|
 Ranking of Junior Colleges
2001
PERFORMANCE
INDICATORS FOR JUNIOR COLLEGES 2001
1.
As in previous years, the Ministry of Education (MOE) is providing
information on the performance of Junior Colleges (JCs) to help
students and their parents make informed choices when selecting
JCs.
2.
For the 2000 GCE A-level examination, Victoria JC was the top JC
for the value-added performance while Temasek JC came in second.
The value-added performance of a JC is calculated by comparing its
students' A-level performance against the expected performance
based on their O-level results when they entered the JC. The
Ministry will award $20,000 to Victoria JC and $10,000 to Temasek
JC for their value-added performance. Jurong JC, Victoria JC and
Yishun JC were the top JCs in Fitness Index.
3.
Table 1 gives an overall picture of how
each college performed in a number of selected academic
performance indicators and the intake quality of its students.
4.
Table 2 shows the students' physical
fitness and percentage of overweight students in each JC.
5.
In Table 3, the colleges are ranked
according to the different indicators, including value-added
performance and fitness index. It shows that different colleges
can excel in different areas.
6.
Table 4 shows the L1R5 aggregate scores of
students admitted to the different JCs in 2001.
7.
Data on the performance of each JC will be included in the
Information Booklet which students will receive when applying for
admission into JCs.
Table
1: Performance of Junior Colleges
(Based on 2000 GCE A-Level Results)
|
S/No
|
Junior
College
|
No.
of Pupils
|
Mean
L1R5
|
2000
GCE A-Level Results
|
|
Mean
A-Level Points
|
Mean
Subject Grade
|
%
Grade A or B
|
%
Passed
3 A-Levels
or More
|
%
Passed GP
|
|
1
|
Anderson
|
870
|
11.0
|
62
|
2.1
|
67
|
96
|
88
|
|
2
|
Anglo-Chinese
|
852
|
11.9
|
59
|
2.4
|
55
|
96
|
92
|
|
3
|
Catholic
|
780
|
15.5
|
50
|
3.3
|
32
|
80
|
82
|
|
4
|
Hwa Chong
|
945
|
7.4
|
69
|
1.6
|
86
|
100
|
97
|
|
5
|
Jurong
|
810
|
14.8
|
55
|
2.8
|
43
|
91
|
78
|
|
6
|
Nanyang
|
786
|
13.1
|
58
|
2.6
|
50
|
95
|
86
|
|
7
|
National
|
867
|
8.9
|
67
|
1.6
|
84
|
99
|
96
|
|
8
|
Raffles
|
879
|
7.6
|
69
|
1.5
|
86
|
99
|
98
|
|
9
|
Serangoon
|
831
|
15.7
|
51
|
3.3
|
32
|
79
|
77
|
|
10
|
St. Andrew's
|
865
|
12.2
|
61
|
2.1
|
65
|
98
|
84
|
|
11
|
Tampines
|
854
|
13.4
|
56
|
2.7
|
47
|
91
|
79
|
|
12
|
Temasek
|
860
|
10.0
|
66
|
1.8
|
77
|
99
|
95
|
|
13
|
Victoria
|
858
|
8.5
|
69
|
1.6
|
87
|
100
|
98
|
|
14
|
Yishun
|
573
|
17.2
|
50
|
3.4
|
30
|
77
|
75
|
Table
2: Fitness Data for Junior Colleges in 2000
|
S/No
|
Junior
College
|
Fitness
Index#
|
Percentage
Overweight*
|
%
Passed NAPFA@ Test
|
|
1
|
Anderson
|
85.8
|
5.6
|
80.6
|
|
2
|
Anglo-Chinese
|
88.6
|
4.8
|
83.6
|
|
3
|
Catholic
|
80.7
|
8.4
|
71.8
|
|
4
|
Hwa Chong
|
90.1
|
4.9
|
87.3
|
|
5
|
Jurong
|
94.1
|
4.8
|
94.0
|
|
6
|
Nanyang
|
85.0
|
8.7
|
80.6
|
|
7
|
National
|
89.6
|
3.9
|
84.3
|
|
8
|
Pioneer
|
85.9
|
8.8
|
83.5
|
|
9
|
Raffles
|
89.9
|
4.5
|
85.9
|
|
10
|
Serangoon
|
85.1
|
6.8
|
80.4
|
|
11
|
St. Andrew's
|
82.7
|
8.1
|
76.3
|
|
12
|
Tampines
|
88.9
|
4.7
|
86.1
|
|
13
|
Temasek
|
89.4
|
4.3
|
85.9
|
|
14
|
Victoria
|
92.3
|
4.5
|
90.0
|
|
15
|
Yishun
|
90.7
|
4.5
|
85.9
|
* Refers to
percentage of pupils who are overweight by 20% or more according
to standards provided by the Ministry of Health.
