lurline:Hi! Yes its compulsory for all students in SG taking O levels to take a Humanities subject.Hi,
I want to check with the SST parents here, is it a must to do a humanities sub for O level? Can they do Eng, MT, 2 maths, 3 pure sciences only?
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!