2. In the Education Endowment and Savings Schemes (Scholarships, Bursaries and Awards) Regulations (Rg 4) (called in these Regulations the principal Regulations), in regulation 2 —(a) | in the definition of “academic award”, delete “(d),”; | (b) | replace the definition of “course” with —“ “course”, in relation to a pupil, means a course approved by the Minister for the purposes of this Part that is offered by the primary or secondary school, junior college, polytechnic, Institute of Technical Education or specified educational institution in which the pupil is enrolled; |
“cut‑off date”, in relation to a scholarship, bursary or award under these Regulations for any academic year, means the date specified by the Ministry on which the selection process for that scholarship, bursary or award is to be completed;”; |
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| (c) | delete the definitions of “independent integrated programme school”, “integrated programme pupil”, “integrated programme school” and “non‑independent integrated programme school”; | (d) | replace the definitions of “relevant examinations” and “relevant subjects” with —“ “pupil’s average rank”, for any year, means the average of a pupil’s subject ranks for that year in the relevant subjects; |
“pupil’s subject rank”, for any year, means the pupil’s rank, based on relevant assessments, in a relevant subject among all other pupils in the educational institution in which the pupil is enrolled who —(a) | are in the same level and course as the pupil; and | (b) | take that subject at the same subject level as the pupil; |
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“relevant assessments”, in relation to a pupil’s eligibility for a scholarship, bursary or award under these Regulations for any academic year, means any test, examination or other method of assessing a person’s level of proficiency, aptitude, skill, knowledge or understanding in a subject, that is conducted in that academic year —(a) | by the primary or secondary school, junior college, polytechnic, Institute of Technical Education or specified educational institution in which a pupil is enrolled; and | (b) | for pupils in the same level, course and subject level (if applicable) as the pupil; |
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“relevant pupil” means a pupil who —(a) | is enrolled in —(i) | an independent school at the secondary level; or | (ii) | a Government secondary school, Government‑aided secondary school, Government junior college, Government‑aided junior college or specified educational institution for his secondary education; and |
| (b) | is at —(i) | the secondary two, three, four or five level in 2024; | (ii) | the secondary three, four or five level in 2025; or | (iii) | the secondary four or five level in 2026; |
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“relevant subjects”, in relation to a scholarship, bursary or award under these Regulations, means the subjects determined by the Minister to be relevant in assessing a pupil’s overall academic performance for the purposes of that scholarship, bursary or award;”; and |
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| (e) | delete the definition of “special additional miscellaneous fees”. |
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