Mother Tongue Department (Malay)

Objectives

The Malay Language Unit aims to provide a strong foundation for pupils to develop and maintain a life-long learning for the Malay Language. Alongside this mission, it also hopes to reawaken the colourful and rich cultural heritage amongst the Malay pupils through its instructional programmes and varied enrichment activities.

Staffing

 
Programmes

• Berita Harian Journalism Workshop 2010
• GCE ‘O’ Level Preparatory Workshop 2010 (Sec 4 and 5)
• Conversational Malay Programme (Sec 1)
• Malay Language Structured Tutorial Programme
• Malay Language Reading Programme
• Mother Tongue Fortnight and Cross Cultural Camp 2012
• Jakarta, Bandung Cultural Immersion Programme 2012

Achievements and Highlights

2008

• National Berita Harian Inter-School Debate – Consolation & Best Debater Award (Hadiwiputra – 4OP)
• Pena Emasku National Malay Essay Writing Competition – Champion Team (15Gold and 13Silver)
• Singapore Press Holdings National Creative Essay Writing Competition – 1st Placing (Luqman and Adib Ahmas – 5RB)
• Berita Harian National Inter-School Debate – Consolation & Best Debater Award (Hadiwiputra – 4OP)
• National Malay Essay Writing Competition – Champion Team (15 Gold and 13Silver)

2009

• Berita Harian National Inter-School Debate – Consolation
• EDN Media National Malay Essay Writing Competition - 12 Gold and 15 Silver
• National Berita Harian Inter-School Debate – Consolation
• Pena Emasku National Malay Essay Writing Competition - 12 Gold and 15 Silver

2010

• National Berita Harian Inter-School Debate – Quarter-finalists & Best Debater Award (Nur Syafiqah Shafii – 4OP)
• Telok Blangah CC Inter-School Artistic Poetry Competition – 4th Placing
• Raffles Institution Inter-School Essay Writing Competition - Consolation
• Pena Emasku National Malay Essay Writing Competition – Champion Team (22 Gold, 6 Silver and 2 Bronze)
• National Inter-School Debate Organized by Berita Harian 2010
• Poetry Writing Workshop organized by Hong Kah Sec School 2010
• EDN Media Pena Emasku National Essay Writing Competition 2010
• W2 ‘O’ Level Preparatory Workshop 2010
• Emas Cultural Camp 2010
• Berita Harian Journalism Workshop 2010
• National University of Singapore Cultural Camp
• Berita Harian National Inter-School Debate – Quarter-finalists & Best Debater Award (Nur Syafiqah Shafii – 4OP)
• Telok Blangah CC Inter-School Artistic Poetry Competition – 4th Placing
• Raffles Institution Inter-School Essay Writing Competition - Consolation
• Raffles Institution Inter-School Dialogue Competition – Consolation
• National Malay Essay Writing Competition – Champion (22 Gold, 6 Silver and 2 Bronze)

2011

• Berita Harian National Inter-School Malay Debate – Consolation
• National Malay Essay Writing Competition – 2nd, 9th and Overall Champion Team (22 Gold, 6 Silver and 2 Bronze)
• W2 Cluster Inter-school Oratorical Competition – 1st Position (Upper Sec Category)

2012

• Berita Harian National Inter-School Malay Debate – Consolation
• National Malay Essay Writing Competition – 1st, 16th and Overall 2nd Best Team (20 Gold, 6 Silver)
• Xpresi Citra National Short Story writing Competition – 1st and 2nd Position
• Xpresi Citra Creative Drama Competition – Consolation (Finalist)