President’s Award for Teachers
The President’s Award for Teachers (PAT) recognises excellent educators for their role in moulding the future of our nation.
In recognition of their inspiration to their students and peers, seven outstanding educators received the PAT 2021 from President Halimah Yacob during the Teachers’ Day Reception held at the Istana on Thursday, 2 September 2021. The seven recipients are caring educators and are committed to developing their students to the fullest potential. They constantly adopt innovative approaches in their lessons, and are lifelong learners and mentors to their peers. Through their words and deeds, these educators are an inspiration to their students and colleagues.
Congratulations to our PAT 2021 Recipients!
Congratulations to Our PAT 2021 Recipients and Finalists!
Contact Us
If you have any queries about PAT, please contact the following officers.
| Officer | Email Addresses | Contact Numbers |
|---|---|---|
| Ms Tan Yih Tyan | TAN_Yih_Tyan@moe.gov.sg | 6664 1375 |
| Mr Huzaifah Haris | Muhammad_Huzaifah_HARIS@moe.gov.sg | 6664 1378 |
| Ms Sharon Quek | Sharon_Quek@moe.gov.sg | 6664 1335 |
PAT Recipients and Finalists 2020
2020 Recipients
| Name of Recipient | Name of school (at year of award) |
|---|---|
| Miss Yeo Cheng Yong | Fuhua Secondary School |
| Mdm Shanthi Deenathayalan | Guangyang Primary School |
| Mdm Ira Wati Bte Sukaimi | Mayflower Secondary School |
| Mdm Wong Bing Sum | Radin Mas Primary School |
| Mr Tang Yee Fun Francis | Outram Secondary School |
| Mr Oh Chee Kiat | Institute of Technical Education College East |
| Dr Chia Hui Teng | Singapore Polytechnic |
2020 Finalists
| Name of Finalist | Name of school (at year of award) |
|---|---|
| Mr Leow Wee Meng Frankie | Bedok Green Secondary School |
| Mr Ong Kian Hock | Greenridge Primary School |
| Mr Heng Swee Chye | Kent Ridge Secondary School |
| Mdm Nurul’ Ain Bte Azilah | Seng Kang Primary School |
| Mr Yok Joon Meng | Yu Neng Primary School |
| Miss Poon Mei Ming | Zhenghua Primary School |
| Mr Low Choon Kiat Alvin | Institute of Technical Education College West |
| Mr Chan Lih Wei Javihn | Ngee Ann Polytechnic |
| Ms Teeny Teh Wee Ting | Republic Polytechnic |
| Mr Zhang Pengchi | Temasek Polytechnic |
PAT Recipients and Finalists 2019
2019 Recipients
| Mr Lim En-rui Joel | Fairfield Methodist School (Primary) |
| Mdm Koh Hui Khoon Sarah | Holy Innocents' Primary School |
| Mr Mohamed Azhar Bin Mohamed Noor | Innova Primary School |
| Mr Chew Ansheng Victor | Rosyth School |
| Mr Syam Lal s/o Sadanandan | Bukit Batok Secondary School |
| Dr Koh Noi Sian | Nanyang Polytechnic |
| Ms Siu Yee Nar Ella | Republic Polytechnic |
2019 Finalists
| Miss Hing Mui Hong | Keming Primary School |
| Mr Liu Kah Yang | Bartley Secondary School |
| Mdm Lee Teck Miang | Evergreen Secondary School |
| Mr Teo Yee Ming | Hai Sing Catholic School |
| Mr David Kelvin Vaithilingam | Meridian Secondary School |
| Dr Janaki Hemant Shah | Republic Polytechnic |
| Mr Ho Sum Lim | Singapore Polytechnic |
