School of Science and Technology

[anonymouss]

thinkie.lee\" post_id=\"1717757\" time=\"1473348634\" user_id=\"147496:

Hi all.

Would like to chip in and share my experience having my son enrolled (now in Secondary 3) in SST.

With regards to the Humanities question, yes it is a must for all students in Singapore to take a humanities subject at O level. SST offers combined humanities.

O level (Upper Secondary) 8 subject combination is as follows ( double pure science , 9 subject combi is triple science ) :

EL
MTL
Chemistry ( Compulsory per MOE criteria)
Physics/Biology ( Choose 1)
Elementary Math
Additional Math
Applied Subjects : Electronics, Biotechnology, Design Studies, Computing (Choose 1)
Combined Humanities : Social Studies (compulsory) + Geography/History (Choose 1)

Note : Applied Subjects is like POA in other schools except they don't offer POA in SST but rather applied subjects focusing on the application of a field of study in the real world eg. Biotech ( Biology + technology)

For lower secondary, the school tries to introduce students to the interdisciplinary and applied learning approach through other secondary ( though not examinable at O's). More offerings for skills and knowledge building ( more \"breadth\" subjects). Subjects include Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Interdisciplinary Research studies etc.

I personally find SST's approach extremely unique.

The teachers often allow students to venture and use what they have learnt to solve real world problems. They also try to link from 2 subjects together to enhance the learning experience.

I have observed because of these approaches ( projects etc), he has become more confident, more critically aware and more independent.

As some of you may have raised earlier, with CCA commitments and projects, I guess he understands that he has to allocate his time properly with all the things he is in ( CCA , Revision, Student Leadership Boards etc).

I feel that there are a lot of opportunities for students, its whether they want to take advantage of the opportunities present to them . There are also quite a number of Talent Development Programmes/ Interest Groups which adds on to the holistic development experience in my opinion.

Hope this helps!

Hello, quick question. I got past Phase 2 of the SST DSA admission process and I am wondering if there is any change to the number of subjects that I can take in lower Secondary as I am interested in taking more subjects like geography and history in lower secondary. Thx!

[phtthp]

Hi fellow Senior students here,


Is Higher Chinese offered from Sec (1 to 4), @SST?

Thank you

[vetshan]

yayoi\" post_id=\"1932774\" time=\"1567212610\" user_id=\"57130:

vetshan\" post_id=\"1932753\" time=\"1567176264\" user_id=\"94236:

Does anyone know if there are any bus arrangements from the East (Pasir Ris) ? My kid got the CO today but need to reconsider due to the distance.

Hey vetshan, we stay in Pasir Ris too. Sst is my child’s dream school and he’s prepared to take the mrt on his own to school Everyday.

Of course, getting the kids to be independent is important. Taking bus and mrt and then again/walk will take nearly 1.30 hours each way. If there is a private bus pickup, we can potentially keep it to 1 hour and save some time for the kids that they can spend on other activities of interest to them.

[sky minecrafter]

It is not uncommon that sec school students take some form of school bus to school; just depends on whether the school has such prior arrangements with bus operators (ACSI?). Just keep a look-out; private bus operators may distribute flyers outside schools (the Bukit Timah stretch can be often encountered? for instance).

[Meow37]

My DD got into SST and was thinking of his transport. We residing in Punggol area and hope to have a share service or school bus service.

[curie]

Can Sec 1 kids ride a PMD? My girl is asking for one to cover the 6 km distance. There is a park connector almost all the way. I am considering

[phtthp]

What is the class size, for Sec 1 classes ?

[wiltanws]

Class size is 25

[wiltanws]

Meow37\" post_id=\"1932941\" time=\"1567272685\" user_id=\"180875:

My DD got into SST and was thinking of his transport. We residing in Punggol area and hope to have a share service or school bus service.

My daughter told me traveling from punggol thru LRT, MRT and bus took about one hour only

[wiltanws]

phtthp\" post_id=\"1932912\" time=\"1567248963\" user_id=\"35251:

Hi fellow Senior students here,

Is Higher Chinese offered from Sec (1 to 4), @SST?

Thank you

Yes. There’s higher Chinese available for sec1 to 4