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6 Categories for the CCA Grading Scheme
The CCA Grading Scheme, PEARLS awards CCA points in the 6 categories: Participation, Enrichment, Achievement,
Representation, Leadership and Service. The maximum points for each category are shown in Table 1 below:
Table 1: Maximum points by Category
“PEARLS” Category
Maximum Points
PARTICIPATION (P)
2
ENRICHMENT (E)
2
ACHIEVEMENT (A)
6
REPRESENTATION (R)
8
LEADERSHIP (L)
9
SERVICE (S)
6
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Participation
Points are awarded for participation in the clubs or societies when a member attends at least 50% of the club/society
meetings or events. They are also awarded points in this category when they participate in the NAPFA test. However as
all students are automatically members of their respective Academic Society, no CCA points will be awarded to them
unless they are involved in the society’s activities.
More detailed examples are shown in Table 2 below:
Table 2: Examples of Participation Category
Organisation\Activity
CCA Clubs
 Academic Societies
 Cultural & Arts Groups
 Departmental Interest
Groups Religious
Groups
 Special Interest
Groups
 Sports Groups
Polytechnic Level
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Criteria
Active Member who attends at
least 75 % club training or
meetings
Member who attends at least
50 % club training or meetings
Inter-Club games
Position Held
No. of Points
Member
2
Member
1
Participant
2
Participation with requisite
training
Volunteer/
Participant
/Helper
2
Participation without requisite
training:
Student is involved in the
preparation of the activity prior
to the event itself only
Volunteer/
Participant/
Helper
1
Club
Department
Division
School
Society
Examples
 Astronomy Club
 Indian Cultural Society
 Lifeguards Corp
 Polympics
 NPBadminton Open
 Soccer Match
 CCA Fiesta
 Citibank Stock Challenge
 Engineering Week
 Monopoly Competition
 National Day Parade
 Singapore Youth Festival
 Open House
 RED Camp
 Student Aid Fund
NP- Approved Events
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CCA Club
Division
Society
School
Innovation and
Enterprise Module (I&E)
Subject to approval from the
school
For
final
year
students
regardless of the of the number
of attempts.
Volunteer/
Participant/
Helper
1
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
Activities organized by the
students to satisfy the I&E
module requirement
Participant
1
 Basketball tournament
 Futsal
AGM
Bonding Camp
FUN
NAPFA Test
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Enrichment
Enrichment points are awarded to students who have completed enrichment activities such as Polytechnic Forums,
Student Leaders’ Seminar, Social Etiquette workshops and other life skills seminars. These are platforms for developing
students’ interests for life long recreational activities and broadening students’ experiences. Table 3 below provides
further examples:
Table 3: Examples on Enrichment Category
Organisation\Activity
Criteria
Inter/ National Level
(overseas-based or
residential –based))
Student is sent by the nation
or any government body to
attend Courses/ Workshops/
Forums/ Seminars/ Talks/
Conferences based overseas
Polytechnic Level
(overseas-based)
Student is sent by
School/Division/Dept to
attend Courses/ Workshops/
Forums/ Seminars/ Talks/
Conferences based overseas
Polytechnic Level
(residential-based)
Student is sent by
School/Division/Dept to
attend Courses/ Workshops/
Forums/ Seminars/
Talks/Conferences based
locally
CCA Club/ Society
Academic Society
Courses organized by CCA
Clubs or attend
talks/seminars
Position Held
No. of Points
Examples
2
 NYAA
 NYC
2
 Bayer Envoy
 HSBC Award
Participant
1
 Dialogue with Minister National
Skills Competition
 Polytechnic Forum
 Student Leaders’ Seminar
 Youth Media Conference
Participant
1
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Participant
Computer Course
Dining Social Etiquette
First Aid Course
Grooming Course
Sign Language Course
NAPFA Tester Course
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Achievement
Achievement points are awarded to:
a) Student s who are sent by NP in Sports or Cultural competitions
b) Students who have accomplished awards at polytechnic, national, regional and international competitions; and
c) Students who have attained awards that are non-competitive in nature such as National Youth Achievement Award.
Further details on points awarded are shown in Table 4 below:
Table 4: Details on awarding of points in the Achievement Category
Organisation\Activity
International
Criteria
st
Gold / 1 placing
Silver/ 2nd placing
Position Held
No. of Points
Participant
6
 Olympics Games
 World Championship
 Youth Olympics Games
Asian Games
 Asian Championship
 Commonwealth Games
 SEA Games
Participant
5
4
3
 Pesta Sukan
 Singapore Amateur Cycling
Competition
 Singapore River Regatta
 IDA National InfoComm
Competition
Bronze/ 3rd placing
National Events
Gold / 1st placing
Silver/ 2nd placing
Bronze/ 3rd placing
5
Examples
*Subject to approval from the
school
Intervarsity - Polytechnic
Games (IVP)
POL-ITE Games
Gold / 1st placing
Silver/ 2nd placing
Bronze/ 3rd placing
Participant
4
3
2
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
Polytechnic-wide Events
Gold / 1st placing
Silver/ 2nd placing
Bronze/ 3rd placing
Participant
3
2
1
 Inter-School/
Division
badminton
competition
 Soccer competition
 National Youth Achievement
Award (NYAA)
 National Physical Fitness Award
Test (NAPFA)
Floorball
Road race
Sepak Takraw
Swimming
Track and Field
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Representation
Representation points are awarded to students who have represented the polytechnic or their schools in international,
national, inter-poly or inter-schools competitions – sports and cultural. This includes representing Ngee Ann in public
performances and concerts as well as Dialogue sessions with Ministers.
Table 5: Allocation of points in the Representation Category
Organisation\Activity
Criteria
Position Held
No. of Points
Examples
International/ Regional
Level
National Men/ Women Squad
from any National Sports
Association or any other
accredited association for
non-sporting representative
Participant
National Level
National Youth/Junior Squad
from any National Sports
Association or any other
accredited association for
non-sporting representative
Participant
Institutional Level
NP Representative after
winning at NP-wide
competition or a selection
process is done to select the
best team to represent the
Polytechnic
Polytechnic / Divisional
Level
NP representative for
respective schools e.g.
School of Business, School of
Engineering etc.
8
Mega/ Major Events:
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Olympics Games
World Championship
Youth Olympics Games
Asian Games
Asian Championship
Commonwealth Games
SEA Games
7
 Age-Group Tournaments
Combined Schools
 National Competitions
 S-League (Soccer)
Captain
Conductor
Leader
6
 Active participation in Dialogue
sessions IVP Games
 National Entrepreneurship
Competition
 National Skills Competition
 National WITS Convention
 IVP, POL-ITE Games
 Singapore Robotic Games
Participant
5
Participant
3
 Inter-Departmental Debates
 NP Innovation Competition
 National Infocomm Competition
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Leadership
Leadership points are awarded for leadership roles such as Chairman or management committee of a club or society or
the union, Class Representatives, Class Treasurers, Tutorial Representatives, Section leaders and Conductors of
performing groups and leadership roles in uniform groups.
To attain the maximum points allocated in this category, the students’ involvement in organizing activities must be
sustained over a period of time like a semester. An example is the organizing of public performances by Cultural & Arts
Group. This activity typically requires planning and follow-up over the course of a semester or more. Organising of minor
activities that do not require as much planning and resources should be awarded a maximum of 3 CCA points. An
example is the organizing of a welcome party in NP for new members to a CCA club.
Examples of this category are illustrated in the following Table 6.
