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Top 50 Schools in Singapore 2000

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PERFORMANCE INDICATORS, SUSTAINED ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS and BEST PRACTICE AWARDS FOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS 2001

1. As in previous years, the Ministry of Education (MOE) is providing information on the performance of Secondary Schools to help pupils and their parents make informed choices when opting for Secondary Schools. The performance indicators for Secondary Schools highlight the top-ranking schools in the General Certificate of Education (GCE) 'O' Level Examination, both in terms of absolute as well as value-added performance¹. The schools awarded The Sustained Achievement Awards and The Best Practice Awards are also highlighted.

Top Schools based on Absolute Performance

2. In the Special/Express course category, the top five schools were Raffles Institution, Raffles Girls' (Sec), Nanyang Girls' High, The Chinese High and Dunman High. The best non-Independent and non-Autonomous schools were Tanjong Katong Secondary, ranked 25th, Paya Lebar Methodist Girls’, ranked 26th and Ngee Ann Secondary, ranked 27th.

3. For the Normal course, the top five Secondary Schools were Clementi Town Secondary, Xinmin Secondary, Ngee Ann Secondary, Presbyterian High and Anderson Secondary.

4. The top schools in the 2000 GCE 'O' Level Examination are listed in Tables 1 and 2.

High Value-added Schools

5. This year, CHIJ St. Theresa's Convent, Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Secondary, Ngee Ann Secondary, Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' Secondary, Queensway Secondary, St. Anthony's Canossian Secondary and Xinmin Secondary qualified for awards in both the Special/Express and Normal courses.

6. The high value-added Secondary Schools are shown in Tables 3 and 4. These schools have helped their pupils perform better than expected based on their PSLE scores. MOE will award $20,000 to each of the top 10 schools and $10,000 to each of the next 10 schools in recognition of their good efforts.

Table 1: Top 50 Schools for Special/Express Course
(Based on 2000 GCE O-Level Results)

Rank	SCHOOL	2000 GCE O-LEVEL RESULTS				PSLE SCORES OF 2001 SEC 1 INTAKE²
		No. of Pupils	Mean L1B5	Mean Subject Grade	% Passed 5 O-Levels or More	From Non-Affiliated Schools		From Affiliated Schools
		No. of Pupils	Mean L1B5	Mean Subject Grade	% Passed 5 O-Levels or More	Special Course	Express Course	Special Course	Express Course
1	Raffles Institution	463	7.9	1.6	100		261-281
2	Raffles Girls' (Secondary)	470	8.3	1.8	100		266-282
3	Nanyang Girls' High	308	8.6	1.7	100	262-286		251-267	249-252
4	The Chinese High	479	9.0	1.9	100	261-287
5	Dunman High	406	9.6	2.0	100	259-288
6	River Valley High	439	10.0	2.1	100	255-281
7	CHIJ St. Nicholas Girls'	375	10.1	2.1	100	258-286		251-269	222-252
8	Methodist Girls' (Secondary)	276	10.9	2.2	100		256-274		202-266
8	Singapore Chinese Girls'	241	10.9	2.2	100		256-277		202-277
10	Anglo-Chinese (Independent)	437	11.5	2.3	100		247-270		240-270
11	Anderson Secondary	246	12.0	2.3	100		253-275
12	Cedar Girls' Secondary	358	12.2	2.5	99		241-273
12	Victoria	352	12.2	2.4	100		243-280
14	Tanjong Katong Girls'i	350	12.4	2.4	99		238-268
15	Bukit Panjang Govt. High	260	12.7	2.5	100		246-267
16	St. Joseph's Institution	383	12.8	2.5	100		239-269		228-267
17	Crescent Girls'	346	13.1	2.5	99		236-271
17	Xinmin Secondary	214	13.1	2.4	100		237-261
19	Commonwealth Secondary	204	13.2	2.5	98		241-267
19	Zhonghua Secondary	140	13.2	2.5	99		241-256
21	Anglican High	372	13.3	2.6	99	250-277
22	Catholic High	340	13.5	2.7	99	250-268	242-252	250-272	224-251
23	Chung Cheng High (Main)	360	13.8	2.7	99	250-264	241-252
24	Temasek Secondary	230	13.9	2.6	100		241-276
25	Tanjong Katong Secondary	332	14.3	2.6	99		231-270
26	Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' Secondary	228	14.4	2.8	99		237-256		195-271
27	Maris Stella High	291	15.2	2.9	98	250-260	224-251	250-265	224-250
27	Ngee Ann Secondary	258	15.2	2.9	95		235-265		188-260
29	Nan Hua Secondary	163	15.3	2.8	99	250-272	243-252
30	Ang Mo Kio Secondary	194	15.4	3.0	96		233-252
31	CHIJ Secondary (Toa Payoh)	307	16.1	3.1	96		247-260		188-258
32	Clementi Town Secondary	188	16.2	3.0	97		232-255
33	Fairfield Methodist Secondary	216	16.4	3.1	96		237-254		189-264
34	St. Andrew's Secondary	211	16.5	3.0	98		230-245		188-283
35	Swiss Cottage Secondary	233	16.8	3.2	96		238-264
36	Dunman Secondary	228	17.4	3.2	94		232-267
37	Ahmad Ibrahim Secondary	266	17.5	3.3	93		237-256
38	St. Anthony's Canossian Secondary	202	18.0	3.3	95		235-247		188-265
39	CHIJ Katong Convent	149	18.1	3.6	95		233-255		195-260
39	Geylang Methodist Secondary	205	18.1	3.2	95		226-259		188-244
41	Presbyterian High	198	18.2	3.3	95		228-262
42	Gan Eng Seng	181	18.4	3.4	95		228-258
42	Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Secondary	128	18.4	3.3	95		228-247		189-248
42	St. Margaret's Secondary	132	18.4	3.3	92		234-255		188-251
45	Montfort Secondary	154	18.5	3.5	92		235-243		188-262
45	St. Gabriel's Secondary	162	18.5	3.3	94		231-238		188-241
47	CHIJ St. Theresa's Convent	190	18.6	3.4	93		211-239		189-233
48	Beatty Secondary	209	19.0	3.4	93		224-251
48	Jurong Secondary	238	19.0	3.5	95		225-249
50	Bukit Batok Secondary	206	19.2	3.5	95		224-257

