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21 Aug 2007 For Immediate Reporting

93 Students Receive the 2007 Special Awards

The Special Awards are given out in recognition of students’ achievements in both the academic and non-academic spheres. This year, 93 awards were presented to students at the 2007 Special Awards Presentation Ceremony on 21 August 2007. These awards include the Lee Kuan Yew Award for All-Round Excellence, 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. The Guest-of-Honour for the ceremony, Mr Gan Kim Yong, Minister of State for Education and Manpower, presented the awards at the SEAMEO Regional Language Centre.

The Lee Kuan Yew Award for All-Round Excellence

3. The Lee Kuan Yew Award for All-Round Excellence is a national-level award for achievement in education that was presented for the first time in 2005. It is a pinnacle award, which recognises well-rounded students who have excelled both academically and non-academically, 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 education.

4. This award is part of the overall framework of the 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.

5. Eight students were presented with this Award. The names of the awardees are given in Annex A.

The Prime Minister’s Book Prize

6. The Prime Minister’s Book Prize, established in 1974, is an annual award for bilingualism given at the primary, secondary and pre-university levels. This year, 32 students were awarded the Prime Minister's Book Prize - 12 in the Primary section, 17 in the Secondary section and three in the Pre-University section. The names of the awardees are given in Annex B.

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The Lee Kuan Yew Award for Mathematics and Science

7. 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 34 recipients, 15 are in the Secondary category, ten in the Pre-University category and nine in the Polytechnic category. The names of the awardees are given in Annex C.

The Lee Kuan Yew Award for Outstanding Normal Course Students

8. The Lee Kuan Yew Award for Outstanding Normal Course Students was presented for the first time in 2004. This year, 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)

9. The Lee Kuan Yew Scholarship to Encourage Upgrading (LKY-STEP Award) was given out for the first time in 2001. This year, a total of 15 LKY-STEP awards were presented - ten to outstanding Institute of Technical Education (ITE) graduates pursuing full-time studies at our polytechnics, and five to outstanding polytechnic graduates pursuing full-time undergraduate studies at our universities. The names of the awardees are given in Annex E.

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ANNEX A

THE LEE KUAN YEW AWARD FOR ALL-ROUND EXCELLENCE RECIPIENTS

S/N Name Former School Present School/College

1 Kee Wen Jia 纪雯嘉 Ang Mo Kio Sec School Ang Mo Kio Sec School

2 Koh Seng Wei 许盛威 Manjusri Sec School Manjusri Sec School

3 Mun Weilin 文玮琳 Methodist Girls’ School Anglo-Chinese Junior College

4 Ng Jean Ting 黄俊婷 Raffles Girls’ School (Sec) Raffles Junior College

5 Ong Zong Bao 王宗保 Dunman Sec School ITE College East

6 Rachel Destinee Lee Sihui 李思慧 Paya Lebar Methodist Girls’ School ITE College East

7 Soon Jing Min Claire 宋靖敏 Nanyang Girls’ High School Hwa Chong Institution

8 Yeong Li Qian 杨礼谦 Raffles Institution Raffles Junior College

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ANNEX B

PRIME MINISTER’S BOOK PRIZE RECIPIENTS

PRIMARY SECTION S/N Name Former School Present School 1 Chu Lee Voon 周俐雯 Nanyang Primary School Raffles Girls’ School (Sec) 2 Elangovan Sindhuja Rulang Primary School Raffles Girls’ School (Sec) 3 Ho Ching Wen Dawn 何静雯 Nanyang Primary School Raffles Girls’ School (Sec) 4 Hong Kai Cong 方愷聪 Telok Kurau Primary School Hwa Chong Institution 5 Lim Xin Tong 林鑫彤 Pei Hwa Presbyterian Primary Nanyang Girls’ High School School 6 Md Fadhli B Md Ikbal Tampines Primary School Raffles Institution 7 Neo Man Fang 梁鞔芳 White Sands Primary School Raffles Girls’ School (Sec) 8 Ng Chee Wei Kenneth 黄志伟 Catholic High School Raffles Institution 9 Nur Atiqah Bte Azhari Northland Primary School Raffles Girls’ School (Sec) 10 Tan Hui Min 陈慧敏 Ai Tong Primary School Raffles Girls’ School (Sec) 11 Vijay Periyannan Rulang Primary School Raffles Institution 12 Yeow Pei Zhuang 姚佩妆 Rosyth Primary School Raffles Girls’ School (Sec)

