School Rules

1. ASSEMBLY / PLEDGE TAKING 

1.1         Students who are Singapore Citizens must sing the National Anthem and take the pledge. Students will take the pledge with their right fist placed over the heart. 

2. ATTENDANCE 

2.1         All students must be punctual for school and all school functions. 

2.2         Students are to be seated at their respective morning assembly venue by 7.25am. 

2.3         Students are considered late if they are not in school by 7.30am. 

2.4         Students are not allowed to go out of the school premises at any time during school hours. 

2.5         Students who are not feeling well must report to their teachers. Teachers will inform the parent(s)/ authorised guardian concerned if the student needs to be sent home.  Only the student's parent(s)/ authorised guardian is / are allowed to fetch the student from the school. At no time is any student allowed to go home on his/her own with a verbal permission given by the parent(s) / guardian.

2.6        Students who are absent must submit a medical certificate / other supporting documents or parents’ letter* immediately upon return to school.

*Up to a maximum of 5 letters per semester.

3. ATTIRE 

3.1         Students are to wear the prescribed school uniform and modification to the uniform is not allowed. 

3.2         All students must be in full uniform or PE attire when they are in school or when  attending any activities organised by the school. 

3.3         On days when there are PE lessons and game practices, students must be in full PE attire. Students can wear their PE attire for the entire school day. Track pants are not part of the PE attire and should not be worn throughout the school day. 

3.4         On days when there are no PE lessons, students must come in school uniform and not PE attire.

3.5         All students must put on a pair of white socks and black shoes. Name tags are compulsory on the following attire: pinafore for the girls, shirts for the boys and PE T-shirts for all. They are to be sewn above the school crest for the pinafore, shirt and PE attire. 

3.6         All students must keep their nails clean and short. 

3.7         Girls with short hair must keep their hair neat. 

3.8         Girls with long hair that touches the shoulder must plait or tie it up neatly. Only plain black/blue ribbons or black/blue hair clips are allowed. Fanciful ornaments are not allowed on the hair.

3.9         Boys' hairstyles should be one that is short, neat and appropriate.

3.10       Male students must be clean-shaven and neat in appearance. 

3.11       Dyeing and streaking of hair is not allowed. 

3.12       All students are not allowed to have punk hairstyle or any hairstyle that is deemed inappropriate by the school. 

3.13       All students are not allowed to wear any form of jewellery. 

3.14       All students are not allowed to wear track shoes except on medical grounds or during PE lessons.

3.15       Girls may wear plain gold / silver ear studs. Multiple ear studs are not allowed. 

3.16       Boys are not allowed to pierce their ears or wear ear studs / earrings. 

3.17       Spectacles (if worn) should be plain and non-tinted. We discourage our students from wearing bright-coloured spectacle frames.

4. GENERAL CONDUCT

4.1         All students should uphold the school's values. 

4.2         All students should greet school staff and visitors when they see them.

4.3         All students should be orderly and self-disciplined at all times.

4.4         All students must be well-mannered, courteous, honest and respectful at all times. 

4.5         All students must co-operate with teachers and prefects at all times. 

4.6         All students / classes must move about in the school in a quiet and orderly manner.

4.7         All students must not litter or vandalise school property. 

5. CLASSROOM CONDUCT

5.1         All students must stand up and greet or thank the teacher when the teacher enters or  leaves the class. 

5.2         All students must leave the classroom during recess, except for those performing recess duties.

5.3         All fans, lights electronic devices and AV equipment (eg. visualiser and projector) must be switched off when leaving the classroom. 

5.4         All students must seek permission from the teacher and obtain a Class Exit Pass before leaving the class during lessons.

5.5         All students must keep their classrooms and special rooms clean.

6. RECESS

6.1         All students should queue up in an orderly manner when purchasing food.

6.2         All food and drinks must be consumed within the school canteen premises.

6.3         Used crockery should be returned to the respective stall's receptacle.

6.4         All students must finish their food / drinks before the recess ends.

6.5         All students should help to maintain the cleanliness of the school canteen.

6.6         All students are to assemble in the school hall/canteen immediately after recess before proceeding to their classrooms.

7. ITEMS NOT TO BE BROUGHT TO SCHOOL 

7.1         Students should not bring electronic games, cards, toys and other play items to  school. 

7.2         Students should not bring excessive pocket money to school. 

7.3       No mobile phones or any electronic devices (e.g. iPad, smartwatches) are allowed in school. Only the POSB Smart buddy watches are permitted. 

7.4         Students should not bring items with the purpose of selling them to their schoolmates. 

7.5         All students are not allowed to have in their possession any weapon. They are also not allowed to bring any weapon-like item which can be used or intended to be used to cause harm to others.