Table 2: Top 40 Schools for Normal Course
(Based on 2000 GCE O-Level Results)

Rank	SCHOOL	2000 GCE O-LEVEL RESULTS					% S4N Eligible for S5N	PSLE SCORES OF 2001 SEC 1 INTAKE
Rank	SCHOOL	No. of Pupils	Mean L1B4	Mean Subject Grade	% Passed 5 O-Levels or More	% Passed 3 O-Levels or More	% S4N Eligible for S5N	From Non- Affiliated Schools	From Affiliated Schools
1	Clementi Town Secondary	53	18.4	4.2	72	96	88	178-199
1	Xinmin Secondary	65	18.4	4.0	86	98	97	184-198
3	Ngee Ann Secondary	100	20.6	4.5	63	91	93	186-198	152-187
4	Presbyterian High	63	20.7	4.5	60	94	76	171-189
5	Anderson Secondary	40	21.0	4.7	65	80	100	186-198
6	Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' Secondary	43	21.3	4.9	84	93	100		171-196
7	Nan Hua Secondary	59	21.4	4.6	66	92	82
8	Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Secondary	52	22.2	4.8	67	88	84	183-197	152-187
8	St. Anthony's Canossian Secondary	65	22.2	4.9	71	89	92		152-187
10	Boon Lay Secondary	96	22.4	4.9	59	88	89	172-187
11	Holy Innocents' High	84	22.5	4.8	51	89	98	179-198	160-187
12	Geylang Methodist Secondary	72	22.8	4.8	54	88	91	185-187	152-186
13	CHIJ St. Theresa's Convent	67	23.0	5.1	66	85	97	173-194	153-187
14	Dunman Secondary	110	23.1	5.2	60	83	93	185-199
15	Bukit View Secondary	41	23.4	5.1	37	88	81	155-187
15	Yishun Town Secondary	64	23.4	4.9	56	81	81	176-193
17	Ang Mo Kio Secondary	62	23.5	5.1	56	87	88	172-193
18	Beatty Secondary	90	23.7	5.0	53	86	78	177-196
18	Mayflower Secondary	47	23.7	5.2	55	91	82	176-196
20	Damai Secondary	67	23.8	5.2	55	82	86	179-195
20	Kranji Secondary	71	23.8	5.2	51	80	69	178-194
22	Manjusri Secondary	58	23.9	5.2	50	78	81	156-186	152-184
23	Bedok View Secondary	66	24.2	5.2	47	80	87	174-187
23	Chung Cheng High (Branch)	63	24.2	5.2	49	83	91	168-187
25	Hai Sing Catholic	96	24.3	5.3	50	82	83	180-198
26	Serangoon Garden Secondary	80	24.5	5.2	49	83	67	152-184
27	St Patrick's	59	24.6	5.3	29	90	86		153-187
28	Peicai Secondary	62	24.7	5.4	50	68	77	163-185
29	Macpherson Secondary	61	24.8	5.3	38	85	78	152-187
29	St. Andrew's Secondary	65	24.8	5.4	45	77	82	182-198	152-187
31	Jurong Secondary	90	24.9	5.3	51	84	87	178-198
32	Queensway Secondary	60	25.0	5.3	38	88	75	166-187
32	Yio Chu Kang Secondary	45	25.0	5.3	42	82	52	152-182
34	Bukit Batok Secondary	112	25.1	5.3	42	76	76	172-194
34	Deyi Secondary	85	25.1	5.4	44	75	85	169-187
34	Woodsville Secondary	53	25.1	5.6	42	83	89	152-184
37	Guangyang Secondary	57	25.2	5.4	39	75	75	153-187
37	Pasir Ris Secondary	107	25.2	5.3	41	73	87	178-188
37	Riverside Secondary	87	25.2	5.3	46	76	76	172-192
40	Gan Eng Seng	66	25.4	5.4	35	82	83	180-199
40	Woodlands Secondary	61	25.4	5.5	41	69	81	160-199

