CHIJ Katong Convent vs CHIJ St. Joseph's Convent

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Differences to explore

CCA

The records share 8 CCA listings. CHIJ Katong Convent also lists Bowling (Girls), Chinese Drama (Girls), Chinese Orchestra (Girls), Debating and Public Speaking (Girls) and more, which do not appear in the other school's records. CHIJ St. Joseph's Convent also lists Angklung/kulintang Ensemble (Girls), Community Service (Girls), Food and Consumer Education (Girls), Guitar Ensemble (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. CHIJ Katong Convent also lists Badminton (Girls), Bowling (Girls), Chinese Drama (Girls), Chinese Orchestra (Girls) and more, which do not appear in the other school's records. CHIJ St. Joseph's Convent also lists Debate and Theatre (Girls), Leadership (Girls), Table Tennis (Girls), Volleyball (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 CHIJ Katong Convent: Bedok, Kembangan, Eunos, Paya Lebar, Marine Terrace; 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

CHIJ Katong Convent

Katong Convent began in 1930 as a private English primary school on Martia Road, with 197 pupils. During the war it used Ceylon Road premises and the name Ceylon Road Girls’ School. It later developed a strong tradition of literature, choral speaking and Shakespeare productions. After the primary section merged with Opera Estate Convent in 1990, Katong Convent operated solely as a secondary school at Marine Terrace. The school gained autonomous status in 2003; primary-school experiences belong to the separate CHIJ Katong Primary entry.

The Communicative, Performing and Visual Arts programme uses three levels: experience for everyone, enrichment for an identified group, and extension for pupils ready for further challenge. Upper-secondary pupils offering Art can access the Enhanced Art Programme’s artist workshops and learning journeys. The Drama Elective Programme describes practical and theoretical theatre study, artist-led masterclasses and performance experiences. The selected drama page still uses O-Level terminology; families choosing a future examination cohort should check the applicable subject name and entry requirements instead of assuming every pupil takes drama as an examination subject.

• CHIJ Katong Convent
• The Communicative, Performing & Visual Arts
• Enhanced Art Programme
• Drama Elective Programme

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

CHIJ Katong Convent

• Badminton (Girls)
• Bowling (Girls)
• Chinese Drama (Girls)
• Chinese Orchestra (Girls)
• Choir (Girls)
• Concert Band (Girls)
• Debating and Public Speaking (Girls)
• English Drama (Girls)
• Entrepreneurship (Girls)
• Floorball (Girls)
• Girl Guides (Girls)
• Heritage (Girls)
• Infocomm Technology (Media Production) (Girls)
• Modern Dance (Girls)
• Modular CCA (Sports) (Girls)
• National Civil Defence Cadet Corps (NCDCC) (Girls)
• Netball (Girls)
• Track and Field (Girls)

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 CHIJ Katong Convent

• Badminton (Girls)
• Bowling (Girls)
• Chinese Drama (Girls)
• Chinese Orchestra (Girls)
• Choir (Girls)
• Concert Band (Girls)
• Debating and Public Speaking (Girls)
• English Drama (Girls)
• Floorball (Girls)
• Modern Dance (Girls)
• Netball (Girls)
• Track and Field (Girls)
• Visual Arts (Girls)

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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