Compassvale Secondary School (CVSS) is a co-educational government secondary school in

Sengkang Sengkang (, ta, செங்காங்) is a planning area and residential town located in the North-East Region of Singapore. The town is the second most populous in the region, being home to 249,370 residents in 2020. Sengkang shares ...

Singapore Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, borde ...

, within walking distance of

Compassvale LRT station Compassvale LRT station is an elevated Light Rail Transit (LRT) station on the Sengkang LRT line East Loop in Compassvale, Sengkang, Singapore, located at Compassvale Street between the junctions of Compassvale Crescent, Compassvale Road and ...

. 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 The Singapore-Cambridge General Certificate of Education Ordinary Level (or Singapore-Cambridge GCE O-Level) is a GCE Ordinary Level examination held annually in Singapore and is jointly conducted by the Ministry of Education (MOE), Singapore Exam ...

or the

Singapore-Cambridge GCE Normal Level The Singapore-Cambridge General Certificate of Education Normal Level (or Singapore-Cambridge GCE N-Level) examination is a national examination held annually in Singapore. It is taken after four years in the Normal (Academic) or Normal (Technica ...

examinations.

History

Compassvale Secondary School was founded on 2 January 2000 in

. Initially, it was housed in

Sengkang Secondary School Sengkang (, ta, செங்காங்) is a planning area and residential town located in the North-East Region of Singapore. The town is the second most populous in the region, being home to 249,370 residents in 2020. Sengkang shares ...

, and it moved to its current site at Compassvale Crescent on 27 June 2000.

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

examination.

Normal Course

The Normal Course is a nationwide 4-year programme leading to the

examination, which runs either the Normal (Academic) (A)'' or Normal (Technical) (T)'' curriculum.

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

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 The Institute of Technical Education (ITE) is a post-secondary education institution and statutory board under the purview of the Ministry of Education in Singapore. Established by the Ministry of Education, it was formerly known as Vocational ...

. 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.

References

External links

Official website
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