| Mr Ng Chee Kuen Steven | Temasek Polytechnic |
| Ms Tang Sheue Yin Mae | Institute of Technical Education |
PAT Recipients and Finalists 2018
2018 Recipients
| Ms Goh Wai Leng | Geylang Methodist School(Primary) |
| Mdm S Nirmala Devi | Guangyang Primary School |
| Mr Ong Yong Cheng Matthew | St Andrew's Junior School |
| Ms Ng Sheh Feng | Ahmad Ibrahim Secondary School |
| Mr Edzra Bin Iskandar | Bedok South Secondary School |
| Dr Lim Yi-En | National Junior College |
| Ms Tan Lay Khee | Temasek Polytechnic |
| Mr Teo Keng Ann | Singapore Polytechnic |
2018 Finalists
| Miss Chan Xiuwen | Anglo-Chinese School (Primary) |
| Mr Shahrin B Mahmud | Greenridge Primary School |
| Miss Yeo Li Yong | Singapore Chinese Girls’ School |
| Mr Sunarto @ Quek Siaw Miang | Ngee Ann Polytechnic |
| Mr Yeo Thiong Joo | Republic Polytechnic |
| Dr Tan Wah Pheow | Temasek Polytechnic |
| Mr Khalid Bin Kassim | Institute of Technical Education |
PAT Recipients and Finalists 2017
2017 Recipients
| Mr Jahangeer B Mohamed Jahabar | Endeavour Primary School |
| Dr Ow Yeong Wai Mang | Henry Park Primary School |
| Mr Djohan Bin Abdul Rahman | Bishan Park Secondary School |
| Ms Lim Hwee Sian | Cedar Girls' Secondary School |
| Ms Asrina Bte Abdul Samad | Institute of Technical Education |
| Ms Kwa Lay Ping | Singapore Polytechnic |
2017 Finalists
| Mdm Norlina Bte Ahmadi | Anderson Primary School |
| Mdm Tan Chor Hoon | Jing Shan Primary School |
| Mr Tan Choon Shing | Pei Hwa Presbyterian Primary School |
| Miss Connie Soon Swee Lian | Temasek Primary School |
| Mr Tan Ping Hock | Catholic High School (Secondary) |
| Miss Tan Sok Eng | Fajar Secondary School |
| Mr Lim Bok Chong Lawrence | Yuying Secondary School |
| Ms Lim Kim Eng, Karen | Institute of Technical Education |
| Ms Chian Hwey Miin | Nanyang Polytechnic |
| Miss Ho Wei Yee | Ngee Ann Polytechnic |
| Dr EM Nalaka S Edirisinghe | Temasek Polytechnic |
PAT Recipients and Finalists 2016
2016 Recipients
| Mdm Juliana Bte Johari | Qihua Primary School |
| Ms O Guat Bee | Temasek Primary School |
| Mdm Tang Sheng Lien Michele | Catholic High School (Secondary) |
| Mr Anil s/o Vasudevan | Marsiling Secondary School |
| Mr Tharmendra Jeyaraman | Siglap Secondary School |
| Mdm Phoon Lyvenne | Spectra Secondary School |
2016 Finalists
| Mdm Sarabjeet Kaur d/o Hardip Singh | Anderson Primary School |
| Mrs Hou Yin Fatt | Holy Innocents’ Primary School |
| Mdm Seing Jee Ching Jasmine | St. Anthony’s Canossian Primary School |
| Mr Chua Thian Keong | Woodlands Primary School |
| Mdm Samsiah Bte Mohamed Diah | Fairfield Methodist School (Secondary) |
| Mr Yeo Yew Yong | Nan Chiau High School |
| Mr Peter Thia | Catholic Junior College |
PAT Recipients and Finalists 2015
2015 Recipients
| Dr Tay Lee Yong | Beacon Primary School |
| Mdm Tauled Tunisha Bte Mohd Paser | CHIJ (Kellock) Primary School |
| Mdm Safidah Bte Samsudin | Da Qiao Primary School |
| Mdm Halimah Bte Jumaha | Bedok South Secondary School |
| Mdm Tan Dai Hwee | Anderson Junior College |
| Mr Muhamad Salahuddin Bin Ibrahim | Serangoon Junior College |
