12 January 2002

EDUN N07-11-082 Vol 19

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12 Jan 2002

THE TRIM AND FIT AND MINDEF PHYSICAL FITNESS
PERFORMANCE AWARDS 2001

1 The Trim and Fit (TAF) Programme was implemented in 1992 in support of the National Healthy Lifestyle Campaign. The objectives are to reduce obesity and improve physical fitness among students. Since its inception, the programme has helped to raise the awareness of students, teachers and parents on the importance and principles of healthy living.

2 The TAF awards are presented annually to schools. Each year, schools are banded according to their fitness index, physical fitness test results and percentage of overweight students. The TAF banding criteria are given in Annex 1. Schools in Band A will receive the Gold Award while schools in Band B will receive the Silver Award.

3 In 2001, a total of 116 and 177 schools qualified for the Gold and Silver Awards respectively (see Annex 2). There is an increase of 14 schools receiving the Gold Award, from 102 schools in year 2000. Annex 3 lists the schools receiving the Gold and Silver Awards.

4 The Ministry of Defence will be presenting the revised MINDEF Physical Fitness Performance Award (MPFPA) to junior colleges (JCs) and centralised institutes (CIs) to recognise their efforts in promoting physical fitness.

5 Prior to the revision, the MPFPA was a lump sum award that only considered the physical fitness levels of male students. This year, the MPFPA takes into consideration the physical fitness levels of both male and female students. The amount of the monetary award is determined based on the number of students who achieve a Silver or Gold standard for the National Physical Fitness Award (NAPFA).

6 The MPFPA comprises 3 categories:

	a. Best Performer Award. This is given to the institution that achieves the highest percentage of NAPFA Silver/Gold awards.
	b. Merit Award. This is given to institutions that achieve the target percentage of NAPFA Silver/Gold awards.
	c. Most Improved Award. This is given to the institution with the greatest improvement in the percentage of NAPFA Silver/Gold awards.

7 This year, a total of 13 institutions will be presented the MPFPA. Jurong Junior College will receive the Best Performer Award and Jurong Institute will receive the Most Improved Award. The Merit Award will be presented to Victoria JC, Nanyang JC, National JC, Tampines JC, Hwa Chong JC, Raffles JC, Anglo-Chinese JC, Catholic JC, Serangoon JC, Anderson JC, Temasek JC and Jurong Institute.

Annex 1

Banding Criteria for TAF Awards

Bands		Primary	Secondary	JC & CI
A (Gold)	Fitness Index	84%	79%	87%
	Overweight %	9%	8%	5%
	Physical Fitness Test	80%	72%	82%
B (Silver)	Fitness Index	75%	70%	83%
	Overweight %	12%	11%	7%
	Physical Fitness Test	69%	57%	74%
C	Fitness Index	67%	61%	69%
	Overweight %	14%	13%	9%
	Physical Fitness Test	50%	40%	52%
D	Fitness Index	Below Band C
	Overweight %	Above Band C
	Physical Fitness Test	Below Band C

Footnote:

	1.	Fitness Index = ½ (Acceptable Weight %* + % of Passes in Physical Fitness Test) *Acceptable Weight % = 100% - % of Overweight Students - % of Underweight Students
	2.	To be placed in a particular Band, a school must meet the criteria set for all three categories. For the fitness index and physical fitness pass rate, a school must attain or exceed the percentages set for the respective Band. However, for the overweight percentage, the school must not exceed the percentage set for the respective Band.
	3.	For example, to be placed in Band A, a primary school must attain or exceed 84% and 77% set for the fitness index and physical fitness test pass rate respectively, but for the overweight percentage, it should not exceed 9%.

