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St. Stephen's School (SSS) is a boys' primary school in Singapore, offering primary education from Primary 1 to Primary 6. The school is situated in Siglap.

It belongs to the Lasallian family of schools in Singapore, which comprises three other primary schools: St. Anthony's Primary School, St. Joseph's Institution Junior and De La Salle School, Singapore.

Early beginnings
The School, founded on a piece of private land bounded by Siglap View, La Salle Street and Siglap Avenue, was first envisioned by Rev. Br. Stephen Barkley who saw, amidst the coconut palm trees and the rubber estates in the eastern part of the island, a school to cater to the growing number of boys.

In 1953, Rev. Bro. Lawrence Robles became the Brother Director of St. Patrick's School. He purchased a piece of land for the development of a primary and feeder school for St. Patrick's. The construction of the school building began in 1956 and was completed in 1957. The new school was named St. Stephen's School, after Rev. Bro. Stephen, whose patron saint, St. Stephen, was the first martyr of Christianity.

On 7 May 1957, the Right Rev. Michel Olçomendy, Archbishop of Singapore, blessed St. Stephen's School. The school was officially opened in September of the same year by Mr. Maclellan, the Director of Education. Its first principal was Mr. Edward Reinford.

Present-day
In the first few decades of the school, St. Stephen's attracted many Catholic pupils living in the East Coast vicinity. Over the years, as the school enrolment grew, the physical facilities of St. Stephen's School became increasingly inadequate. The old school building was demolished in 1998 to make way for a new one that would be equipped with all the standard facilities of a primary school.

During the two-year development period of the new school building, St. Stephen's was held at the old Siglap Secondary School building in Cheviot Hill. In 2001, pupils and staff began the year in the newly completed building.

In 2003, St. Stephen's School, with a pupil population of about 1450 went single session. The new St. Stephen's School campus was officially opened on 26 September 2003 by BG (NS) George Yeo, then Minister for Trade and Industry and Member of Parliament for Aljunied GRC.

In 2007, the school celebrated its 50th Anniversary with a series of events such as a Sport Fiesta, a concert showcasing the diverse pupil talent and culminating in the 50th Anniversary Dinner on the eve of Teachers' day, which saw Stephenians, both past and present gathered together for an evening of memories.

The school caters to pupils of different races and religions living in the Siglap, Marine Parade, Chai Chee, Bedok, Tampines and Pasir Ris areas.

Information
=== Vision, Mission and Values === The school's vision is "A Community of Caring, Confident and independent Learners Serving and Excelling for the Glory of God" while its mission is "Enabling all Stephenians to learn how to learn and to learn how to live; empowering them to become men of integrity and men for others".

The school is guided by six core values, namely Joy, Kindness, Honesty, Perseverance, Respect and Inquiry.

Curriculum
Primary education at St. Stephen's School, as with all primary schools under the Ministry of Education, Singapore (MOE), consists of a four-year foundation stage (Primary 1 to 4) and a two-year orientation stage (Primary 5 to 6), leading up to the Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE).

Examinable subjects at PSLE

 * English Language / Foundation English
 * Mathematics / Foundation Mathematics
 * Science
 * Mother Tongue Languages (MTL)
 * Chinese / Higher Chinese / Foundation Chinese
 * Malay / Higher Malay / Foundation Malay
 * Tamil / Higher Tamil / Foundation Tamil

Other subjects

 * Art
 * Health Education
 * Music
 * Physical Education (PE)
 * Social Studies

Co-curricular Activities (CCAs)
St. Stephen's School offers a total of 14 CCAs.

List of CCAs

 * Sports
 * Badminton
 * Cricket
 * Football
 * Swimming
 * Track and Field
 * Uniformed Groups
 * Scouts
 * Visual and Performing Arts
 * Art Club
 * Brass Band
 * Dance Club
 * Clubs and Societies
 * Fun and Fitness
 * Innovation and Enterprise Club
 * ELDDS
 * Library
 * Science and Robotics Club

Affiliated secondary schools

 * St. Joseph's Institution, Singapore (SJI)
 * St. Patrick's School, Singapore (SPS)