2015 Finalists
| Mdm Ang Siew Theng | Haig Girls’ School |
| Miss Ng Bih Huey | Mee Toh School |
| Mdm Yehidaah Beevi d/o Shaik A | Clementi Town Secondary School |
| Mdm Ong Siew Har | Juying Secondary School |
| Miss Ng Pei Sun | Marsiling Secondary School |
| Mdm Noryatimah Bte Yunos | Woodlands Ring Secondary School |
| Ms Lum Kit Kuan Melanie | Catholic Junior College |
PAT Recipients and Finalists 2014
2014 Recipients
| Mdm Lim Yen Peng Linda | Chongzheng Primary School |
| Miss Rezia Rahumathullah | Da Qiao Primary School |
| Miss Sim Lucy | Guangyang Primary School |
| Miss Wong Yoke Chan Wendy | Geylang Methodist School (Secondary) |
| Dr Muhammad Nazir Bin Amir | Greenview Secondary School |
2014 Finalists
| Miss Tee Ngah Loui | Evergreen Primary School |
| Mdm Lim Ai Lian | Holy Innocents’ Primary School |
| Mdm Hadzar Bte Misiri | Seng Kang Primary School |
| Miss Ang Mei Ling | Yu Neng Primary School |
| Mdm Tham Hau Wan Jennifer | CHIJ Secondary (Toa Payoh) |
| Mr Ng Kok Wing | Mayflower Secondary School |
| Mr Chua Chong Guan Roy | Woodlands Ring Secondary School |
| Mr Varella Alan Joseph | Temasek Junior College |
PAT Recipients and Finalists 2013
2013 Recipients
| Mdm Shakila Jamal Mohamed | Da Qiao Primary School |
| Mdm Chee Mui Choo | Xinghua Primary School |
| Mr Lee Beng Wah | Bedok Green Secondary School |
| Mdm Lee Yee Tyng | Hougang Secondary School |
| Mdm Lim Chye Ling @ Nurul Huda | Kent Ridge Secondary School |
| Mdm Chan Puay San | Innova Junior College |
2013 Finalists
| Mdm Nur Jannah Bte Juri | Greenridge Primary School |
| Mrs Tse Nan Shing | Methodist Girls’ School |
| Miss Siti Zubaidah Binte Rahmat | Naval Base Primary School |
| Mr Mohamed Ali Bin Mohamed Hanafiah | Assumption Pathway School |
| Mr Satwant Singh s/o Sajjan Singh | Bukit Merah Secondary School |
| Miss Phyllis Joseph | Serangoon Garden Secondary School |
| Mdm Tan Dai Hwee | Anderson Junior College |
PAT Recipients and Finalists 2012
2012 Recipients
| Miss Koh Su-Cheng | Da Qiao Primary School |
| Mdm Anwara Khatun D/O Moklis Khan | Haig Girls’ School |
| Mdm Tan Ying Fong | Telok Kurau Primary School |
| Mr Gejendran s/o V Krishnan | Geylang Methodist School (Secondary) |
| Mr Yap Boon Chien | Tanjong Katong Girls’ School |
2012 Finalists
| Mdm Chan May Ling | Clementi Primary School |
| Ms Sim Lucy | Guangyang Primary School |
| Mdm Norsinah Bte Suadi | Townsville Primary School |
| Mr Ng Wee Nghee | Bendemeer Secondary School |
| Ms W K Sujeetha Margarita Brampy | Kent Ridge Secondary School |
| Mdm Leong Pui Wan | Pioneer Secondary School |
| Mr Muslim Bin Hanafiah | Yusof Ishak Secondary School |
PAT Recipients and Finalists 2011
2011 Recipients
| Mdm Dianaros bt Ab Majid | Haig Girls' School |
| Miss Serene Han Tui Kin | Montfort Junior School |
| Mdm Chua Mui Ling | Woodlands Ring Primary School |
| Mr Ganesan s/o Raman | Fairfield Methodist School (Secondary) |
| Mr Chong Jack Sheng | Woodlands Ring Secondary School |
2011 Finalists
| Mdm Lim Chye Hoon | Temasek Primary School |