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SECONDARY SECTION S/N Name Former School Present College 1 Au Yong Kok Kong Jonathan 欧阳国光 Raffles Institution Raffles Junior College 2 Chew Qinyi 周沁怡 CHIJ St. Nicholas Girls’ Raffles Junior College School 3 Foo Wei Ting 符玮婷 Dunman High School Raffles Junior College 4 Koh Xiao Ying 许晓盈 National Junior College National Junior College 5 Lin Peixin 林珮欣 National Junior College National Junior College 6 Mohandass s/o Kalaichelvan Raffles Institution Raffles Junior College 7 Mohd Taufiq B Mohamed Hussein Zalizan Raffles Institution Raffles Junior College 8 Ng Shonda 黄曦平 Singapore Chinese Girls’ Hwa Chong Institution School 9 Quek Shumin Judith 郭淑敏 Methodist Girls’ School Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) 10 Tan Bao Jia 陈葆佳 Dunman High School Dunman High School 11 Tan Juanhe 陈隽訸 Raffles Institution Raffles Junior College 12 Tan Tian Yi 陈恬怡 Nanyang Girls’ High School Hwa Chong Institution 13 Vinod Ashvin Ravi Raffles Institution Raffles Junior College 14 Wei Shuting 魏姝婷 Raffles Girls’ School (Sec) Raffles Junior College 15 Yang Yi Xian 杨逸贤 Dunman High School Dunman High School 16 Yeong Li Qian 杨礼谦 Raffles Institution Raffles Junior College 17 Zulaiha Said Tanjong Katong Girls’ School Temasek Junior College

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PRE-UNIVERSITY SECTION S/N Name Former College 1 Chia Jin Hao Daniel 谢进豪 Raffles Junior College 2 Lim Zi Heng 林子恒 National Junior College 3 Poon Yirong Yvonne 方依榕 Hwa Chong Institution

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ANNEX C

THE LEE KUAN YEW AWARD FOR MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE RECIPIENTS SECONDARY SECTION S/N Name Former School Present College

1 Chan Su-Chern Philip 田素臣 Hwa Chong Institution Hwa Chong Institution 2 Chan Wai Hong Ronald 陈伟康 Raffles Institution Raffles Junior College 3 Choi Beng Yen Benjamin 蔡炳贤 Hwa Chong Institution Hwa Chong Institution 4 Chuang Ding Fang 庄丁方 Nanyang Girls’ High School Hwa Chong Institution 5 Deng Ying Charlotte 邓滢 Raffles Girls’ School (Sec) Raffles Junior College 6 Goh Weicheng 吴威成 Hwa Chong Institution Hwa Chong Institution Lau Kang Ruey Gregory 刘刚睿 NUS High School of NUS High School of 7 Mathematics & Science Mathematics & Science 8 Lim Wei Quan 林伟权 Hwa Chong Institution Hwa Chong Institution 9 Men Yi Fei 门一非 Raffles Institution Raffles Junior College 10 Shi Qian 史茜 Raffles Girls’ School (Sec) Raffles Junior College 11 Tan Juanhe 陈隽訸 Raffles Institution Raffles Junior College 12 Wong Yunqi Audrye 黄韵琪 Raffles Girls’ School (Sec) Raffles Junior College 13 Yeong Li Qian 杨礼谦 Raffles Institution Raffles Junior College 翟维超 NUS High School of NUS High School of 14 Zhai Wei Chao Mathematics & Science Mathematics & Science 赵晔 NUS High School of NUS High School of 15 Zhao Ye Mathematics & Science Mathematics & Science

