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{{Infobox school {{Infobox school
| name = CHIJ Secondary (Toa Payoh) | name = CHIJ Secondary (Toa Payoh)
| native_name = 圣婴女子中学（大巴窑）<br> <small>Sekolah Menengah CHIJ (Toa Payoh)</small> | native_name = 圣婴女子中学（大巴窑）<br> <small>Sekolah Menengah CHIJ (Toa Payoh)</small>
| image = <!-- Commented out: ] --> | logo = <!-- Commented out: ] -->
| image = CHIJTP.jpg
| motto = Simple in Virtue, Steadfast in Duty | motto = Simple in Virtue, Steadfast in Duty
| streetaddress = 626 Lor 1 Toa Payoh, Singapore 319764 | streetaddress = 626 Lorong 1 Toa Payoh, Singapore 319764
| country = ] | country = ]
| coordinates = {{coor|1.3323|N|103.8428|E|display=inline,title}} | coordinates = {{coor|1.3323|N|103.8428|E|display=inline,title}}
| type = Autonomous<br>Girls' Secondary | type = Autonomous<br>Girls' Secondary
| established = 1854 | established = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1854}}
| session = Single session | session = Single session
| principal = Mrs Karen Tay | principal = Rachel Lee
| colours = {{color box|blue|Blue|white}} {{color box|white|White|black}} | colours = {{color box|blue|Blue|white}} {{color box|white|White|black}}
| enrolment =approx. 1500 | enrolment =approx. 1500
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| homepage = | homepage =
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⚫ '''CHIJ Secondary (Toa Payoh)''' is a government-aided autonomous Catholic girls' secondary school in ], ]. Founded in 1854, the school is the oldest of the 11 ] (CHIJ) schools in Singapore. The school is currently recognised as a Centre of Excellence for Language and the Arts.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chijsec.edu.sg/news-n-events/coe-for-language-n-arts|title=www.chijsec.edu.sg/news-n-events/coe-for-language-n-arts|website=www.chijsec.edu.sg|access-date=2017-09-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170927155309/https://www.chijsec.edu.sg/news-n-events/coe-for-language-n-arts|archive-date=2017-09-27|url-status=dead}}</ref>

⚫ '''CHIJ Secondary (Toa Payoh)''' is an autonomous all-girls ] school in ]. Founded in 1854, the school is the oldest of the 11 ] (CHIJ) schools in Singapore. The school is currently recognised as a Centre of Excellence for Language and the Arts. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chijsec.edu.sg/news-n-events/coe-for-language-n-arts|title=https://www.chijsec.edu.sg/news-n-events/coe-for-language-n-arts|website=www.chijsec.edu.sg|access-date=2017-09-27}}</ref>


== History == == History ==
The school was first housed in Victoria Street (]) before it moved to 626 Toa Payoh Lorong 1 and classes started in 1984. The primary and secondary sections were then split and renamed CHIJ Primary and Secondary (Toa Payoh) respectively. In 2003, the school moved out of the Toa Payoh campus and into a temporary holding site in Thomson Road while the Toa Payoh premises were rebuilt. The girls moved back to the Toa Payoh premises in January 2006, after having spent nearly three years (2003, 2004 and 2005) at the holding site. Sr Anne Wong was CHIJ Secondary (Toa Payoh)'s first principal until 2000. Miss Theodora Tan served as Principal till July 2006, when Mrs Regina Lee took over. The current principal is Mrs Karen Tay.<!-- PLEASE REWRITE THIS IN READABLE PROSE FORM (IN PARAGRAPHS). Add relevant citations for every statements you declare. Will be better if sub-headings can be used to separate the sections especially if the school have a long history to talk about. --> <!-- PLEASE REWRITE THIS IN READABLE PROSE FORM (IN PARAGRAPHS). Add relevant citations for every statements you declare. Will be better if sub-headings can be used to separate the sections especially if the school have a long history to talk about. -->

