Hillgrove Secondary School

Hillgrove Secondary School
育林中学
Address
10 Bukit Batok Street 52, Singapore 659250
Bukit Batok New Town
Information
Type Government
Motto United We Soar
Established 2001
Session Single
School code 3048
Principal Mrs Angeline Chan
Website www.hillgrovesec.moe.edu.sg

Hillgrove Secondary School (abbreviated HG[1]) (simplified Chinese: 育林中学; traditional Chinese: 育林中學; pinyin: Yùlín zhōngxué) is a co-educational government secondary school in Bukit Batok, Singapore.

Founded in 2000, the integrated government school offers secondary education under three academic streams, which lead up to the Singapore-Cambridge GCE Ordinary Level or the Singapore-Cambridge GCE Normal Level examination.

History

Hillgrove Secondary School was founded in 2000, and operated in Yusof Ishak Secondary School. Due to this temporary arrangement, Hillgrove Secondary School was the only secondary school that functioned in the afternoon session in Singapore between 2001 and 2002.[2]

Hillgrove Secondary School actively improved its curriculum in the past decade, including introducing aerospace and space engineering into the school curriculum. In 2016, a group of students from Hillgrove Secondary School was selected to conduct experiments in a space-stimulated environment at Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, under the Try Zero-G for Asia academic programme. It is the first time a Singapore proposal has been selected for the programme, which began in 2011.[3]

Name of principal Years served
Mdm Thoo Mei Lan[2] 2000 - 2002
Mrs Yeow Lee Lin[2] 2002 - 2008
Mr Kenneth Lee Tee Chong[2] 2008 - 2015
Mrs Angeline Chan[4] 2016 - Present

Academic Information

Being a government secondary school, Hillgrove 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.[5]

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.[6]

Normal (Academic) Course

In the Normal (Academic) course, students offer 5-8 subjects in the Singapore-Cambridge GCE Normal Level examination.Compulsory subjects include:[7]

  • 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.[6]

Normal (Technical) Course

The Normal (Technical) course prepares students for a technical-vocational education at the Institute of Technical Education.[7] Students will offer 5-7 subjects in the Singapore-Cambridge GCE Normal Level examination.[7] The curriculum is tailored towards strengthening students’ proficiency in English and Mathematics.[7] Students take English Language, Mathematics, Basic Mother Tongue and Computer Applications as compulsory subjects.[7]

Student Leadership

The Hillgrove Student Leadership outcomes are derived from the four Hillgrovian outcomes. The four student leadership outcomes are Competent Communicator (Confident person), Resourceful manager (Adaptable person), Innovative thinker (Passionate and lifelong learner) and Dynamic Change agent (Concerned and contributing citizen). The school aims to develop student leaders based on the Hillgrove student leadership outcomes and providing students with the necessary skills and competencies to be a 21st-century student leader.[8]

Co-Curricular Activities

Aesthetics

  • Art Club
  • Choir
  • Concert Band
  • Drama Club
  • Malay Dance
  • Modern Dance
  • Media Club[9]

Clubs & Societies

Sports & Games

  • Floorball (Boys)
  • Badminton (Boys)
  • Netball (Girls)
  • Volleyball (Girls)[11]

Uniformed Groups (UG)

References

  1. ↑ "School Team Abbreviation Summary" (PDF). athleticsSG. 2012-02-01. Retrieved 2017-09-14.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "school-history". hillgrovesec.moe.edu.sg. Retrieved 2017-09-14.
  3. ↑ hermes (2016-09-23). "Hillgrove Secondary students get chance to see their experiment conducted aboard ISS". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2017-09-14.
  4. ↑ "principals-message". hillgrovesec.moe.edu.sg. Retrieved 2017-09-14.
  5. ↑ "Express Course Curriculum". www.moe.gov.sg. Retrieved 2017-09-14.
  6. 1 2 "Secondary School Courses". www.moe.gov.sg. Retrieved 2017-09-14.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 "Normal Course Curriculum". www.moe.gov.sg. Retrieved 2017-09-14.
  8. ↑ Hillgrove Secondary Student Leadership
  9. ↑ "Aesthetics". hillgrovesec.moe.edu.sg. Retrieved 2017-11-14.
  10. ↑ "Clubs & Societies". hillgrovesec.moe.edu.sg. Retrieved 2017-11-14.
  11. ↑ "Sports & Games". hillgrovesec.moe.edu.sg. Retrieved 2017-11-14.
  12. ↑ "Uniformed Groups". hillgrovesec.moe.edu.sg. Retrieved 2017-11-14.

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