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Reference No : Edun N25-02-033 Vol 5
Press Release No : 04897
Date : 30 Nov 1997

PERFORMANCE INDICATORS FOR JUNIOR COLLEGES 1997

1. As in previous years, the Ministry of Education is providing information on the performance of the junior colleges to help students and their parents make informed choices when selecting a suitable junior college (JC) for entry after the GCE O-Level Examination.
2. The attached tables show the performance of the 14 junior colleges in the 1996 GCE A-Level Examination and the National Physical Fitness Award (NAPFA) test (Tables 1 & 2), as well as the L1R5 aggregate scores of students admitted to the different JCs in 1997 (Table 3).
3. Table 1 gives an overall picture of how each college performed in a number of selected performance indicators, including intake quality, A-level results, value-added and physical fitness. It shows that different colleges can excel in different areas. For example, Raffles and Hwa Chong JC were top in terms of A-level points and percentage passed General Paper (GP), while Jurong and Temasek JC were top on value-added performance. In terms of physical fitness, Yishun, National and Temasek JC were placed higher than the rest.
4. The value-added performance of JCs is calculated by comparing the A-level performance of students when they leave the JC against their O-level results when they entered the JC. The Ministry has decided to introduce awards for the top two value-added JCs each year. Jurong JC wins an award of $20,000 while Temasek JC wins $10,000.

Explanation Notes for Tables on Performance of Junior Colleges

1. The following three tables provide information on the performance of junior colleges in the 1996 GCE A-level examination, data on physical fitness of their students, and aggregate scores of those admitted in 1997.

   Table 1: Performance Indicators for Junior Colleges 1997 Table 2: Performance of Junior Colleges in the 1996 A-level Examination and Fitness Level of Students Table 3: Aggregate O-level Scores of Students Admitted in 1997      
   
   

   Table 1: Performance Indicators for Junior Colleges 1997
   

   			Ranking from 1996 A-Level Exam Results
   S/No	Junior College	Ranking on Intake Quality (L1R5)	Mean A-Level Points	Mean Subject Grade	Percent Passed at least 3 A-levels	Percent Passed GP	Value-added Indicator	Ranking on Fitness Index
   1	Anderson	6	6	6	6	7	12	4
   2	Anglo-Chinese	7	7	7	8	6	14	11
   3	Catholic	10	12	12	12	7	11	13
   4	Hwa Chong	2	2	1	2	2	6	6
   5	Jurong	12	9	9	10	9	1	5
   6	Nanyang	10	9	9	7	12	6	12
   7	National	3	5	5	2	4	10	2
   8	Raffles	1	1	1	1	1	4	10
   9	Serangoon	14	14	14	14	14	13	8
   10	St. Andrew's	8	8	7	8	10	8	14
   11	Tampines	9	9	9	10	11	8	7
   12	Temasek	5	3	1	2	4	2	2
   13	Victoria	4	3	4	2	2	3	8
   14	Yishun	13	13	13	13	13	5	1

   Table 2: Performance of Junior Colleges in the 1996 A-Level Examination and Fitness Level of Students
   

   				1996 GCE A-Level Results					1996 Fitness Data (All Students)
   S/No	Junior College	Number of Students	Mean L1R5 of Students	Mean A-Level Points	Mean Subject Grade	Percent Grades A & B	Percent Passed at least 3 A-levels	Percent Passed GP	Fitness Index	Percent Overweight	Percent Passed NAPFA Test
   1	Anderson	719	10.8	62	2.2	67	97	91	89.8	4.3	85.7
   2	Anglo-Chinese	780	12.1	59	2.5	56	93	93	83.2	8.2	77.2
   3	Catholic	612	13.9	56	2.7	50	89	91	78.4	8.1	67.3
   4	Hwa Chong	767	7.8	69	1.6	83	99	97	88.3	4.1	83.1
   5	Jurong	605	15.4	57	2.6	52	90	90	88.7	6.7	87.8
   6	Nanyang	657	13.9	57	2.6	50	94	83	81.5	6.6	72.6
   7	National	729	9.0	66	1.8	79	99	95	90.6	3.8	85.2
   8	Raffles	794	7.4	70	1.6	86	100	99	84.9	6.8	78.3
   9	Serangoon	573	17.0	50	3.3	32	75	71	87.0	6.2	82.9
   10	St. Andrew's	742	13.1	58	2.5	55	93	87	77.8	8.0	68.5
   11	Tampines	725	13.7	57	2.6	55	90	84	88.1	6.4	85.3
   12	Temasek	731	9.3	67	1.6	84	99	95	90.6	3.4	85.5
   13	Victoria	720	9.2	67	1.7	82	99	97	87.0	5.1	82.3
   14	Yishun	364	16.1	54	2.9	45	84	81	91.9	4.6	88.4

