Chua Chu Kang Secondary School
Choa Chu Kang Secondary School Sekolah Menengah Choa Chu Kang 蔡厝港中学 | |
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Location | |
3 Teck Whye Crescent Singapore 688845 Singapore | |
Information | |
Type |
Government Co-educational |
Motto | Serve Grow Excel |
Established | 2 January 1992 |
School district | Choa Chu Kang |
Principal | Mr Tan Keng Joo |
Faculty | 100+ |
Enrollment | 1400+ |
Campus type | Government |
Color(s) | Red Green White |
Website |
chuachukangsec |
Choa Chu Kang Secondary School (CCKSS) (simplified Chinese: 蔡厝港中学; traditional Chinese: 蔡厝港中學; pinyin: Cài cuò gǎng zhōngxué) is a co-educational government secondary school in Choa Chu Kang, Singapore.
Founded in 1992, the integrated government school offers secondary education under three academic streams, which leads up to the Singapore-Cambridge GCE Ordinary Level or the Singapore-Cambridge GCE Normal Level examination.
History
Choa Chu Kang Secondary School was founded in 1992 with a staff strength of 10 teachers. A cohort of 318 Express stream and Normal (Academic) stream students joined the school in 1993 as the pioneer batch of students.[1]
The school consistently pushed for higher standards, and was one of the top 20 Value-Added schools under the official ranking by the Ministry of Education in 2003.[1] The school developed a niche in the area of Youth and Community Leadership as the school's Learning for LIfe Programme.[1]
In 2012, the school celebrated its 20th anniversary. A series of videos was produced to commemorate the event.[1]
Principal
Name of principal | Years served |
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Ms. Sum Chee Wah[1] | 1992 - 1995 |
Mrs Teo Khin Hiang[1] | 1996 - 1999 |
Ms Rosalind Sim[1] | 1999 - 2010 |
Mrs Chuah Eng Ngoh[1] | 2010 - 2015 |
Mr Tan Keng Joo[1] | 2015 - Present |
Academic Information
Being a government secondary school, Choa Chu Kang Secondary School offers three academic streams, namely the four-year Express course, as well as the Normal Course, comprising Normal (Academic) and Normal (Technical) academic tracks.
O Level Express Course
The Express Course is a nationwide four-year programme that leads up to the Singapore-Cambridge GCE Ordinary Level examination.[2]
Normal Course
The Normal Course is a nationwide 4-year programme leading to the Singapore-Cambridge GCE Normal Level examination, which runs either the Normal (Academic) [N(A)] or Normal (Technical) [N(T)] curriculum.[3]
Normal (Academic) Course
In the Normal (Academic) course, students offer 5-8 subjects in the Singapore-Cambridge GCE Normal Level examination.Compulsory subjects include:[4]
- English Language
- Mother Tongue Language
- Mathematics
- Combined Humanities
A 5th year leading to the Singapore-Cambridge GCE Ordinary Level examination is available to N(A) students who perform well in their Singapore-Cambridge GCE Normal Level examination. Students can move from one course to another based on their performance and the assessment of the school principal and teachers.[3]
Normal (Technical) Course
The Normal (Technical) course prepares students for a technical-vocational education at the Institute of Technical Education.[4] Students will offer 5-7 subjects in the Singapore-Cambridge GCE Normal Level examination.[4] The curriculum is tailored towards strengthening students’ proficiency in English and Mathematics.[4] Students take English Language, Mathematics, Basic Mother Tongue and Computer Applications as compulsory subjects.[4]