Chua Chu Kang Secondary School
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1°23′01″N 103°44′58″E / 1.3834832°N 103.7493509°E
| Chua Chu Kang Secondary School 德惠中学 Sekolah Menengah Chua Chu Kang | |
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31 Teck Whye Crescent Singapore 688848 | |
| Coordinates | 1°23′00″N 103°45′20″E / 1.38340°N 103.75545°E |
| Information | |
| Type | Government |
| Established | 1992 |
| School district | Choa Chu Kang |
| Principal | Timothy Cheng |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Enrollment | 1400+ |
| Website | chuachukangsec |
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] The school merged with Teck Whye Secondary School (TWSS) in 2023.
History
[edit]Founding and pre-merger (1992–2022)
[edit]Chua Chu Kang Secondary School (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]
Merger with Teck Whye Secondary School (2023–present)
[edit]In face of the declining birth rates and changing demographics of Singapore, in April 2021, it was announced that Chua Chu Kang Secondary School would be merged with the nearby Teck Whye Secondary School (TWSS), along with 14 other secondary and primary schools to form 9 new schools.[2] The new school would also occupy TWSS's campus.[2] The name of the new school was later revealed, in April 2022, to be Chua Chu Kang Secondary School in English, and taking on TWSS's Chinese name (德惠中学).[3] The decision to retain the names in this manner was done after the Ministry of Education considered various factors including the schools' heritage and histories.[4]
Academic information
[edit]As the newly merged 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
[edit]The Express course is a nationwide four-year programme that leads to the Singapore-Cambridge GCE Ordinary Level examinations.[5]
Normal course
[edit]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.[6]
Normal (Academic) course
[edit]In the Normal (Academic) course, students offer 5-8 subjects in the Singapore-Cambridge GCE Normal Level examinations. Compulsory subjects include:[7]
- English Language
- Mother Tongue Language
- Mathematics
- Combined Humanities
- Combined Sciences
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.[6]
Normal (Technical) course
[edit]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 examinations.[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]
Principals
[edit]| Name of principal[8] | Years served |
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| Sum Chee Wah | 1992–1995 |
| Teo Khin Hiang | 1996–1999 |
| Rosalind Sim | 1999–2010 |
| Chuah Eng Ngoh | 2010–2015 |
| Tan Keng Joo | 2015–2019 |
| Mdm Ong Liang Fung Adel[9] | 2019–2022 |
| Name of principal | Years served |
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| Timothy Cheng | 2023–present |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "School History". chuachukangsec.moe.edu.sg. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ a b "18 primary and secondary schools to undergo mergers due to declining birth rates, changing demographics". CNA. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
- ^ "18所合并中小学校名出炉 | 早报". www.zaobao.com.sg (in Simplified Chinese). Retrieved 22 February 2023.
- ^ Lau, Caleb (7 April 2022). "16 primary and secondary schools merging between 2023 and 2025, names finalised". youthopia.sg. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
- ^ "Express Course Curriculum". www.moe.gov.sg. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ a b "Secondary School Courses". www.moe.gov.sg. Archived from the original on 4 July 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ a b c d e "Normal Course Curriculum". www.moe.gov.sg. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "School History". chuachukangsec.moe.edu.sg. Archived from the original on 9 August 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "Appointment and posting of principals" (PDF). 2019.
