Citizenship and Character Education

Discover how our school builds good values and active citizenship in every student through programmes in character education, career guidance, and community service.

Last updated 28 August 2026

Goal

To equip every student with the values, social and emotional competencies, and citizenship competencies to be caring, good and useful citizens.

Key Programmes

Structured Character & Citizenship Education (CCE) lessons, Pastoral Guidance lessons & School-Based CCE programmes: To enable our students to learn and attain the learning outcomes (LOs) of CCE.
Values in Action programme: To support our students’ development as socially responsible citizens who contribute meaningfully to the community.
National Education Commemorative Events and learning Journeys: To develop national cohesion, cultivate the instinct for survival as a nation and instil in our students, confidence in our nation’s future.
Sexuality Education Programme: To help our students develop a moral compass, respect for themselves and others, by having positive values and attitudes about sexuality.
Cyberwellness Programme: To educate our students to take a safe and responsible approach in using cyberspace by demonstrating ‘Respect for Self and others’.
Education & Career Guidance: To equip our students with the necessary knowledge, skills and values to make informed decisions on post-secondary education and career pathways.

Highlights / Achievements

A wide array of learning platforms and experiences are brought to our students to collectively build our students’ character and citizenship. Our department provides opportunities for our students to transfer their learning and to put good values and skills into action. This facilitates the internalisation of good values and skills which are critical to character and citizenship development. The key highlights for the year include:

Stronger Together Activities: The myriad of activities which rallied Yishunites to pay tribute to frontliners, Foreign workers and many more. Students showed their appreciation and support to one another by preparing Care Packages, notes and videos of appreciation pledging to stand together during a challenging phase this year.
Care & Support programmes for students: Our students were involved in projects that spread kindness and support to one another. Our Singapore Kindness Movement Ambassadors led these projects and brought much warmth to the school population.

Our school also received the following awards:

North-West CDC Partners Award (Silver) in recognition of our school’s efforts in serving the community
Singapore Kindness Movement Award 2019 – Certificate of Participation (11 Years)

A group of twelve people posing together in a library with bookshelves and colorful decor in the background.

CCE Teachers

ECG Information on Post Secondary Pathways

Education and Career Guidance – Work Exposure & Experience Programme

In line with the national movement of SkillsFuture, the school organised the Work Exposure & Experience programme for our Secondary 3 students. During the programme, the students are exposed to real work environments where they can discover their passion, learn about specific industries and how the workplace deals with challenges whilst developing their interpersonal and communication skills.

During the June holidays, 25 Sec 3 and Sec 4 students participated in a 3 to 5-day Work Exposure & Experience Programme at 5 organisations.

The students found the programme useful in gaining first-hand knowledge on the industry, career opportunities and related work skills/ work values.

Reflections from Students

At the office, I really had to go out of my comfort zone and learn the administrative duties. I had to be independent in the assigned task. I learnt that other than going to court, lawyers had to focus on a lot of administrative duties. It was indeed a steep learning curve these 5 days for me, learning new phrases, digesting a lot of information that was necessary for preparing for court hearings but I enjoyed the learning so much.

— Nur Shafiqah, 3N2 (Attached to Tembusu Law)

Some of the assigned task were very tedious such as cutting resources. But, I loved the classroom experience. It was really fun. We had to help out with various activities for the children.

— Ramesh Marimuthu Dharshini, 3E4 (Attached to Julia Gabriels Centre)

I learnt that besides being patient when preparing resources for the children, pre-school teachers need to be creative in designing resources and activities for the children.

— Emily Loh, 3E1 (Attached to Julia Gabriels Centre)

I wish to go back to Superpets during my holidays for a part-time job. I actually asked the boss if I can go back to help them out again. I enjoyed interacting with customers, helping them to assemble the pet accessories they purchased.

— Marcus 3E1 (Attached to Superpets)

Students in blue uniforms at Yishun Healthcare Work Experience Programme at Khoo Teck Puat Hospital.

Students in blue uniforms attend a healthcare introduction presentation, while an instructor demonstrates at a table nearby.

Three children in a Superpets store holding thank-you cards, beside a handwritten note thanking Mr Brandon for teaching business skills.

Four people browse shelves in a pet supply store called Superpets, shown in a collage of four photos.