Table 3: Top 20 Value-Added Secondary Schools for Special/Express Course
(Based on 2000 GCE O-Level Results)

	SCHOOL	PSLE SCORES OF 2001 SEC 1 INTAKE
	SCHOOL	From Non-Affiliated Schools	From Affiliated Schools
Top 10 Value-Added Schools (In Alphabetical Order)	Bedok North Secondary	190-243
	CHIJ Katong Convent	233-255	195-260
	CHIJ St. Theresa's Convent	211-239	189-233
	First Toa Payoh Secondary	188-236
	Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Secondary	228-248	189-242
	Methodist Girls' (Secondary)	240-274	202-283
	Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' Secondary	237-256	195-271
	Singapore Chinese Girls'	256-277	202-277
	St. Anthony's Canossian Secondary	235-247	188-265
	Xinmin Secondary	237-261
Next Top 10 Value-Added Schools (In Alphabetical Order)	Anglo-Chinese (Barker Road)		195-242
	Bedok South Secondary	188-236
	Ngee Ann Secondary	235-265	188-260
	Outram Secondary	195-234
	Queensway Secondary	203-236
	Serangoon Garden Technical	188-248
	St. Andrew's Secondary	230-245	188-283
	St. Gabriel's Secondary	231-238	188-241
	St. Margaret's Secondary	234-255	188-245
	Tanjong Katong Secondary	231-270

Table 4: Top 20 Value-Added Secondary Schools for Normal Course
(Based on 2000 GCE O-Level Results)

	SCHOOL	PSLE SCORES OF 2001 SEC 1 INTAKE
	SCHOOL	From Non-Affiliated Schools	From Affiliated Schools
Top 10 Value-Added Schools Value-Added Schools (In Alphabetical Order)	Bukit View Secondary	155-187
	Clementi Town Secondary	178-199
	CHIJ St. Theresa's Convent	173-194	153-187
	Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Secondary	183-197	152-187
	Nan Hua Secondary
	Ngee Ann Secondary	186-198	152-187
	Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' Secondary		171-196
	Presbyterian High	171-189
	St. Anthony's Canossian Secondary		152-187
	Xinmin Secondary	184-198
Next Top 10 Value-Added Schools (In Alphabetical Order)	Anderson Secondary	186-198
	Boon Lay Secondary	172-187
	Bukit Batok Secondary	172-194
	Geylang Methodist Secondary	185-187	152-186
	Holy Innocents' High	179-198	160-187
	Kranji Secondary	178-194
	MacPherson Secondary	152-187
	Peicai Secondary	163-185
	Queensway Secondary	166-187
	Serangoon Garden Secondary	152-184

APPENDIX

Explanatory Notes For Tables On Ranking Of Secondary Schools

1 The following seven tables provide information on the performance of selected Secondary Schools in the 2000 GCE O-level examination and the top schools in Physical Fitness, Lowest Percentage Overweight and Fitness Index.

