What is the SCSA (Schools) Competition?

The SCSA (Schools) is organised by schools internally, before the SCSA competition. Schools will evaluate, judge and shortlist their best entries for submission to the SCSA competition.

To assist schools in organising their own SCSA (Schools), the SCSA organisers will provide certificates for all SCSA (Schools) participants, and up to 50 exclusive SCSA token pins. Schools running the SCSA (Schools) will also have the rights to use the SCSA mascots in the school’s publicity materials related to the competition.   

How to qualify for an SCSA (Schools) Competition

A minimum of 30 students (maximum of 2 students for each submission) is required to qualify for SCSA (Schools).  This allows SCSA (Schools) Competition to be conducted on a small scale (one participating class), medium-scale (one participating level), or large scale (entire school) – it is up to the school to plan a competition on the scale that they feel comfortable handling.

Check out more details and information on planning for SCSA (Schools) here: 
SCSA 2021 Playbook for Teachers

Learn how teachers had organised their SCSA (Schools) Competitions:

SCSA 2014 Diamond Award Sharing (From Mr Danny Asmara from Yew Tee Primary School)

SCSA 2013 Diamond Award Sharing (From Ms Joyus Lian - Pei Chun Public School)

Student winners will stand to win the following prizes:

• Junior WhizKid Category(Primary 1 & 2)
  • Merit Award – Sony product voucher worth S$100 each
• WhizKid (Primary 3 to 6) 
  • First Prize - Sony product voucher worth S$1,000
  • Second Prize - Sony product voucher worth S$600
  • Third Prize - Sony product voucher worth S$300
  • Commendation Award – Sony product voucher worth S$150 each
  • Merit Award – Sony product voucher worth S$100 each 

Teachers involved in the organising of the SCSA (Schools) Competition in their schools are eligible to receive the following awards:

The Blue Ribbon Award seeks to recognise:

• the influence teachers have on their students in the SCSA (Schools) Competition;
• the role that teachers have in motivating their students;
• the role teachers play in guiding, mentoring, and advising students; and
• teachers that achieve results outside the classroom.

Diamond Award seeks to recognise the following in addition to the Blue Ribbon Award teachers that:

• Have won at least two SCSA Blue Ribbon Awards prior.
• Emphasises the participation and success of the nominated teacher’s students in the SCSA competition.
• Have a track record of improving students’ achievements, using innovative out-of-classroom programme and activities, and making a difference in the students.
• Overcame challenges in order to positively impact students in the competition.
  

Schools that participate in the SCSA (Schools) will be recognised with the following award:

• Friends of SCSA Award

Schools that have consistently organised SCSA (Schools) for three consecutive years will be recognised for their support with the "Friends of SCSA" Award Certification.

• Schools of Top 3 Winners

Schools producing the top three winners in the ScizKid (Pri 3-6 category) and WhizKid Award category will receive cash prizes of up to $1,000 and a certificate.

• Most Number of Shortlisted Toys

Schools with the most number of shortlisted toys for each category will each receive a cash prize of $1,000 and a certificate.

Past Winners

Click here to view the award winners from year 1999 to 2017.

Click here for 2018 Award Winners

Click here for 2019 Award Winners

Click here for 2020 Award Winners

Flashback

Started in 1998, the Sony Creative Science Award aims to stimulate interest in science among Singaporean primary school students, and to foster creativity. It also creates an opportunity to learn science beyond the classrooms, in a fun and enjoyable way.

When the competition first started, toys could only be made of common and recycled materials. This restriction was removed in 2001. The rule was changed so as to give the participants a wider range of materials to choose from, so that their toys will be sturdier and have a better finish.

In 2018, the competition format was revised.

