Councilor Indicates Increase in Schools Not Meeting Physical Fitness Standards, Taipei City: Pass Rate Stable
A Taipei City councilor points out an increase in elementary and middle schools failing to meet physical fitness standards despite the city's "SH150+" program. The Education Bureau counters that the pass rate remains stable and significantly above the national average.
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(Central News Agency reporter Liu Chien-pang, Taipei, 1st) Taipei City Councilor Chung Pei-ling believes that despite the city government promoting the "SH150+" plan, the number of elementary and middle schools whose students have not met physical fitness standards has increased over the past three academic years. The Education Bureau stated today that the physical fitness pass rate for each school remains stable at 62%, which is clearly higher than the national average.
To implement the policy goal of health guidance, the Taipei City Education Bureau, in conjunction with the Ministry of Education's "SH150" program, is promoting the "Taipei City Elementary and Middle School Student Exercise and Health 150+ Implementation Plan." This plan encourages students to aim for 200 minutes (SH150+) of exercise per week at school, in addition to physical education classes, to promote musculoskeletal development, weight control, and more.
Taipei City Councilor Chung Pei-ling of the Democratic Progressive Party stated through interpellation data that Mayor Chiang Wan-an emphasizes making Taipei an "athletic city," but the actual exercise situation of elementary and middle school students in Taipei is concerning.
She said that the Education Bureau, while promoting the "SH150+" plan, has not collected actual student exercise data at all and claims that it cannot provide relevant information due to a lack of legal basis. She added that subsequent efforts did not supplement the data through questionnaires or other means, suggesting that the policy is being implemented based on intuition.
She stated that fostering exercise habits is not solely the responsibility of a single department in Taipei City; it involves the planning of the entire education system. The city government should address the problem of insufficient student exercise and propose concrete reform directions.
The Education Bureau responded that it has always encouraged schools to flexibly utilize non-formal curricula, maximizing the arrangement of activities during morning time, large class breaks, inter-class exercises, and flexible time slots in the eighth period. It also integrates physical fitness into health and physical education through flexible learning courses, implementing competency-based education.
The Education Bureau stated that the physical fitness pass rate for each school has remained stable at 62% from the 111th to 113th academic years, significantly higher than the national average. To assist schools with a pass rate below 65% each academic year, a training system has also been implemented, with the Health and Physical Education Counseling Group actively conducting "SH150+ Student Physical Fitness Improvement Advanced Workshops."
The Education Bureau stated that it will continue to provide public resources to ensure every child has equal rights to exercise and will continue to optimize the quality of physical education. It will also explore the use of student exercise records or digital tools (such as physical fitness passbooks) to help students self-record their exercise hours.
In addition, it will continue to implement sports policies, transforming physical fitness from merely annual testing data into students' ability to self-manage their health during their growth, continuously realizing Taipei's vision of an "athletic city" rooted in schools. (Editor: Li Hsi-chang) 1150501
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(Central News Agency reporter Liu Chien-pang, Taipei, 1st) Taipei City Councilor Chung Pei-ling believes that despite the city government promoting the "SH150+" plan, the number of elementary and middle schools whose students have not met physical fitness standards has increased over the past three academic years. The Education Bureau stated today that the physical fitness pass rate for each school remains stable at 62%, which is clearly higher than the national average.
To implement the policy goal of health guidance, the Taipei City Education Bureau, in conjunction with the Ministry of Education's "SH150" program, is promoting the "Taipei City Elementary and Middle School Student Exercise and Health 150+ Implementation Plan." This plan encourages students to aim for 200 minutes (SH150+) of exercise per week at school, in addition to physical education classes, to promote musculoskeletal development, weight control, and more.
Taipei City Councilor Chung Pei-ling of the Democratic Progressive Party stated through interpellation data that Mayor Chiang Wan-an emphasizes making Taipei an "athletic city," but the actual exercise situation of elementary and middle school students in Taipei is concerning.
She said that the Education Bureau, while promoting the "SH150+" plan, has not collected actual student exercise data at all and claims that it cannot provide relevant information due to a lack of legal basis. She added that subsequent efforts did not supplement the data through questionnaires or other means, suggesting that the policy is being implemented based on intuition.
She stated that fostering exercise habits is not solely the responsibility of a single department in Taipei City; it involves the planning of the entire education system. The city government should address the problem of insufficient student exercise and propose concrete reform directions.
The Education Bureau responded that it has always encouraged schools to flexibly utilize non-formal curricula, maximizing the arrangement of activities during morning time, large class breaks, inter-class exercises, and flexible time slots in the eighth period. It also integrates physical fitness into health and physical education through flexible learning courses, implementing competency-based education.
The Education Bureau stated that the physical fitness pass rate for each school has remained stable at 62% from the 111th to 113th academic years, significantly higher than the national average. To assist schools with a pass rate below 65% each academic year, a training system has also been implemented, with the Health and Physical Education Counseling Group actively conducting "SH150+ Student Physical Fitness Improvement Advanced Workshops."
The Education Bureau stated that it will continue to provide public resources to ensure every child has equal rights to exercise and will continue to optimize the quality of physical education. It will also explore the use of student exercise records or digital tools (such as physical fitness passbooks) to help students self-record their exercise hours.
In addition, it will continue to implement sports policies, transforming physical fitness from merely annual testing data into students' ability to self-manage their health during their growth, continuously realizing Taipei's vision of an "athletic city" rooted in schools. (Editor: Li Hsi-chang) 1150501
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