English

Explore how the school's English curriculum builds strong literacy skills through engaging, real-world contexts to prepare students for the workplace and lifelong learning.

Last updated 14 July 2026

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VISION

The Language and Literacy Programme aims to equip students with a strong foundation in literacy skills and foster effective communication, enabling them to pursue their passions, aspirations, and facilitating lifelong learning.

APPROACH

Building on students’ learning in primary school and to prepare students to be effective communicators at the workplace and facilitate their future skills upgrading, the Language and Literacy curriculum takes reference from both the MOE EL Syllabus and the Workforce Skills Qualifications (WSQ) Workplace Literacy (WPL) syllabus. The curriculum employs a thematic approach, offering students an array of authentic and relevant contexts through which language skills are taught in a spiral progression.

Students who lack critical foundational literacy skills are supported through small-group or individualised pull-out classes. Selected high-progress students are offered GCE N(T) EL. Other fun and engaging programmes such as the Reading Programme and Spelling Bee Competition further build students’ motivation and confidence in language learning and provide platforms for them to apply their learning.

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