PRESS RELEASE Ministry of Education Reference No: EDUN N07-11-082 Vol 26 Press Release No: 05705 Date 6 Jan 2006 Subject: TRIM AND FIT AND MINDEF PHYSICAL FITNESS PERFORMANCE AWARDS 2005 Trim and Fit Awards 1. The Ministry of Education presents the Trim and Fit (TAF) Awards annually to schools in recognition of their efforts in improving physical fitness and reducing obesity levels in their schools. This year, TAF Awards are awarded to 306 schools in recognition of their efforts and achievements in the TAF Programme for 2005. 163 schools will receive the Gold Awards while 143 will receive the Silver Awards (see Annex 1). Compared to 2004, 11 more schools are receiving the Gold Awards, as shown in Annex 2. 2. Each year, schools are banded according to their fitness index, results in the National Physical Fitness Award (NAPFA) test and percentage of overweight students. The TAF banding criteria are given in Annex 3. Schools in Band A will receive the Gold Award while schools in Band B will receive the Silver Award. MINDEF Physical Fitness Performance Award 3. The Ministry of Defence will be presenting the MINDEF Physical Fitness Performance Award (MPFPA) to 12 Junior Colleges (JCs) and 1 Centralised Institute (CI) this year. The award is given out to JCs and CI whose final-year students have achieved the qualifying Gold/Silver pass rate in the National Physical Fitness Award (NAPFA). The aim is to recognise their efforts in promoting physical fitness. 4. MPFPA recipients will each receive a monetary award based on the number of final-year students who achieve a Gold/Silver standard for NAPFA. In addition, JCs/CI that achieve the Best Performer Award and Most Improved Award will be given an additional monetary incentive of 1 $3,000 and $1,500 respectively. Besides the monetary award, MPFPA recipients will each receive a trophy. 5. This year, Millennia Institute will receive the Best Performer Award and Anderson JC will receive the Most Improved Award. The Merit Award will be presented to Anderson JC, Anglo-Chinese JC, Catholic JC, Hwa Chong Institution, Jurong JC, Meridian JC, Nanyang JC, National JC, Raffles JC, St. Andrew’s JC, Temasek JC and Victoria JC. Revised NAPFA Norms 6. The National Physical Fitness Award (NAPFA) test was introduced in Singapore schools in 1982 at the secondary and pre-university levels and in 1992 at the primary level. Since 1992, the percentage of students passing the NAPFA test has been used as an indicator of the fitness level of our student population. The design of the test items in the NAPFA test has evolved and the norms have been updated regularly. 