   Table 3: Aggregate O-level Scores of Students Admitted in 1997
   

   S/No	Junior College	Science Course	Arts Course	Commerce Course
   1	Anderson	6-11	7-14	6-11
   2	Anglo-Chinese	6-13	6-14	7-13
   3	Catholic	7-15	9-16	8-15
   4	Hwa Chong	6-7	6-7	6-7
   5	Jurong	7-17	11-19	8-18
   6	Nanyang	6-13	10-18	8-15
   7	National	6-8	6-10	6-9
   8	Raffles	6	6-10	6-9
   9	Serangoon	7-18	11-20	11-20
   10	St. Andrew's	7-12	7-14	8-12
   11	Tampines	7-15	7-16	6-13
   12	Temasek	6-10	6-11	6-8
   13	Victoria	6-9	6-12	6-10
   14	Yishun	7-20	9-20	11-20

   Note:

    

   	1 The above L1R5 aggregate scores are based on students who do not have bonus points.
   	2. Students are given 2 bonus points if they have a pass in Higher Mother Tongue language, and another 2 points if their secondary schools are affiliated to the JCs that they are applying for, or they have been provisionally admitted to the JC.

2. Table 1 shows the rankings of each JC in terms of intake quality, absolute and value-added performance, and physical fitness. The rankings are based on data shown in Table 2. The value-added ranking is based on difference between actual and expected mean A-level points of students. Table 3 gives the range of aggregate scores of students admitted to the different JCs in 1997.
3. Data on academic performance is based on students who took the A-level examination for the first time and the fitness data is based on all students, including those in JC1.

   Description of Terms Used in the Tables

4. Ranking on Intake Quality (L1R5)

   This column ranks the JCs in terms of mean L1R5 aggregate score of their 1995 JC1 intake i.e. the cohort which took the A-level in 1996. L1R5 is the aggregate score for JC admission and the cut-off score is 20.

5. Mean L1R5 Aggregate

   This is the average L1R5 aggregate score of students who took the A-level exam for the first time in 1996.

6. Mean A-Level Points

   This column gives the average A-level points obtained by students based on their performance in the best 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.

7. Mean Subject Grade

   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.

8. Percent Grades A & B

   This column shows what percentage of the subject entries in each JC were graded A and B. It is computed by summing all the grades A and B and dividing the sum by the total number of subjects taken by students.

9. Percent Passed 3 A-Levels

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

10. Percent Passed GP

    This column shows the college's pass rate in GP (grades 1-6).

11. Fitness Index

    The Fitness Index (FI) is based on students' height and weight, and their performance in the National Physical Fitness Award (NAPFA) test. The Index is based on all students (JC1 and JC2), and it is defined as the average of:

     

    	the percentage of students within the acceptable weight range (based on weight-for-height table provided by Ministry of Health's School Health Service), and
    	the percentage of students who passed the NAPFA test.

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

12. Percent Overweight

    This column shows the percentage of students who were overweight by 20% or more, based on standards provided by Ministry of Health.

13. Percent Passed NAPFA Test

    This is the percentage of students who passed the NAPFA test in 1996. The NAPFA test comprises 6 test items developed by the Sports Medicine and Research Centre of the Singapore Sports Council.

14. Aggregate Scores of Students Admitted

    Table 3shows the L1R5 aggregate scores of those admitted to the different courses in 1997.

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