Half qualify for Higher Nitec courses
ONE in two Normal (Academic) students who took their N-level exams this year will be allowed to skip one year of school and head into higher-level technical courses.
Under new rules, some 6,502 out of 11,653 Secondary 4 N(A) students are eligible for direct entry into courses like engineering or applied and health sciences at the Institute of Technical Education (ITE), said the Ministry of Education.
Previously, they had to take the O levels in Secondary5 before they could enrol in a Higher National ITE Certificate (Nitec) course.
To qualify for direct entry, students have to score an aggregate of not more than 19 for English, Maths and three other subjects, with at least a Grade 4 in English and Maths.
Out of the 6,502 students, about half can opt for the more demanding business courses, which require students to score at least a Grade 3 in English.
Students can apply for the course of their choice on the ITE website (www.ite.edu.sg)
Monday, December 24, 2007
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Mr Lum Chih Foong - S-Pop
Dear all,
Received this from one of our Montfortian students. We wish Mr Lum well and every success in his competition.
This is the link to Mr Lum's profile in the competition on Ch U.
http://spop.mediacorptv.sg/profile_lum.htm
S Pop Is a show which aims to promote Singapore Music. Currently, Mr
Lum is in Top 6.
This is the website
http://spop.mediacorptv.sg/
Received this from one of our Montfortian students. We wish Mr Lum well and every success in his competition.
This is the link to Mr Lum's profile in the competition on Ch U.
http://spop.mediacorptv.sg/profile_lum.htm
S Pop Is a show which aims to promote Singapore Music. Currently, Mr
Lum is in Top 6.
This is the website
http://spop.mediacorptv.sg/
Monday, December 17, 2007
Montfort - Malacca
Golf tourney to help needy youth
By : Jason Gerald John
MALACCA: Help us provide a better future for the youth of today.
This is the appeal by the Montfort Youth Centre (MYC) in Ayer Salak here, which is seeking funds to renovate its buildings and buy computers to train the boys who are from poor and underprivileged families.
For this, the centre will be organising a charity golf tournament and dinner at the Orna Golf and Country Club in Ayer Keroh on Jan 12.
The centre's director, Brother Stephen Tee, said RM200,000 was needed to renovate the buildings and buy computers to facilitate teaching for the boys who could not pursue their studies due to financial constraints.
"The upgraded buildings and computers will not only benefit the 43 boys at the centre but will also benefit many others in the years to come.
"Therefore, we need assistance in any way possible to help these boys study at the centre and acquire skills in vocational training, such as motor mechanics and computer maintenance.
"This will allow them to earn a decent living in the future."
Speaking at a hotel here yesterday, Tee said the Brothers of St Gabriel had been running the MYC for more than six years and relied on donations from companies and individuals.
"The golf tournament, in which a Hyundai car is up for grabs for a hole-in-one, and dinner is expected to raise about RM70,000. We would still need RM130,000.
Tee said the entry fee for the tournament was RM300 per person, inclusive of dinner.
Non-golfers may buy dinner tickets at RM50 per head or RM500 for a table.
For further information, contact 06-3510114 or 06-3510115.
By : Jason Gerald John
MALACCA: Help us provide a better future for the youth of today.
This is the appeal by the Montfort Youth Centre (MYC) in Ayer Salak here, which is seeking funds to renovate its buildings and buy computers to train the boys who are from poor and underprivileged families.
For this, the centre will be organising a charity golf tournament and dinner at the Orna Golf and Country Club in Ayer Keroh on Jan 12.
The centre's director, Brother Stephen Tee, said RM200,000 was needed to renovate the buildings and buy computers to facilitate teaching for the boys who could not pursue their studies due to financial constraints.
"The upgraded buildings and computers will not only benefit the 43 boys at the centre but will also benefit many others in the years to come.
"Therefore, we need assistance in any way possible to help these boys study at the centre and acquire skills in vocational training, such as motor mechanics and computer maintenance.
"This will allow them to earn a decent living in the future."
Speaking at a hotel here yesterday, Tee said the Brothers of St Gabriel had been running the MYC for more than six years and relied on donations from companies and individuals.