7. In 2002, MOE collaborated with the Singapore Sports Council (SSC) to revise and update the set of NAPFA norms for both boys and girls. In particular, NAPFA norms in certain test items were revised to address the comparability between the performance of male and female students at the secondary level. The test items affected are the pull-up for boys, inclined pull-up for girls and the 2.4km run/walk for both. A summary of these changes and the revised NAPFA norms can be found in Annex 4a and 4b respectively. The revised NAPFA norms will be implemented in all schools in 2006. Ministry of Education Singapore Sports Council Ministry of Defence 2 Annex 1 A JUNIOR COLLEGES/CENTRALISED INSTITUTE RECEIVING THE TRIM AND FIT (TAF) GOLD AWARD 1. ANDERSON JUNIOR COLLEGE 2. ANGLO-CHINESE JUNIOR COLLEGE 3. CATHOLIC JUNIOR COLLEGE 4. HWA CHONG INSTITUTION (COLLEGE SECTION) 5. JURONG JUNIOR COLLEGE 6. MILLENNIA INSTITUTE 7. NANYANG JUNIOR COLLEGE 8. NATIONAL JUNIOR COLLEGE 9. RAFFLES JUNIOR COLLEGE 10. ST. ANDREW'S JUNIOR COLLEGE 11. TEMASEK JUNIOR COLLEGE 12. VICTORIA JUNIOR COLLEGE 13. YISHUN JUNIOR COLLEGE B JUNIOR COLLEGES/CENTRALISED INSTITUTE RECEIVING THE TRIM AND FIT (TAF) SILVER AWARD 1. INNOVA JUNIOR COLLEGE 2. MERIDIAN JUNIOR COLLEGE 3. PIONEER JUNIOR COLLEGE C SECONDARY SCHOOLS RECEIVING THE TRIM AND FIT (TAF) GOLD AWARD 1. ANG MO KIO SECONDARY SCHOOL 2. ANGLICAN HIGH SCHOOL 3. ANGLO-CHINESE SCHOOL (INDEPENDENT) 4. BUKIT PANJANG GOVT. HIGH SCHOOL 5. CANBERRA SECONDARY SCHOOL 6. CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL 7. CEDAR GIRLS' SECONDARY SCHOOL 3 8. CHAI CHEE SECONDARY SCHOOL 9. CHIJ ST. NICHOLAS GIRLS' SCHOOL 10. CHUNG CHENG HIGH SCHOOL (MAIN) 11. CLEMENTI TOWN SECONDARY SCHOOL 12. COMMONWEALTH SECONDARY SCHOOL 13. COMPASSVALE SECONDARY SCHOOL 14. CRESCENT GIRLS' SCHOOL 15. DUNMAN HIGH SCHOOL 16. DUNMAN SECONDARY SCHOOL 17. EVERGREEN SECONDARY SCHOOL 18. FIRST TOA PAYOH SECONDARY SCHOOL 19. FUHUA SECONDARY SCHOOL 20. GREENRIDGE SECONDARY SCHOOL 21. HAI SING CATHOLIC SCHOOL 22. HILLGROVE SECONDARY SCHOOL 23. HWA CHONG INSTITUTION (HIGH SCHOOL SECTION) 24. JUYING SECONDARY SCHOOL 25. KRANJI SECONDARY SCHOOL 26. LOYANG SECONDARY SCHOOL 27. METHODIST GIRLS' SCHOOL (SECONDARY) 28. NAN CHIAU HIGH SCHOOL 29. NAN HUA SECONDARY SCHOOL 30. NANYANG GIRLS' HIGH SCHOOL 31. NATIONAL JUNIOR COLLEGE / IP (SECONDARY) 32. NEW TOWN SECONDARY SCHOOL 33. NORTH VISTA SECONDARY SCHOOL 34. PASIR RIS CREST SECONDARY SCHOOL 35. QUEENSTOWN SECONDARY SCHOOL 36. RAFFLES