Anderson Secondary School vs CHIJ St. Joseph's Convent

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CCA

The records share 4 CCA listings. Anderson Secondary School also lists Art and Crafts (Girls and Boys), Basketball (Girls and Boys), Biological Science (Girls and Boys), Chinese Dance (Girls) and more, which do not appear in the other school's records. CHIJ St. Joseph's Convent also lists Angklung/kulintang Ensemble (Girls), Badminton (Girls), Choir (Girls), Community Service (Girls) and more, which do not appear in the other school's records. Listings may be incomplete; confirm availability with each school.

DSA programme

The records share 3 DSA programme listings. Anderson Secondary School also lists Basketball (Boys), Chinese Dance (Girls), Concert Band (Girls and Boys), Malay Language (Girls and Boys) and more, which do not appear in the other school's records. CHIJ St. Joseph's Convent also lists Choir (Girls), Concert Band (Girls), Debate and Theatre (Girls), Leadership (Girls), which do not appear in the other school's records. Listings may be incomplete; confirm availability with each school.

The daily journey

Nearby MRT stations listed for Anderson Secondary School: Ang Mo Kio, Yio Chu Kang; for CHIJ St. Joseph's Convent: Sengkang. Compare the full journey from home, including transfers and the walk to school.

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Get to know each school

Anderson Secondary School

MOE’s heritage account traces Anderson to a primary school founded in 1960, a secondary girls’ school in 1964 and a co-educational school in 1965. It moved to Ang Mo Kio Street 53 in 1993 and became one of the first six autonomous schools in 1994. Its science-research niche was established in 2000, followed by recognition as a Cluster Centre of Excellence for Science in 2005. This is Anderson Secondary’s institutional history, separate from the present Anderson Primary formed by a later merger.

The Science department distinguishes its Science Research Programme from a Science Talent Programme. The latter lists Olympiad preparation and external competitions such as the C.B. Paul Science Quiz and National STEM Challenge. The department’s emphasis is on investigation and communicating ideas, but an activity or historical award does not establish how many pupils participate. A child keen on laboratory work should ask how research groups are formed, what mentoring they receive and whether enrichment involves additional time beyond ordinary Science lessons.

• Anderson Secondary School
• Science

CHIJ St. Joseph's Convent

The school began at Flower Road in 1938 with 21 pupils, one nun and two teachers. Its primary section was later phased out, and it moved to Sengkang in 2000; the new school was officially opened in 2003. MOE’s history and the school’s own chronology disagree on the precise year of the earlier Hillside move and completion of the primary phase-out. Those disputed years are omitted here, rather than combined into a misleadingly precise timeline.

The four-year Applied Learning Programme, The Art of Communication Through Theatre and Debates, runs across the school. It connects speech and drama with English, Literature and Mother Tongue work: published examples include analysing stories, storyboarding, vlogs, speeches and discussions. Students also encounter performances, workshops and competitions. These are different kinds of participation; a class task does not imply a place in an external competition. Families interested in public speaking can ask how the classroom sequence leads to those additional opportunities.

• CHIJ St Joseph's Convent
• Applied Learning Programme

CCAs and programmes

Anderson Secondary School

• Art and Crafts (Girls and Boys)
• Basketball (Girls and Boys)
• Biological Science (Girls and Boys)
• Chinese Dance (Girls)
• Choir (Girls and Boys)
• Concert Band (Girls and Boys)
• English Drama (Girls and Boys)
• Environmental Science (Girls and Boys)
• Football (Boys)
• Girl Guides (Girls)
• Infocomm Technology (Media Production) (Girls and Boys)
• Malay Dance (Girls and Boys)
• National Cadet Corps (NCC) (Land) (Boys)
• National Police Cadet Corps (NPCC) (Girls and Boys)
• Netball (Girls)
• Robotics (Girls and Boys)
• Student Leadership (Council) (Girls and Boys)
• Table Tennis (Girls)
• Volleyball (Girls)
• Wushu (Girls and Boys)

CHIJ St. Joseph's Convent

• Angklung/kulintang Ensemble (Girls)
• Badminton (Girls)
• Choir (Girls)
• Community Service (Girls)
• Concert Band (Girls)
• Food and Consumer Education (Girls)
• Girl Guides (Girls)
• Guitar Ensemble (Girls)
• Handbell Ensemble (Girls)
• Infocomm Technology (Media Production) (Girls)
• Modern Dance (Girls)
• Modular CCA (Sports) (Girls)
• National Police Cadet Corps (NPCC) (Girls)
• Netball (Girls)
• Shooting (Girls)
• Speech and Drama (Girls)
• St John Brigade (Girls)
• Table Tennis (Girls)
• Volleyball (Girls)

Listed DSA programmes at Anderson Secondary School

• Basketball (Boys)
• Chinese Dance (Girls)
• Concert Band (Girls and Boys)
• Malay Language (Girls and Boys)
• Netball (Girls)
• Table Tennis (Girls)
• Volleyball (Girls)
• Wushu (Girls and Boys)

Listed DSA programmes at CHIJ St. Joseph's Convent

• Choir (Girls)
• Concert Band (Girls)
• Debate and Theatre (Girls)
• Leadership (Girls)
• Netball (Girls)
• Table Tennis (Girls)
• Volleyball (Girls)

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