PRESS RELEASE Ministry of Education 19 March 2007 TRIM AND FIT AND MINDEF PHYSICAL FITNESS PERFORMANCE AWARDS 2006 Trim and Fit Awards The Ministry of Education (MOE) presents the Trim and Fit (TAF) Awards annually to schools in recognition of their efforts in improving physical fitness and reducing obesity in their schools. This year, TAF Awards are presented to 307 schools in recognition of their efforts and achievements in the TAF Programme for 2006. 163 schools will receive the Gold Awards while 144 will receive the Silver Awards (see Annex 1). 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 2. 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 11 Junior Colleges (JCs) and Millennia Institute this year. The award is given to JCs and the Centralised Institute (CI) as their 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 have achieved the Gold/Silver standard for NAPFA. In addition, the JCs/CI Best Performer Award and Most Improved Award recipients will be given an additional monetary incentive of $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 Anglo- Chinese JC will receive the Most Improved Award. The Merit Award will be presented to Anderson JC, Anglo-Chinese JC, Catholic JC, Hwa Chong Institution, Innova JC, Jurong JC, Meridian JC, National JC, Serangoon JC, St. Andrew’s JC and Victoria JC. 1 Holistic Health Framework 6. The TAF Programme has been effective in raising physical fitness and reducing obesity among our students. Moving forward, schools will adopt a holistic approach in health promotion through the Holistic Health Framework (HHF). 7. In May 2006, Mr Gan Kim Yong, Minister of State for Education, announced the HHF during the CHERISH (CHampioning Efforts Resulting in Improved School Health) Award Ceremony. The thrust of HHF is the total well-being of each student. In line with this, schools’ health promotion efforts will now include physical, mental and social health. Opportunities will be given to students to develop the skills and attitudes to live healthily and sustain a healthy lifestyle even after they leave school. 8. The HHF encompasses the formal and non-formal curricula. Formal curriculum includes health education and physical education while the non-formal curriculum comprises co-curricular activities, enrichment programmes and life skills. 9. Under the HHF, schools will engage the support of their stakeholders in health promotion since the total well-being of school children is a shared responsibility of parents, schools and the community. Joint HPB-MOE CHERISH Award 10. To complement the HHF, MOE and the Health Promotion Board (HPB) will give out the Joint HPB-MOE CHERISH Award in 2008 to recognize schools for their health promotion efforts. The Joint HPB-MOE CHERISH Award is included in the MOE Masterplan of Awards. --------------------------------------------------- MINISTRY OF EDUCATION 2 Annex 1 A JUNIOR COLLEGES/CENTRALISED INSTITUTE RECEIVING THE TRIM AND FIT (TAF) GOLD AWARD Name of School 1. ANDERSON JUNIOR COLLEGE 2. ANGLO-CHINESE JUNIOR COLLEGE 3. ANGLO-CHINESE SCHOOL (INDEPENDENT)∗ 4. CATHOLIC JUNIOR COLLEGE 5. HWA CHONG INSTITUTION ∗ 6. JURONG