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PRE-UNIVERSITY SECTION S/N Name Former College 1 Chia Jin Hao Daniel 谢进豪 Raffles Junior College 2 Chuah Yuxin 蔡语馨 Raffles Junior College 3 Huang Kee Wui 黄其威 Anglo-Chinese Junior College 4 Koh Pang Wei 许邦维 Raffles Junior College 5 Krithin Sitaram Raffles Junior College 6 Kwa Xian Wen Charlene 何贤文 Hwa Chong Institution 7 Low Guang Hao 刘光浩 Hwa Chong Institution 8 Tham Zheng Kang 谭正刚 Raffles Junior College 9 Wee Liang Yi Justin 黄良义 Raffles Junior College 10 Zhao Yan 赵彦 Raffles Junior College

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POLYTECHNIC SECTION

S/N Name Former Polytechnic

1 徐小舜 Chee Siaw Soon Nanyang Polytechnic 2 Chow Jing Shen Zachary 周经绅 Republic Polytechnic

3 黄义鹏 Huang Yipeng Ngee Ann Polytechnic 4 Luo Enyu 罗恩昱 Temasek Polytechnic Ruan Qin Yuan @ Rajan Nagapan 5 Singapore Polytechnic 阮钦源

6 Sim Joo Peng Rosie 沉如萍 Nanyang Polytechnic 7 Tan Mei Xiu 陈美秀 Ngee Ann Polytechnic

8 Tan Wei Jian 陈伟健 Temasek Polytechnic 9 Tan Yan Xin 陈燕欣 Singapore Polytechnic

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ANNEX D

THE LEE KUAN YEW AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING NORMAL COURSE STUDENTS RECIPIENTS

NORMAL ACADEMIC

S/N Name Former School Present School 1 Kwek Jun Wei Edmund 郭俊玮 Yishun Town Secondary School Yishun Town Secondary School 2 Verlyn Yeo Cher Ling 杨紫琳 Hai Sing Catholic School Hai Sing Catholic School

NORMAL TECHNICAL

S/N Name Former School Present ITE Campus

1 Jagadeswari D/O Sathi Vadvelu CHIJ St. Theresa’s Convent Private Institution 2 Kow Jian Ming 辜建名 Bowen Secondary School ITE College Central (Yishun)

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ANNEX E

THE LEE KUAN YEW SCHOLARSHIP TO ENCOURAGE UPGRADING (LKY-STEP AWARD) RECIPIENTS

ITE GRADUATES

S/N Name Former ITE Campus Present Polytechnic 1 Chan Cheong Yew 陈昌耀 ITE College East Singapore Polytechnic 2 Chia Marcus 谢马可 ITE College East Ngee Ann Polytechnic 3 Hemalatha Arudas ITE College Central Ngee Ann Polytechnic (Bishan Campus) 4 Ho Zi Wei 何子威 ITE College Central Nanyang Polytechnic (MacPherson Campus) 5 Laight Thomas Shawn Christopher ITE College Central Singapore Polytechnic (MacPherson Campus) 6 Lew Kee Wan 刘举万 ITE College West Ngee Ann Polytechnic (Dover Campus) 7 Mohammed Farhan B Mohd Firdaus ITE College Central Singapore Polytechnic (Bishan Campus) 8 Poh Hong Yi 傅宏毅 ITE College West Singapore Polytechnic (Balestier Campus) 9 Wong Fook Sang Joseph 黄福生 ITE College Central Ngee Ann Polytechnic (Yishun Campus) 10 Zhang Ci Ping 张慈萍 ITE College Central Singapore Polytechnic (Tampines Campus)

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POLYTECHNIC GRADUATES

S/N Name Former Polytechnic Present University 1 Koh Chuan Seng 许泉成 Ngee Ann Polytechnic Nanyang Technological University 2 Ong Ling Yee Christina 王琳儀 Singapore Polytechnic National University of Singapore 3 Seah Hua Sheng 谢華聲 Nanyang Polytechnic Singapore Management University 4 Sim Joo Peng Rosie 沉如萍 Nanyang Polytechnic National University of Singapore 5 Winston Chow Wei Jie 周伟杰 Ngee Ann Polytechnic Nanyang Technological University

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