Education Endowment Scheme (Good Progress Awards) Regulations

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Education Endowment Scheme Act

(Chapter 87A, Sections 6(1)(d) and 24(a))

Education Endowment Scheme (Good Progress Awards) Regulations

Rg 7

G.N. No. S 485/1997

REVISED EDITION 2001

(31st January 2001)

[1st October 1997]

Citation

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Education Endowment Scheme (Good Progress Awards) Regulations.

Definitions

2. In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires —

“course”, in relation to —

(a)	a pupil of a junior college, means a course in the Arts or Sciences or in Commerce at the pre-university level, or such other course offered by the junior college as the Ministry may approve for the purposes of these Regulations; and
(b)	a pupil of a training institute, means any course offered by the training institute as the Ministry may approve for the purposes of these Regulations;

“Government school” means a primary or secondary school organised and conducted directly by the Government;

“Government-aided school” means a primary or secondary school which is —

(a)	established by any person other than the Government; and
(b)	conducted by a committee of management which is in receipt of a grant-in-aid from the Government under the Education (Grant-in-Aid) Regulations (Cap. 87, Rg 3) for the defraying of the expenses incurred for conducting the school;

“independent school” means a secondary school which is —

(a)	specified in any order made under section 3(1) of the School Boards (Incorporation) Act (Cap. 284A); or
(b)	conducted by a governing board constituted under any written law and which is listed under the category “Independent Schools” in the Schedule to the Education Endowment Scheme (Prescribed Schools) Regulations (Rg 1);

“integrated programme” means an education programme which provides an integrated secondary and pre-university education;

“junior college” includes any centralised institute or school providing pre-university education;

“Ministry” means the Ministry of Education;

“school” means a Government school, a Government-aided school or an independent school;

“stream”, in relation to —

(a)	a pupil in a primary school; or
(b)	a pupil in a secondary school who is not enrolled in an integrated programme,

means any classification of pupils of his standard in the school in which he is enrolled according to such academic criteria as the Minister may determine;

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“training institute” means —

(a)	any training institute established under the Institute of Technical Education Act (Cap. 141A); or
(b)	any other training institute which is listed under the category “Institutes of Technical Education” in the Schedule to the Education Endowment Scheme (Prescribed Schools) Regulations (Rg 1).

Establishment of Good Progress Awards

3. There are hereby established the Good Progress Awards, a number of each of which shall be awarded annually in accordance with these Regulations out of such part of the income of the Endowment Fund as the Minister may designate for the purpose.

Value and payment of awards

4.—(1) The value of the Good Progress Award shall be —

(a)

$50, if awarded to a primary school pupil in any of the following standards:

(i)	primary two; or
(ii)	primary three;

(b)

$100, if awarded to a primary school pupil in any of the following standards:

(i)	primary four;
(ii)	primary five; or
(iii)	primary six;

(c)

$150, if awarded to any pupil undergoing secondary education —

(i)	in a secondary school; or
(ii)	in a junior college as part of an integrated programme;

(d)

$200, if awarded to any pupil undergoing pre-university education in a junior college; and

(e)

$300, if awarded to any pupil of a training institute.

(2) The Good Progress Award shall be paid to every pupil who is awarded the award at the end of the academic year in respect of which he is awarded the award.

Eligible pupils

5.—(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) to (6), the Good Progress Award shall be awarded each year to every pupil of a school or a junior college or a full-time pupil of a training institute who —

(a)

is a citizen of Singapore;

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(aa)

has attained a good or better grade for conduct in that year; and

(b)

in the case of a pupil undergoing primary or secondary education —

(i)	has obtained the qualifying gain in rank;
(ii)	has obtained an average of not less than 50% of the total marks awarded for the relevant examinations conducted in that year or such other aggregate score as may be specified by the Ministry;
(iii)	is not in that year the recipient of the Edusave Merit Bursary established under the Education Endowment Scheme (Edusave Merit Bursaries) Regulations (Rg 5) or any scholarship or award established under the Education Endowment Scheme (Edusave Scholarships) Regulations (Rg 2); and
(iv)	is not in that year enrolled in the Gifted Education Programme, the Music Elective Programme or the Art Elective Programme in an independent school;

(c)

in the case of a pupil undergoing pre-university education —

(i)	has obtained the qualifying gain in rank;
(ii)	has passed the relevant examinations conducted in that year for such pre-university courses as may be specified by the Ministry; and
(iii)	is not in that year the recipient of the Edusave Merit Bursary established under the Education Endowment Scheme (Edusave Merit Bursaries) Regulations or any scholarship awarded by the Ministry to pupils undergoing pre-university education; or

(d)

in the case of a full-time pupil of a training institute —

(i)	has obtained the qualifying gain in rank;
(ii)	has passed the relevant examinations conducted in that year for all the core subjects of the course as specified by the training institute; and
(iii)	is not in that year the recipient of the Edusave Merit Bursary established under the Education Endowment Scheme (Edusave Merit Bursaries) Regulations (Rg 5) or any scholarship awarded by the training institute to pupils thereof.

(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), pupils in primary one will not be eligible for the Good Progress Awards.

(2A) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), a pupil —

(a)	who is enrolled in an integrated programme in a secondary school or junior college; and
(b)	who is undergoing secondary education in that secondary school or junior college,

will not be eligible for a Good Progress Award in the first year that he is enrolled in that integrated programme, unless the principal of that secondary school or junior college determines, in accordance with such guidelines as the Ministry may issue, that there is an appropriate basis for comparing the pupil’s ranking in the relevant examinations conducted by that secondary school or junior college in that year and the pupil’s ranking in the relevant examinations taken by the pupil in the previous year.