Annex 2

Number of Schools in Each Band in 2000 and 2001

Band (Award)	Primary		Secondary		JC/CI		Total
Band (Award)	2000	2001	2000	2001	2000	2001	2000	2001
A (Gold)	65 (32.7)	72 (36.7%)	28 (17.2%)	35 (21.2%)	9 (52.9%)	9 (52.9%)	102 (26.9%)	116 (30.7%)
B (Silver)	102 (51.3%)	90 (45.9%)	85 (52.1%)	81 (49.1%)	3 (17.6%)	6 (35.3%)	190 (50.1%)	177 (46.8%)
C	27 (13.6%)	33(16.8%)	45 (27.6%)	45 (27.3%)	5 (29.4%)	2 (11.8%)	77 (20.3%)	80 (21.2%)
D	5 (3.0%)	1 (0.5%)	5 (3.0%)	4 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.6%)	5 (1.3%)
Total	199	196*	163	165	17	17	379	378

*A new school (Casuarina Pri) is not included in the banding as it does not have students at the upper primary levels.

Annex 3

A	JUNIOR COLLLEGES / CENTRALISED INSTITUTES RECEIVING THE TRIM AND FIT (TAF) GOLD AWARD

1.	Anglo-Chinese Junior College
2.	Hwa Chong Junior College
3.	Jurong Junior College
4.	National Junior College
5.	Raffles Junior College
6.	Tampines Junior College
7.	Temasek Junior College
8.	Victoria Junior College
9.	Yishun Junior College

B	JUNIOR COLLLEGES / CENTRALISED INSTITUTES RECEIVING THE TRIM AND FIT (TAF) SILVER AWARD

1.	Anderson Junior College
2.	Catholic Junior College
3.	Jurong Institute
4.	Nanyang Junior College
5.	Outram Institute
6.	Serangoon Junior College

C	SECONDARY SCHOOLS RECEIVING THE TRIM AND FIT (TAF) GOLD AWARD

1.	Anderson Secondary School
2.	Anglican High School
3.	Anglo-Chinese School (Independent)
4.	Bukit Panjang Govt. High School
5.	Canberra Secondary School
6.	Cedar Girls' Secondary School
7.	CHIJ St. Nicholas Girls' School
8.	Chung Cheng High School (Main)
9.	Clementi Town Secondary School
10.	Crescent Girls' School
11.	Dunman High School
12.	Evergreen Secondary School
13.	First Toa Payoh Secondary School
14.	Fuhua Secondary School
15.	Jurong West Secondary School
16.	Mayflower Secondary School
17.	Methodist Girls' School (Secondary)
18.	Nan Hua Secondary School
19.	Nanyang Girls' High School
20.	New Town Secondary School
21.	Queenstown Secondary School
22.	Raffles Girls' School (Secondary)
23.	Raffles Institution
24.	River Valley High School
25.	Serangoon Garden Technical School
26.	Tanjong Katong Girls' School
27.	Tanjong Katong Secondary School
28.	Temasek Secondary School
29.	The Chinese High School
30.	Unity Secondary School
31.	Upper Serangoon Secondary School
32.	Victoria School
33.	Yio Chu Kang Secondary School
34.	Yuying Secondary School
35.	Zhonghua Secondary School

