Ngee Ann Secondary School Explained

Ngee Ann Secondary School
Motto:崇义尚礼
Motto Translation:Righteousness and courtesy
Streetaddress:1 Tampines Street 32, Singapore 529283
Country:Singapore
Coordinates:1.3543 103.9568
Type:Government-aided
Autonomous
Co-educational
Session:Single
Principal:Poh Shi Hui
Enrolment:1150
School Code:7310
Homepage:ngeeannsec.moe.edu.sg

Ngee Ann Secondary School (NASS) is a co-educational government-aided autonomous secondary school in Tampines, Singapore. Founded in 1994 by the Ngee Ann Kongsi, a Teochew clan foundation, Ngee Ann Secondary School is a successor to the now defunct Tuan Mong High School.[1] The school offers secondary education leading to the Singapore-Cambridge GCE Ordinary Level or Singapore-Cambridge GCE Normal Level examination.

History

Principals

Name of PrincipalYears Served
Tan Thiam Hock1994-1998
Bob Koh1998-2003
Chua Chor Huat2004-2008
Adrian Lim2008-2013
Albert Lim2014–2018
Teo Kok Hong2019–2023
Poh Shi Hui2024-present

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 Tampines East MRT station 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.[2]

Academic subjects

The compulsory examinable academic subjects for Singapore-Cambridge GCE Ordinary Level offered by the school for upper secondary level (via. streaming in secondary 2 level) as of 2019, are listed below: [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) curriculum or Normal (Technical) curriculum, abbreviated as N(A) and N(T) respectively.[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]

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.

Normal (Technical) Course

The Normal (Technical) course prepares students for a technical-vocational education at the Institute of Technical Education. 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.

Notable alumni

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 義安公司 NGEE ANN KONGSI » Ngee Ann Secondary School. www.ngeeann.com.sg. 13 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161013144717/http://www.ngeeann.com.sg/en/ngee-ann-secondary/. 13 October 2016. dead.
  2. Web site: Express Course Curriculum. www.moe.gov.sg. 14 September 2017.
  3. Web site: School Information Service. Ministry of Education, Singapore. 11 June 2016.
  4. Web site: Secondary School Courses. www.moe.gov.sg. 14 September 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170704111550/https://www.moe.gov.sg/education/secondary/secondary-school-courses. 4 July 2017. dead.
  5. Web site: Normal Course Curriculum. www.moe.gov.sg. 14 September 2017.
  6. Web site: Lee . Jocelyn . Actor Romeo Tan: I was fat and lazy in my youth, Latest TV News - The New Paper . 2023-10-12 . www.tnp.sg . 31 August 2015 . en.