Chua Chu Kang Secondary School
Chua Chu Kang Secondary School (CCKSS) 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 to the Singapore-Cambridge GCE Ordinary Level or the Singapore-Cambridge GCE Normal Level examinations.[1]
| Chua Chu Kang Secondary School 蔡厝港中学 Sekolah Menengah Chua Chu Kang | |
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 School crest of Chua Chu Kang Secondary School | |
| Location | |
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3 Teck Whye Crescent Singapore 688845 | |
| Coordinates | 1.3834832°N 103.7493509°E |
| Information | |
| Type | Government |
| Motto | Serve Grow Excel |
| Established | 2 January 1992 |
| School district | Choa Chu Kang |
| Principal | Adel Ong Liang Fung |
| Faculty | 100+ |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Enrollment | 1400+ |
| Color(s) | Red Green White |
| Website | chuachukangsec |
History
CCKSS was founded in 1992 with a staff strength of only 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 and a series of videos was produced to commemorate the event.[1]
In 2021, the Ministry of Education announced that CCKSS will be merging with Teck Whye Secondary School in 2023 due to the falling of birth rates in Singapore. The school will be moving to Teck Whye Secondary School for its merger and will not participate in the S1 Posting for 2021.[1]
In 2022,the Ministry of Education have announced that the merged school name would remain as Chua Chu Kang Secondary School while the chinese name of the school would be changed to 德惠中学 as part of retaining both school names. [1]
Academic Information
Being a government secondary school, CCKSS 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 to the Singapore-Cambridge GCE Ordinary Level examinations.[2]
Normal Course
The Normal Course is a nationwide four-year programme leading to the Singapore-Cambridge GCE Normal Level examinations 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 examinations. Compulsory subjects include:[4]
- English Language
- Mother Tongue Language
- Mathematics
- Combined Humanities
A fifth year leading to the Singapore-Cambridge GCE Ordinary Level examinations is available to N(A) students who perform well in their Singapore-Cambridge GCE Normal Level examinations. 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 examinations.[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]
References
- "School History". chuachukangsec.moe.edu.sg. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- "Express Course Curriculum". www.moe.gov.sg. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- "Secondary School Courses". www.moe.gov.sg. Archived from the original on 4 July 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- "Normal Course Curriculum". www.moe.gov.sg. Retrieved 14 September 2017.