Ngee Ann Secondary School (NASS) is a co-educational government-aided autonomous secondary school in

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. Founded in 1994 by the

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, a Teochew clan foundation, Ngee Ann Secondary School is a successor to the now defunct Tuan Mong High School. The school offers secondary education leading to the Singapore-Cambridge GCE Ordinary Level or

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examination.

History

Principals

Campus

Ngee Ann Secondary School is located in proximity to two establishments; Tampines Mart and Tampines 201 which students frequent for lunch and meetings. The school is adjacent to

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on the Downtown line.

Academic information

Being a government secondary school, Ngee Ann 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 Ngee Ann Secondary School for upper secondary level (via. streaming in secondary 2 level), as of 2019, are listed below.

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.

Normal (Academic) Course

In the Normal (Academic) course, students offer 5-8 subjects in the

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

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

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. Students will offer 5-7 subjects in the

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.

Notable alumni

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Gallery

File:BridgeClassHallNASS.JPG, Bridges on the 3rd and 4th level link the main building and classroom block together. Photo taken from 4th level of classroom block

References

External links

* {{Official website, http://www.ngeeannsec.moe.edu.sg/ Autonomous schools in Singapore Educational institutions established in 1994 Secondary schools in Singapore Tampines 1994 establishments in Singapore