Table 1:      Top 50 Schools (Special/Express Course)
Table 2:      Top 40 Schools (Normal Course)
Table 3:      Top 20 Value-Added Schools (Special/Express Course)
Table 4:      Top 20 Value-Added Schools (Normal Course)
Table 5:      Top 50 Secondary Schools by Physical Fitness Level
Table 6:      The 50 Secondary Schools with Lowest Percentage Overweight
Table 7:      Top 50 Secondary Schools by Fitness Index

2 For Tables 1-4, the performance of each school is based on pupils who took the O-level examination for the first time. Schools not included in the tables are those with small candidature (fewer than 40 pupils) or those closed in 2001. Not included in the ranking exercise are the following schools:

Schools With Small Candidature	Anglo-Chinese (Barker Road) (Normal) Balestier Hill Secondary (Normal) Broadrick Secondary (Normal) Bukit Merah Secondary (Normal) Bukit Panjang Govt. High (Normal) Buona Vista Secondary (Normal) Chai Chee Secondary (Normal) Chestnut Drive Secondary (Normal) CHIJ Secondary (Toa Payoh) (Normal) CHIJ Katong Convent (Normal) CHIJ St. Joseph's Convent (Normal) Christ Church Secondary (Express, Normal) Commonwealth Secondary (Normal) Fairfield Methodist Secondary (Normal) Fajar Secondary (Normal) First Toa Payoh Secondary (Normal) Ghim Moh Secondary (Normal) Nan Chiau High (Normal) Outram Secondary (Normal) Pei Dao Secondary (Normal) Rangoon Secondary (Express, Normal) Serangoon Garden Technical (Normal) Shuqun Secondary (Normal) Si Ling Secondary (Normal) Siglap Secondary (Normal) St. Margaret's Secondary (Normal) St. Thomas Secondary (Normal) Teck Whye Secondary (Normal) Telok Kurau Secondary (Normal) Temasek Secondary (Normal) Thomson Secondary (Normal) Upper Serangoon Secondary (Express) Yuan Ching Secondary (Normal) Yusof Ishak Secondary (Normal) Zhonghua Secondary (Normal)
New Schools Without Any O-Level Candidates in 2000	Canberra Secondary Compassvale Secondary Coral Secondary East Spring Secondary Evergreen Secondary Fuhua Secondary Hua Yi Secondary Junyuan Secondary Kent Ridge Secondary Marsiling Secondary Northbrooks Secondary Orchid Park Secondary Pasir Ris Crest Secondary Regent Secondary Sembawang Secondary Seng Kang Secondary Unity Secondary Westwood Secondary Woodgrove Secondary Woodlands Ring Secondary Zhenghua Secondary
Schools Merged / Closed in 2001	Buona Vista Secondary Rangoon Secondary St. Thomas Secondary

Description of Terms Used in Tables

3 Number of Pupils: This column shows the number of pupils who took the O-level examination for the first time.

4 Mean L1B5: Mean of pupils' aggregate grades in L1 (English or Higher Mother Tongue language) and best 5 subjects. This is the ranking criterion for Special/Express course.

5 Mean L1B4: Mean of pupils' aggregate grades in English and best 4 subjects. This is the ranking criterion for Normal course.

6 Mean Subject Grade (MSG): Mean of all grades obtained by pupils in a school. This is the old ranking criterion for Special/Express and Normal course.

7 % Passed 5 O-Levels or More: Percentage of pupils with 5 O-level passes or more.

8 % Passes 3 O-Levels or More: Percentage of pupils with 3 O-level passes or more.

9 PSLE Scores of 2001 Sec 1 Intake: Aggregate scores of Sec 1 pupils admitted in 2001 from non-affiliated and affiliated schools, for the different courses.

10 % S4N Eligible for S5N: Percentage of Sec 4N pupils who were eligible for Sec 5N in the previous year's N-level examination.

Ministry of Education Press Release 10 Aug 2001

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