(3) For the purposes of gauging the progress of a pupil in a particular year under paragraph (1)(b)(i), (c)(i) or (d)(i), the pupil’s ranking in the relevant examinations conducted in that year and his ranking in the relevant examinations conducted in the previous year shall be determined and compared in such manner as the Ministry may direct.

(4) Notwithstanding paragraph (1)(b)(i), the principal of every primary school shall determine the percentage of pupils in each stream in each standard enrolled in the primary school who shall be awarded the awards specified in regulation 4(1)(a) or (b), as the case may be.

(5) Notwithstanding paragraph (1)(b)(i), the principal of every secondary school shall determine, in respect of pupils in the secondary school who are not enrolled in any integrated programme, the percentage of such pupils in each stream in each standard enrolled in the secondary school who shall be awarded the awards specified in regulation 4(1)(c)(i).

(5A) Notwithstanding paragraph (1)(b)(i), the principal of every secondary school or junior college providing secondary education as part of an integrated programme shall determine, in respect of pupils undergoing secondary education in the secondary school or junior college who are enrolled in the integrated programme, the percentage of such pupils in each standard in the integrated programme who shall be awarded the awards specified in regulation 4(1)(c)(i) or (ii), as the case may be.

(5B) Notwithstanding paragraph (1)(c)(i), the principal of every junior college that does not provide an integrated programme shall determine the percentage of pupils enrolled in each course in each level in the junior college who shall be awarded the awards specified in regulation 4(1)(d).

(5C) Notwithstanding paragraph (1)(c)(i), the principal of every junior college that provides an integrated programme, whether on its own or jointly with any secondary school, shall determine —

(a)	in respect of pupils undergoing pre-university education who are in the first year of enrolment in the integrated programme, the percentage of such pupils enrolled in each course in each level in the junior college who shall be awarded the awards specified in regulation 4(1)(d); and
(b)	in respect of pupils undergoing pre-university education who are in the second or any subsequent year of enrolment in the integrated programme, the percentage of such pupils enrolled in each course in each level in the junior college who shall be awarded the awards specified in regulation 4(1)(d).

(6) Notwithstanding paragraph (1)(d)(i), the training manager of every training institute shall determine the percentage of pupils enrolled in each course in each level in the training institute who shall be awarded the awards specified in regulation 4(1)(e).

(7) For the purposes of this regulation —

“gain in rank” means the difference between any pupil’s ranking in the relevant examinations conducted in that year and that pupil’s ranking in the relevant examinations conducted in the previous year;

“qualifying gain in rank” means the lowest gain in rank which is obtained —

(a)

in the case of a pupil undergoing primary education, by any pupil standing among the 10% of all pupils in the same stream and standard in his primary school who have obtained the highest gains in rank in that year;

(b)

in the case of a pupil undergoing secondary education who is not enrolled in any integrated programme, by any pupil standing among the 10% of all pupils in the same stream and standard in his secondary school —

(i)	who are not enrolled in any integrated programme; and
(ii)	who have obtained the highest gains in rank in that year;

(c)

in the case of a pupil undergoing secondary education who is enrolled in an integrated programme in a secondary school or junior college, by any pupil standing among the 10% of all pupils in the same standard in that secondary school or junior college —

(i)	who are enrolled in the integrated programme; and
(ii)	who have obtained the highest gains in rank in that year;

(d)

in the case of a pupil undergoing pre-university education in a junior college that does not provide an integrated programme, by any pupil standing among the 10% of all pupils reading the same course at the same level in the junior college who have obtained the highest gains in rank in that year;

(e)

in the case of a pupil undergoing pre-university education in a junior college that provides an integrated programme, whether on its own or jointly with any secondary school, who is in the first year of enrolment in the integrated programme, by any pupil standing among the 10% of all pupils reading the same course at the same level in the junior college —

(i)	who are in the first year of enrolment in the integrated programme; and
(ii)	who have obtained the highest gains in rank in that year;

(f)

in the case of a pupil undergoing pre-university education in a junior college that provides an integrated programme, whether on its own or jointly with any secondary school, who is in the second or any subsequent year of enrolment in the integrated programme, by any pupil standing among the 10% of all pupils reading the same course at the same level in the junior college —

(i)	who are in the second or any subsequent year of enrolment in the integrated programme; and
(ii)	who have obtained the highest gains in rank in that year; or

(g)

in the case of a full-time pupil of a training institute, by any pupil standing among the 10% of all pupils reading the same course at the same level in the training institute who have obtained the highest gains in rank in that year,

as the case may be.

“relevant examinations” means —

(a)	in the case of examinations taken by the pupil while he is a pupil in a school, examinations conducted by his school for pupils in his standard and stream or such other examinations as may be specified by the Ministry; or
(b)	in the case of examinations taken by the pupil while he is a pupil in a junior college or a full-time pupil in a training institute, examinations conducted by his junior college or his training institute, as the case may be, for pupils reading the same course at the same level or such other examinations as may be specified by the Ministry.

Principal or training manager to submit list of eligible pupils

6.—(1) The principal of a school or junior college or the training manager of a training institute shall, as soon as possible after the completion of the year-end examinations for all pupils enrolled in the school, junior college or training institute, as the case may be, submit to the Ministry a list of pupils who meet the requirements of regulation 5.

(2) Every list submitted to the Ministry under paragraph (1) shall state —

(a)	the full name and such other personal particulars of each of those pupils as the Ministry may require; and
(b)	such other particulars as the Ministry may, from time to time, require to be given.

(3) Upon receipt of the list of pupils under paragraph (1), the Ministry shall cause the necessary arrangements to be made for the award to be paid to each pupil named therein.

[G.N. Nos. S 485/97; S 349/99]

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