Dunearn Secondary School

Dunearn Secondary School

Overall Rating
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    117
    Cut-off Points (Express Stream) in PSLE
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    110
    Singapore Sports & Games Competition
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    105
    Singapore Youth Festival Arts Presentation
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    110
    Singapore Uniformed Groups Unit Recognition
    • About Dunearn Secondary School

      Secondary School
      Co-Ed School
      Government School
      Single Session

    • Mother Tongues

      Chinese
      Malay
      Tamil

    What are the rankings in co-curricular activities (CCAs)?

    Best schools for Npcc (Land)

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    1
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    Best schools for Scout

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    1
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    Best schools for Scout (Unit 1)

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    2
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    Best schools for Band-Wind Ensemble

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    5
     of 152

    Best schools for Dance - Malay

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    23
     of 152

    Best schools for Ensemble - Guzheng

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    30
     of 152

    Best schools for Basketball

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    30
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    Best schools for Football

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    43
     of 152

    Best schools for St John Ambulance Brigade

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    43
     of 152

    Best schools for Choir

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    60
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    Best schools for Boys' Brigade

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    62
     of 152

    Best schools for Dance - International

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    73
     of 152

    Best schools for Ncc (Land Boys)

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    82
     of 152

    Best schools for Drama - English

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    88
     of 152

    Best schools for Band - Concert

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    134
     of 152

    What are the Direct School Admission (DSA-Sec) talent areas offered?

    Learn more about DSA-Sec in MOE (Ministry of Education, Singapore).
    NameNatureIntegrated ProgrammeCategory
    Food Science and TechnologyBothYesScience, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
    • School Vision

      Lifelong Learners, Caring Leaders

    • School Mission

      Nurturing Dunearnites to learn with passion and lead with purpose

    • School Philosophy, Culture and Ethos

      Dunearn Secondary School provides a holistic education for all its students. We believe that all students have the potential to learn and that, through determination and discipline, they will achieve optimum growth in a challenging yet supportive and caring environment. We develop our students to be self-directed learners through the strategies of differentiated instruction and collaborative learning, with emphasis on building good character.

    What are the distinctive programmes?

    • Every Dunearnite a Community Youth Leader

      Learning for Life Programme (LLP) / Community and youth leadership

    • FSciTech: Developing Dunearnites as confident and creative young scientists through Food Science and Technology

      Applied Learning Programme (ALP) / Food science and technology

    What are the subjects?

    Additional Mathematics
    Art
    Basic Chinese
    Basic Malay
    Biology
    Chemistry
    Chinese
    Chinese Normal (Academic)
    Computer Applications
    Design and Technology
    Elements of Business Skills
    English Language
    Food and Nutrition
    Food and Consumer Education
    Geography
    Humanities (Social Studies and Geography)
    Humanities (Social Studies and History)
    Literature in English
    Malay
    Malay Normal (Academic)
    Mathematics
    Mathematics (Syllabus A)
    Mathematics (Syllabus T)
    Physics
    Principles of Accounts
    Science
    Science (Chemistry, Biology)
    Science (Physics, Chemistry)
    Science (Syllabus T)
    Social Studies Normal (Technical)
    History

    What are the co-curricular activities (CCAs)?

    Physical Sports

    Basketball

    Football

    Table Tennis

    Visual and Performing Arts

    Band - Symphonic

    Choir

    Dance - Modern

    Drama

    Ensemble - Guzheng

    Clubs and Societies

    AV Multi-Media Club

    Infocom Club

    Library

    Malay Cultural Society

    Photography Club

    Uniformed Groups

    National Cadet Corps (NCC) (Land)

    National Police Cadet Corps (NPCC)

    Scouts

    St. John Brigade

    What are the specialised facilities and resources?

    • Allied educators (Learning and behavioural support)
    • Physical impairment
    • Visual impairment

    What are the nearby secondary schools?