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Ministry of Education Reference No: Edun N25-02-004 Press Release No: 03705 Date 24 Aug 2005 New Award to Recognise All-Rounded Students at the Special Awards Subject: 2005

NEW AWARD TO RECOGNISE ALL-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.

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

24 August 2005

ANNEX A

LEE KUAN YEW AWARD FOR ALL-ROUND EXCELENCE 2005 RECIPIENTS

S/N Name Former School Present College Chou Xiujue Ailene Nanyang Girls’ High Sch 1

Kwok Peng Jee Reynold Queenstown Sec Sch Queenstown Sec Sch 2

Lim Jing Yuan Maris Stella High Sch Victoria Junior College 3

Loy Qian Yu Nicole Kranji Sec Sch Kranji Sec Sch 4

Nur Erdianti bte Shamsul Yusof Ishak Sec Sch ITE College East 5

Oon Jian Sara Raffles Girls’ Sch (Sec) Raffles Junior College 6

Wat Zhiwen Sergius Raffles Junior College 7

ANNEX B

PRIME MINISTER’S BOOK PRIZE FOR 2005 RECIPIENTS

PRIMARY SECTION S/N Name Former School Present School 1 Aqilah bte Abdul Rahim Opera Estate Primary Sch Raffles Girls' Sch (Sec) 2 Foo Xiang Peng Seng Kang Primary Sch Raffles Institution 3 Gerald Sng Gui Ren Nanyang Primary Sch Raffles Institution 4 Han Lyn Chongfu Primary Sch Raffles Girls' Sch (Sec) 5 K Kavita Radin Mas Primary Sch Raffles Girls' Sch (Sec) 6 Lim Fang Yi Raffles Girls’ Primary Sch Raffles Girls' Sch (Sec) 7 Lyana Shaffiee Raffles Girls’ Primary Sch Raffles Girls' Sch (Sec) 8 Peh Shing Bo Nanyang Primary Sch Raffles Institution 9 Ramyiadarsini Indira Elangovan Qifa Primary Sch Raffles Girls' Sch (Sec) 10 Toh Jia Ying Nanyang Primary Sch Raffles Girls' Sch (Sec) 11 Yeo Shang Xuan Red Swastika Sch Raffles Institution 12 Zeng Jingyin Peiying Primary Sch Raffles Girls' Sch (Sec)

SECONDARY SECTION

S/N Name Former School Present College 1 Chng Jin Kai Dunman High Sch Raffles Junior College 2 Chuah Yuxin Raffles Girls' Sch (Sec) Raffles Junior College 3 Hap Xing Fu Daniel The Chinese High Sch Hwa Chong Institution 4 Hazmi Hisyam Abdull Hamid Raffles Institution Raffles Junior College 5 Lee Huan Ting Raffles Institution Raffles Junior College 6 Lim Zi Heng River Valley High Sch 7 Mok Zhun Rui Raffles Institution Raffles Junior College 8 Mok Zhun Wei Raffles Institution Raffles Junior College 9 Muhammad Ilman bin Mohd Adil Raffles Institution Raffles Junior College 10 Pang Jiang Yan Raffles Institution Raffles Junior College 11 Ramana Narendran Raffles Institution Raffles Junior College 12 Selvaraj Ashvini Cedar Girls' Sec Sch Raffles Junior College 13 Seo Woon Li Raffles Girls' Sch (Sec) Raffles Junior College 14 Tan Chor Kiang Raffles Institution Raffles Junior College 15 Tan Jia Ni Dunman High Sch Victoria Junior College 16 Wee Liang Yi Justin Raffles Institution Raffles Junior College 17 Wee Shu Min Raffles Girls' Sch (Sec) Raffles Junior College

PRE-UNIVERSITY SECTION S/N Name Former College 1 Dilip s/o Vasu Theavan Tampines Junior College 2 Foo Xiaopei Jacqueline National Junior College 3 Ho Li Wei Rachel Hwa Chong Junior College 4 Muhammad Hasanul Arifin bin Zawawi Anderson Junior College 5 Tan Ying Ling Anglo-Chinese Junior College 6 Zhang Xuemei Juline Raffles Junior College

ANNEX C

LEE KUAN YEW AWARD FOR MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE 2005 RECIPIENTS SECONDARY SECTION S/N Name Former School Present College 1 Ang Youxin Debra Esther Raffles Girls’ Sch (Sec) Raffles Junior College 2 Chen Junhuo Leonard The Chinese High School Hwa Chong Institution 3 Loo Yunhua Raffles Girls’ Sch (Sec) Raffles Junior College 4 Ng Xian Wen Raffles Girls’ Sch (Sec) Raffles Junior College 5 Seng Wai Ping Alfred The Chinese High School Hwa Chong Institution 6 Tan Kar Tong Raffles Institution Raffles Junior College 7 Tay Rong En Raffles Institution Raffles Junior College 8 Zhao Yan Raffles Institution Raffles Junior College

PRE-UNIVERSITY SECTION S/N Name Former College

1 Beh Yee Ming Leslie Raffles Junior College 2 Lim Tse Yang Raffles Junior College 3 Lim Yu Xian Raffles Junior College 4 Seah Kwee Boon Brandon Anglo-Chinese Junior College 5 Sng Tiap Ching Raffles Junior College 6 Tan Yingyi Raffles Junior College 7 Xie Sheng Xiang Raffles Junior College

POLYTECHNIC SECTION S/N Name Former Polytechnic

1 Chia Koon Seng Temasek Polytechnic 2 Dian Farziana binte Mohd Farid Polytechnic 3 Tan Yihui 4 Zhuo Hong Wei Nanyang Polytechnic

ANNEX D

LEE KUAN YEW AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING NORMAL COURSE STUDENTS 2005 RECIPIENTS NORMAL ACADEMIC COURSE S/N Name Former School Present School 1 Ong Poh Lim Yishun Town Sec Sch Yishun Town Sec Sch

2 Pan Weihao Queensway Sec Sch Queensway Sec Sch

NORMAL TECHNICAL COURSE S/N Name Former School Present School 1 Chan Cheong Yew Temasek Sec Sch ITE College East

2 Hoe Teck Chye David Beatty Sec Sch Beatty Sec Sch

ANNEX E

LEE KUAN YEW SCHOLARSHIP TO ENCOURAGE UPGRADING (LKY-STEP AWARD) 2005 RECIPIENTS ITE UPGRADERS S/N Name Former ITE Campus Present Polytechnic 1 Koh Boon Kai Lloyd ITE College West (Balestier) Ngee Ann Polytechnic

2 Koh Zhi Ren Hansel ITE College Central (MacPherson) Nanyang Polytechnic

3 Kong Pieng Nam ITE College Central (Tampines) Singapore Polytechnic

4 Mohammad Fazil bin Khamis ITE College West (Dover) Singapore Polytechnic

5 Shafiqah bte Abdul Samat ITE College Central (Bishan) Temasek Polytechnic

6 Tan Guan Hong Nicholas ITE College Central (MacPherson) Temasek Polytechnic

POLYTECHNIC UPGRADERS S/N Name Former Polytechnic Present University 1 Lum Kwok Hong Lirry Ngee Ann Polytechnic Nanyang Technological University

2 Lu Qimin Ngee Ann Polytechnic Nanyang Technological University

3 Mohan Belani s/o Khushalldas Nanyang Polytechnic National University of Singapore