| Mr Tan Chong Hian | Xingnan Primary School |
| Mr Burton Timothy Sherlock Row | Ahmad Ibrahim Secondary School |
| Mrs Rose Ang | Beatty Secondary School |
| Miss Mary Hua Terng | Catholic High School (Secondary) |
| Mr Tan Whye Wee Jeffrey | Dunearn Secondary School |
| Miss Tay Chee Joo Edna | Naval Base Secondary School |
PAT Recipients and Finalists 2010
2010 Recipients
| Mdm Emelyn Soon Bee Hong | CHIJ (Kellock) |
| Mr Devindra Sapai s/o Indrasapai | Seng Kang Primary School |
| Miss Teh Wan | Townsville Primary School |
| Mrs Mohana Eswaran | Regent Secondary School |
2010 Finalists
| Miss Wang Ai Pei | Hougang Primary School |
| Miss Ow Yeong Wai Mang | Henry Park Primary School |
| Miss Hing Mui Hong | Keming Primary School |
| Mdm Norazlin Bte Ab Rahman | Loyang Primary School |
| Mrs Tay Yen Ping | Gan Eng Seng School |
| Mrs Siti Osman | Naval Base Secondary School |
| Miss Farahnaz Binte Mohamad Ibrahim | Punggol Secondary School |
| Dr Lee Pheng Guan Jeffrey | Raffles Institution |
PAT Recipients and Finalists 2009
2009 Recipients
| Mr Terry Tan Chee Liang | Anglo-Chinese School (Primary) |
| Miss Cardoza Sharon Ann | Farrer Park Primary School |
| Mdm Wong Lai Fong | Anderson Secondary School |
| Miss Lucy Oliver Fernandez | Catholic High School (Secondary) |
2009 Finalists
| Mrs Yee Lai Fah | Ang Mo Kio Primary School |
| Mdm Ummu Hani Bte Syed Haider Alsagoff | Bedok South Secondary School |
| Mdm Lee Aiy Suan Mona | Concord Primary School |
| Mrs Har-Chia Hui Peng | Hwa Chong Institution |
| Mdm Victoria Loy Yoke Yin | Orchid Park Secondary School |
| Mdm Noor Hayati Yusof | Temasek Primary School |
| Mr. Tan Chong Seng Eddie | Temasek Secondary School |
| Mrs Lim Tuck Thong Nee Lee Bee Lay | Townsville Primary School |
| Mdm Elavarasi d/o Sundararaju | Meridian Junior College |
PAT Recipients and Finalists 2008
2008 Recipients
| Mrs Ong-Chua Li Ling Eileen | Haig Girls’ School |
| Mrs Lee Kok Hong | Temasek Primary School |
| Mrs Lim-Ng Yee Ping Diana | Coral Secondary School |
2008 Finalists
| Mdm Malliga d/o M. K. Muthiah | Guangyang Primary School |
| Mdm Kan Shook Ching | Peiying Primary School |
| Mdm Fatimah Binte Sawifi | Chestnut Drive Secondary School |
| Mdm Tay Wee Chin Chong | Chong Boon Secondary School |
| Mrs Lee Siew Fung | Chua Chu Kang Primary School |
| Mdm Tan-Lee Yoke Kew | Mee Toh School |
| Mdm Chan Wai Ling Joyce | Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' School |
| Miss Siau Fong Fui | Anderson Junior College |
| Mrs Abdul Malek Bin Ahmad | Tampines Junior College |
PAT Recipients and Finalists 2007
2007 Recipients
| Mdm Yip Jee Cheng, Jessie | Mayflower Primary School |
| Mdm Parameswary d/o Sundar Rajoo | Montfort Junior School |
| Mr Yeo Leng Quee | Peirce Secondary School |
| Mdm Norlita Bte Marsuki | Sembawang Secondary School |
2007 Finalists
| Mdm Lim Yen Peng, Linda | Chongzheng Primary School |
| Mrs Tan Cheh Hia | CHIJ Our Lady of the Nativity |
| Mr Jeremy Ang Wei Teck Elias | Elias Park Primary School |
| Mdm Herianti Abu Shah | Marsiling Primary School |
