LEAPS CCA GRADING SCHEME

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• LEAPS CCA GRADING SCHEME
• Updated 6 February 2009

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MOE Co-Curricular Activities (CCA) Policy
Guidelines

• Build Character, Team Spirit and Responsibility
• Be Broad Based with Opportunities to Specialise
• Be Responsive to Inculcating National Values and
  Skills
• Promote Social Integration

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Framework of CCA
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CCAs in TKGS
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CCA Marks / CCA Grade

• To encourage pupil participation and recognise
  effort and contribution, pupils are awarded CCA
  marks for their CCA at the end of the 4 year
  secondary school course.
• Participation in CCA must be continuous
  throughout the 4 year secondary school course
  before CCA marks scored can be considered for the
  award of a CCA grade.

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LEAPS CCA Grading Scheme has been designed to

• Encourage continuous CCA participation
• Reward sustained effort, contribution and
  achievement and
• Develop and recognize leadership qualities.

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CCA Grading Scheme

• Leadership
• Enrichment
• Achievement
• Participation
• Service

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LEADERSHIP

• Prefects
• Class Committee members
• School Team Captains, Vice Captains
• Conductors of Performing Arts Groups, Section
  Leaders
• Members of UGs
• Office Bearers of Clubs Societies

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ENRICHMENT

• Character Development Programme

• 2 Modules from each of the 3 domains 2 Sports
  Modules
• Covered under the Schools Character Development
  Program

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Enrichment

• Enrichment points are awarded for the completion
  of CDP modules within the 4 years.
• Maximum of 4 points for 6 CDP modules with 2
  modules from each of the 3 domains 2 sports
  modules.

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ACHIEVEMENT

• REPRESENTATION
• Inter-school competitions (Sports UGs)
• SYF Central Judging
• Local and International Competitions, Exhibitions
• ATTAINMENT
• Non-competitive awards e.g. National Youth
  Achievement Award, Best Unit Cadet Award by UG HQ
• ACCOMPLISHMENT
• Win awards at Inter-school, National, Regional
  and International competitions

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PARTICIPATION

• Students must participate regularly in at least 1
  CCA in school before recognition can be given to
  their activities organised by approved external
  organisations out of school
• Attendance rate for main CCA must be of at least
  75 per year in order for the CCA points to be
  computed.

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PARTICIPATION

• If attendance lt 75, all CCA points for L, A P
  that year will be annulled
• If attendance lt 50, all CCA points for L, A P
  accumulated up to and including that year will be
  annulled

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PARTICIPATION

• Students may participate in more than 1 CCA in
  school. Points are awarded for 2nd CCA only at
  school representation level or higher.

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SERVICE

• Students involvement in Community Service
• Total number of hours spent over the 4 secondary
  school years
• Includes the minimum of 6 hours per year under
  Community Involvement Programmes (CIP)
• Maximum of 30 hours per activity per year

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Pupils participation in activities organised by
external organisations

• Primary objective for awarding CCA points for
  pupils participation in activities organised by
  external organisations is to recognise pupils
  contribution to the community.

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• Therefore, points will not be awarded in the
  following instances
• When participation is solely for social
  interaction.
• When participation is based merely on attendance
  or
• Participation is for personal self-enrichment eg.
  piano lessons, judo, etc.

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• CCA points can only be awarded under the
  Achievement category in activities organised by
  approved external organisations.
• Pupils must participate in at least one CCA in
  school before recognition can be given to their
  activities outside school.

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COMPUTATION OF POINTS

• CCA Participation should be sustained throughout
  the 4 school years
• At the end of the 4 years, only the highest
  points in each activity will be considered
• The points for the number of activities permitted
  for each category, will be totaled

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Maximum points for each category are shown below
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ADMISSION TO TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS

• Students who obtained an A1/A2 grade at the end
  of Sec 4 will be given 2 bonus points while those
  who obtain B3/B4 or C5/C6 grade will be given
  1 bonus point
• Students who meet the requirements for admission
  to polytechnics can also use CCA bonus points for
  competing for places in the polytechnics

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CCA GRADING SYSTEM