"The golf tournament, in which a Hyundai car is up for grabs for a hole-in-one, and dinner is expected to raise about RM70,000. We would still need RM130,000.
Tee said the entry fee for the tournament was RM300 per person, inclusive of dinner.
Non-golfers may buy dinner tickets at RM50 per head or RM500 for a table.
For further information, contact 06-3510114 or 06-3510115.
SHAH ALAM: The SP Setia Foundation continued its support of the Montfort Boys Town with a donation of RM20,000.
SHAH ALAM: The SP Setia Foundation continued its support of the Montfort Boys Town with a donation of RM20,000.
The foundation has been a supporter for the last eight years.
For almost 50 years, Montfort has nurtured underprivileged youth.
The home also provides them with education and vocational training.
Foundation chairman Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye presented a mock cheque to Montfort director Brother Peter Isaac at the centre yesterday.
Isaac said Montfort needed about RM4 million a year and 95 per cent of its funding came from public donations.
Montfort hoped to introduce baking and pastry courses. It is looking for sponsors as it would cost about RM250,000 to set up the facilities.
The foundation has been a supporter for the last eight years.
For almost 50 years, Montfort has nurtured underprivileged youth.
The home also provides them with education and vocational training.
Foundation chairman Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye presented a mock cheque to Montfort director Brother Peter Isaac at the centre yesterday.
Isaac said Montfort needed about RM4 million a year and 95 per cent of its funding came from public donations.
Montfort hoped to introduce baking and pastry courses. It is looking for sponsors as it would cost about RM250,000 to set up the facilities.
Saturday, December 8, 2007
Healthy Community@Montfort
I'm not sure where this came from but it sure makes sense and seems to be what we're about. Time to move into the community -
"School leaders strengthen the capacity of the school a a healthy setting for living, learning and working. They engage partners actively in order to sustain healthy outcomes. They see school as an important avenue to improve the health of the community and actively promote it"
Sunday, December 2, 2007
Montfort - Sabah
Golf tourney raises RM370,000 for Montfort
Kota Kinabalu: A total of RM370,000 was raised for the Montfort Charity Golf Tournament which concluded at the Sabah Golf and Country Club, here, Saturday.
The event was graced by guest of honour, Head of State Tun Ahmadshah Abdullah. Montfort Youth Training Centre's (MYTC) Chairman of the Board of Governors Tan Sri Bernard Dompok, who is also Minister in the Prime Minister's Department was also present.
A total of 140 golfers took part in the event to raise funds for the ongoing construction for Phase Two of MYTC where a workshop and staff quarters are been built at its new and bigger campus at Kinarut.
Dompok, during the prize presentation, thanked the donors, participants and organising committee for coming forward to lend a helping hand to serve the underprivileged.
"I am happy with the commitment and contributions of the organising committee members who have extended most of the time and efforts for the past one and a half months in making the tournament a success to assist the poor and underprivileged from the interior," he said.
In the efforts to bring about more awareness on the mission of Montfort, the organising committee, led by organising chairman Willie Ng, has decide to make it an annual affair with the kicking off of the Montfort Challenge Cup which will be held on July 17, next year, at the SGCC.
Dompok launched the Challenge Cup at the prize presentation ceremony.
Willie, said after deducting some RM45,000 for expenditures incurred for the tournament, about RM330,000 will all go to Montfort.
Willie said Montfort has a lot to thank for in this tournament with the generosity of the sponsors, both private and public sectors, participants as well as his committee members, who took part, knowing very well, that it was for a worthy and genuine cause.
He also commended Peter Anthony, Thomas Chiu and Henry Goh for bending backwards to help in this good cause.
Willie said the youths are worth helping as MYTC's two-year residential programmes teach living skills and are tailored to instil discipline, guidance, spiritual formation, skills and leadership training to prepare them for gainful employment.
"The youths between 16 and 19 years old are mostly from remote areas and have no access to skills training. At Montfort, they will be trained to be highly skilled persons with the right attitude and moral values which are important assets to the State and nation," he said.
The overall champion was Nicholas Gilai. Peter Anthony won the A Medal followed by Khalid Mohd and Remy Anthony. Peter generously donated the prize to Montfort.