@ National Physical Fitness Award.
# The Fitness Index
(FI) is defined as the average of
(i) the percentage
of pupils within the acceptable weight range and;
(ii) the
percentage of pupils who pass the NAPFA test.
The acceptable
weight range is from 80% to below 120% of standard weight.
Table
3: Ranking of Junior
Colleges by Performance Indicator
(Based on 2000 GCE A-Level Results and Fitness Index)
|
S/No
|
Junior
College
|
Ranking
of JC1 Intake in 1999
|
Ranking
by Performance Indicator
|
Ranking
on Fitness Index*
|
|
Mean
A-Level
Points
|
Mean
Subject Grade
|
%
Grades A or B
|
%
Passed
3 A-Levels or More
|
%
Passed GP
|
Value-
Added Indicator
|
|
1
|
Anderson
|
6
|
6
|
6
|
6
|
7
|
7
|
8
|
11
|
|
2
|
Anglo-Chinese
|
7
|
8
|
8
|
8
|
7
|
6
|
11
|
9
|
|
3
|
Catholic
|
12
|
13
|
12
|
12
|
12
|
10
|
14
|
15
|
|
4
|
Hwa Chong
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
3
|
7
|
4
|
|
5
|
Jurong
|
11
|
11
|
11
|
11
|
10
|
12
|
6
|
1
|
|
6
|
Nanyang
|
9
|
9
|
9
|
9
|
9
|
8
|
9
|
13
|
|
7
|
National
|
4
|
4
|
2
|
4
|
3
|
4
|
4
|
6
|
|
8
|
Raffles
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
1
|
5
|
5
|
|
9
|
Serangoon
|
13
|
12
|
12
|
12
|
13
|
13
|
13
|
12
|
|
10
|
St. Andrew's
|
8
|
7
|
6
|
7
|
6
|
9
|
3
|
14
|
|
11
|
Tampines
|
10
|
10
|
10
|
10
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
8
|
|
12
|
Temasek
|
5
|
5
|
5
|
5
|
3
|
5
|
2
|
7
|
|
13
|
Victoria
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
|
14
|
Yishun
|
14
|
13
|
14
|
14
|
14
|
14
|
10
|
3
|
* Based on all
students, including those in JC1 in 2000 (There are no JC2
students in Pioneer Junior College [PJC] in 2000, but PJC is
ranked 10th based on Fitness Index)
Table
4: Aggregate L1R5 Scores of Students
Admitted in 2001
|
S/No
|
Junior
College
|
Arts
|
Science
|
|
Without
Bonus Points
|
With
Bonus Points
|
Without
Bonus Points
|
With
Bonus
Points
|
|
1
|
Anderson
|
6-15
|
2-11
|
6-13
|
2-9
|
|
2
|
Anglo-Chinese
|
6-16
|
2-12
|
6-15
|
2-11
|
|
3
|
Catholic
|
9-20
|
5-17
|
8-20
|
4-16
|
|
4
|
Hwa Chong
|
6-11
|
0-7
|
6-9
|
0-4
|
|
5
|
Jurong
|
8-20
|
4-16
|
7-19
|
4-15
|
|
6
|
Nanyang
|
8-18
|
4-14
|
7-15
|
3-11
|
|
7
|
National
|
6-12
|
2-8
|
6-11
|
2-7
|
|
8
|
Pioneer
|
9-20
|
7-20
|
8-20
|
4-18
|
|
9
|
Raffles
|
6-13
|
2-9
|
6-8
|
2-4
|
|
10
|
Serangoon
|
10-20
|
7-17
|
9-20
|
6-18
|
|
11
|
St. Andrew's
|
7-16
|
3-12
|
6-14
|
2-10
|
|
12
|
Tampines
|
7-17
|
3-13
|
7-15
|
3-11
|
|
13
|
Temasek
|
7-13
|
1-9
|
6-12
|
0-8
|
|
14
|
Victoria
|
6-12
|
2-8
|
6-11
|
2-7
|
|
15
|
Yishun
|
13-20
|
9-20
|
8-20
|
4-20
|
Notes:
1.
