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Source:
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School Achievements in 2006 |
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Outstanding Development Award
for Character Development given out for the first time to 13
schools |
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The MOE Masterplan of Awards recognises our
schools¡¯ efforts in providing a holistic education to enable all our
students to achieve the Desired Outcomes of Education. |
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It provides milestone checks to guide
schools in their journey towards excellence. Parents and students can
also refer to the information to help them make decisions when selecting
schools. |
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This year, 13 schools will be given the
Outstanding Development Award for Character Development [ODA(CD)] for
the first time. |
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The award gives recognition to schools with
comprehensive and effective character development efforts. It is
positioned under the domain of ¡®Character Development¡¯ in the Masterplan
of Awards. The list of winners can be found in paragraph 23. More
Information on the award can also be found in Annex E. |
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This press release provides information on
the following: |
- Award
Winners under the Masterplan of Awards1.
These comprise schools that have attained commendable achievements in
various categories, including exemplary school processes as well as
excellent outcomes in academic and non-academic areas.
- School
Achievement Tables. Introduced in 2004 to replace the school ranking
tables, they highlight school achievements in academic value-added and
non-academic domains. Other sources of information on school
performance include Honour Rolls2
and School Information Service3.
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(A) Masterplan of Awards |
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The MOE Masterplan of Awards (MoA) was
expanded and refined in 2004 to provide a broader and more holistic
picture of schools¡¯ performance. It comprises seven types of awards over
four levels, as shown below. |
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This year, a total of 170 schools5
won 288 Level Two Awards and Special Awards under the MOE Masterplan of
Awards. Of the 170 schools, two schools have been awarded the School
Excellence Award (SEA), the pinnacle award for educational excellence. |
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These schools have distinguished themselves
in having achieved overall systemic excellence in providing holistic
education. In addition, another four schools have won the School
Distinction Award (SDA). |
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All winners will receive their awards at the
2006 MOE Workplan Seminar on 28 September 2006. |
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School Excellence Award (SEA) |
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Definition |
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The School Excellence Award (SEA) recognises
schools for their excellence in both education processes and outcomes.
It is the highest and most prestigious award in the MoA framework. |
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Winners |
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This year, two schools will be presented
with the SEA trophy. They are: |
- Cedar
Girls¡¯ Secondary School; and
- Raffles
Girls¡¯ School (Secondary).
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School Distinction Award (SDA) |
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Definition |
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The School Distinction Award (SDA)
recognises high achieving schools with exemplary school processes and
practices, and that are on their way to achieving the SEA. |
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Winners |
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This year, one primary school, one secondary
school, one full school and one junior college will be presented with
the SDA trophy. They are: |
- Gongshang
Primary School;
- Fairfield
Methodist Secondary School;
- Methodist
Girls¡¯ School; and
- Anderson
Junior College
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More..... |
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The
MOE Masterplan of Awards was instituted in 1998 as part of the
implementation of the School Excellence Model (SEM). The SEM is a
framework for school assessment that emphasises a holistic approach to
education with equal focus on processes and outcomes.
Please
see para 26 for more info.
As
above.
Achievement
Awards in the categories of Aesthetics, Sports and Uniformed Group refer
to the awards won at the various national level competitions such as the
Singapore Youth Festival (SYF) Central Judging, National Schools
Championships and Best Unit Competitions.
The
number of schools includes SAA, ODA, BPA, SDA and SEA awardees. |
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Source:
www.moe.gov.sg Press Release
24 Sep 2006 |
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