CHIJ Secondary (Toa Payoh) vs CHIJ St. Joseph's Convent

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Differences to explore

CCA

The records share 9 CCA listings. CHIJ Secondary (Toa Payoh) also lists Art and Crafts (Girls), Basketball (Girls), Bowling (Girls), Chinese Culture and Language (Girls) and more, which do not appear in the other school's records. CHIJ St. Joseph's Convent also lists Angklung/kulintang Ensemble (Girls), Food and Consumer Education (Girls), Handbell Ensemble (Girls), Modular CCA (Sports) (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 Secondary (Toa Payoh) also lists Badminton (Girls), Basketball (Girls), Bowling (Girls), Debating (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 Secondary (Toa Payoh): Toa Payoh; 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 Secondary (Toa Payoh)

CHIJ’s Victoria Street convent school began in 1854; its history records separate primary and secondary administration from 1964. The move out of Victoria Street took place in December 1983, with Toa Payoh classes beginning in 1984. The secondary school became autonomous in 1994. From 1 January 2027 it will be named Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus (Secondary), according to the May2026 announcement. Parents comparing the two Toa Payoh schools should keep their admissions and programmes separate.

The English page describes food reviews, letters about current issues and lower-secondary heritage walks used for descriptive writing. Literature tasks include filming scenes or writing from a character’s perspective. Secondary 3 has a level-wide interclass debate after examinations. IJ FLAIR brings language, art and music together for a week, including storytelling, choral reading and mini TED-style talks. CAP@IJ is a separate creative-writing programme: students are selected for demonstrated interest and potential, with workshops and competition opportunities.

• CHIJ History
• Zaobao: Toa Payoh CHIJ schools to restore full names from 2027
• English

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 Secondary (Toa Payoh)

• Art and Crafts (Girls)
• Badminton (Girls)
• Basketball (Girls)
• Bowling (Girls)
• Chinese Culture and Language (Girls)
• Choir (Girls)
• Community Service (Girls)
• Concert Band (Girls)
• Debating and Public Speaking (Girls)
• English Drama (Girls)
• Girl Guides (Girls)
• Guitar Ensemble (Girls)
• Infocomm Technology (Media Production) (Girls)
• Modern Dance (Girls)
• National Cadet Corps (NCC) (Sea) (Girls)
• Netball (Girls)
• Red Cross Youth (Girls)
• Rhythmic Gymnastics (Girls)
• Robotics (Girls)
• Tennis (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 Secondary (Toa Payoh)

• Badminton (Girls)
• Basketball (Girls)
• Bowling (Girls)
• Choir (Girls)
• Concert Band (Girls)
• Debating (Girls)
• Netball (Girls)
• Rhythmic Gymnastics (Girls)
• Tennis (Girls)
• Track and Field (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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