Chua Chu Kang Secondary School


Chua Chu Kang Secondary School 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

Chua Chu Kang Secondary School was founded in 1992 with a staff strength of 10 teachers. A cohort of 318 Express stream and Normal stream students joined the school in 1993 as the pioneer batch of students.
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. The school developed a niche in the area of Youth and Community Leadership as the school's Learning for LIfe Programme.
In 2012, the school celebrated its 20th anniversary and a series of videos was produced to commemorate the event.

Principal

Academic Information

Being a government secondary school, Chua Chu Kang Secondary School offers three academic streams, namely the four-year Express course, as well as the Normal Course, comprising Normal and Normal 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.

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 or Normal curriculum.

Normal (Academic) Course

In the Normal course, students offer 5-8 subjects in the Singapore-Cambridge GCE Normal Level examination. Compulsory subjects include:
A 5th year leading to the Singapore-Cambridge GCE Ordinary Level examination is available to N 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.

Normal (Technical) Course

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