JUNIOR COLLEGE 7. MILLENNIA INSTITUTE 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 JUNIOR COLLEGES/CENTRALISED INSTITUTE RECEIVING THE TRIM AND FIT (TAF) SILVER AWARD Name of School 1. INNOVA JUNIOR COLLEGE 2. MERIDIAN JUNIOR COLLEGE 3. NANYANG JUNIOR COLLEGE 4. PIONEER JUNIOR COLLEGE 5. SERANGOON JUNIOR COLLEGE ∗ A school offering the Integrated Programme (IP) 3 B SECONDARY SCHOOLS RECEIVING THE TRIM AND FIT (TAF) GOLD AWARD Name of School 1. ANDERSON SECONDARY SCHOOL 2. ANG MO KIO SECONDARY SCHOOL 3. ANGLICAN HIGH SCHOOL 4. ANGLO-CHINESE SCHOOL (INDEPENDENT)∗ 5. BUKIT PANJANG GOVT. HIGH SCHOOL 6. CANBERRA SECONDARY SCHOOL 7. CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL 8. CEDAR GIRLS' SECONDARY SCHOOL 9. CHAI CHEE SECONDARY SCHOOL 10. CHIJ ST. NICHOLAS GIRLS' SCHOOL 11. CHUNG CHENG HIGH SCHOOL (MAIN) 12. CLEMENTI TOWN SECONDARY SCHOOL 13. COMMONWEALTH SECONDARY SCHOOL 14. COMPASSVALE SECONDARY SCHOOL 15. CRESCENT GIRLS' SCHOOL 16. DUNMAN HIGH SCHOOL 17. DUNMAN SECONDARY SCHOOL 18. EVERGREEN SECONDARY SCHOOL 19. FAIRFIELD METHODIST SECONDARY SCHOOL 20. FIRST TOA PAYOH SECONDARY SCHOOL 21. FUHUA SECONDARY SCHOOL 22. GREENDALE SECONDARY SCHOOL 23. GREENRIDGE SECONDARY SCHOOL 24. HAI SING CATHOLIC SCHOOL 25. HILLGROVE SECONDARY SCHOOL ∗ A school offering the Integrated Programme (IP) 4 Name of School 26. HWA CHONG INSTITUTION ∗ 27. JUYING SECONDARY SCHOOL 28. KRANJI SECONDARY SCHOOL 29. KUO CHUAN PRESBYTERIAN SECONDARY 30. LOYANG SECONDARY SCHOOL 31. METHODIST GIRLS' SCHOOL (SECONDARY) 32. NAN CHIAU HIGH SCHOOL 33. NAN HUA HIGH SCHOOL 34. NANYANG GIRLS' HIGH SCHOOL 35. NATIONAL JUNIOR COLLEGE ∗ 36. NEW TOWN SECONDARY SCHOOL 37. NGEE ANN SECONDARY SCHOOL 38. NORTH VISTA SECONDARY SCHOOL 39. OUTRAM SECONDARY SCHOOL 40. PASIR RIS CREST SECONDARY SCHOOL 41. QUEENSTOWN SECONDARY SCHOOL 42. RAFFLES GIRLS' SCHOOL (SECONDARY) 43. RAFFLES INSTITUTION 44. RIVER VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL 45. SHUQUN SECONDARY SCHOOL 46. SIGLAP SECONDARY SCHOOL 47. SINGAPORE CHINESE GIRLS' SCHOOL 48. SINGAPORE SPORTS SCHOOL 49. ST. ANDREW'S SECONDARY SCHOOL 50. ST. JOSEPH'S INSTITUTION 51. TAMPINES SECONDARY SCHOOL 52. TANGLIN SECONDARY SCHOOL 53. TANJONG KATONG GIRLS' SCHOOL 54. TANJONG KATONG SECONDARY SCHOOL ∗ A school offering the Integrated Programme (IP) 5 Name of School 55. TECK WHYE SECONDARY SCHOOL 56. TEMASEK JUNIOR COLLEGE ∗ 57. TEMASEK SECONDARY SCHOOL 58. UNITY SECONDARY SCHOOL 59. VICTORIA JUNIOR COLLEGE ∗ 60. VICTORIA SCHOOL 61. XINMIN SECONDARY SCHOOL 62. YIO CHU KANG SECONDARY SCHOOL 63. YISHUN TOWN SECONDARY SCHOOL 64. YUHUA SECONDARY SCHOOL 65. ZHENGHUA SECONDARY SCHOOL 66. ZHONGHUA SECONDARY SCHOOL ∗ A school offering the Integrated Programme (IP) 6 SECONDARY SCHOOLS RECEIVING THE TRIM AND FIT (TAF) SILVER AWARD Name of School 1. AHMAD IBRAHIM SECONDARY SCHOOL 2. ASSUMPTION ENGLISH SCHOOL 3. BALESTIER HILL SECONDARY SCHOOL 4. BARTLEY 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. BUKIT BATOK SECONDARY SCHOOL 12. BUKIT MERAH SECONDARY SCHOOL 13. CHANGKAT CHANGI SECONDARY SCHOOL 14. CHIJ ST. JOSEPH'S CONVENT 15. CHIJ ST. THERESA'S CONVENT 16. CHONG BOON SECONDARY