===Before 1900===
The school was established around 1854, as the Convent for the Holy Infant Jesus,<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=The Free Press |url=http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/singfreepressa18540707-1.2.4|work=Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser |date=7 July 1854 |access-date=16 November 2017|via=NewspaperSG }}</ref> and as of 1862, housed a school as well as an orphanage.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=News of the Week|url=http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/singfreepressa18650316-1.2.5|work=Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser |date=16 March 1865 |access-date=16 November 2017|via=NewspaperSG }}</ref> In 1881, the school was declared an aided school.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Background|url=http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/newnation19751105-1.2.17.3|work=New Nation |date=5 November 1975 |access-date=16 November 2017 |via=NewspaperSG }}</ref>

===Victoria Street compound===
In 1929, the school opened a hostel for young women.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Untitled |url=http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/maltribune19290427-1.2.74|work=Malaya Tribune |date=27 April 1929 |access-date=16 November 2017 |via=NewspaperSG }}</ref> In January 1942, the school was closed and remained so until 1945.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Convent Boarders |url=http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19420105-1.2.59|work=The Straits Times |date=5 January 1942 |access-date=16 November 2017 |via=NewspaperSG }}</ref> In 1951, a new S$390,000 classroom block was constructed and three years later, the school celebrated its centenary.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=New Classrooms For 900 Students |url=http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19511107-1.2.106|work=The Straits Times |date=7 November 1951 |access-date=16 November 2017 |via=NewspaperSG }}</ref>


===Move to Toa Payoh===
*1854 - The Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus (CHIJ) was established by four Sisters, three French and one Irish, at the corner of Bras Basah Road and Victoria Street, the present ]. Classes were started for fee paying students and orphans.
In 1972, it was announced that the government was taking over the Victoria Street site of the school, and as compensation, a new site in ] would be given to it.<ref>{{cite news |last=Ooi |first=Teresa |date=2 November 1972 |title=CHIJ will move to Toa Payoh|url=http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/newnation19721102-1.2.35|work=New Nation |access-date=16 November 2017 |via=NewspaperSG }}</ref> The school moved to its new location in Toa Payoh in December 1983, and as a result, its name was changed to Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus(Toa Payoh).<ref>{{cite news |last=Ram |first=Sam |date=8 October 1983 |title=Looking back 129 years |url=http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19831008-1.2.33|work=The Straits Times |access-date=16 November 2017 |via=NewspaperSG }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title='IJ, Toa Payoh' |url=http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/singmonitor19840110-1.2.5.5|work=Singapore Monitor |date=10 January 1984 |access-date=16 November 2017 |via=NewspaperSG }}</ref>


The school became autonomous in 1994 and from 2003 to 2006, the school was moved to a holding site along Thomson Road as the Toa Payoh premises were renovated under the ] scheme.{{citation needed|date=November 2017}}
*1862 - CHIJ acquired more land as enrolment reached 145, of which 82 were free students.
*1881 - The school was declared government-aided.
*1902 - Enrolment reached 300. The Junior Cambridge Examination was started.
*1905 - Secondary education began.
*1909 - The Victoria Street Chapel was erected.
*1920 - Introduction of commercial classes, and Domestic Science and Needlework into curriculum.
*1921 - "Registration of School Ordinance" came into being. CHIJ was registered on 1 August 1921.
*1931 - Acquisition of a piece of land adjoining Van Dyke Hotel. This was used as a hostel but subsequently became part of CHIJ Secondary.
*1964 - Separation into Primary and Secondary Schools.
*1969 - Introduction of common curriculum to Secondary 1 and 2.
*1975 - Pre-University classes in CHIJ were terminated.
*1983 - The school moved from Victoria Street to Toa Payoh.
*1984 - Classes began at the new site in Lorong 1 Toa Payoh.
*1985 - Official opening of CHIJ Primary and Secondary on 17 August.
*1986 - The ] (AEP) was introduced.
*1994 - CHIJ Secondary became an autonomous school. 140th anniversary celebrations were held.
*1999 - CHIJ celebrated the Beatification of Blessed ] on 27 May 1999.
*2001 - Ms Theodora Tan assumed office as Principal after Sr. Anne Wong retired in December 2000.
*2003 - The school shifted out of the Toa Payoh premises for PRIME, the schools upgrading programme.
*2004 - The school's 150th anniversary celebrations were held.
*2005 - CHIJ shifted back to its new premises at Toa Payoh.
*2007 - Mrs Regina Lee replaced Ms Theodora Tan as Principal after she left to continue her studies at Brown University.
*2007 - The school (Toa Payoh) was recognised as a Centre Of Excellence for Language and the Arts, offering both the Art Elective Programme and Drama as a GCSE O level subject starting in 2008.
*2007 - The completion of the new school building was celebrated with the IJ Promenade - a musical extravaganza titled 'Faith, Hope and Love: A Musical Journey Through Time', which was performed by students from CHIJ Primary and Secondary.
*2013 - Mrs Karen Tay replaced Mrs Regina Lee as Principal when Mrs Lee assumed principal-ship at North Vista Secondary School. The school marked CHIJ's history globally by celebrating its 350th anniversary of its founding in 1662 with a CHIJ Walk.
*2014 - CHIJ celebrates 160 years of Love & Service with a gala dinner and a combined choral concert involving all 11 IJ schools
*2015 - CHIJ's Art Elective Programme (AEP) celebrates its 30th anniversary with a joint exhibition involving past and present AEP students. The school was also conferred the School Distinction Award and all 5 Best Practice Awards from the ministry


