|
 |
|
Source:
www.moe.gov.sg |
|
PROGRAMME FOR SCHOOL-BASED
EXCELLENCE FOR PRIMARY SCHOOLS AND NICHE PROGRAMME FOR SECONDARY
SCHOOLS 2007 |
|
|
|
|
Thirteen primary schools have been awarded
the Programme for School- Based Excellence for 2007. In addition, the 24
schools which received the award in 2005 and 2006 had their awards
renewed this year. |
|
Nine secondary schools have been recognised
as Niche Programme Schools for 2007, in addition to the 12 schools that
were recognised in 2005 and 2006. |
|
On 30 April 2007, at a visit to Yuhua
Secondary School, a 2007 Niche Programme School recipient, RAdm (NS) Lui
Tuck Yew, Minister of State for Education announced the recipients of
both awards for 2007. |
|
PROGRAMME FOR
SCHOOL-BASED EXCELLENCE FOR PRIMARY SCHOOLS 2007 |
|
The following are the 13 primary schools
that are awarded the Programme for School-Based Excellence in 2007.
Their niches are indicated as follows: |
|
S/N |
SCHOOL |
NICHE |
|
1. |
Ai Tong School |
Sports |
|
2. |
Anglo Chinese School (Primary) |
Swimming |
|
3. |
Bukit View Primary School |
Aesthetics |
|
4. |
CHIJ Primary School (Toa Payoh) |
Arts |
|
5. |
Evergreen Primary School |
Performing Arts |
|
6. |
Haig Girls' School |
Arts |
|
7. |
Kranji Primary School |
Basketball |
|
8. |
Maris Stella High School (Primary) |
Badminton |
|
9. |
Nan Chiau Primary School |
ICT |
|
10. |
Paya Lebar Methodists' Girls School |
Sports |
|
(Primary) |
|
|
11. |
Punggol Primary School |
Hockey |
|
12. |
St Hilda's Primary School |
Aesthetics |
|
13. |
St Margaret's Primary School |
Netball |
|
|
The following 9 secondary schools are
recognised as Niche Programme Schools for 2007. Their niches are
indicated as follows: |
|
S/N |
SCHOOL |
NICHE |
|
1. |
CHIJ St Theresa's Convent |
Hockey |
|
2. |
Fuhua Secondary School |
Robotics |
|
3. |
Jurong West Secondary School |
Uniformed Groups |
|
4. |
Montfort Secondary School |
Badminton |
|
5. |
Outram Secondary School |
Rock-Climbing |
|
6. |
Presbyterian High School |
Volleyball |
|
7. |
St Patrick's School |
Military Band |
|
8. |
Yio Chu Kang Secondary School |
Performing Arts |
|
9. |
Yuhua Secondary School |
Concert Band |
|
|
Detailed information on the recipient
schools can be found in the Information Sheet attached. |
|
SCHOOL VISIT TO YUHUA SECONDARY |
|
Yuhua Secondary School is well-established
in Concert Band, both locally and overseas. |
|
It has received 6 consecutive gold medals at
the Singapore Youth Festival competitions, and was also awarded the
first prize in the First Asian Symphonic Band Competition in Bangkok,
Thailand. In addition, it had numerous overseas exchanges and joint
concerts with overseas schools like Nakamura- Gakuen High School, Japan. |
|
BACKGROUND |
|
To develop more peaks of excellence in our
education landscape, MOE launched the Programme for School-Based
Excellence and Niche Programme Schools in 2005 to encourage greater
diversity in our primary school and secondary school landscape
respectively. |
|
Programme for School-Based Excellence |
|
The Programme for School-Based Excellence
helps to develop strong primary schools with distinctive character to
give more opportunities for our students to develop different areas of
excellence. Successful applicant schools would receive MOE funding so as
to further raise the quality and outreach of their school-based
programmes/initiatives. |
|
Applications for the award were evaluated
based on the strength of niche, sustainability, strength of the
educational value of the programme, and involvement of stakeholders in
the programme. |
|
Niche Programme Schools |
|
To be recognised as Niche Programme Schools,
secondary schools must have good talent development programmes and a
track record of achievements in their declared niches. |
|
They are supported with MOE funding, and
they can admit up to 5% of their Secondary One intake on a discretionary
basis through the Direct School Admission exercise, for the purpose of
developing talents and building up their niche programmes. |
|
Applications for the award were evaluated
based on the strength of niche, sustainability and how Direct School
Admission can support the development of the niche excellence in the
schools. |
|
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
27 April 2007 |
|
More..... |
|
INFORMATION SHEET ON RECIPIENT SCHOOLS OF THE 2007 PROGRAMME FOR
SCHOOL-BASED EXCELLENCE AWARD AND NICHE PROGRAMME SCHOOLS |
|
Source:
www.moe.gov.sg Press Release
27 Apr 2007 |
|
 |
|
Important
Notice |
|
Our FrontPage
Editions are a historical record of our Web site and reflect
the changing of the times, and also of our Web site through
time. We do not and will not update the links and stories on
these FrontPages even if they have become obsolete. |
|
FrontPage Edition: Mon 30 April 2007
All rights reserved
