LEAPS 2.0

MOE LEAPS 2.0 CCA Grading Scheme

CCAs are an integral part of our students’ holistic education. Through CCA, students discover their interests and talents while developing values and competencies that will prepare them for a rapidly changing world. It also promotes friendships among students from diverse backgrounds as they learn, play and grow together. Participation in CCA fosters social integration and deepens students’ sense of belonging, commitment and sense of responsibility to school, community and nation.

LEAPS 2.0
LEAPS 2.0 is a framework to recognise secondary school students’ holistic development. Students will be recognised with levels of attainment in four domains: Participation, Achievement, Leadership and Service.

Supporting your Child
As parents, you play an important role in ensuring your child/ward’s holistic and balanced development. Your child/ward benefits most when the emphasis on developing values, life skills and your child/ward’s interests and strengths are reinforced at home. You can discuss the following areas with your child/ward when selecting his/her co-curricular activities:

• Identifying interests and strengths
      Example: What is your child/ward interested in? What is your child/ward good at?

• Setting objectives
      Example: What kind of person does your child/ward want to be?
   What kind of values and life skills should your child/ward be developed in? 

• Encouraging self-directed learning
      Example: How does your child/ward want to pursue this development?
   What are the possible opportunities that can help support this development? 

• Managing commitments
      Example: Is your child/ward able to cope?
   How can you help to support him/her in the learning pursuits?

Participation
This domain recognises students’ participation in one school-based Co-Curricular Activity (CCA) that is offered by the school. Recognition is based on the number of years of participation and exemplary conduct and active contribution to the CCA. Sustained engagement in the same CCA allows for progressive development of character, skills, knowledge and friendships, and will be accorded higher recognition.

Service
This domain recognises students’ development as socially responsible citizens who contribute meaningfully to the community. Every secondary school student will contribute at least 6 hours per school year to the community. They can choose to embark on a Values-In-Action (VIA) project. Students will be recognised for the time they put into planning, service and reflection, when participating in a VIA project.

Leadership
This domain recognises students’ leadership development. Recognition is accorded to students’ ability to take charge of personal development, work in a team and assume responsibilities in service of others. In addition to formal leadership appointments, participation in student leadership modules/workshops, the National Youth Achievement Award (NYAA) and leadership positions in the school, CCA or student-initiated/student-led projects will also be recognised.

Achievement
This domain recognises students’ representation and accomplishment in co-curricular involvements beyond the classroom. Opportunities for representation and accomplishment present valuable learning experiences for students to learn discipline, resilience and develop their character. Students may represent the school or organisations endorsed by the school. Recognising external opportunities better caters to students’ diverse interests and talents. It also recognises the community’s role in developing the child. Representation refers to being selected and endorsed by the school or an organisation endorsed by the school (e.g. the community club or national association) to contribute, perform or compete. It need not be tied to his/her CCA in school. Accomplishment refers to attaining accolades and awards at competitions, festivals, performances, exhibitions, conferences and symposiums where the student represents the school or other organisations endorsed by the school.

List of CCA offers by the school

Recognition of Students’ Level of Attainment 
At the end of the graduating year, students’ co-curricular attainment will be recognised according to Excellent, Good or Fair. The level of attainment will be converted to a bonus point(s) which can be used for admission to Junior Colleges/ Polytechnics/ Institutes of Technical Education (JC/Poly/ITE).

The details on the levels of attainment for each of the domains are attached at Annex A. (opens in new tab)