== Identity & culture == == Identity & culture ==
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===Uniform=== ===Uniform===
Students wear a knee-length, blue pinafore with a blue belt at the waist and an option of shorts underneath, and a white blouse with a Peter-Pan collar beneath the pinafore. Councillors, who were known as prefects previously, wear a pin above the school badge. Council badges are: junior councillor (green), councillor (white) and 'noblesse oblige' for councillors in the executive committee. Committee members of co-curricular activities (CCA) wear a silver badge with the words 'CCA Committee' on it. The heads of the CCA wear a gold badge with the words 'CCA Leader'. Students wear a white blouse with a Peter Pan collar beneath a knee-length, blue ] with a blue belt at the waist. Underneath the prescribed uniform, bras bearing only the colours of white, light-grey, or beige may be worn. Shorts are also worn under the pinafore for added modesty. Councillors, previously known as prefects, wear a pin above the school badge. Council badges are green for junior councillors, white for councillors and 'noblesse oblige' for councillors in the executive committee. Committee members of co-curricular activities (CCA) wear a silver badge with the words 'CCA Committee' on it. The heads of the CCA wear a gold badge with the words 'CCA Leader'.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.chijsec.edu.sg/school-info/code-of-conduct | title=Code of Conduct | website=Code of Conduct | access-date=2018-06-17 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180420005632/http://www.chijsec.edu.sg/school-info/code-of-conduct | archive-date=2018-04-20 | url-status=dead }}</ref>


During official engagements, students representing the school (councillors on most occasions) wear the formal uniform consisting of a long-sleeved white blouse, white skirt, with a navy blue blazer with the school crest on the left chest, along with a navy blue tie, a pair of black court shoes.{{citation needed|date=September 2017}} During official engagements, students representing the school (councillors on most occasions) wear the formal uniform consisting of a long-sleeved white blouse, a white pencil skirt, a navy blue blazer with the school crest on the left chest, along with a navy blue tie and a pair of black court shoes.{{citation needed|date=September 2017}}


== Affiliation == == Affiliation ==
CHIJ Secondary (Toa Payoh) is affiliated to ], and ]. CHIJ Secondary (Toa Payoh) is considered officially to be the 'sister' school of ] (SJI). CHIJ Secondary (Toa Payoh) is affiliated to ], and ]. CHIJ Secondary (Toa Payoh) is considered unofficially to be the 'sister' school of ] (SJI).


== Academic Information == == Academic Information ==
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=== O Level Express Course === === O Level Express Course ===
The Express Course is a nationwide four-year programme that leads up to the ] examination. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.moe.gov.sg/education/secondary/express-course-curriculum|title=Express Course Curriculum|website=www.moe.gov.sg|access-date=2017-09-14}}</ref> The Express Course is a nationwide four-year programme that leads up to the ] examination.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.moe.gov.sg/education/secondary/express-course-curriculum|title=Express Course Curriculum|website=www.moe.gov.sg|access-date=2017-09-14}}</ref>


