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Westwood Secondary School (Abbreviation:WWSS;Chinese:维林中校;Malay:Sekolah Menengah Westwood) is a government secondary school in 11 Jurong West Street 25, Singapore 648350 which started off in 2000 at a classroom block in Hua Yi Secondary School and by some teachers of that school before moving to its present premises in 2001.

The school has a good reputation in the neighbourhood for its strict attitude towards 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 exiting 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.

Westwood Crest
The tree featured in the Westwood crest is the pandanus furcatus, a unique tree occasionally found in Singapore.

Westwood Colors

 * Brown
 * Green
 * Silver

Professional Development Of Teachers
Westwood places strong emphasis on continual learning for both teachers and students. The school has developed a structured approach in the professional development of the staff and students. It has 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.

Business studies department
The Business studies department offers Economics, Principles of Accounts and Elements of Business Skills 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

 * Work experience programme with industry partners for different programmes.
 * Financial literacy programmes
 * Entrepreneurship programmes
 * Business bazaar
 * "Be your own boss" (students operate their own cafe in school) (to start only after 2013)
 * Experiential learning

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

 * Science day started in 2011 as a day of learning science beyond the classroom hands-on experiences and in-house science workshops conducted by teachers.
 * 4-YEAR Science curriculum that begins at secondary two level where the physics and chemistry syllabuses are re-designed to establish a stronger science foundation. However, this would mean that Westwoodians would be at the disadvantage when attending science classes at tuition centres with students from other schools.
 * Advanced Elective Modules conducted by Singapore Polytechnic and Republic Polytechnic for secondary three students in the express stream.

Physical Education
Physical Education at 'O' level was introduced in 2011 after gaining approval from the Ministry of Education in 2010. The course includes both theoretical and practical aspects of Physical Education. The objective is to develop pupils' passion for sports and inculcative values of sportsmanship. It also promotes healthy lifestyle, enriches the sporting culture and sports talent in the school. However, not every student can take this subject as they have to attain at least a 'silver' at NAPFA test in secondary two and be well-liked by the teachers.

Westwood Bytes Programme
It offers Westwoodians different activities on the mornings(7.45am to 8.30am) of Wednesday and Thursday each week to develop different domains towards holistic education for all and also to gain CCA points through the 'Modular Sports' category. A whole school work-out session in which each level takes on different physical exercises - road run(outside school), vertical run(in the school building), kick-boxing and push ball(at the school field) 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.
 * Rev-up on Wednesday
 * In-touch on Thursday

Level Programmes
The level programmes encompass level-wide participation in activities that cater to various aspects of a student's development in aesthetics, physical fitness and leadership. A list of programmes offered can be found at the school's website.

CCAS

Sports and Games

 * Netball (girls)
 * Basketball (boys)
 * Badminton (girls)
 * Hockey
 * Soccer
 * Bowling

Aesthetics

 * Concert Band
 * Guitar Ensemble
 * Choir
 * Guzheng Ensemble(all-girls mixed-gender CCA as of 2011)

Clubs and Societies

 * Language and Communication Club
 * Youth @ Cabin Recreational Club
 * Youth Flying Aeromodelling Club
 * Robotics Club(all-boys mixed-gender CCA as of 2011)

Uniformed groups

 * Boy's Brigade 9th Coy
 * National Cadet Corp
 * National Police Cadet Corp
 * Saint John Ambulance Brigade
 * Girl's Brigade.

School's Website

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