Temasek Secondary School (TMS) is a co-educational government autonomous secondary school in Bedok South,

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 ...

. Founded in 1980, it offers secondary education leading to the

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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 ...

examination.

History

TMS was founded in 1980, sharing a campus with Bedok North Secondary School at Upper Changi Road.Temasek Secondary School
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, retrieved 2011-10-02 In 1995, the school attained autonomy,Temasek Secondary School
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, retrieved 2011-10-02 and in March 1999, it moved to its current campus at Upper East Coast Road. It was ranked at all-time high 16th place among all secondary schools in 2000.

Academic information

Being a government secondary school, TMS 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.

Academic subjects

The examinable academic subjects for

offered by the school for upper secondary level (via. streaming in secondary 2 level), as of 2017, are listed below. ''Notes:'' # ''Subjects indicated with ' * ' are mandatory subjects.'' # ''All students in Singapore are required to undertake a Mother Tongue Language as an examinable subject, as indicated by ' ^ '.'' # ''"SPA" in Pure Science subjects refers to the incorporation of School-based Science Practical Assessment, which 20% of the subject result in the national examination are determined by school-based practical examinations, supervised by the

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. The SPA Assessment has been replaced by one Practical Assessment in the 2018 O Levels.''

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

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

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

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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, former actress *

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, actress *

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, former actress and television presenter

References

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External links

Official website
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