Compassvale Secondary School

Compassvale Secondary School (CVSS) is a co-educational government secondary school in Sengkang, Singapore, within walking distance of Compassvale LRT station.

Compassvale Secondary School 康柏中学 Sekolah Menengah Compassvale
Location
51 Compassvale Crescent Singapore 545083 Singapore
Coordinates	1.3964°N 103.9001°E / 1.3964; 103.9001
Information
Type	Government Co-educational
Motto	Realising the Star Within
Established	2 January 2000; 25 years ago (2000-01-02)
School district	Sengkang
Principal	Chua Tung Kian
Faculty	100+
Enrollment	1400+
Campus type	Government
Color	Maroon   White   yellow
Website	compassvalesec.moe.edu.sg

Founded on 2 January 2000, the integrated government school offers secondary education under three academic streams, which lead up to the Singapore-Cambridge GCE Ordinary Level or the Singapore-Cambridge GCE Normal Level examinations.^[1]

History

Compassvale Secondary School was founded on 2 January 2000 in Sengkang.^[1] Initially, it was housed in Sengkang Secondary School, and it moved to its current site at Compassvale Crescent on 27 June 2000.^[2]

Academic Information

Being a government secondary school, Compassvale Secondary School offers three academic streams, namely the four-year Express course (AL Score: 17-18 (2023))*read last line of this paragraph for 2024 AL Score*, as well as the Normal Course, comprising Normal (Academic),(AL 21-24 (2024)), and Normal (Technical),(AL 25-27 (2024)) academic tracks. With effect from 2023, the school is onboard Full Subject-based Banding (Full SBB), and the Express/Normal nomenclature will be phased out gradually. All Secondary 1 students who join from 2024 enter based on Posting Groups 1, 2 or 3 (PG1, PG2, PG3), and will offer subjects at G1, G2 or G3 levels-of-demand.^{[citation needed]} . The new score is now AL 14-18 (2025).

O Level Express Course (phasing out in 2027)

The Express Course is a nationwide four-year programme that leads up to the Singapore-Cambridge GCE Ordinary Level examination.^[3]

Normal Course (phasing out in 2027)

The Normal Course is a nationwide 4-year programme leading to the Singapore-Cambridge GCE Normal Level examination, which runs either the Normal (Academic) [N(A)] or Normal (Technical) [N(T)] curriculum.^[4]

Normal (Academic) Course (phasing out in 2027)

In the Normal (Academic) course, students offer 5-7 subjects in the Singapore-Cambridge GCE Normal Level examination. Compulsory subjects include:

• English Language
• Mother Tongue Language
• Mathematics
• Combined Humanities

A 5th year leading to the Singapore-Cambridge GCE Ordinary Level examination is available to N(A) students who perform well in their Singapore-Cambridge GCE Normal Level examination. Students can move from one course to another based on their performance and the assessment of the school principal and teachers.^[4]

Normal (Technical) Course (phasing out in 2027)

The Normal (Technical) course prepares students for a technical-vocational education at the Institute of Technical Education.^[5] Students will offer 5-7 subjects in the Singapore-Cambridge GCE Normal Level examination.^[5] The curriculum is tailored towards strengthening students’ proficiency in English and Mathematics.^[5] Students take English Language, Mathematics, Basic Mother Tongue and Computer Applications as compulsory subjects.^[5]