Singapore is so Good....

Again, you have to take my word for it :


Jan 3, 2005
School Notes



PRIVATE STUDENT ACES AUSSIE ENTRY EXAM



A STUDENT from a private school here has produced the highest score in Singapore in the recent Ausmat exam- inations, an entrance exam for Australian tertiary institutions.

St Francis Methodist School's Tan Eu Liang, 17, scored 98.65 out of a possible 100. The top score is 99.5.

The Ausmat is the equivalent of the GCE A levels and can be also be used for admission to universities in New Zealand, Britain and the United States.

Eu Liang, a Malaysian who is a Singapore permanent resident, recently applied to the Australian National University and Canberra University, where he intends to pursue a double degree in commerce and law.

S'PORE STUDENTS WIN VIDEO CONTEST



RESPONDING to a public call to protect the earth helped five Canberra Secondary students clinch the first Asia Pacific Kids Witness News contest.

The regional competition, hosted by electronics giant Panasonic Asia Pacific, turned into a battle between six entries from Indonesia, Singapore and Thailand.

The Canberra Secondary students won with their video Everything But The Earth, appealing to viewers to be more conscious of the environment.

Said the competition's chief judge, Mr Mike Kitadeya: 'The video was well structured and there was a good mix of studio work and field reporting.'

The students will represent the Asia Pacific region in the grand finals, Kids Witness News, which will see 360 winning schools from 14 nations battle it out in Aichi, Japan, this August.

BURSARIES FOR THE NEEDY: APPLY NOW

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A TASTE OF POLY LIFE FOR FIVE DAYS



MORE than 100 Secondary 4 students got a taste of polytechnic life firsthand last month, attending classes, going on industrial tours and taking part in co-curricular activities.

Ngee Ann Polytechnic organised the five-day event in response to feedback from secondary school students.

Tanjong Katong Girls' Janice Yio, 16, who took part because she is considering applying for a polytechnic, said: 'I used to think that polytechnic students don't care much about school work, but I found out I was wrong after sitting in on one of their classes.

'They are in fact very attentive and take lots of notes.'

1,400 STUDENTS GET EDUSAVE AWARDS

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Why most of our great achievements come from Foreign Talents ? Mount Everest, Badminton, and now Ausmat. Maybe government is right about bringing in more Foreign Talents.

And Singapore have great naming wisdom. Canberra Secondary. For a while, I thought the report was of some Aussie school, since the first article talked about Ausmat....

Yeah, and I think, sooner or later, Edgedale Plains and Anchorville will be named Punggol Lorong 1, 2, 3, etc..


Oh, and "I used to think that polytechnic students don't care much about school work, but I found out I was wrong after sitting in on one of their classes."

Haha.. now I know Poly has reputation for being a fun place ? Is that why she wanted to go there ? Hmmm.. Now she realized it is no longer fun, how ?

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Ok ok, trivial things, but I have nothing to blog about today. Except: Damn ! I need to pick up golf again before the 10th, as I will be having a game with my manager and customger...