Four photos show masked students at Julia Gabriels Centre doing crafts, holding a puppet, and playing with balloons.

Two women holding a framed colorful artwork together in a classroom, one wearing a pink mask.

Three photos showing people in white shirts posing with a colorful framed artwork, labeled Tembusu Law.

Students in blue uniforms sit in classrooms watching peers present at whiteboards and projector screens.

Education and Career Guidance - Polytechnic Immersion Programme

Three photos of students in classrooms and an auditorium at Republic Polytechnic's immersion programme.

Four photos of students in blue uniforms presenting on a wooden stage before a seated audience in a bright room.

Students in blue uniforms pose with instructors around keyboards and a computer in a Sonic Arts classroom.

Four photos of students in blue uniforms using keyboards and computers in a music production studio.

Students in blue uniforms sit at tables listening to a presenter standing near a whiteboard in a classroom.

Students in uniforms sit in a modern lab room, while another uses a tablet showing a hand with a watch.

National Education Commemorative Events and learning Journeys

Students and adults participate in International Friendship Day quiz and games with maps and flag cards on tables.

National Day Celebration flyer showing students with tiles, a certificate ceremony, and a flag parade outdoors.

Three photos of a school National Day Celebration showing students performing, singing on stage, and waving a Singapore flag.

Students presenting cultural slideshows at a Singapore Racial Harmony Day 2023 school celebration event.

Values in Action Programme

Group of students and adults posing under a North West Service Weeks banner for the We Care Programme.

Students and adults sorting and distributing food items and groceries at a community charity event.

North West Outstanding School Partner Award (SPA) 2023

We are pleased to share that our school has achieved the Silver for North West Outstanding School Partner Award (SPA) 2023. The award is given to schools that had participated actively in North West CDC programmes in 2022.

Let us continue to nurture our students to be socially responsible citizens and affirm their effort in contributing to the community!

North West Outstanding School Partner Award 2023 Silver Award banner featuring Yishun Secondary School students in two photos.

Secondary 1 Welcome Tea Party for International, Permanent Resident and Returning Singaporean students

A ‘Welcome Tea Party’ for International Students and Permanent Resident (ISPR) as well as returning Singaporean students from Secondary 1 to mingle with NE & VIA Champs of their classes, was held on Friday 24 February. There were three Secondary 2 students who joined in, returning Singaporeans (two students) and newly transferred in to our school (one student). Their class NE & VIA Champs were also invited. The session started with the introduction of why they were selected for the welcome party and the aim of the programme. The students were then asked to introduce themselves and share one fun fact about themselves.

They proceed to paint on canvas using acrylic paints and used wires to form words to be pasted on the canvas. Students had curry puffs, egg tarts, soyabean and grass jelly drinks to bond over food. The finale was ‘The Red Dot’ Kahoot quiz testing how much they know about the places, culture and history of Singapore. The top three winners were presented with a prize each!

The students had fun and bonded well with each other in the group. Following up from this session, the NE & VIA Champs will be sharing what they have learnt (through interview) about the food, festival or culture from the origin country of their ISPR classmates while the ISPR students will be sharing about their experience in Singapore or their perspective of what makes Singapore, Singapore. The video clips will be compiled and featured during IFD celebration in April.

A large group of students in blue uniforms hold colorful paintings in front of a Welcome Party banner.

Group photo of all the attendees and teachers

Four schoolgirls in blue uniforms sit together holding drinks and snacks, some wearing masks and flashing peace signs.

Students bond over food

Eight students in blue and white uniforms sit around a table eating and drinking together indoors.

Students bond over food

A group of students in blue uniforms eating and smiling around a round table with teal plates and drinks.

Students bond over food

Students in blue and white uniforms sit at a table eating bread rolls and drinking milkshakes in a cafeteria.

Students bond over food

A boy in a blue uniform receives a card from a smiling teacher in front of a projected leaderboard screen.

Proud moment for the winner of ‘The Red Dot’ Kahoot quiz

A student and a teacher stand before a projected leaderboard screen titled "The Red Dot" showing top three players.

Proud moment for the winner of ‘The Red Dot’ Kahoot quiz

A girl and a teacher stand smiling before a projected leaderboard screen showing a game called The Red Dot.

Proud moment for the winner of ‘The Red Dot’ Kahoot quiz