==== Academic subjects ==== ==== Academic subjects ====
The examinable academic subjects for ] offered by CHIJ Secondary School for upper secondary level (via. streaming in secondary 2 level), as of 2017, are listed below.<ref name="MOESIS">{{cite web|url=http://sis.moe.gov.sg/|title=School Information Service|website=Ministry of Education, Singapore|publisher=Ministry of Education, Singapore|accessdate=11 June 2016}}</ref> The examinable academic subjects for ] offered by CHIJ Secondary School for upper secondary level (via. streaming in secondary 2 level), as of 2017, are listed below.<ref name="MOESIS">{{cite web|url=http://sis.moe.gov.sg/|title=School Information Service|website=Ministry of Education, Singapore|publisher=Ministry of Education, Singapore|accessdate=11 June 2016|archive-date=31 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160531164522/http://sis.moe.gov.sg/|url-status=dead}}</ref>


''Notes:'' ''Notes:''
# ''Subjects indicated with ' * ' are mandatory subjects.'' # ''Subjects indicated with ' * ' are mandatory subjects.''
# ''All students in Singapore are required to undertake a Mother Tongue Language as an examinable subject, as indicated by ' ^ '.'' # ''All students in Singapore are required to undertake a Mother Tongue Language as an examinable subject, as indicated by ' ^ '.''
# ''"SPA" in Pure Science subjects refers to the incorporation of ], which 20% of the subject result in the national examination are determined by school-based practical examinations, supervised by the ]. The SPA Assessment has been replaced by one Practical Assessment in the 2018 O Levels.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.seab.gov.sg/pages/nationalExaminations/GOL/School_Candidates/2018_GCE_O.asp|title=GCE O-Level Syllabuses Examined in 2018|last=|first=|date=|website=Singapore Examinations and Assessment Board (SEAB)|access-date=2017-04-16}}</ref>'' # ''"SPA" in Pure Science subjects refers to the incorporation of ], which 20% of the subject result in the national examination are determined by school-based practical examinations, supervised by the ]. The SPA Assessment has been replaced by one Practical Assessment in the 2018 O Levels.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.seab.gov.sg/pages/nationalExaminations/GOL/School_Candidates/2018_GCE_O.asp|title=GCE O-Level Syllabuses Examined in 2018|website=Singapore Examinations and Assessment Board (SEAB)|access-date=2017-04-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170428071631/http://www.seab.gov.sg/pages/nationalExaminations/GOL/School_Candidates/2018_GCE_O.asp|archive-date=2017-04-28|url-status=dead}}</ref>''
{| class="wikitable" {| class="wikitable"
!Sciences !Sciences
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| |
* Additional Mathematics* * Additional Mathematics
* Mathematics* * Mathematics*
* Physics (SPA) * Physics (SPA)
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* Food & Nutrition * Food & Nutrition
* Music * Music
* POA (principles of accounts)
*DEP(Drama elective program )
|} |}


=== Normal Course === === Normal Course ===
The Normal Course is a nationwide 4-year programme leading to the ] examination, which runs either the Normal (Academic) curriculum or Normal (Technical) curriculum, abbreviated as N(A) and N(T) respectively. <ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.moe.gov.sg/education/secondary/secondary-school-courses|title=Secondary School Courses|website=www.moe.gov.sg|access-date=2017-09-14}}</ref> The Normal Course is a nationwide 4-year programme leading to the ] examination, which runs either the Normal (Academic) curriculum or Normal (Technical) curriculum, abbreviated as N(A) and N(T) respectively.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.moe.gov.sg/education/secondary/secondary-school-courses|title=Secondary School Courses|website=www.moe.gov.sg|access-date=2017-09-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170704111550/https://www.moe.gov.sg/education/secondary/secondary-school-courses|archive-date=2017-07-04|url-status=dead}}</ref>


