Junior College           11.4     695     2.3      61      61       96       94     
Anglo-Chinese Junior College      12.2     752     2.7      49      58       93          96     
Catholic Junior College           13.5     596     2.6      53      57       91          86     
Hwa Chong Junior College           8.1     759     1.6      84      69       99          99     
Jurong Junior College             16.5     544     2.9      44      54       85          85     
Nanyang Junior College            14.5     571     2.7      46      57       92          91     
National Junior College            9.3     731     1.8      77      67       99          99     
Raffles Junior College             7.7     742     1.5      86      69       99          99     
Serangoon Junior College          17.0     463     3.3      33      51       76          87     
St. Andrew's Junior College       14.1     649     2.5      53      59       96          93     
Tampines Junior College           13.7     731     2.7      49      56       89          80     
Temasek Junior College             9.6     738     1.6      85      67       99          97     
Victoria Junior College            9.3     681     1.8      77      66       98          95     
Yishun Junior College             16.6     270     2.8      48      55       89          81     

ALL                               11.9    8922     2.2      64      61       94          93     
    

                                    Science                  Arts                   Commerce          
                               Without  With      Without  With      Without  With 
                                Bonus  Bonus#      Bonus  Bonus#      Bonus  Bonus#

Anderson Junior College         7-10    6-15       10-14    7-17       7-9    7-14     
Anglo-Chinese Junior College    8-13    6-16       11-14    6-16      10-13   8-15     
Catholic Junior College         11-17   8-20       10-17    6-20      10-15   8-18     
Hwa Chong Junior College          6     6-11        6-9     6-13        6     6-12     
Jurong Junior College           9-16    9-19       15-19   15-20       9-18  11-20     
Nanyang Junior College          9-13    8-17       12-15   10-18       9-13   7-18     
National Junior College          6-8    6-13        6-10    6-15       8-9    7-13     
Raffles Junior College            6     6-10        8-11    6-15        7     6-12     
Serangoon Junior College        9-16    8-18       11-18   12-20      10-17   9-20     
St. Andrew's Junior College     8-13    8-17       10-15    9-17       8-12   7-15     
Tampines Junior College         9-14    6-18       12-15   11-17      10-13   7-17     
Temasek Junior College           7-9    6-14        9-11    6-16       7-10   6-14     
Victoria Junior College          6-8    6-13        8-9     6-14       7-8    6-13     
Yishun Junior College           9-20    8-20       15-20   11-20      10-20  12-20     

# for feeder schools, provisionally admitted and Special-course students.
    

                                  Fitness       Physical       Overweight     
                                   Index        Fitness        Percentage     
                                               Percentage                     

Anderson Junior College            88.9           86.5             4.8        
Anglo-Chinese Junior College       81.9           73.4             7.3        
Catholic Junior College            81.4           73.2             8.5        
Hwa Chong Junior College           90.0           84.9             3.1        
Jurong Junior College              85.6           80.4             7.0        
Nanyang Junior College             80.1           70.8             6.7        
National Junior College            90.7           84.9             3.2        
Raffles Junior College             88.6           83.1             4.1        
Serangoon Junior College           83.0           76.3             6.6        
St. Andrew's Junior College        77.3           66.4             6.8        
Tampines Junior College            86.4           83.3             8.5        
Temasek Junior College             88.2           84.0             5.3        
Victoria Junior College            89.1           84.7             4.2        
Yishun Junior College              92.0           88.7             4.6        
    

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