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Annex B THE PRIME MINISTER’S BOOK PRIZE RECIPIENTS PRIMARY SECTION S/N Name Former School Present School 1 Angela Xue Lerong Raffles Girls’ Primary School Raffles Girls' School (Secondary) 2 Cheong June Lyn Nanyang Primary School Nanyang Girls' High School 3 Crisann Tay Jing Yi Tao Nan School Methodist Girls' School (Secondary) 4 Elizabeth Ling Sheng Ying Nanyang Primary School Raffles Girls' School (Secondary) 5 Iniyaa Srinivasan Admiralty Primary School Raffles Girls' School (Secondary) Nanyang Girls' High School 6 Joelle Ran Zhuo Er Tao Nan School 7 Mai Shia Glenys Khor Raffles Girls' Primary School Raffles Girls' School (Secondary) 8 Nor Aniqa Binte Norhazry Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Primary School Raffles Girls' School (Secondary) 9 Rupa Kinkara Admiralty Primary School Raffles Institution 10 Shachin Ganesan Anglo-Chinese School Primary Raffles Institution 11 Soh Xing En Henry Park Primary School NUS High School of Mathematics and Science 12 Thecla Viyoshi Magha Anagaleka Frontier Primary School Raffles Girls' School (Secondary) B-1 THE PRIME MINISTER’S BOOK PRIZE RECIPIENTS SECONDARY SECTION S/N Name Former School Present School/ College 1 Anandan Vishnu Vardni Raffles Girls' School (Secondary) Raffles Institution 2 Anjali Elankovan Cedar Girls' Secondary School Victoria Junior College 3 Ayyappan Lakshmanan Raffles Institution Raffles Institution 4 Benedict Tan Boon Jun Raffles Institution Raffles Institution 5 Cai Sirui Raffles Girls' School (Secondary) Raffles Institution 6 Charlein Ho Jia Ai Nanyang Girls’ High School Hwa Chong Institution 7 Chen Xinpeng NUS High School of Mathematics and Science NUS High School of Mathematics and Science 8 Jasper Lan Shuhan Raffles Institution Raffles Institution 9 Lin Zhenyi Raffles Institution Raffles Institution 10 Michelle Hou Yunsi Nanyang Girls' High School Hwa Chong Institution 11 Muhammad Fikri Bin Jasmani Raffles Institution Raffles Institution 12 Sarah Goh Shi Sien Raffles Girls' School (Secondary) Raffles Institution 13 Sitti Haajar Bte Hasnan Crescent Girls' School National Junior College 14 *Tan Jiecong Hwa Chong Institution Hwa Chong Institution 15 Valene Lim Jia Xuan Dunman High School Dunman High School B-2 THE PRIME MINISTER’S BOOK PRIZE RECIPIENTS SECONDARY SECTION S/N Name Former School Present School/ College 16 Amanda Wong Jia Min CHIJ St. Nicholas Girls' School Eunoia Junior College 17 Hannah Xue Letao Raffles Girls’ School (Secondary) Raffles Institution PRE-UNIVERSITY SECTION S/N Name Former School/ College 1 Grace Cheu Li Qing Eunoia Junior College 2 Jeyadurga D/O Sola Rajan Victoria Junior College 3 Lee Pei Xuan Hwa Chong Institution Muhammad Danial Afiq Bin 4 Tampines Meridian Junior College Fharick 5 Raena Leang Ju Qin Hwa Chong Institution 6 *Shawn Cheng Wei Xuan Hwa Chong Institution 7 Winnis Lee Xin Rong River Valley High School 8 Zhang Zheqing Hwa Chong Institution 9 Zhang Zheting Hwa Chong Institution 10 Zhou Min Yuan Hwa Chong Institution B-3 THE LEE KUAN YEW AWARD FOR MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE RECIPIENTS SECONDARY SECTION S/N Name Former School Present School/ College 1 Akshat Chaudhary NUS High School of Mathematics and Science NUS High School of Mathematics and Science 2 Bernard Kwee Tze Wei Hwa Chong Institution Hwa Chong Institution 3 Chen Yiming Hwa Chong Institution Hwa Chong Institution 4 Chia Bing Xuan Bukit Panjang Government High School Nanyang Junior College 5 Christen Ong En Ya Raffles Girls' School (Secondary) Raffles Institution 6 Elena Chan Jeng Yan NUS High School of Mathematics and Science NUS High School of Mathematics and Science 7 Eugene Lek Wing Chung Fairfield Methodist School (Secondary) Anglo-Chinese Junior College 8 Li Yue Chen NUS High School of Mathematics and Science NUS High School of Mathematics and Science 9 Lucas Boo Tse Yang Raffles Institution Raffles Institution 10 Mireille Tan Wei Tian Raffles Girls' School (Secondary) Raffles Institution 11 Ooi Wei Chern Hwa Chong Institution Hwa Chong Institution 12 Selina Peh Yuet Ning Raffles Girls' School (Secondary) Raffles Institution 13 Tan Chien Hao Raffles Institution Raffles Institution 14 *Tan Jiecong Hwa Chong Institution Hwa Chong Institution 15 Trivikram Mohan NUS High School of Mathematics and Science NUS High School of Mathematics and Science B-4 THE LEE KUAN YEW AWARD FOR MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE RECIPIENTS SECONDARY SECTION S/N Name Former School Present School/ College 16 Wang Yuxuan Raffles Institution Raffles Institution 17 Zhou Xinyan Raffles Girls' School (Secondary) Raffles Institution B-5 THE LEE KUAN YEW AWARD FOR MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE RECIPIENTS PRE-UNIVERSITY SECTION S/N Name Former School/ College 1 Elden Yap Yi Tern NUS High School of Mathematics and Science 2 Fu Xinghong Raffles Institution 3 Gu Jiahao Raffles Institution 4 Hu Yongao Raffles Institution 5 Ian Tay Rongde Raffles Institution 6 Michael Lee Jun Hui Raffles Institution 7 Natalie Elizabeth Yam Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) 8 Ng Yong Xiang NUS High School of Mathematics and Science 9 Ng Yu Peng Hwa Chong Institution 10 Tan Yee Lin National Junior College 11 Tan Yong Yi NUS High School of Mathematics and Science 12 Valerie Tan Yi Jie Dunman High School B-6 THE LEE KUAN YEW AWARD FOR MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE RECIPIENTS POLYTECHNIC SECTION S/N Name Former Polytechnic 1 Aaron Ng Kaicheng Republic Polytechnic 2 Benjamin Toh Enming Ngee Ann Polytechnic 3 D Divarshene Republic Polytechnic 4 Dai Jiahui Nanyang Polytechnic 5 Elyn See Kailin Singapore Polytechnic 6 Hugo Chia Yong Zhi Nanyang Polytechnic 7 James Lim En Hui Singapore Polytechnic 8 John Liu Kanglong Ngee Ann Polytechnic 9 Koh Chan Hong Ngee Ann Polytechnic 10 Koh Jing Temasek Polytechnic 11 Lim Yee Kiat Temasek Polytechnic 12 Raphael Tay Jing Song Singapore Polytechnic 13 Sui Hui Ping Ngee Ann Polytechnic 14 Tea Pei Qi Nanyang Polytechnic 15 Wilsvin Leong Chi Ren Temasek Polytechnic B-7 THE LEE KUAN YEW AWARD FOR MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE RECIPIENTS POLYTECHNIC SECTION S/N Name Former Polytechnic 16 Teo Xuan Ming Temasek Polytechnic 17 Tricia Lim Wan Ning Republic Polytechnic 18 Yang Anlin Singapore Polytechnic 19 Yap Zi Xuan Republic Polytechnic 20 Yong Kai Qi Nanyang Polytechnic B-8 THE LEE KUAN YEW AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING NORMAL COURSE STUDENTS RECIPIENTS NORMAL ACADEMIC S/N Name Former School Present Institute 1 Andric Tan Wei Wen Montfort Secondary School Nanyang Junior College 2 Franklin Leong Ho St. Andrew's Secondary School Victoria Junior College 3 Julian Dominic Liaw Kent Ridge Secondary School Anglo-Chinese Junior College 4 Navin Selvam S/O Thiruselvam St. Andrew's Secondary School St. Andrew's Junior College 5 Tang Jin Yi Boon Lay Secondary School Singapore Polytechnic NORMAL TECHNICAL S/N Name Former School Present Institute 1 Aqilah Binte Hairi Dunman Secondary School ITE College East 2 Donathan Phua Wei Lun Manjusri Secondary School ITE College East 3 *Elsa Foo Dui San (Fu Rui Shan) Pasir Ris Secondary School ITE College East 4 Kimberly Tan Ing Hsuen Yishun Town Secondary School ITE College East 5 Nur Halijjah Binte Jamaludin Canberra Secondary School ITE College Central B-9 THE LEE HSIEN LOONG AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING BICULTURAL STUDENTS RECIPIENTS BICULTURAL STUDIES PROGRAMME S/N Name Former School 1 Mao Yu Di River Valley High School 2 Rebekah Seow Eunoia Junior College 3 *Shawn Cheng Wei Xuan Hwa Chong Institution REGIONAL STUDIES PROGRAMME S/N Name Former School 1 Liew Li Ren Raffles Institution B-10 THE LEE KUAN YEW AWARD FOR ALL-ROUND EXCELLENCE RECIPIENTS PRIMARY SECTION S/N Name Former School Present Institute 1 Amir Asfa Bin Muhammad Taufik St Gabriel's Primary School Raffles Institution 2 Edmund Tang Yu Ang