D	SECONDARY SCHOOLS RECEIVING THE TRIM AND FIT (TAF) SILVER AWARD

1.	Ahmad Ibrahim Secondary School
2.	Ang Mo Kio Secondary School
3.	Balestier Hill Secondary School
4.	Bartley Secondary School
5.	Beatty Secondary School
6.	Bedok North Secondary School
7.	Bedok View Secondary School
8.	Bendemeer Secondary School
9.	Boon Lay Secondary School
10.	Braddell-Westlake Secondary School
11.	Bukit Batok Secondary School
12.	Bukit Merah Secondary School
13.	Bukit View Secondary School
14.	Catholic High School
15.	Chai Chee Secondary School
16.	CHIJ Katong Convent
17.	CHIJ St. Joseph’s Institution
18.	Christ Church Secondary School
19.	Commonwealth Secondary School
20.	Compassvale Secondary School
21.	Coral Secondary School
22.	Deyi Secondary School
23.	Dunearn Secondary School
24.	Dunman Secondary School
25.	East View Secondary School
26.	Fairfield Methodist Secondary School
27.	Fajar Secondary School
28.	Fuchun Secondary School
29.	Geylang Methodist Secondary School
30.	Greenridge Secondary School
31.	Greenview Secondary School
32.	Guangyang Secondary School
33.	Hai Sing Catholic School
34.	Holy Innocents’ High School
35.	Hong Kah Secondary School
36.	Hougang Secondary School
37.	Hua Yi Secondary School
38.	Jin Tai Secondary School
39.	Kranji Secondary School
40.	Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Secondary School
41.	Loyang Secondary School
42.	Macpherson Secondary School
43.	Manjusri Secondary School
44.	Maris Stella High School
45.	Nan Chiau High School
46.	Ngee Ann Secondary School
47.	North Vista Secondary School
48.	Northbrooks Secondary School
49.	Orchid Park Secondary School
50.	Outram Secondary School
51.	Pasir Ris Crest Secondary School
52.	Pasir Ris Secondary School
53.	Paya Lebar Methodist Girls’ Secondary School
54.	Pioneer Secondary School
55.	Punngol Secondary School
56.	Queensway Secondary School
57.	Sembawang Secondary School
58.	Serangoon Secondary School
59.	Shuqun Secondary School
60.	Singapore Chinese Girls’ School
61.	Springfield Secondary School
62.	St. Andrew’s Secondary School
63.	St. Hilda’s Secondary School
64.	St. Joseph’s Institution
65.	St. Margaret’s Secondary School
66.	Tampines Secondary School
67.	Tanglin Secondary School
68.	Teck Whye Secondary School
69.	Telok Kurau Secondary School
70.	West Spring Secondary School
71.	Westwood Secondary School
72.	Whitley Secondary School
73.	Woodgrove Secondary School
74.	Woodlands Secondary School
75.	Woodsville Secondary School
76.	Xinmin Secondary School
77.	Yishun Secondary School
78.	Yishun Town Secondary School
79.	Yuan Ching Secondary School
80.	Yuhua Secondary School
81.	Zhenghua Secondary School

E	PRIMARY SCHOOLS RECEIVING THE TRIM AND FIT (TAF) GOLD AWARD

1.	Ahmad Ibrahim Primary School
2.	Ai Tong School
3.	Alexandra Hill Primary School
4.	Boon Lay Primary School
5.	Braddell Primary School
6.	Canberra Primary School
7.	Canossa Convent Primary School
8.	CHIJ (Bukit Timah)
9.	CHIJ (Kellock)
10.	CHIJ St. Nicholas Girls' School
11.	Chong Li Primary School
12.	Chong Fu Primary School
13.	Concord Primary School
14.	Da Qiao Primary School
15.	Dazhong Primary School
16.	East View Primary School
17.	Eunos Primary School
18.	Gongshang Primary School
19.	Greenridge Primary School
20.	Henderson Primary School
21.	Henry Park Primary School
22.	Huamin Primary School
23.	Jin Tai Primary School
24.	Keming Primary School
25.	Keng Seng Primary School
26.	Kheng Cheng School
27.	Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Primary School
28.	Maha Bodhi School
29.	Maris Stella High School
30.	Mee Toh School
31.	Merlimau Primary School
32.	Methodist Girls' School (Primary)
33.	Nan Chiau Primary School
34.	Nan Hua Primary School
35.	Naval Base Primary School
36.	North View Primary School
37.	Northland Primary School
38.	Opera Estate Primary School
39.	Park View Primary School
40.	Pasir Ris Primary School
41.	Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' Primary School
42.	Pearl’s Hill School
43.	Pei Chun Public School
44.	Peixin Primary School
45.	Peiying Primary School
46.	Qiaonan Primary School
47.	Queenstown Primary School
48.	Raffles Girls' Primary School
49.	Red Swastika School
50.	Rivervale Primary School
51.	Rulang Primary School
52.	Seng Kang Primary School
53.	Singapore Chinese Girls' Primary School
54.	St. Anthony’s Canossian Primary School
55.	St. Gabriel’s Primary School
56.	St. Margaret's Primary School
57.	St. Stephen's School
58.	Swiss Cottage Primary School
59.	Tanjong Katong Primary School
60.	Tao Nan School
61.	Temasek Primary School
62.	Townsville Primary School
63.	Unity Primary School
64.	Wellington Primary School
65.	Woodgrove Primary School
66.	Woodlands Ring Primary School
67.	Xishan Primary School
68.	Yew Tee Primary School
69.	Yio Chu Kang Primary School
70.	Yishun Primary School
71.	Yu Neng Primary School
72.	Zhenghua Primary School
73.	Zhonghua Primary School

