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EDUN N25-02-004 

04203 

2 August 2003 

NEW AUTONOMOUS SCHOOL

1.          The Ministry of Education will accord Ngee Ann Secondary School Autonomous School status from January 2004. After a stringent selection process, Ngee Ann Secondary School has been found to have met the requirements that covers the following broad areas:

Background

2.          Autonomous Schools were established in 1994 to provide pupils with quality education within the framework of a non-independent status but with greater autonomy devolved to the schools. The Autonomous Schools give parents more options in the choice of quality schools for their children.

3.          The Autonomous Schools are given additional funding to enable them to develop a wider and better range of programmes to stretch the capability of their pupils. The additional flexibility and funding given to Autonomous Schools have enabled these schools to offer their pupils a much-enhanced teaching and learning environment. Apart from additional and improved facilities, pupils also benefit from a more innovative curriculum as well as a more varied and wider range of enrichment programmes. Autonomous Schools have been able to provide a well-rounded quality education that stretches each pupil to his fullest potential.

4.          On 12 January 2000, the Ministry of Education announced that the number of Autonomous Schools would be expanded to 30 or 40 schools (approximately 25% of our secondary schools) in the coming years. There are currently 23 Autonomous Schools. The list is at Annex.