Principle of Accounts, & Elements of Business Skills

Explore how POA and EBS equip students with real-world business knowledge and skills through hands-on learning and competitions.

Last updated on 29 September 2026

PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTS / ELEMENTS OF BUSINESS SKILLS

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What We Desire

Every business student is equipped with transferable knowledge, skills and values for future study and work.

Subjects We Offer

Principles of Accounts (POA)
Elements of Business Skills (EBS)

How We Nurture

Exposure - POA and EBS students can connect concepts and skills learnt to their everyday lives through authentic tasks reflecting real business context.

POA: Students understand how businesses measure and communicate their performance and make use of both accounting and non-accounting information related to their businesses to make decisions.

EBS: Students are given an opportunity to learn foundational business knowledge, transferable employability skills and values that will enable them to succeed in future areas of study and work.

Experience – To enhance experiential learning and bring subjects to life.

POA:Students understand business decision-making through peer deliberation on authentic business decision-making through scenarios-based questions. Students also have the opportunity to process business transactions through a simplified accounting software to experience the computerised accounting process.

EBS: EBS students experience Business Investigation by navigating the process of market research to gather, analyse information to make informed decisions about the marketing mix of authentic businesses. Learning journeys to neighbourhood malls and local attractions to understand retail practices and inbound tourism, help to enrich the understanding of the subject content and business context.

Extension – Students who demonstrated interest and aptitude in business, have the opportunity to participate in competitions to stretch their learning beyond the classroom:

ignITE Skills Challenge
POA Quest
National Accounting Challenge
EBS Amazing Race

Achievements

2023 ignITE Skills Challenge - 1st Runner Up for Appreciate the Power of Excel for Business Use
2023 EBS Amazing Race - 3rd Place

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2023 POA Quest competition

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Learning journey at Tampines neighbourhood

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Learning journey: Duck Tour around the Civi District of Singapore