F	PRIMARY SCHOOLS RECEIVING THE TRIM AND FIT (TAF) SILVER AWARD

1.	Admiralty Primary School
2.	Anderson Primary School
3.	Anglo-Chinese School (Junior)
4.	Bedok South Primary School
5.	Bedok View Primary School
6.	Bendemeer Primary School
7.	Bukit Batok Primary School
8.	Bukit Ho Swee Primary School
9.	Bukit Panjang Primary School
10.	Bukit View Primary School
11.	Catholic High School
12.	Cedar Primary School
13.	Charlton School
14.	CHIJ (Katong) Primary
15.	CHIJ Our Lady Of Good Counsel
16.	CHIJ Our Lady Of The Nativity
17.	CHIJ Primary (Toa Payoh)
18.	Chongzheng Primary School
19.	Chua Chu Kang Primary School
20.	Coral Primary School
21.	Corporation Primary School
22.	East Coast Primary School
23.	East Spring Primary School
24.	Elias Park Primary School
25.	Fairfield Methodist Primary School
26.	First Toa Payoh Primary School
27.	Fuchun Primary School
28.	Ghim Moh Primary School
29.	Greenwood Primary School
30.	Haig Girls’ School
31.	Holy Innocents’ Primary School
32.	Hong Wen School
33.	Hougang Primary School
34.	Jiemin Primary School
35.	Jing Shan Primary School
36.	Junyuan Primary School
37.	Jurong Primary School
38.	Jurong West Primary School
39.	Kebun Baru Primary School
40.	Kong Hwa School
41.	Loyang Primary School
42.	Macpherson Primary School
43.	Marsiling Primary School
44.	Marymount Convent School
45.	Mayflower Primary School
46.	Mei Chin Primary School
47.	Meridian Primary School
48.	Min Xin Primary School
49.	Montfort Junior School
50.	Moulmein Primary School
51.	Nanyang Primary School
52.	New Town Primary School
53.	Ngee Ann Primary School
54.	North Spring Primary School
55.	Opera Estate Primary School
56.	Pandan Primary School
57.	Parry Primary School
58.	Pei Hwa Presbyterian Primary School
59.	Pioneer Primary School
60.	Poi Ching School
61.	Princess Elizabeth Primary School
62.	Punggol Primary School
63.	Qifa Primary School
64.	Qihua Primary School
65.	Radin Mas Primary School
66.	River Valley Primary School
67.	Rosyth School
68.	San Shan Primary School
69.	Serangoon Garden South school
70.	Si Ling Primary School
71.	South View Primary School
72.	St. Andrew’s Junior School
73.	St. Anthony’s Primary School
74.	St. Hilda’s Primary School
75.	St. Michael’s School
76.	Stamford Primary School
77.	Tampines North Primary School
78.	Tampines Primary School
79.	Teck Ghee Primary School
80.	Telok Kurau Primary School
81.	West View Primary School
82.	Westlake Primary School
83.	Woodlands Primary School
84.	Woodsville Primary School
85.	Xinghua Primary School
86.	Xinmin Primary School
87.	Yumin Primary School
88.	Yung An Primary School
89.	Yuqun Primary School
90.	Zhangde Primary School

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