| Mrs Teo-Mok Ling Ling | Ai Tong School |
| Mdm Fatimah Binte Sawifi | Chestnut Drive Secondary School |
| Mr Ng Seaw Choon | Hwa Chong Institution |
| Mrs Jane Ch'ng Sau Mun | Tanglin Secondary School |
PAT Recipients and Finalists 2006
2006 Recipients
| Mdm Bong Fui Lian Shirley | Montfort Junior School |
| Mrs Tan Swan Liang, Doris | Temasek Primary School |
| Mr Nur Johari Salleh | Deyi Secondary School |
| Mrs Goh Hui Cheng | Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' School (Secondary) |
| Mr Sulaiman Bin Mohd Yusof | Sembawang Secondary School |
2006 Finalists
| Mdm Lee Swee Choo | Loyang Primary School |
| Mrs Sankar nee Thilahavathi P S | Bowen Secondary School |
| Mrs Leng Sun Ee | Qihua Primary School |
| Mr Lim Kee Ann David | Zhangde Primary School |
| Mr Lim Cheng Yong | Compassvale Secondary School |
| Mrs Seah Hui Yong | Nanyang Girls' High School |
| Mr Yeong Haw Sheng Allan | Northland Secondary School |
PAT Recipients and Finalists 2005
2005 Recipients
| Miss Lim Siew Gek | Ahmad Ibrahim Primary School |
| Mdm Noorismawaty Bte Ismail | Jin Tai Secondary School |
| Mr Chew Tec Heng, Edwin | Sembawang Secondary School |
2005 Finalists
| Ms Suzanne Chia Hsu San | Changkat Changi Primary School |
| Mdm Agnes Pang Bee Guat | Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Primary School |
| Mr Jason Ng Ai Peng | Northland Primary School |
| Mdm Sukhvir Kaur | Zhangde Primary School |
| Mdm Melinder Thong Hoi Hon | Beatty Secondary School |
| Ms Adeline Lim | St. Anthony's Canossian Secondary School |
| Mrs Ng Soh Lan | Marymount Convent School |
| Mdm Victoria Loy Yoke Yin | Orchid Park Secondary School |
| Mr Stephen Tay Ghim Chiew | Serangoon Junior College |
| Mdm Ng Chen Kee | Temasek Junior College |
PAT Recipients and Finalists 2004
2004 Recipients
| Miss Goh Siew Hong, Diana | Admiralty Primary School |
| Mrs Pramageetha Velmurugan | Huamin Primary School |
| Mr Koh Cher Hern | St Hilda's Primary School |
| Mrs Shahul Hameed (Rabiathul Bazriya) | Compassvale Secondary School |
| Mrs Ranjit Singh | Pasir Ris Secondary School |
2004 Finalists
| Miss Ow Yeong Wai Mang | Henry Park Primary School |
| Mr Bong Raymond Kenneth | Rosyth School |
| Mdm Abidah Bte Abbas | Changkat Changi Secondary School |
| Mrs Mah-Lim Kwee Hua | Dunman Secondary School |
| Mrs Raihana Yunoos | Haig Girls' School |
| Mr Koh Nai Theng | Henderson Secondary School |
| Miss Stella Fernandez | Marymount Convent School |
PAT Recipients and Finalists 2003
2003 Recipients
| Mdm Long Miaw Ying, Jennifer | Jurong West Primary School |
| Mrs Kheng Samuel nee Chua Mui Yee | Lakeside Primary School |
| Mrs Teng Siok Fun, Roger | North View Secondary School |
2003 Finalists
| Mdm Foo Soon Lan | East Coast Primary School |
| Mdm Sangeet Uppal | Griffiths Primary School |
| Mdm Pong Yin Yen Karen | Junyuan Primary School |
| Ms Ruth Ng Lee Gek | Commonwealth Secondary School |
| Ms Adeline Loh Meng Lee | Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' Secondary |
| Mrs Ke Ee Kian | The Chinese High School |
