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with a blue belt at the waist. Underneath the prescribed uniform, bras bearing only the colours of white, light-grey, or beige may be worn. Shorts are also worn under the pinafore for added modesty. Councillors, previously known as prefects, wear a pin above the school badge. Council badges are green
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During official engagements, students representing the school (councillors on most occasions) wear the formal uniform consisting of a long-sleeved white blouse, a white pencil skirt, a navy blue blazer with the school crest on the left chest, along with a navy blue tie and a pair of black court
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for junior councillors, white for councillors and 'noblesse oblige' for councillors in the executive committee. Committee members of co-curricular activities (CCA) wear a silver badge with the words 'CCA Committee' on it. The heads of the CCA wear a gold badge with the words 'CCA Leader'.
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In 1929, the school opened a hostel for young women. In January 1942, the school was closed and remained so until 1945. In 1951, a new S$ 390,000 classroom block was constructed and three years later, the school celebrated its centenary.
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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.
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Being a government secondary school, CHIJ 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.
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The school was established around 1854, as the Convent for the Holy Infant Jesus, and as of 1862, housed a school as well as an orphanage. In 1881, the school was declared an aided school.
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would be given to it. The school moved to its new location in Toa Payoh in December 1983, and as a result, its name was changed to Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus(Toa Payoh).
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The school became autonomous in 1994 and from 2003 to 2006, the school was moved to a holding site along Thomson Road as the Toa Payoh premises were renovated under the
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examination. Students can move from one course to another based on their performance and the assessment of the school principal and teachers.
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examination, which runs either the Normal (Academic) curriculum or Normal (Technical) curriculum, abbreviated as N(A) and N(T) respectively.
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In 1972, it was announced that the government was taking over the Victoria Street site of the school, and as compensation, a new site in
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offered by CHIJ Secondary School for upper secondary level (via. streaming in secondary 2 level), as of 2017, are listed below.
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All students in Singapore are required to undertake a Mother Tongue Language as an examinable subject, as indicated by ' ^ '.
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CHIJ Secondary was awarded the South Zone Centre of Excellence ( CoE) for Language and the Arts in Aug 2007.
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The Normal (Technical) course prepares students for a technical-vocational education at the
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Combined Humanities (Social Studies & another Humanities subject at elective level)*
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Students wear a white blouse with a Peter Pan collar beneath a knee-length, blue
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The Express Course is a nationwide four-year programme that leads up to the
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is a government-aided autonomous Catholic girls' secondary school in
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examination is available to N(A) students who perform well in their
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In the Normal (Academic) course, students offer 5-8 subjects in the
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The Normal Course is a nationwide 4-year programme leading to the
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Subjects indicated with ' * ' are mandatory subjects.
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CHIJ Centre of Excellence for Language and the Arts
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Toa Payoh
Singapore
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1°19′56″N 103°50′34″E / 1.3323°N 103.8428°E / 1.3323; 103.8428
www.chijsec.edu.sg
Toa Payoh
Singapore
Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus
Toa Payoh
PRIME
pinafore
CHIJ Primary (Toa Payoh)
Catholic Junior College
Saint Joseph's Institution
Singapore-Cambridge GCE Ordinary Level
Singapore-Cambridge GCE Ordinary Level
School-based Science Practical Assessment
Singapore Examinations and Assessment Board
Singapore-Cambridge GCE Normal Level
Singapore-Cambridge GCE Normal Level
Singapore-Cambridge GCE Ordinary Level
Singapore-Cambridge GCE Normal Level
Institute of Technical Education
Singapore-Cambridge GCE Normal Level
Helena Wong Kar Mun

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