These were the previous years' themes:

Year	Theme
2003-2004	Animal Movement (using motor)
2005	Faces (using motor)
2006	Unusual Faces (using motor)
2007	Magnetic Motion (using magnets)
2008	Make Me Laugh (using springs)
2009	Make Us Laugh (using springs)
2010	I Can Dance
2011	Light, Sound, Action
2012	My Dream Toy
2013	Rock-Roll-Wobble
2014	Twist-Turn-Tumble
2015	Lifte Me Up
2016	Rise and Shine

Junior WhizKid Category

Recipients of the Junior WhizKid (P1 & 2) category Merit Award each received a certificate and Sony product vouchers:

No.	Name of School	Name of Student	Level	Name of Toy	Prizes	Sony Vouchers
1	Global Indian International School (East Coast)	Aahaan Choudury	P1	Springsper "Spring out of the box"	Special Award	$150
2	East Spring Primary School	Wakodikar Avyan	P1	Ultimate Striker "Game to go"	Special Award	$150
3	Anchor Green Primary School	Tan Yukai, Matthias	P2	Dragon "Creative Design"	Special Award	$150
4	Yew Tee Primary School	Pang Jia Le, Rafael	P1	Seed Race	Merit	$100
5	Yew Tee Primary School	Chow Jing En	P1	Marble Shooting Basketball	Merit	$100
6	Haig Girls' School	Isabel Ethel Larsson	P1	S.S.P.R (Singapore Spring Powered Rocket)	Merit	$100
7	Global Indian International School (Smart Campus)	Kimaya Thorat	P2	Shoot in Hoop	Merit	$100
8	DPS International School	Akkaraveettil Nanditha Nair	P2	Woodpecker Toy (Bird)	Merit	$100
9	DPS International School	Naisha Menon	P2	Racy Monster Cars	Merit	$100
10	Rosyth School	Azeem Bin Aeiziyan	P2	Spiderman Shooter	Merit	$100
11	Bukit Panjang Primary School	Sng Ler Xi, Rexus	P1	Pointball	Merit	$100

 

WhizKid Category

Winners of the WhizKid (P3 – 6) category each received a certificate on top of the following prizes respectively

No.	Name of School	Name of Student	Level	Name of Toy	Prizes (SCSA Toy Submitted)	Sony Vouchers	Special Awards
1	Alexandra Primary School	Cenzina Pezzaniti	P5	Gear It Up	Merit	$100
2	Yap Jyan	P5	Tesseract	Third Prize	$300
3	Springdale Primary School	Kasper Lin Jie Yi	P4	Jesper, the caterpillar	Commendation	$150	Simplicity Award
4	Nan Hua Primary School	Jayden Yap Jun Yi	P5	Marble Race	Merit	$100
5	Jairus Chen Jieren & Javier Oon Kai Jie	P5	Electro Machine	Merit	To share $100
6	Tivon Hong Shengyao	P4	Diamond Heist	Merit	$100
7	West Spring Primary School	Alya Adrianna Binte Shahrul Hizam	P3	Butterfly	Commendation	$150	Simplicity Award
8	East Spring Primary School	Ng Yi Xuan, Evan	P4	Plinko Ball Drop	Second Prize	$600
9	Anchor Green Primary School	Santhanraj Sai Adhithya	P5	Crawl Bot (The Climber)	Commendation	$150	Engineering Award
10	Greenridge Primary School	Timothy Yeo	P4	Gravity Pikachu	Commendation	$150	Engineering Award
11	Cedar Primary School	The Gui Zhi, Erica	P5	Spin & Throw	Merit	$100
12	Anglo-Chinese School (Junior)	Kwong Yi Ern, Daniel	P3	Virus Repel!	Commendation	$150	Educational Award
13	Pei Chun Public School	Lee Jian Hao	P4	Ferris Wheel Run	Merit	$100
14	Dazhong Primary School	Muhammad Faris Afkar Mohamad Sharil	P5	Omniscient Hipster Projector (OHP)	Merit	$100
15	Global Indian International School (East Coast)	Bhavika Kakkat	P5	Magneto - Dancer	Merit	$100
16	DPS International School	Pradyumna Bhat	P4	Sphere in the Spinner	Merit	$100
17	Maha Bodhi School	Lee Chong Jin, Ian	P5	The Wobble Topple Park	First Prize	$1,000

 

School Awards

Schools that produced the top three winners in the WhizKid (P3 – 6 category) and WhizKid category received cash prizes and a certificate.

Schools of Top Winners	Award	Name of the School’s Student Winner	Amount
Maha Bodhi School	First	Lee Chong Jin, Ian	$    1,000.00
East Spring Primary School	Second	Ng Yi Xuan, Evan	$    600.00
Alexandra Primary School	Third	Yap Jyan	$     300.00

 

For SCSA 2020, a school won an award for the Most Number of shortlisted toys for the WhizKid (P3-P6). There was, however, a tie between two schools for the  most Number of Shortlisted Toys for Junior WhizKid (P1-P2) category. The two schools shared the prize equally.

