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Entries to the competition have reached GMAC in Jul 2009. Two separate Preliminary Judging Panels – one for the Lower Secondary Category of the competition and the other for the Upper Secondary Category, and each comprising representatives from the Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority (AVA); the Ministry of Education (MOE); and the Polytechnics’ School of Life Sciences (or equivalent) - were formed to review all entries based on the following selection criteria:
Criteria (Preliminary Selection) |
Weightage |
Objectivity & scientific accuracy of presented information |
60% |
Entertainment and aesthetic appeal (ability to engage and interest a layman audience)
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20% |
Creativity and innovation |
20% |
GMAC would like to congratulate the Student Reporters from the following schools, whose entries to the GMAC Student Reporters’ Challenge have been shortlisted for Final Judging at a 5 Sep 2009 Video Screening Session.
Shortlisted Entries for the Lower Secondary Category
- NUS High School of Mathematics and Science
- CHIJ St Nicholas Girls’ School
- Unity Secondary School
Shortlisted Entries for the Upper Secondary Category
- Raffles Institution
- Nanyang Girls’ High School
- Hwa Chong Institution
Please note that the above list is in no particular order.
We commend all Student Reporters for their excellent work, regardless of whether or not their entries have been shortlisted for progression to the Final Judging. The competition is a very keen one, and each entry has strengths in its own rights. We invite all Student Reporters to the 5 Sep 2009 Video Screening Session. More details of the event, as well as the registration instructions, are available here.
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