NAPFA is a compulsory fitness test for all students in Secondary 2 and 4/5 to evaluate their overall physical fitness.
It involves a series of five stations and a 2.4 km run. The 2.4km run is usually attempted on a different day, although sometimes a 2-week window limit is set.
The test items are:
Sit-ups: Maximum in one minute
Standing Broad Jump: Maximum distance (2 attempts)
Sit-and-Reach: Maximum distance
Pull-ups (secondary schools) (for males 15 years old and above)
or
Inclined Pull-ups (for females and males below 15 years old): Maximum in half-a-minute
Shuttle Run: Minimum time for two laps of fixed distance
2.4 km run: Minimum time on firm and level surface
Performances are then compared to a chart and the grades from A to F for each test item. An A grade constitutes excellent performance and an E grade constitutes barely passing. On the other hand, an F grade indicates that the participant has failed that test item.
There are points awarded for each station based on the grades that the participant gets for the particular station.
The points are then totaled up, resulting in either of the three awards, Bronze, Silver and Gold.