| Mr Michael Vincent Rodrigues | Xinmin Secondary School |
| Mr Tan Ching Huat | Yishun Town Secondary |
| Mr Ong Yong Heng | Serangoon Junior College |
PAT Recipients and Finalists 2002
2002 Recipients
| Mdm Stefane Tan Hugue Hwan | Meridian Primary School |
| Mdm Tong Wai Han | Ang Mo Kio Secondary School |
| Miss Koe Heong Yin | The Chinese High School |
2002 Finalists
| Ms Lim Siew Gek | Ahmad Ibrahim Primary School |
| Mr Jumat Bin Baba | Greenridge Primary School |
| Mdm Yong Sheue Mei | Nan Chiau Primary School |
| Mdm Teo Lang See | Qiaonan Primary School |
| Mrs Pauline Lee | Yung An Primary School |
| Mr Quek Chin Hwee Steven | Commonwealth Secondary School |
| Mr Keith Alexander Tan | Damai Secondary School |
| Mrs Roger Teng Siok Fun | North View Secondary School |
| Mrs Margaret Ang | Serangoon Garden Secondary School |
PAT Recipients and Finalists 2001
2001 Recipients
| Mrs Chin Ngan Peng | Kong Hwa Primary School |
| Mrs Nora Teo | Punggol Primary School |
| Mr Lim Chiow Huat | Broadrick Secondary School |
| Mrs Audrey Ting Yee Han | Nanyang Girls' High School |
2001 Finalists
| Mr Mohamed Naim Bin Daipi | Griffiths Primary School |
| Mr Jenny Kow | Henry Park Primary School |
| Mr Ho Sin Chan | Holy Innocents' Primary School |
| Mrs Nagarathinam w/o Annamalai | Merlimau Primary School |
| Mr Fernandez Ian John | St. Andrew's Junior School |
| Mrs Rita Arul | Jurong Institute |
PAT Recipients and Finalists 2000
2000 Recipients
| Mrs Ng Peng Huat | Nan Hua Primary School |
| Mrs Caryn Ann Leong | Ping Yi Secondary School |
| Mdm Tan Liang See | The Chinese High School |
2000 Finalists
| Mrs Foo Chay Joo | Alexandra Hill Primary School |
| Ms Boey Wai Chu | Mayflower Primary School |
| Mdm Jamiliah Bte Sulaiman | Northland Primary School |
| Mr Heng Hung Yong | Qiaonan Primary School |
| Mrs Gina Ong | Compassvale Secondary School |
| Mr Teo Tiong Hin | Dunman High School |
| Mr Tan Chung Sin | Dunman Secondary School |
PAT Recipients and Finalists 1999
1999 Recipients
| Mrs Juliana-Donna Ng Chye Huat | Nan Hua Primary School |
| Mr Wilfred Phillip James | Dunman Secondary School |
1999 Finalists
| Ms Sharon Ng | Bendemeer Primary School |
| Mr Mark Soon Pin | Bukit Panjang Primary School |
| Mdm Lee Wah | St. Hilda's Primary School |
| Mrs Soo Chee Hoong | Ai Tong School |
| Mrs Maznahbi Peter | First Toa Payoh Secondary School |
| Mrs Theresa Lai | Raffles Institution |
| Ms Koh Suan Chu | Nanyang Junior College |
| Mrs Lee Chi Yin | Tampines Junior College |
PAT Recipients and Finalists 1998
1998 Recipients
| Mrs Lim Tai Foon | St. Hilda's Primary School |
| Mrs Geetha Creffield | Anglo-Chinese Junior College |
1998 Finalists
| Mr Lim Lye Liang | Chongfu Primary School |
| Ms Foo Pau Choo | Junyuan Primary School |
| Mrs Seeh Chee Ching | Teck Ghee Primary School |
| Ms Rosidah Ahmad | Yu Neng Primary School |
| Mdm Satvanti Saigal | Beatty Secondary School |
| Mrs Neo Hee Swee | Crescent Girls' Secondary School |
| Mr Wilfred Phillips James | Dunman Secondary School |
| Mr Yeo Kok Ann | Xinmin Secondary School |