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Source:
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TRIM AND FIT AND MINDEF PHYSICAL FITNESS PERFORMANCE
AWARDS 2005 |
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Trim and Fit Awards |
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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. |
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This year, TAF Awards are awarded to 306
schools in recognition of their efforts and achievements in the TAF
Programme for 2005. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Schools in Band A will receive the Gold Award
while schools in Band B will receive the Silver Award. |
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MINDEF Physical Fitness Performance Award |
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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. |
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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. |
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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 $3,000 and $1,500 respectively. Besides the
monetary award, MPFPA recipients will each receive a trophy. |
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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. |
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Revised NAPFA Norms |
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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. |
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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. |
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In 2002, MOE collaborated with the Singapore
Sports Council (SSC) to revise and update the set of NAPFA norms for
both boys and girls. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Ministry of Education |
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Singapore Sports Council |
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Ministry of Defence |
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More..... |
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Source:
www.moe.gov.sg Press Release 6 Jan
2006 |
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