GIRLS' SCHOOL (SECONDARY) 37. RAFFLES INSTITUTION 38. RIVER VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL 39. SHUQUN SECONDARY SCHOOL 40. SIGLAP SECONDARY SCHOOL 41. SINGAPORE CHINESE GIRLS' SCHOOL 4 42. SINGAPORE SPORTS SCHOOL 43. ST. JOSEPH'S INSTITUTION 44. TANGLIN SECONDARY SCHOOL 45. TANJONG KATONG GIRLS' SCHOOL 46. TANJONG KATONG SECONDARY SCHOOL 47. TECK WHYE SECONDARY SCHOOL TEMASEK ACADEMY- An institution of Temasek Junior 48. College 49. TEMASEK SECONDARY SCHOOL 50. UNITY SECONDARY SCHOOL 51. VICTORIA JUNIOR COLLEGE- IP 52. VICTORIA SCHOOL 53. XINMIN SECONDARY SCHOOL 54. YIO CHU KANG SECONDARY SCHOOL 55 YISHUN TOWN SECONDARY SCHOOL 56. YUHUA SECONDARY SCHOOL 57. ZHONGHUA SECONDARY SCHOOL D SECONDARY SCHOOLS RECEIVING THE TRIM AND FIT (TAF) SILVER AWARD 1. AHMAD IBRAHIM SECONDARY SCHOOL 2. ANDERSON SECONDARY SCHOOL 3. ASSUMPTION ENGLISH SCHOOL 4. BALESTIER HILL SECONDARY SCHOOL 5. BEATTY SECONDARY SCHOOL 6. BEDOK SOUTH SECONDARY SCHOOL 7. BEDOK VIEW SECONDARY SCHOOL 8. BENDEMEER SECONDARY SCHOOL 9. BOON LAY SECONDARY SCHOOL 10. BOWEN SECONDARY SCHOOL 11. BRADDELL-WESTLAKE SECONDARY SCHOOL 12. BROADRICK SECONDARY SCHOOL 13. BUKIT BATOK SECONDARY SCHOOL 14. BUKIT MERAH SECONDARY SCHOOL 5 15. CHANGKAT CHANGI SECONDARY SCHOOL 16. CHIJ KATONG CONVENT 17. CHIJ ST. JOSEPH'S CONVENT 18. CHIJ ST. THERESA'S CONVENT 19. CHRIST CHURCH SECONDARY SCHOOL 20. CHUNG CHENG HIGH SCHOOL (YISHUN) 21. CORAL SECONDARY SCHOOL 22. DUNEARN SECONDARY SCHOOL 23. EAST SPRING SECONDARY SCHOOL 24. FAIRFIELD METHODIST SECONDARY SCHOOL 25. FAJAR SECONDARY SCHOOL 26. FUCHUN SECONDARY SCHOOL 27. GAN ENG SENG SCHOOL 28. GEYLANG METHODIST SECONDARY SCHOOL 29. GREENVIEW SECONDARY SCHOOL 30. GUANGYANG SECONDARY SCHOOL 31. HOLY INNOCENTS' HIGH SCHOOL 32. HOUGANG SECONDARY SCHOOL 33. JIN TAI SECONDARY SCHOOL 34. JUNYUAN SECONDARY SCHOOL 35. JURONGVILLE SECONDARY SCHOOL 36. KENT RIDGE SECONDARY SCHOOL 37. KUO CHUAN PRESBYTERIAN SECONDARY SCHOOL 38. MANJUSRI SECONDARY SCHOOL 39. MARIS STELLA HIGH SCHOOL 40. MAYFLOWER SECONDARY SCHOOL 41. MONTFORT SECONDARY SCHOOL 42. NGEE ANN SECONDARY SCHOOL 43. NORTHLAND SECONDARY SCHOOL 44. NORTH VIEW SECONDARY SCHOOL 45. ORCHID PARK SECONDARY SCHOOL 46. OUTRAM SECONDARY SCHOOL 47. NUS HIGH SCHOOL OF MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE 48. PASIR RIS SECONDARY SCHOOL 6 49. PAYA LEBAR METHODIST GIRLS' SCHOOL (SECONDARY) 50. PEICAI SECONDARY SCHOOL 51. PING YI SECONDARY SCHOOL 52. PRESBYTERIAN HIGH SCHOOL 53. PUNGGOL SECONDARY SCHOOL 54. QUEENSWAY SECONDARY SCHOOL 55. REGENT SECONDARY SCHOOL 