Compassvale Secondary School

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Compassvale Secondary School
康柏中学
Sekolah Menengah Compassvale
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Location
Compassvale Secondary School
51 Compassvale Crescent
Singapore 545083

Singapore
Coordinates 1°23′47″N103°54′00″E / 1.3964°N 103.9001°E / 1.3964; 103.9001
Information
TypeGovernment
Co-educational
MottoRealising the Star Within
Established2 January 2000;25 years ago (2000-01-02)
School district Sengkang
PrincipalChua Tung Kian
Faculty100+
Enrollment1400+
Campus typeGovernment
Color(s) Maroon  White 
Website compassvalesec.moe.edu.sg

Compassvale Secondary School (CVSS) is a co-educational government secondary school in Sengkang, Singapore, within walking distance of Compassvale LRT station.

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Founded on 2 January 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 examinations. [1]

History

Compassvale Secondary School was founded on 2 January 2000 in Sengkang. [1] Initially, it was housed in Sengkang Secondary School, and it moved to its current site at Compassvale Crescent on 27 June 2000. [2]

Academic Information

Being a government secondary school, Compassvale 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. With effect from 2023, the school is onboard Full Subject-based Banding (Full SBB), and the Express/Normal nomenclature will be phased out gradually. All Secondary 1 students who join from 2024 enter based on Posting Groups 1, 2 or 3 (PG1, PG2, PG3), and will offer subjects at G1, G2 or G3 levels-of-demand.

O Level Express Course (phasing out in 2027)

The Express Course is a nationwide four-year programme that leads up to the Singapore-Cambridge GCE Ordinary Level examination. [3]

Normal Course (phasing out in 2027)

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. [4]

Normal (Academic) Course (phasing out in 2027)

In the Normal (Academic) course, students offer 5-7 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(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. [4]

Normal (Technical) Course (phasing out in 2027)

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

References

  1. 1 2 "Official school website".
  2. ↑ "Official school website". The New Paper.
  3. ↑ "Express Course Curriculum". www.moe.gov.sg. Retrieved 2017-09-14.
  4. 1 2 "Secondary School Courses". www.moe.gov.sg. Archived from the original on 2017-07-04. Retrieved 2017-09-14.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Normal Course Curriculum". www.moe.gov.sg. Retrieved 2017-09-14.
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