Compassvale Secondary School

Government school in Singapore

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

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.

O Level Express Course

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

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) [N(A)] or Normal (Technical) [N(T)] curriculum.^[4]

Normal (Academic) Course

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

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.^[4]

Normal (Technical) Course

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

^ ^a ^b "CVSS School Brochure" (PDF). compassvalesec.moe.edu.sg. 2016-01-01. Retrieved 2017-09-14.
^ Hui Leng, Tan (27 June 2000). "Long march to new school". The New Paper.
^ "Express Course Curriculum". www.moe.gov.sg. Retrieved 2017-09-14.
^ ^a ^b "Secondary School Courses". www.moe.gov.sg. Archived from the original on 2017-07-04. Retrieved 2017-09-14.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Normal Course Curriculum". www.moe.gov.sg. Retrieved 2017-09-14.