56. SERANGOON SECONDARY SCHOOL 57. SI LING SECONDARY SCHOOL 58. SPRINGFIELD SECONDARY SCHOOL 59. ST. ANTHONY’S CANOSSIAN SECONDARY SCHOOL 60. ST. ANDREW’S SCHOOL 61. ST. MARGARET'S SECONDARY SCHOOL 62. ST. PATRICK'S SCHOOL 63. SWISS COTTAGE SECONDARY SCHOOL 64. TAMPINES SECONDARY SCHOOL 65. WEST SPRING SECONDARY SCHOOL 66. WESTWOOD SECONDARY SCHOOL 67. WHITLEY SECONDARY SCHOOL 68. WOODGROVE SECONDARY SCHOOL 69. WOODLANDS SECONDARY SCHOOL 70. YISHUN SECONDARY SCHOOL 71. YUAN CHING SECONDARY SCHOOL 72. YUYING SECONDARY SCHOOL 73. ZHENGHUA SECONDARY SCHOOL E PRIMARY SCHOOLS RECEIVING THE TRIM AND FIT (TAF) GOLD AWARD 1. ADMIRALTY PRIMARY SCHOOL 2. AI TONG SCHOOL 3. ANDERSON PRIMARY SCHOOL 4. ANG MO KIO PRIMARY SCHOOL 5. BALESTIER HILL PRIMARY SCHOOL 7 6. BOON LAY PRIMARY SCHOOL 7. BUKIT VIEW PRIMARY SCHOOL 8. CANBERRA PRIMARY SCHOOL 9. CANOSSA CONVENT PRIMARY SCHOOL 10. CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL (PRIMARY) 11. CHIJ (BUKIT TIMAH) 12. CHIJ (KATONG) PRIMARY 13. CHIJ (KELLOCK) 14. CHIJ OUR LADY OF THE NATIVITY 15. CHIJ ST. NICHOLAS GIRLS' SCHOOL (PRIMARY) 16. CHONGFU PRIMARY SCHOOL 17. CHONGZHENG PRIMARY SCHOOL 18. CONCORD PRIMARY SCHOOL 19. CORPORATION PRIMARY SCHOOL 20. DE LA SALLE SCHOOL 21. EAST SPRING PRIMARY SCHOOL 22. EAST VIEW PRIMARY SCHOOL 23. EDGEFIELD PRIMARY SCHOOL 24. EVERGREEN PRIMARY SCHOOL 25. FARRER PARK PRIMARY SCHOOL 26. FUCHUN PRIMARY SCHOOL 27. GONGSHANG PRIMARY SCHOOL 28. GREENWOOD PRIMARY SCHOOL 29. GUANGYANG PRIMARY SCHOOL 30. HENRY PARK PRIMARY SCHOOL 31. HOLY INNOCENTS' PRIMARY SCHOOL 32. HOUGANG PRIMARY SCHOOL 33. HUAMIN PRIMARY SCHOOL 34. JIEMIN PRIMARY SCHOOL 35. JIN TAI PRIMARY SCHOOL 36. JING SHAN PRIMARY SCHOOL 37. JURONG WEST PRIMARY SCHOOL 38. KEMING PRIMARY SCHOOL 39. KHENG CHENG PRIMARY SCHOOL 8 40. KUO CHUAN PRESBYTERIAN PRIMARY SCHOOL 41. LAKESIDE PRIMARY SCHOOL 42. MACPHERSON PRIMARY SCHOOL 43. MARIS STELLA HIGH SCHOOL (PRIMARY) 44. MARSILING PRIMARY SCHOOL 45. MERIDIAN PRIMARY SCHOOL 46. METHODIST GIRLS' SCHOOL (PRIMARY) 47. NAN CHIAU PRIMARY SCHOOL 48. NAN HUA PRIMARY SCHOOL 49. NANYANG PRIMARY SCHOOL 50. NORTH VIEW PRIMARY SCHOOL 51. NORTHLAND PRIMARY SCHOOL 52. OPERA ESTATE PRIMARY SCHOOL 53. PARK VIEW PRIMARY SCHOOL 54. PARRY PRIMARY SCHOOL 55. PASIR RIS PRIMARY SCHOOL 56. PAYA LEBAR METHODIST GIRLS' PRIMARY SCHOOL 57. PEI CHUN PUBLIC SCHOOL 58. PEIXIN PRIMARY SCHOOL 59. PEIYING PRIMARY SCHOOL 60. POI CHING SCHOOL 61. PRINCESS ELIZABETH PRIMARY SCHOOL 62. PUNGGOL PRIMARY SCHOOL 63. QIAONAN PRIMARY SCHOOL 64. QIFA PRIMARY SCHOOL 65. QIHUA PRIMARY SCHOOL 66.