SINGAPORE / SCHOOL DIRECTORY

EAST SPRING SECONDARY SCHOOL

Address

30 TAMPINES STREET 34 S(529231)

Telephone

65873805

Fax

65873804

Website

http://www.eastspringsec.moe.edu.sg

School type

GOVERNMENT SCHOOL/CO-ED SCHOOL/SINGLE SESSION

Mother tongue languages

CHINESE/MALAY/TAMIL

Bus routes

3, 4, 9, 12, 17, 19, 21, 28, 29, 34, 37, 39, 59, 81, 291, 518

MRT

TAMPINES MRT, TAMPINES EAST MRT

Vision

Creative Learners, Upright Citizens, Global Thinkers

Mission

To nurture East Springians to be confident, vibrant, compassionate and responsible adults who are able to
contribute as citizens and as individuals.

Philosophy

East Spring Secondary School embraces a nurturing, synergistic and innovative staff culture. Teachers exercise duty of care and professionalism to develop students to their fullest potential in the total curriculum. Our staff are collegial and collaborative, working collectively and interdependently towards common goals for continuous improvement and excellence. To build staff capacity in their pedagogical and instructional competency, the school plans and intentionally put in place professional development sessions and reflective practices. The Instructional Programme (IP) Departments are empowered to experiment with practices to deepen student engagement in learning. The school strives to develop every student's ability and talent to the fullest to benefit the self, community and nation. We prepare our students for the 21st century by cultivating innovation and creativity, as well as competencies such as leadership and cross cultural literacy. Through these programmes, East Spring provides diverse experiences for all-round development of her student to emerge as creative learners, upright citizens and global thinkers. The expectations set for staff and students are best expressed with the tagline Aim High, Act Now, encapsulating the school belief anchored upon the school's R3ISE values.

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The school's Holistic Education, Character and Citizenship Education (HDCCE) framework is designed based on 21st century learner competencies and the desired student outcomes of a confident person, self-directed learner, concerned citizen, and active contributor. The Global Thinkers Programme nurtures East Springians to be globally-conscious about international issues, developing a cosmopolitan mindset through experiencing the rich diversity of cultures. The school's Applied Learning Programme (ALP) on Harnessing Energy for Real Life
Application, focuses on acquisition and application of scientific knowledge and skills in real life situations to work, live and play. This unique programme allows students to acquire and apply critical thinking skills and develop dispositions of an inquiring mind. The school also seeks to develop student leadership skills through our distinctive Community Youth Leadership (CYL) Programme under the Learning for Life Programme (LLP). The programme is designed for students to lead, inspire and remain centred on core values. The tiered approach equips student with fundamental and differentiated leadership skills through formal training and experiential learning opportunities. The school offers Direct School Admission(DSA) for her distinctive programme, CYL.

Subjects

ADDITIONAL MATHEMATICS, ART, BIOLOGY, COMBINED HUMANITIES (S,G), COMBINED HUMANITIES (S,H), CHEMISTRY, CHINESE, CHINESE B, COMPUTER APPLICATIONS, DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY, ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FOOD & NUTRITION, FOOD AND CONSUMER EDUCATION, GEOGRAPHY, HIGHER CHINESE, HIGHER MALAY, LITERATURE(E), MATHEMATICS, MALAY, MUSIC NT LEVEL, PHYSICS, SCIENCE (PHY, CHEM), TAMIL