Last Updated: 10 Dec 2024

Curriculum for secondary schools

Starting from the 2024 Secondary 1 cohort, the Normal (Technical), Normal (Academic) and Express streams will be removed. Under Full Subject-Based Banding (Full SBB), students will be posted through Posting Groups 1, 2 and 3 respectively instead and have greater flexibility to offer subjects at different subject levels as they progress through secondary school.

Schools offering Full SBB Schools with specialised curriculum Syllabus

Syllabus

Mother Tongue Languages

Mother Tongue Languages (Chinese, Malay, Tamil)

2021 G1, G2, G3 and Higher Mother Tongue Languages (Secondary) Syllabus (927KB)

Chinese (Special Programme) – Chinese as 3rd Language

2015 G3 Chinese Special Programme (Secondary) Syllabus (1.6MB)

Malay (Special Programme) – Malay as 3rd Language

2015 G3 Malay Special Programme (Secondary) Syllabus (2.1MB)

Mathematics

2020 G1 Mathematics Syllabus (720KB)
2020 G2 and G3 Mathematics Syllabuses (846KB)
2020 G2 and G3 Additional Mathematics Syllabuses (758KB)

Science

Food and Consumer Education

2024 Lower Secondary Food and Consumer Education Syllabus (1.1MB)

Science

2021 G1 Lower Secondary Science Syllabus (908KB)
2021 G2/G3 Lower Secondary Science Syllabuses (1.1MB)

Physical Education

Arts Education

Art

2024 Lower Secondary Art Syllabus (876KB)
2025 Upper Secondary G1 Art Syllabus (1.9MB)
2025 Upper Secondary G2 Art and G3 Art or Higher Art Syllabus (1.5MB)

Music

2023 Primary and Lower Secondary Music Syllabus (1.1MB)

Humanities

Humanities

2024 Lower Secondary G1 Humanities Syllabus (Social Studies and Humanities Exposure Modules) (1.2MB)

Geography

2021 Lower Secondary G2/G3 Humanities (Geography) Syllabus (801KB)

History

2021 Lower Secondary G2 and G3 History Syllabus (791KB)

Learn more about the syllabus for Normal (Technical), Normal (Academic) and Express courses.