The above L1R5 aggregate is based on all students who applied to
the JCs through the Joint Admission Exercise.
2.
Students are given 2 bonus points if they have a pass in Higher
Mother Tongue Language, and another 2 points if their Secondary
Schools are affiliated to the JCs that they are applying for, or
they have been provisionally admitted to the JC. Students are also
given 1 to 2 bonus points based on their CCA performance.
Normally, the maximum bonus points allowable are 4 points.
However, students applying to Hwa Chong JC, Nanyang JC and Temasek
JC for their Chinese LEP program can enjoy additional 2 bonus
points. These students are therefore allowed up to a maximum of 6
bonus points.
3.
Further details can be found in the guide to the Joint Admission
Exercise.
APPENDIX
Explanatory
Notes for Tables on Ranking of Junior Colleges
1
The following four tables provide information on the performance
of Junior Colleges in the 2000 GCE A-level examination, data on
physical fitness of their students, and aggregate scores of those
admitted in 2001.
Table 1: Performance
of Junior Colleges in the 2000 GCE A-Level Examinations
Table 2: Fitness
Data for Junior Colleges in 2000
Table 3:
Ranking of Junior Colleges in Performance Indicators
Table 4: L1R5 Aggregate Scores of Students admitted to the
Junior Colleges in 2001
2
Table 1 shows the performance
of each JC in various indicators like Mean A-level points, Mean
Subject Grade, % Grade A or B etc. Table
2 gives the different indicators of the fitness level in
the Junior Colleges. Table 3 gives
the rankings of the JCs that are based on data shown in Tables
1 & 2. The value-added ranking is based on difference
between actual and expected mean A-level points of students. Table
4 gives the range of L1R5 aggregate scores of
students admitted to the different JCs in 2001.
3
Data on academic performance is based on students who took the
A-level examination for the first time and the fitness data is
based on all students, including those in JC1.
Description of
Terms Used in the Tables
4
Ranking on JC1 Intake in 1999: This column ranks
the JCs in terms of mean L1R5 aggregate score of their 1999 JC1
intake i.e. the cohort which took the A-level in 2000. L1R5 is the
aggregate score for JC admission and the cut-off score is 20.
5
Mean A-Level Points: This column gives the
average A-level points obtained by students based on their
performance in the best 3 A-level and 2 AO-level subjects (General
Paper and mother tongue language). The maximum number of points is
20 (grade A) for A-level subjects and 8 points (grade 1) for
AO-level subjects, giving a maximum total of 76 points.
6
Mean Subject Grade: For A-level subjects,
students are awarded grades A, B, C, D, E, O or F. For the purpose
of computing the mean, a grade A is assigned a value of 1, B a
value of 2 and so on. The mean subject grade of a particular
college is obtained by adding each of these values for each
subject taken and dividing by the total number of subjects taken.
7
% Grades A or B: This column shows what
percentage of the subject entries in each JC were graded A or B.
It is computed by summing all the grades A and B and dividing the
sum by the total number of subjects taken by students.
8
% Passed 3 A-Levels or More: This is the
percentage of students who obtained at least 3 A-level passes
(grades A-E).
9
% Passed GP: This column shows the college's pass
rate in GP (grades 1-6).
10 Fitness
Index: The Fitness Index (FI) is based on students'
height and weight, and their performance in the National Physical
Fitness Award (NAPFA) test. The Index is based on all students
(JC1 and JC2), and it is defined as the average of:
i. the percentage of
students within the acceptable weight range (based on
weight-for-height table provided by Ministry of Health's School
Health Service), and;
ii. the percentage of students who passed the NAPFA test.
The acceptable
weight range is from 80% to below 120% of standard weight.
11 Percentage
Overweight: This column shows the percentage of students
who were overweight by 20% or more, based on standards provided by
Ministry of Health.
12 %
Passed NAPFA Test: This is the percentage of
students who passed the NAPFA test in 2000. The NAPFA test
comprises 6 test items developed by the Sports Medicine and
Research Centre of the Singapore Sports Council.
13 Aggregate
L1R5 Scores of Students Admitted: Table
4 shows the L1R5 aggregate scores of those admitted to the
different courses in 2001.
Source:
Ministry of Education Press
Release 20 Sep 2001
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Schools - Ranking of Junior Colleges
2001
