Mon

Tues – Thurs

Fri

8:00am – 4:00pm*

8.00am – 2:30pm

8.00am – 12:30pm

*Note: End time might vary due to FSBB subjects. Most Secondary 1 and 2  students end at 2.30pm on Mondays, Upper Sec students may end later due to subject combinations.

Tues and Thurs (For Selected Students)

2.45 – 5.00pm    Remedial lessons 

Wed and Fri

2.45 – 6.00pm*    Co-curricular Activities (CCA) and enrichment

*Note: Not all CCAs are running on both days.

The school encourages the use of ICT to support and teaching and learning. MOE has issued all secondary school students with a Personal Learning Device, which is sufficient for their learning needs in school. As such, students are not encouraged to use their handphones in the classroom (unless permitted by teachers for use in that lesson). 

Devices should be switched off during curriculum time.

Our indicative PSLE score ranges are indicated below:

Course

Indicative PSLE Score Ranges

G3

11-18

G2

21-23

G1

25-27

Eligibility criteria to take subjects at a more demanding level at the start of sec 1:

a) If the indicative level of most subjects at the start of Sec 1 is G1 – an AL 5 or better is needed to offer subject at G3/G2, an AL 6/AL A is needed to offer subject at a G2 level.

b) If the indicative level of most subjects at the start of Sec 1 is G2 – an AL 5 or better is needed to offer subject at G3.

Students are allowed to wear sports shoes. They should be paired with any plain white socks. 

Students can purchase their sports shoes from any retail store in adherence to the following guidelines:

• ONLY sports shoes suitable for running and physical activities are allowed

• High-cut and neon-coloured shoes or motifs are NOT allowed

• Sports shoes must have shoe laces to fasten for support. Slip-ons are NOT allowed

These are two options for the alternative Device Management Application (DMA) settings (other than the default) for the use of the PLD after school hours:

• Option A: Parents/Guardians can modify DMA settings after school hours

• Option B: Parents/Guardians can disable the DMA after school hours

For parents/guardians who wish to request to change your choice of Acer-School DMA settings to Option A or B, please fill in the online form via this link https://go.gov.sg/dma-alt.

Changes to the After-School DMA Options will be updated at the end of every month.

Our physical Open House will be on 18 November 2023, Saturday. Between 9 – 1pm

No registration is required. You may join us anytime!

Departments conduct Talent Development Programmes for identified students. Through these programmes, they seek to extend their learning outside of the curriculum and have a deeper passion in learning. 

There is also an APEX programme which identified Sec 1 students who will develop collaborative and thinking skills through the planned activities outside curriculum hours.

Selected Sec 1 – 3 students who require additional learning support in certain subjects may have to attend remedial lessons on Tues and/or Thurs.

For Sec 4/5, our school provides a structured Cohort Academic Programme (from Term 1 – Term 4) to support the students.

There are different subjects for upper secondary students depending on their course: G1, G2, or G3:

Upper Sec

G1

• English

• Chinese, Malay

• Mathematics

• Smart Electrical Technology

• Science 

• Element of Business of Skills

• Computing

Upper Sec

G2

• English, 

• Chinese, Malay

• Mathematics, Additional Mathematics, 

• Principles of Accounts (POA)

• Humanities (Social Studies/History OR Social Studies/Geography)

• Science (Physics/Chemistry OR Chemistry/Biology)

• Art 

• Design & Technology (D&T)

Upper Sec

G3

• English, 

• Chinese, Malay

• Mathematics, Additional Mathematics, 

• Principles of Accounts (POA)

• Humanities (Social Studies/History OR Social Studies/Geography)

• Science (Chemistry/Physics OR Chemistry/Biology)

• Geography

• History

• Literature

• Chemistry

• Physics

• Biology

• Art

• Design & Technology (D&T)

The following subjects are made available for our lower secondary students:

• English

• Chinese, Malay

• Mathematics

• Humanities

• Science

• Food and Consumer Education

• Design and Technology

No. Students have to go to the nearest Tamil Language Centre (Seng Kang Secondary School) or MOE Language Centre (Umar Palavar) in Serangoon or Bishan in the afternoon.

No. Students who are eligible for Higher MTL will have to go to the nearest school in the afternoon.

Nonetheless, we offer Subject-Based Banding for students who are eligible to offer MTL at a higher level.

The food prices of our canteen food are on average about $2 to $3.

We do not have a vegetarian food stall but some of our vendors provide vegetable and meatless options in their dishes.

The school-prescribed PLD is Acer Chromebook Spin R753TN (Enhanced).

Students who are Singapore citizens can use their Edusave to pay fully or partly for the learning device, after setting aside provision for payment of 2nd tier miscellaneous fees. Subsidies are available for students who require funding support to purchase the PLD.

Our school's distinctive programmes are covered under the following 2 programmes:

• Learning for Life Programme (LLP) is Outdoor Adventure Education.

• Applied Learning Programme (ALP) in “Design, Technology and Engineering” 

You may find out about the programmes via our school website.