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St Hilda's Secondary School

Character & Citizenship Education

Discover how St. Hilda's Secondary nurtures students into active citizens through values, service learning, and holistic character development.

Last updated on 31 August 2026
A young woman touches an elderly man's shoulder while a girl smiles nearby, outdoors near a building.

CHARACTER & CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION

Department Vision: 

Every Hildan A Leader of Influence for the Common Good.

Programmes

What We Desire

Every Hildan A Leader of Influence for the Common Good.

Subjects We Offer

Character & Citizenship Education

How We Nurture

Exposure – Through the CCE curriculum, we seek to develop in our students good character, resilience and social-emotional well-being, active citizenship and future readiness. The CCE curriculum is centred on three broad learning intents that articulate the core values and competences for the subject, namely Identity, Relationships and Choices.

These fundamentals are taught and applied in six content areas:

  • National Education (NE) - through commemoration of the 4 NE events and cohort learning experiences

  • Sexuality Education

  • Mental Health

  • Education and Career Guidance

  • Cyber Wellness and Family Education.

As a mission school, the CCE curriculum is enhanced by the teaching of godly values and principles through sharing during morning assemblies, weekly chapel periods and Praise and Fellowship Week.

Experience – Opportunities for learning, reinforcement and application of values, socio-emotional competencies, and citizenship dispositions are present during various key student development experiences, as well as teachable moments. Of critical importance, these experiences are cemented with teachers’ facilitation of learning and students' reflections that are guided by the Borton’s model of reflection.

One of the key authentic, learning experiences that the school provides to nurture our students in active citizenry is the Values-in-Action (VIA) programme:

  • Sec 1: Service to the Family/School

  • Sec 2: Service to the Environment

  • Sec 3: Service to the Community (Integrated Project)

  • Sec 4 and 5: Service to the Community (Student-initiated)

Click here to access more information about our VIA programme.

Extension – Students who are role models of positive attributes and values deepen their learning via student-initiated advocacy projects on causes of their choice. They showcase their learning in writing, presentations at the Service-Learning Symposium or participation in competitions.

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