STUDENT OF THE YEAR – 2002

Eligibility: The Student of the Year Award is open to boys and girls who have appeared for National Examination and Overseas Board Examination “O” levels during the academic year January to December 2002. All applicants should follow the guidelines outlined below to stand a good chance of receiving the award.  

Jamaat Responsibility/Deadline: All students’ applications must be handed over to their respective Jamaat’s Education Board Representatives latest by 20^th June 2003.  Local Jamaats will be responsible to publicize these services, conduct research in their own areas; scrutinize, verify and filter all applications in order to forward only “Two Proposed names”(one boy and one girl) to the EBS – P.O. Box 82522, Mombasa, Kenya   by  26^th June  2003. 

Publicity: Local Jamaats are specially requested to give more importance to this award this year so that we receive applications from all the local Jamaats. The timings for the application has been specifically brought forward to enable more students to apply. Jamaats Education representatives must put in more effort to publicise and make announcements at different Community centers (e.g. madressas etc) to draw more students to apply for the award. 

The Best Student Award is most encouraging for our children who have just completed their first leg of school.  In collecting their results, certificates and appreciation letters, our students make a step ahead towards higher education.  It gives a sense of achievement at an early stage.  All students who apply will receive a certificate of participation. 

Guideline for Awards: The Secretariat of the Education Board will make the final selection from all forwarded proposed applications by considering the highest overall marks as per the breakdown below.  Students must score well in all categories, as the top three are normally separated by only a handful of points.  All statements must be backed by relevant supporting documents like copies of certificates or authentic letters of confirmation.  ALL PHOTOCOPIES MUST BE CERTIFIED AS TRUE COPIES BY THE JAMAAT’S BOARD MEMBERS.                                   (% Marks)                                  Category                                                                                         Boys         Girls

1.                    Performance in final examination                                                                         50         50

2.                    General performance and attendance in Madressa                                                20          20

3.                   Extra-curricular (but must be non-sporting) activities like clubs & societies in
school as well as within Jamaats.  More importance will be given to activities
& projects which have helped the Community or environment.  Membership of
wildlife & nature clubs e.g. St. Johns Ambulance/First Aid, expeditions, Volunteer
Corps, Charitable Organisations  (e.g. GCG, BMM, Islamic institutions, young
Rotarians etc), Madressa teacher or any other activity or project which you feel
contributes to the development of our Community.                                               20         25

4.         Sporting activities                                                                                               10         05                                                                                       TOTAL Aggregate                    100       100

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