SCHOOL 17. CHRIST CHURCH SECONDARY SCHOOL 18. CHUA CHU KANG SECONDARY SCHOOL 19. CHUNG CHENG HIGH SCHOOL (YISHUN) 20. CORAL SECONDARY SCHOOL 21. DUNEARN SECONDARY SCHOOL 22. EAST SPRING SECONDARY SCHOOL 23. FAJAR SECONDARY SCHOOL 24. FUCHUN SECONDARY SCHOOL 25. GAN ENG SENG SCHOOL 7 Name of School 26. GEYLANG METHODIST SCHOOL (SECONDARY) 27. GREENVIEW SECONDARY SCHOOL 28. GUANGYANG SECONDARY SCHOOL 29. HOLY INNOCENTS' HIGH SCHOOL 30. HOUGANG SECONDARY SCHOOL 31. HUA YI SECONDARY SCHOOL 32. JIN TAI SECONDARY SCHOOL 33. JUNYUAN SECONDARY SCHOOL 34. JURONG WEST SECONDARY SCHOOL 35. JURONGVILLE SECONDARY SCHOOL 36. KENT RIDGE SECONDARY SCHOOL 37. MARIS STELLA HIGH SCHOOL 38. MAYFLOWER SECONDARY SCHOOL 39. MONK'S HILL SECONDARY SCHOOL 40. MONTFORT SECONDARY SCHOOL 41. NORTH VIEW SECONDARY SCHOOL 42. NORTHBROOKS SECONDARY SCHOOL 43. NUS HIGH SCHOOL OF MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE 44. ORCHID PARK SECONDARY SCHOOL 45. PASIR RIS SECONDARY SCHOOL 46. PAYA LEBAR METHODIST GIRLS' SCHOOL (SECONDARY) 47. PUNGGOL SECONDARY SCHOOL 48. QUEENSWAY SECONDARY SCHOOL 49. REGENT SECONDARY SCHOOL 50. RIVERSIDE SECONDARY SCHOOL 51. SEMBAWANG SECONDARY SCHOOL 52. SENG KANG SECONDARY SCHOOL 53. SERANGOON SECONDARY SCHOOL 54. SI LING SECONDARY SCHOOL 8 Name of School 55. SPRINGFIELD SECONDARY SCHOOL 56. ST. ANTHONY'S CANOSSIAN SECONDARY SCHOOL 57. ST. GABRIEL'S SECONDARY SCHOOL 58. ST. MARGARET'S SECONDARY SCHOOL 59. ST. PATRICK'S SCHOOL 60. SWISS COTTAGE SECONDARY SCHOOL 61. WEST SPRING SECONDARY SCHOOL 62. WESTWOOD SECONDARY SCHOOL 63. WHITLEY SECONDARY SCHOOL 64. WOODGROVE SECONDARY SCHOOL 65. WOODLANDS SECONDARY SCHOOL 66. YISHUN SECONDARY SCHOOL 67. YUAN CHING SECONDARY SCHOOL 68. YUSOF ISHAK SECONDARY SCHOOL 9 C PRIMARY SCHOOLS RECEIVING THE TRIM AND FIT (TAF) GOLD AWARD Name of School 1. ADMIRALTY PRIMARY SCHOOL 2. AI TONG SCHOOL 3. ANDERSON PRIMARY SCHOOL 4. ANG MO KIO PRIMARY SCHOOL 5. BALESTIER HILL PRIMARY SCHOOL 6. BUKIT VIEW PRIMARY SCHOOL 7. CANBERRA PRIMARY SCHOOL 8. CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL 9. CHIJ (BUKIT TIMAH) 10. CHIJ (KATONG) PRIMARY 11. CHIJ (KELLOCK) 12. CHIJ OUR LADY OF THE NATIVITY 13. CHIJ ST. NICHOLAS GIRLS' SCHOOL 14. CHONGZHENG PRIMARY SCHOOL 15. CONCORD PRIMARY SCHOOL 16. DAZHONG PRIMARY SCHOOL 17. EAST SPRING PRIMARY SCHOOL 18. EAST VIEW PRIMARY SCHOOL 19. EVERGREEN PRIMARY SCHOOL 20. FARRER PARK PRIMARY SCHOOL 21. GONGSHANG PRIMARY SCHOOL 22. GREENWOOD PRIMARY SCHOOL 23. GUANGYANG PRIMARY SCHOOL 24. HENRY PARK PRIMARY SCHOOL 25. HOLY INNOCENTS' PRIMARY SCHOOL 26. HOUGANG PRIMARY SCHOOL 27. HUAMIN PRIMARY SCHOOL 28. JIEMIN PRIMARY SCHOOL 29. JIN TAI PRIMARY SCHOOL 30. JING SHAN PRIMARY SCHOOL 31. KEMING PRIMARY SCHOOL 10 Name of School 32. KUO CHUAN PRESBYTERIAN PRIMARY SCHOOL 33. LAKESIDE PRIMARY SCHOOL 34. MACPHERSON PRIMARY SCHOOL 35. MAHA BODHI SCHOOL 36. MARIS STELLA HIGH SCHOOL 37. MARSILING PRIMARY SCHOOL 38. MERIDIAN PRIMARY SCHOOL 39. METHODIST GIRLS' SCHOOL (PRIMARY) 40. NAN CHIAU PRIMARY SCHOOL 41. NAN HUA PRIMARY SCHOOL 42. NANYANG PRIMARY SCHOOL 43. NORTH VIEW PRIMARY SCHOOL 44. NORTHLAND PRIMARY SCHOOL 45. OPERA ESTATE PRIMARY SCHOOL 46.