The B Medal was won by Ng Loong Fah, followed by Foong June Choy, Osman Zaiman, Sia Hiong Tee, Alex Lee, Lim Shau Kong, Joannes Solidau and Jinot Tinggal.
The C Medal winners were Loke Sik Foo followed by Charles Boyou, Tai Khiam Hiong, David Ho, Dr Gordon Loke and Fred Fung.
Tun Ahmadshah was also among the winners in the C Medal, including Moo Fah Chung, Hj Shariman, Kanesan N. Datuk Iskandar Malik and Vali Gunsing.
Anthony Chiu took the Senior Section title followed by Dr Thomas Lau while the Ladies Section winner was Mrs G Bandusena.
Among the winners of the novelty prizes were Rajesh Yusof (longest drive), Donald Mojuntin (nearest to point) and William Tan and Shariman Abdullah (nearest to line).
Charles Boyou, Latif Lait and C P Poon struck the Bulls-eye.
Tournament director George Bandusena, who is also SGCC President, was also present to oversee the success of the tournament.
Kota Kinabalu: A total of RM370,000 was raised for the Montfort Charity Golf Tournament which concluded at the Sabah Golf and Country Club, here, Saturday.
The event was graced by guest of honour, Head of State Tun Ahmadshah Abdullah. Montfort Youth Training Centre's (MYTC) Chairman of the Board of Governors Tan Sri Bernard Dompok, who is also Minister in the Prime Minister's Department was also present.
A total of 140 golfers took part in the event to raise funds for the ongoing construction for Phase Two of MYTC where a workshop and staff quarters are been built at its new and bigger campus at Kinarut.
Dompok, during the prize presentation, thanked the donors, participants and organising committee for coming forward to lend a helping hand to serve the underprivileged.
"I am happy with the commitment and contributions of the organising committee members who have extended most of the time and efforts for the past one and a half months in making the tournament a success to assist the poor and underprivileged from the interior," he said.
In the efforts to bring about more awareness on the mission of Montfort, the organising committee, led by organising chairman Willie Ng, has decide to make it an annual affair with the kicking off of the Montfort Challenge Cup which will be held on July 17, next year, at the SGCC.
Dompok launched the Challenge Cup at the prize presentation ceremony.
Willie, said after deducting some RM45,000 for expenditures incurred for the tournament, about RM330,000 will all go to Montfort.
Willie said Montfort has a lot to thank for in this tournament with the generosity of the sponsors, both private and public sectors, participants as well as his committee members, who took part, knowing very well, that it was for a worthy and genuine cause.
He also commended Peter Anthony, Thomas Chiu and Henry Goh for bending backwards to help in this good cause.
Willie said the youths are worth helping as MYTC's two-year residential programmes teach living skills and are tailored to instil discipline, guidance, spiritual formation, skills and leadership training to prepare them for gainful employment.
"The youths between 16 and 19 years old are mostly from remote areas and have no access to skills training. At Montfort, they will be trained to be highly skilled persons with the right attitude and moral values which are important assets to the State and nation," he said.
The overall champion was Nicholas Gilai. Peter Anthony won the A Medal followed by Khalid Mohd and Remy Anthony. Peter generously donated the prize to Montfort.
The B Medal was won by Ng Loong Fah, followed by Foong June Choy, Osman Zaiman, Sia Hiong Tee, Alex Lee, Lim Shau Kong, Joannes Solidau and Jinot Tinggal.
The C Medal winners were Loke Sik Foo followed by Charles Boyou, Tai Khiam Hiong, David Ho, Dr Gordon Loke and Fred Fung.
Tun Ahmadshah was also among the winners in the C Medal, including Moo Fah Chung, Hj Shariman, Kanesan N. Datuk Iskandar Malik and Vali Gunsing.
Anthony Chiu took the Senior Section title followed by Dr Thomas Lau while the Ladies Section winner was Mrs G Bandusena.
Among the winners of the novelty prizes were Rajesh Yusof (longest drive), Donald Mojuntin (nearest to point) and William Tan and Shariman Abdullah (nearest to line).
Charles Boyou, Latif Lait and C P Poon struck the Bulls-eye.
Tournament director George Bandusena, who is also SGCC President, was also present to oversee the success of the tournament.
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