Crest, Spectra Secondary to continue with Normal (Tech) course so students can learn hands-on

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The rooftop garden where edible plants and fruits are grown.

Spectra Secondary, which caters to Normal (Technical) students, will continue to do so even as other secondary schools move to offer full subject-based banding(FSBB), said MOE. By 2024, most secondary schools will offer FSBB, which groups students according to their strengths in different subjects. By then, there will no longer be Express and Normal streams in secondary schools.

Spectra Secondary's rooftop garden (urban farmers CCA), student hub (where students gather to hang out, play computer games and have movie screenings), and Internet of things (IOTA) studio where students learn how to automate things for an apartment for the elderly(silver home).

Students at Spectra Secondary trying their hand at growing plants from seeds in the school's Edible Learning Garden.

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Jane Ng

SINGAPORE – Two schools will continue to offer the Normal (Technical) course after other secondary schools do away with it in 2024, when the Normal and Express streams will be replaced by full subject-based banding.

The two specialised schools, Crest and Spectra Secondary – each takes in about 200 students a year – cater to students who thrive on hands-on learning. They both run a similar programme that covers academic and vocational subjects.

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