==== Normal (Academic) Course ==== ==== Normal (Academic) Course ====
In the Normal (Academic) course, students offer 5-8 subjects in the ] examination.Compulsory subjects include: <ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.moe.gov.sg/education/secondary/normal-course-curriculum|title=Normal Course Curriculum|website=www.moe.gov.sg|access-date=2017-09-14}}</ref> In the Normal (Academic) course, students offer 5-8 subjects in the ] examination. Compulsory subjects include:<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.moe.gov.sg/education/secondary/normal-course-curriculum|title=Normal Course Curriculum|website=www.moe.gov.sg|access-date=2017-09-14}}</ref>
* English Language * English Language
* Mother Tongue Language * Mother Tongue Language
* Mathematics * Mathematics
* Combined Humanities * Combined Humanities
A 5th year leading to the ] examination is available to N(A) students who perform well in their ] examination. Students can move from one course to another based on their performance and the assessment of the school principal and teachers. <ref name=":1" /> A 5th year leading to the ] examination is available to N(A) students who perform well in their ] examination. Students can move from one course to another based on their performance and the assessment of the school principal and teachers.<ref name=":1" />


==== Normal (Technical) Course ==== ==== Normal (Technical) Course ====
The Normal (Technical) course prepares students for a technical-vocational education at the ]. <ref name=":2" /> Students will offer 5-7 subjects in the ] examination. <ref name=":2" /> The curriculum is tailored towards strengthening students’ proficiency in English and Mathematics. <ref name=":2" /> Students take English Language, Mathematics, Basic Mother Tongue and Computer Applications as compulsory subjects.<ref name=":2" /> The Normal (Technical) course prepares students for a technical-vocational education at the ].<ref name=":2" /> Students will offer 5-7 subjects in the ] examination.<ref name=":2" /> The curriculum is tailored towards strengthening students’ proficiency in English and Mathematics.<ref name=":2" /> Students take English Language, Mathematics, Basic Mother Tongue and Computer Applications as compulsory subjects.<ref name=":2" />


===CHIJ Centre of Excellence for Language and the Arts=== ===CHIJ Centre of Excellence for Language and the Arts===
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==Notable alumni== ==Notable alumni==
⚫ *]: National weightlifter
⚫ * ]: Member of Parliament
⚫ *]: Singer and actress
* ]: Ambassador to the ]
⚫ *]: Member of Parliament
⚫ * ]: National weightlifter
* ]: Actress
* ]: Actress
⚫ * ]: Singer and actress
* ]: British Circuit Judge
* ]: Miss Malaya (1953) * ]: Miss Malaya (1953)


==External links== ==External links==
* *
* *
* *

⚫ == References ==
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Autonomous school in Toa Payoh, Singapore
CHIJ Secondary (Toa Payoh)
圣婴女子中学（大巴窑）
Sekolah Menengah CHIJ (Toa Payoh)
Address
626 Lorong 1 Toa Payoh, Singapore 319764
Toa Payoh
Singapore
Coordinates1°19′56″N 103°50′34″E / 1.3323°N 103.8428°E / 1.3323; 103.8428
Information
TypeAutonomous
Girls' Secondary
MottoSimple in Virtue, Steadfast in Duty
Established1854; 171 years ago (1854)
SessionSingle session
School code7004
PrincipalRachel Lee
Enrolmentapprox. 1500
Colour(s) Blue   White 
Websitewww.chijsec.edu.sg

CHIJ Secondary (Toa Payoh) is a government-aided autonomous Catholic girls' secondary school in Toa Payoh, Singapore. Founded in 1854, the school is the oldest of the 11 Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus (CHIJ) schools in Singapore. The school is currently recognised as a Centre of Excellence for Language and the Arts.

History

Before 1900

The school was established around 1854, as the Convent for the Holy Infant Jesus, and as of 1862, housed a school as well as an orphanage. In 1881, the school was declared an aided school.

Victoria Street compound

In 1929, the school opened a hostel for young women. In January 1942, the school was closed and remained so until 1945. In 1951, a new S$390,000 classroom block was constructed and three years later, the school celebrated its centenary.

Move to Toa Payoh

In 1972, it was announced that the government was taking over the Victoria Street site of the school, and as compensation, a new site in Toa Payoh would be given to it. The school moved to its new location in Toa Payoh in December 1983, and as a result, its name was changed to Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus(Toa Payoh).

The school became autonomous in 1994 and from 2003 to 2006, the school was moved to a holding site along Thomson Road as the Toa Payoh premises were renovated under the PRIME scheme.

Identity & culture

Motto

"Simple Dans Ma Vertu, Forte Dans Mon Devoir" a French motto which means "Simple in my Virtue, Strong (for a female speaker) in my Duty", loosely anglicized as "Simple in Virtue, Steadfast in Duty".

