About Special Awards

The Special Awards Presentation Ceremony celebrates the achievements of our students across all schools and institutions. By recognising our students for their successes in both academic and non-academic domains, we continue to emphasise the importance of holistic education in developing a love for lifelong learning.

We also recognise students who show compassion and care when engaging with the wider community, especially those who are less fortunate. We hope that these young men and women will not only play a part in building a successful Singapore for the future, but also a more caring and inclusive society as we progress as a nation.

The Special Awards recognises excellence in various domains and comprises the following 11 awards:

• The Prime Minister’s Book Prize

• The Lee Kuan Yew Award for Mathematics and Science

• The Lee Kuan Yew Award for Outstanding Normal Course Students

• The Lee Hsien Loong Award for Outstanding Bicultural Students

• The Lee Kuan Yew Award for All-Round Excellence

• The Lee Hsien Loong Award for Special Achievement

• The Lee Hsien Loong Award for Outstanding All-Round Achievement

• The Lee Hsien Loong Interactive Digital Media Smart Nation Award

• The Sultan Haji Omar Ali Saifuddien Book Prize

• The Lee Kuan Yew Scholarship to Encourage Upgrading

• The Lee Kuan Yew Exemplary Student Award