PRESS RELEASE
Ministry of Education
Results of the 2005 Singapore-Cambridge General Certificate of Education (Normal Level) Examination
1. The Singapore-Cambridge General Certificate of Education Normal Level Examination is conducted jointly by the University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate and the Singapore Examinations and Assessment Board.
2. 18,447 students in the Secondary 4 Normal Course sat for the 2005 Singapore- Cambridge GCE Normal Level Examination in September/October this year. Of these, 11,995 students were from the Normal (Academic) [N(A)] course and 6,452 students were from the Normal (Technical) [N(T)] course.
3. A certificate is awarded to a candidate who obtains a Grade 5 or better in at least one subject. 11,945 (99.6%) students from the N(A) course and 6,367 (98.7%) students from the N(T) course will be awarded certificates in the 2005 examination.
4. Students in the N(A) course who obtain an aggregate not exceeding 10 points in their three best subjects and a Grade 5 or better in English Language (Syllabus A) will be promoted to the Secondary 5 Normal course in 2006. 9,309 students (77.6%) are eligible for promotion. Details of students and schools that performed well in the Normal Level examinations are available at Annex A.
5. This year, 2,417 N(A) students sat for subjects in the GCE ‘O’ Level Examination. The flexibility for N(A) students to offer ‘O’ Level subjects is part of MOE’s continual efforts to improve educational programmes to better cater to students’ different needs, abilities and aspirations. These students are also eligible to proceed to Secondary 5 Normal course if they obtain an aggregate not exceeding 10 points in their three best subjects and a Grade 5 or better in English Language (Syllabus A) using their combined GCE ‘N’ Level and school ‘O’ Level preliminary examination results.
6. All N(T) course students who have completed their secondary education in 2005 can apply to further their studies at the Institute of Technical Education.
7. School candidates have been issued with their results slips by their respective schools on 19 December 2005. Private candidates will be informed of their results by post. Private candidates may also access their results through the Singapore Examinations and Assessment Board website at ‘http://www.seab.gov.sg’ from 2.00 pm on 19 December 2005.
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MINISTRY OF EDUCATION SINGAPORE EXAMINATIONS AND ASSESSMENT BOARD 19 December 2005
2 ANNEX A
INFORMATION SHEET ON THE 2005 SINGAPORE-CAMBRIDGE GCE (NORMAL LEVEL) EXAMINATION
The data provided is based on the performance of the students in the 2005 GCE ‘N’ Level Examination.1
I NORMAL (ACADEMIC) COURSE
The aggregate was calculated using the grades for English Language (Syllabus A) and best five subjects.
A TOP STUDENTS (IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER OF SCHOOLS)
Name / Gender School Aggregate Perdana Putra / M Chestnut Drive Sec 6 Geraldine Lim Sue-Yi 林淑艺 / F CHIJ St Theresa’s Convent 6 Zeng Zhaoming Bryce 曾昭铭 / M Damai Sec 6 Wong Yeang Cherng 黄仰珍 / F Hai Sing Catholic Sch 6 Maheswari d/o P Balakrishnan / F Paya Lebar Methodist Girls’ School 6 Amy Ruth Tan Tian Yue 陈天悦 / F St Margaret’s Sec 6
B TOP MALAY STUDENT
Name / Gender School Aggregate Muhammad Ridhwan B Fuchun Sec 7 Mohammad M / M
C TOP INDIAN STUDENT
Name / Gender School Aggregate Maheswari d/o P Balakrishnan / F Paya Lebar Methodist Girls’ School 6
1 The top students by race listed attained very good aggregate points.
3 II NORMAL (TECHNICAL) COURSE
The aggregate was calculated using the grades for English Language (Syllabus T), Maths (Syllabus T) and Best Subject (other than EL & Maths).