Rosyth School NUS High School of Mathematics and Science 3 Janelle Tan Xuan Hui Northland Primary School School of the Arts 4 Matthew Ang Yuzhe Ai Tong School Raffles Institution 5 Nigel Goh Xi Jie Canberra Primary School Canberra Secondary School 6 Nur Atiqah Binte Fairuz Fuhua Primary School Jurongville Secondary School 7 Rian Tan Jun Yi Yu Neng Primary School Raffles Institution 8 Summer Renee Quek Maha Bodhi School Dunman High School 9 Vanessa Goh Jia Hsing Sengkang Green Primary School Raffles Girls' School (Secondary) B-11 THE LEE KUAN YEW AWARD FOR ALL-ROUND EXCELLENCE RECIPIENTS SECONDARY SECTION S/N Name Former School Present Institute 1 Aadil Bin Jamari Hai Sing Catholic School Raffles Institution 2 Damien Kang Jun Heng Catholic High School (Secondary) Hwa Chong Institution 3 Elizabeth Ng Si Jie Nanyang Girls' High School Hwa Chong Institution 4 *Elsa Foo Dui San (Fu Rui Shan) Pasir Ris Secondary School ITE College East 5 Esther Joice Tan Xuan Ting Ang Mo Kio Secondary School ITE College Central 6 Fatin Mayasari Binte Amran Yuhua Secondary School ITE College Central 7 Hoo Hoi Tzer Hwa Chong Institution Hwa Chong Institution 8 Lim Shi Pei Singapore Chinese Girls' School Eunoia Junior College 9 Seet Seow Chee Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' School (Secondary) Raffles Institution 10 Shannon Ashwini D/O Kumaran N Pei Hwa Secondary School Ngee Ann Polytechnic 11 Syed Mohd Khairulazizi B S M H Chua Chu Kang Secondary School ITE College Central 12 Trenyce Teo Kai Ling Compassvale Secondary School Temasek Polytechnic B-12 THE LEE HSIEN LOONG AWARD FOR SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT RECIPIENTS S/N Name Former School Present Institute 1 Danish Bin Mohamad Noor Assumption Pathway School ITE College West 2 Nur Arianna Binte Yussni Northlight School ITE College Central THE LEE HSIEN LOONG AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING ALL-ROUND ACHIEVEMENT RECIPIENTS S/N Name Former Institute Present Institute 1 Alexander Tang Yu ITE College East
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    We are Cambridge Assessment Admissions Testing, Key dates for BMAT – November 2020 part of the University of Cambridge. We give every Registration opens 1 September student the opportunity to let their true potential shine. Requests for modified By 30 September Where can I find out more? question papers About BMAT – November: admissionstesting.org/bmat-november Registration deadline – 1 October by 17.00 BST standard fee Admissions testing support: admissionstesting.org/help Final registration 15 October by 18.00 BST deadline – higher (late) fee Test date 4 November Results You can access your results online from 27 November. For information about how institutions receive results, please visit our website. For Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Singapore Cambridge Assessment Admissions Testing Guide for students The Triangle Building Shaftesbury Road Register by 1 October 2020 Cambridge admissionstesting.org CB2 8EA United Kingdom /admissionstesting *4941676763* All details are correct at the time of going to print in January 2020 but may be subject to change. © UCLES 2020 | CER/3206/V2/JAN20 Copyright Please check the BMAT and university websites for the latest information. @admissionstests The BioMedical Admissions Test (BMAT) How do I register for BMAT – November? When do I register? If you are applying for a place at the Lee Kong Chian If you are attending a school in the Singapore school Your centre needs to register you. Registration opens School of Medicine (LKCMedicine) in Singapore, you system (see list below), or have graduated from one on 1 September 2020 and the standard entry deadline will need to take BMAT – November. LKCMedicine is a in the last year, please contact the SEAMEO Regional is 1 October 2020, so speak to your centre as early joint medical school between Nanyang Technological Language Centre to register for the test: as possible.