Uniform

Students wear a white blouse with a Peter Pan collar beneath a knee-length, blue pinafore with a blue belt at the waist. Underneath the prescribed uniform, bras bearing only the colours of white, light-grey, or beige may be worn. Shorts are also worn under the pinafore for added modesty. Councillors, previously known as prefects, wear a pin above the school badge. Council badges are green for junior councillors, white for councillors and 'noblesse oblige' for councillors in the executive committee. Committee members of co-curricular activities (CCA) wear a silver badge with the words 'CCA Committee' on it. The heads of the CCA wear a gold badge with the words 'CCA Leader'.

During official engagements, students representing the school (councillors on most occasions) wear the formal uniform consisting of a long-sleeved white blouse, a white pencil skirt, a navy blue blazer with the school crest on the left chest, along with a navy blue tie and a pair of black court shoes.

Affiliation

CHIJ Secondary (Toa Payoh) is affiliated to CHIJ Primary (Toa Payoh), and Catholic Junior College. CHIJ Secondary (Toa Payoh) is considered unofficially to be the 'sister' school of Saint Joseph's Institution (SJI).

Academic Information

Being a government secondary school, CHIJ 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.

Academic subjects

The examinable academic subjects for Singapore-Cambridge GCE Ordinary Level offered by CHIJ Secondary School for upper secondary level (via. streaming in secondary 2 level), as of 2017, are listed below.

Notes:

  1. Subjects indicated with ' * ' are mandatory subjects.
  2. All students in Singapore are required to undertake a Mother Tongue Language as an examinable subject, as indicated by ' ^ '.
  3. "SPA" in Pure Science subjects refers to the incorporation of School-based Science Practical Assessment, which 20% of the subject result in the national examination are determined by school-based practical examinations, supervised by the Singapore Examinations and Assessment Board. The SPA Assessment has been replaced by one Practical Assessment in the 2018 O Levels.
Sciences Language & Hunanities Arts & Aesthetics
  • Additional Mathematics
  • Mathematics*
  • Physics (SPA)
  • Chemistry (SPA)*
  • Biology (SPA)
  • Science (Combined)
  • English Language*
  • English Literature
  • Mother Tongue Language* ^
  • Higher Mother Tongue Language
  • Geography
  • History
  • Combined Humanities (Social Studies & another Humanities subject at elective level)*
  • Art
  • Design & Technology
  • Food & Nutrition
  • Music
  • POA (principles of accounts)
  • DEP(Drama elective program )

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) curriculum or Normal (Technical) curriculum, abbreviated as N(A) and N(T) respectively.

Normal (Academic) Course

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

  • 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.

Normal (Technical) Course

The Normal (Technical) 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.

CHIJ Centre of Excellence for Language and the Arts

CHIJ Secondary was awarded the South Zone Centre of Excellence ( CoE) for Language and the Arts in Aug 2007.

Notable alumni

External links

References

  1. "www.chijsec.edu.sg/news-n-events/coe-for-language-n-arts". www.chijsec.edu.sg. Archived from the original on 2017-09-27. Retrieved 2017-09-27.
  2. "The Free Press". Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser. 7 July 1854. Retrieved 16 November 2017 – via NewspaperSG.
  3. "News of the Week". Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser. 16 March 1865. Retrieved 16 November 2017 – via NewspaperSG.
  4. "Background". New Nation. 5 November 1975. Retrieved 16 November 2017 – via NewspaperSG.
  5. "Untitled". Malaya Tribune. 27 April 1929. Retrieved 16 November 2017 – via NewspaperSG.
  6. "Convent Boarders". The Straits Times. 5 January 1942. Retrieved 16 November 2017 – via NewspaperSG.
  7. "New Classrooms For 900 Students". The Straits Times. 7 November 1951. Retrieved 16 November 2017 – via NewspaperSG.
  8. Ooi, Teresa (2 November 1972). "CHIJ will move to Toa Payoh". New Nation. Retrieved 16 November 2017 – via NewspaperSG.
  9. Ram, Sam (8 October 1983). "Looking back 129 years". The Straits Times. Retrieved 16 November 2017 – via NewspaperSG.
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