A TOP STUDENTS (IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER OF SCHOOLS)
Name / Gender School Aggregate Tan Han Wen Nigel 陈瀚文 / M Bowen Sec 4 Lim Ziwei 林紫薇 / F Christ Church Sec 4 Tan Zhi Hui 陈智慧 / F Commonwealth Sec 4 Zachary Gerard Dason / M Kent Ridge Sec 4 Tan Yi Yin 陈一莹 / F St Margaret’s Sec 4 Yew Kah Yin Veneza 姚嘉莹 / F Woodlands Ring Sec 4 Lee Jun Loong Brendan 李俊龙 / M Xinmin Sec 4
B TOP MALAY STUDENTS (IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER OF SCHOOLS)
Name / Gender School Aggregate Muhammad Razis B Ab Halim / M Bedok Green Sec 5 Muhammad Mirza B Mushadat / M Juying Sec 5 Muhamad ‘Izuddin Sufian Sujai / M Pasir Ris Sec 5
C TOP INDIAN STUDENTS (IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER OF SCHOOLS)
Name / Gender School Aggregate Zachary Gerard Dason / M Kent Ridge Sec 4 Pavani Naidu d/o Manickam N / F Temasek Sec 5
D TOP EURASIAN STUDENT
Name / Gender School Aggregate D’cotta Daryl Anthony / M Montfort Sec 5
4 III LIST OF SECONDARY SCHOOLS WITH AT LEAST ONE NORMAL (ACADEMIC) STUDENT WITH 5 Grade 1s OR MORE (IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER OF SCHOOLS)
1 AHMAD IBRAHIM SECONDARY SCHOOL 2 ANGLO-CHINESE SCHOOL (BARKER ROAD) 3 BOWEN SECONDARY SCHOOL 4 BUKIT VIEW SECONDARY SCHOOL 5 CHESTNUT DRIVE SECONDARY SCHOOL 6 CHIJ ST. THERESA'S CONVENT 7 CLEMENTI TOWN SECONDARY SCHOOL 8 DAMAI SECONDARY SCHOOL 9 EVERGREEN SECONDARY SCHOOL 10 FAIRFIELD METHODIST SECONDARY SCHOOL 11 FUCHUN SECONDARY SCHOOL 12 FUHUA SECONDARY SCHOOL 13 GEYLANG METHODIST SECONDARY SCHOOL 14 HAI SING CATHOLIC SCHOOL 15 HENDERSON SECONDARY SCHOOL 16 HILLGROVE SECONDARY SCHOOL 17 HOLY INNOCENTS' HIGH SCHOOL 18 HUA YI SECONDARY SCHOOL 19 KENT RIDGE SECONDARY SCHOOL 20 KRANJI SECONDARY SCHOOL 21 KUO CHUAN PRESBYTERIAN SECONDARY SCHOOL 22 MANJUSRI SECONDARY SCHOOL 23 PAYA LEBAR METHODIST GIRLS' SCHOOL 24 SENG KANG SECONDARY SCHOOL 25 ST. GABRIEL'S SECONDARY SCHOOL 26 ST. MARGARET'S SECONDARY SCHOOL 27 XINMIN SECONDARY SCHOOL 28 ZHONGHUA SECONDARY SCHOOL
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IV LIST OF SECONDARY SCHOOLS WITH AT LEAST ONE NORMAL (TECHNICAL) STUDENT WITH 4 Grade 1s OR MORE (IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER OF SCHOOLS)
1 BEDOK GREEN SECONDARY SCHOOL 2 CHRIST CHURCH SECONDARY SCHOOL 3 CLEMENTI TOWN SECONDARY SCHOOL 4 COMMONWEALTH SECONDARY SCHOOL 5 HAI SING CATHOLIC SCHOOL 6 HOUGANG SECONDARY SCHOOL 7 HUA YI SECONDARY SCHOOL 8 KENT RIDGE SECONDARY SCHOOL 9 MARSILING SECONDARY SCHOOL 10 NAN CHIAU HIGH SCHOOL 11 PASIR RIS CREST SECONDARY SCHOOL 12 PASIR RIS SECONDARY SCHOOL 13 RIVERSIDE SECONDARY SCHOOL 14 SERANGOON GARDEN SECONDARY SCHOOL 15 ST. MARGARET'S SECONDARY SCHOOL 16 WOODLANDS RING SECONDARY SCHOOL 17 XINMIN SECONDARY SCHOOL
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