Schools Producing Most Number of Shortlisted Toys
Category	School	No. of toys	Amount
Junior WhizKid (Joint Winner)	Yew Tee Primary School	2 out of 11	$     500.00
Junior WhizKid (Joint Winner)	DPS International School	2 out of 11	$     500.00
Whizkid	Nan Hua Primary School	3 out of 17	$  1,000.00

 

Blue Ribbon & Diamond Awards

 

There were 42 Blue Ribbon recipients, and each were given a certificate. 2 Diamond Award recipients received a certificate and a trophy to recognise their contributions.

 

Blue Ribbon Recipients

No	School	Salutation	Nominee
1	Alexandra Primary School	Ms	Ng Peck Yong
2	Alexandra Primary School	Ms	Chew Ee Lin Ellene
3	Anchorgreen Primary School	Mdm	Siti Nursyakila
4	Anchorgreen Primary School	Mr	Gordon Chua
5	Bukit Panjang Primary School	Mrs	Phyllis Lim
6	Bukit Panjang Primary School	Mr	Kwan Siew Tung
7	Cedar Primary School	Mdm	Karen Thiang Soo Cheng
8	Changkat Primary School	Mdm	Tan Huaying Maybelline
9	CHIJ (Kellock)	Ms	Amirinazeb Aurangzeb
10	Dazhong Primary School	Mr	Benny Weng Loong Saik
11	Dazhong Primary School	Mr	Syed Imran Jamaludin
12	DPS International School	Ms	Vyjayanthi Srinivasan
13	DPS International School	Ms	Pousali Bhattacharya
14	East Spring Primary School	Ms	Nur Huda Binte Ismail
15	Global Indian International School, East Coast	Dr	Nidhi Goyal
16	Global Indian International School, East Coast	Ms	Vinita Menezes
17	Global Indian International School, East Coast	Ms	L. Nithya Kumareswari
18	Global Indian International School, Smart Campus	Ms	Anubha Mehta
19	Global Indian International School, Smart Campus	Mrs	Arunasree Gottivedu
20	Global Indian International School, Smart Campus	Ms	Ruchika Shabi
21	Greenridge Primary School	Mrs	Ng-Poh You Ting
22	Horizon Primary School	Mdm	Enn Cai Ying
23	Horizon Primary School	Mdm	Nur Ainninah Binte Noor Muhamed
24	Horizon Primary School	Mr	Chia Der Sheng
25	Keming Primary School	Mr	Michael Sim Moh Ngiat
26	Keming Primary School	Ms	Evelyn Lim Siew Hsien
27	Kong Hwa School	Mdm	Sharifah Warda Bte SMA
28	Lotus Bridge International School	Ms	Asvin Kaur
29	Lotus Bridge International School	Ms	Faryal Jan
30	Lotus Bridge International School	Ms	Wong Lai Bing
31	Madrasah Wak Tanjong Al-Islamiah	Mr	Amir Irsyad Khan bin Abdul Hamid Khan
32	Madrasah Wak Tanjong Al-Islamiah	Mdm	Mazda bte Mustajab
33	Pei Chun Public School	Mr	Desmond Cheong Weng San
34	Pei Chun Public School	Mr	Kua Li Wei Benjamin
35	Rosyth School	Mdm	Noor Haidah Mohamed Sall
36	Rosyth School	Ms	Lim Swee Ching
37	Rosyth School	Mdm	Koh Mui Lee Evelyn
38	Springdale Primary School	Ms	Shereen Seah
39	Tampines Primary School	Mr	Kang Teck Beng
40	Yew Tee Primary School	Mdm	Sum Wai Fun
41	Yew Tee Primary School	Mr	Wong Wei Xiang Darren
42	Yew Tee Primary School	Mdm	Joyce Lim Ying Ying

Diamond Award Recipients

No	School	Salutation	Nominee
1	Global Indian International School, East Coast	Ms	Venisha Sharad
2	Tanjong Katong Primary School	Mr	Subramaniyan Senthil