Type Government Session Single Enrollment Approx. 1,300 Principal Mr Abdul Harris Founded 2000 Number of students 1,300 | Established 2000 Gender Mixed Colour(s) Brown, Green, Silver Phone +65 6792 9737 School code 3620 | |
Address 11 Jurong West Street 25, Singapore 648350 Motto Rooted to Soar (Rooted in character and skills, to soar for the nation) Similar Yuan Ching Secondar, Juying Secondary School, Hua Yi Secondary School, Fuhua Secondary School, Hong Kah Secondary School |
Westwood Secondary School (Abbreviation: WWSS; Chinese: 维林中校; Malay: Sekolah Menengah Westwood) is a government secondary school in Jurong West, Singapore.
Contents
- Introduction
- Westwood Crest
- Westwood Values
- Westwood Mission
- Westwood Colors
- Professional Development Of Teachers
- Staff Profile
- Secondary 1
- Secondary 2
- Secondary 3
- Secondary 4 and 5
- Business Studies Department
- Teaching and learning highlights
- Science Department
- Physical Education department
- Westwood Bytes Programme
- Achievements
- Academic Value Added Award
- Aesthetics Sustained Achievement Award
- Uniformed Group Sustained Achievement Award
- Co curricular activities
- Sports and Games
- Aesthetics
- Clubs and Societies
- Uniform groups
- Schools Website
- References
The school has a good reputation in the neighbourhood for its strict attitude towards discipline, education and curriculum. Over 80% of its Secondary One students made this school one of their top 3 choice schools during the Secondary One Posting Exercise. In 2011, according to an interview with the school by Lianhe Zaobao, the cut-off aggregate to its express stream was 217. During the 2010 GCE O level Examinations, about two-third of its candidates scored L1R5 points lower than 21 and were able to enter the A level course.
Introduction
Westwood offers choice and flexibility to cater to students of different abilities and talents. In addition to existing subjects such as Economics and Physical Education at 'O' Levels, there is also a range of in-house enrichments, elective modules and advanced elective modules offered, as well as a flagship programme introduced by the school called "Westwood Bytes".
Westwood Crest
The tree featured in the Westwood crest is the pandanus furcatus, a unique tree occasionally found in Singapore.
Westwood Values
Westwood Mission
The Westwood Community Builds Confident Communicators and Critical Thinkers who are Anchored in Sound Values and Connected Locally and Globally
Westwood Colors
Professional Development Of Teachers
Westwood places strong emphasis on continual learning, a school value, for both teachers and students. The school has developed a structured approach in the professional development of the staff and students. It has also moved towards building a Professional Learning Community (PLC) by setting up staff into professional learning teams to look into various curricular and pedagogical aspects of teaching and learning.
Teachers have the opportunity to share the outcomes of their areas of research through various platforms at the school, cluster, national and international level. In 2010, three PLC teams had the opportunity to present their findings in Brunei, Malaysia and another two will be going to Japan at the end of 2011.
Staff Profile
Westwood has a high percentage of teachers who have completed or are pursuing further studies.
Secondary 1
Secondary 2
Secondary 3
Secondary 4 and 5
Business Studies Department
The Westwood Business Studies Department offers Economics, Principles of Accounts (POA) and Elements of Business Skills (EBS) to upper secondary students. Business students are offered various opportunities to engage in authentic learning experiences to develop an innovative and entrepreneurial spirit.
Teaching and learning highlights
Science Department
The science department uses a two-pronged approach in its quest to improve the teaching and learning of science for Westwoodians. This includes engagement in learning and encouragement through value-added programmes such as additional classes on certain subjects for students during the school holidays.
Teaching and learning highlights
Physical Education department
After gaining approval from Ministry of Education in 2010, Physical Education at 'O' Level was introduced in 2011. This subject includes both theoretical and practical aspects of Physical Education. The objective of this is to develop students' passion for sports and inculcate the values of sportsmanship in Westwoodians. It also promotes a healthy lifestyle, enriches sporting culture and sport talent in the school. Only students who attain at least a Gold for NAPFA Test in secondary 2, well-liked by teachers, and meet all requirements can take this subject.
Westwood Bytes Programme
It offers Westwoodians different activities on Wednesday and Friday each week to develop different domains towards holistic education for all and also to gain points for their house.
A whole school work-out session in which each house takes on different physical exercises every week: road run (outside school), vertical run (in the school building), tchoukball (quadrangle), captain's ball (hall) and push ball (in the school field), in order to build both physical capacity and mental tenacity. It is managed by the Physical Education department.
Through this, students stay attuned to local and global happenings, thinking on one's feet and express their own views, while engaging in class discussions and presentations on current and global issues dealing with themes ranging from education to technology to politics, to develop their critical thinking skills and the capacity to express their views and opinions coherently. It is also a vehicle to promote National Education and as such it is managed by the National Education department.
Through this programme, students get to build bonds with their class and teachers. It also inculcates life skills for personal effectiveness in the future.
Achievements
These are the following achievements Westwood has achieved:
Academic Value Added Award
Aesthetics Sustained Achievement Award
Uniformed Group Sustained Achievement Award
Co-curricular activities
These are the co-curricular activities Westwood offers: