What is OYEA?

The Outstanding Youth in Education Award (OYEA) is presented by the National Youth Council and supported by the Ministry of Education. This award honours the achievements of young educators who have a passion and commitment to teaching, inspiring and nurturing their students. The award was launched in 1999.

Every year, the Minister for Education confers the Outstanding Youth in Education Award at the Teachers' Investiture Ceremony.

The Award gives national recognition to the role younger teachers play in moulding the future of our nation. NYC is the secretariat for the OYEA Selection Panel and is assisted by the Teachers Network, Ministry of Education.

It seeks to recognise excellent younger teachers for their youthful idealism, enthusiasm, energy and active involvement in the development of youth beyond the formal curriculum.

Nominees for the award should be teachers who:

• Are aged 30 years and below.
• Are presently in service in a primary or secondary school, junior college or a centralised institute.
• Have shown utmost concern for the character and moral development of students by word and personal example.
• Motivate, challenge, inspire and help students develop the potential within themselves.
• Welcome enterprise, innovation, curiosity and creativity in students.
• Are actively involved in youth development activities outside the school context.

The Awardees

Name	School	Year of Award
Mr Chong Lo Han Eli	Radin Mas Primary School	1999
Mr Adam Ahmad	Yusof Ishak Secondary School	1999
Mrs Veronica Ho	Bedok North Primary School	2000
Ms Ng Tien Ni Jenny	Jurong Secondary School	2000
Mdm Diane Goh Ling Ling	Radin Mas Primary School	2001
Mrs Aw Ai Ling	Crescent Girls' School	2001
Mr Subash Anthony Lazar	Mayflower Secondary School	2001
Mr Kenneth Kwok Siew Loong	Anderson Secondary School	2002
Mr Chan Wan Keat, David	Fairfield Methodist Primary School	2003
Ms Foo Sheue Feng	Compassvale Secondary School	2003
Ms Yeo Sock Khoon, Linda	Zhenghua Secondary School	2003
Mr Teng Choong Ming Stewart	St. Hilda's Primary School	2004
Mdm Sharida Binte Batcha Sahib	Tampines Primary School	2004
Ms Soh Kwee Kim Lena	North View Secondary School	2004
Mr Joseph Franklin De Silva	North View Primary School	2005
Ms Felicia Low Ee Ping	CHIJ Katong Convent	2005
Ms Teo Siu Wen Joann	First Toa Payoh Secondary School	2005
Mdm Cheleen Chua	CHIJ St Nicholas Girls' School (Sec)	2006
Ms Tracy Tan I-Lian	Coral Secondary School	2006
Miss Esther Ong Chin Chin	Woodlands Primary School	2007
Mdm Huang Yiyan	CHIJ Katong Convent	2007
Miss Sukhjeet Kaur	Swiss Cottage Secondary School	2007

*School is reflected as at the year the awardee received the award.