Character and Citizenship Education

Education and Career Guidance (ECG) is about engaging, inspiring and challenging students to develop aspirations and plan proactively for their future. The acquisition of knowledge about self and opportunities in education and work will enable students to apply decision-making skills and develop plans to achieve their career aspirations and life goals. Through ECG, social emotional competencies such as proactivity, adaptability and resilience are developed to prepare students for the 21st Century workforce.

ECG Curriculum

Structured ECG Lessons

Time in the curriculum is put aside to introduce students to information about careers and future education options. We encourage students to take ownership of their own learning and development, and understand the importance of continued learning as they progress beyond secondary school years.

MySkillsFuture portal

This is an online portal that facilitates education and career development among students. Students are introduced to this tool to help them uncover their attributes, find out more about different careers that they might be interested in and chart their educational pathways to achieve their aspirations. Students will have guided lessons on how to use this portal and it can be accessed from home.

ECG Experience

To make the learning real and to equip students with a better understanding of the multiple pathways to success, students go through the following ECG experiences.

ECG Counselling

Our school's ECG Counsellor, Mr Isaac Ling, is stationed in our school every Tuesday, Wednesday and selected Fridays to provide ECG counselling and support students in making informed decisions on their education and career pathways.

Mr Isaac also conducts in house workshops for teachers and provides individual and group counselling to students in decision making such that they can, in the future, contribute meaningfully to society through their future professions.

Students (and their parents) who would like to find out more about post-secondary education options, subject choices, career interests, or discover their strengths and interests, can have a chat with our ECG Counsellor.

To make an appointment, please click here: https://go.gov.sg/yckssecg
or scan the QR Code below.

National Education is experienced through the 4 key NE celebrations that are run throughout the year. Total Defence Day, International Friendship Day, Racial Harmony Day and National Day.

Through a variety of activities ranging from learning packages to cultural displays and parades, students immerse themselves in the uniqueness that is Singapore.

The NE Unit also seeks for opportunities to work with partners to enhance the celebrations. Partners we have worked with include Parents and the International Students Integration Programme group.

MOE Sexuality Education in Schools

1. Sexuality Education (SEd) in schools aims to enable students to understand the physiological, social and emotional changes they experience as they mature, develop healthy and rewarding relationships with others, including those with members of the opposite sex, and make wise, informed and responsible decisions on sexuality matters. SEd is premised on the importance of the family as the basic unit of society. This means encouraging healthy, heterosexual marriages and stable nuclear family units with extended family support. The teaching and learning of SEd is based on respect for the values and beliefs of the different ethnic and religious communities in Singapore on sexuality issues.
2. The Goals of Sexuality Education are to:
   • Support students in managing their physiological, social and emotional changes as they grow up and develop safe and healthy relationships.
   • Guide students to make wise, informed and responsible decisions on sexuality matters.
   • Help students develop a moral compass and respect for themselves and others by having positive mainstream values and attitudes about sexuality that are premised on the family as the basic unit of society.
3. The Key Messages of Sexuality Education are:
   • Love and respect yourself as you love and respect others;
   • Build positive relationships based on love and respect (which are the foundation for strong families);
   • Make responsible decisions for yourself, your family and society; and
   • Abstinence before marriage is the best protection against STIs/HIV and unintended pregnancies. Casual sex can harm and hurt you and your loved ones.

You may click here for more information on MOE Sexuality Education.

Overview of Yio Chu Kang Secondary School's Sexuality Education Programme for 2025

4. Sexuality Education is delivered in a holistic manner through the school curriculum. The content for Sexuality Education is grouped into five main themes: Human Development, Interpersonal Relationships, Sexual Health, Sexual Behaviour, and, Culture, Society and Law.

   You may click here for more information on the scope of Sexuality Education in the school curriculum.

5. The subjects that incorporate topics on sexuality include:
   • Science
   • Character and Citizenship Education (CCE)

Sexuality Education Lessons:

6. The values and attitudes of our youth towards sexuality are increasingly shaped by their peers, exposure to the media, popular culture and the internet. Adolescence is a complex stage in life as the adolescent attempts to find his or her own identity and often struggles with new social relationships. The period of middle adolescence (generally from 15 – 17 years old) can be a turbulent period for adolescents. The gap between physical and emotional/cognitive maturity may result in a tendency to act on impulse, experiment with various activities (including sexual activities), sometimes without understanding the unpleasant consequences that may arise from such experimentation. The need for peer acceptance can be overwhelmingly strong and hinder one's ability to act responsibly. Given the pressures faced by the middle adolescent from within themselves and from peers, it is important to build a strong sense of self-worth, personal conviction and an understanding of the possible consequences of sexual behaviour.
7. Through the Sexuality Education lessons, secondary students will have the opportunity to develop a positive self-esteem, develop their character, and expand their understanding and repertoire of skills to deal with various issues related to sexuality, which are of prime concern at this age.

   Please click here to view the 2025 YCKSS Sexuality Education Programme.

eTeens Programme:

8. eTeens is a programme developed by Health Promotion Board, in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, to provide Secondary 3 students with accurate information on STIs, HIV and protection from a health perspective. eTeens is conducted in two segments – a mass talk segment and a classroom-based programme. The desired outcome of the eTeens programme is that students are empowered to make wise, informed and sensible decisions.
9. Students are taught skills such as decision-making, assertiveness and negotiation to say "no" to sex and negative peer pressure. They also learn that the impact of STIs/HIV extends beyond themselves and involves their family, and the importance of responsible decision-making and seeking help. Abstinence and upholding family values are the key messages.

   At Yio Chu Kang Secondary School, the eTeens programme will be implemented as follows in 2025:

Information for Parents

10. Parents may opt their children out of the Sexuality Education lessons, eTeens and/or supplementary sexuality education programmes by MOE-approved external providers.
11. Parents who wish to opt their children out of the Sexuality Education lessons need to complete an opt-out form. This form will be communicated to parents at the start of the year and is also downloadable here. The completed form is to be submitted by 07/02/2025.
12. Parents who wish to opt their children out of the eTeens programme need to complete an opt-out form. This form will be communicated to parents at the start of the year and is also downloadable here. The completed form is to be submitted by 07/02/2025.
13. Parents can contact the school at 64560669 or email the school, yckss@moe.edu.sg for discussion or to seek clarification about the school's Sexuality Education programme.

Our Secondary 1 students had a meaningful opportunity to learn about water conservation in an authentic way by participating in Waterway Watch Society’s River Monster Programme. As part of the activity, they carried out litter-picking along the shores of Marina Reservoir.

This hands-on experience enabled them to observe the real impacts of litter on our waters and reflect on the vital role they can play in conserving Singapore’s precious water resources as they learnt that what happens upstream affects the downstream areas.

They brought their learning back to their Geography classrooms where they analysed the water quality through the pH and turbidity of other sites along the Kallang River before coming up with an action plan for the community.