Schools scrap CCA selection trials, give more space for kids to discover interests

Since 2018, MOE has begun to make changes in school sports aimed at providing more opportunities for student participation. PHOTO: MOE SP-CCA
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SINGAPORE – Most primary schools now do not hold selection trials for their co-curricular activities (CCAs), to give pupils a chance to pursue their interests and focus less on performance. 

The Ministry of Education (MOE) said this while giving an update on a pilot study that started in 2020, on how eight schools’ allocation of pupils to their CCA choices without selection trials can support them in pursuing their interests and talents.

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