Table 6: Examples of Leadership Category
Organisation\Activity
Criteria
Position Held
No. of Points
Remarks
Students’ Union
Academic Societies and
CCA Groups
 Organising Committee
for Team doing an
Approved Project for
Secondary Schools or
Approved Project for
Academic/Admin
Department
 NP Projects
 School/Division Interest
Groups
 Team assisting in
organizing
School/Division
Activities
Class Leadership
Who attends at least 75% of
the meetings and oversees
major projects
President
Max 9
Who attends at least 75% of
the meetings. Helm and see
through the completion of
projects under their charge
Who assists the Exco in the
execution of the project and
see to the completion
Other
Executive
Committee
Members
Organising
Committee
Members
Max 8
Who attends at least 75% of
the meetings and oversees
major projects (eg Freshmen
Orientation Camp,
School/Division Bonding
Camp)
Who attends at least 75% of
the meetings. Helm and see
through the completion of
projects under their charge
President
Max 8
Other
Management
Committee
Members
Max 7
Who assists the Management
Committee in the execution of
the project and see to the
completion
Organising
Committee
Members
Max 5
Who organizes ad-hoc
project/function/
talk/workshop (approved by
NP or Acad/Admin
department) for at least 200
and above and takes more
than 1 month to plan
Who assists in the planning
of the ad-hoc projects
Chairperson
Max 7
Committee/
Team Member
Max 6
Sub-committee of the project
Subcommittee
leaders
Max 5
Who organizes ad-hoc
project/function/
talk/workshop (approved by
School/Division) for at least
50 and above and takes at
least 1 month to plan
Who assists in the planning
of the ad-hoc projects
Leader,
Chairperson
Max 4
Committee
Member in the
Interest
groups
All
Members
Max 3
Class Rep
Year Rep
3
 Class
Treasurer
 Peer Tutor
 Tutorial
Group Rep
Module Rep
2
Committees
Leader
2
Member who attends at least
50% School/Division interest
group ad-hoc training,
meetings
In service for at least 1
semester with good record
In service for at least 1
semester with good record
In service for at least 1
semester with good record
NP Ambassador
 Challengers Camp
Freshmen Orientation Camp
Max 6
Max 2
2
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Academic Societies
Arts & Culture
Community Service
Sports
Special Interest
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Project Nutz,
Astra Camp
RED Camp
Digital Publication
Multimedia Projects
Newsletter
Editor/ Assistant Editor
Publisher
Team Producing Magazine
Video Production
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Induction Programme
Prize-giving ceremony
Project Exhibitions
Open House,
Parent Forum
Community Service Awareness
Week
 ICT Soccer Team
 Induction Program
 Overseas Community Service
Trip
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Service
Points are awarded for students’ involvement in community service projects. The number of points awarded to the
students is dependent on the time and effort put in by the students. The following Table 7 shows examples of this
category.
Table 7: Examples of the Service Category
Organisation/\Activity
Criteria
Position Held
No. of Points
Examples
Nation-Wide Events
Active Member of respective
association for 1 project
 Student
Leader
 Performer
 Volunteer
4
 National Day Parade
 Poly Forum
 Singapore Youth Festival
Contingent
District/ Constituency
Events
Active Member of respective
association for at least 2
projects
 Student
Leader
 Performer
 Volunteer
3
 National Council for Social
Service
 National Volunteer Centre
 Residential Committee
 People Association
Active Member of respective
association for 1 project
Local Community Service
(NP-Approved Activities)
Overseas Community
Service
(NP-Approved Activities)
Polytechnic Level
Mentoring & Tutorial
Scheme for external
agencies
20 hours and above of
services clocked
1
 Student
Leader
 Volunteer
3
10 hours and above of
services clocked
2
Less than 10 hours of
services clocked
1
Overseas-based
Project is organized by NP:
1. Club
2. Department
3. Division
4. School
Active member for one
semester
 Student
Leader
 Volunteer
 Participant
4
 Student
Leader
 Volunteer
 Participant
2
 Student
Leader
3
 Volunteer
 Participant
2
Mentor
5
Actual YEP Trip
3
Pre-Post YEP Trip
1
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BP-NP Mentoring