Dunearn Achievements

Sports

2008

• West Zone Soccer ‘C’ Division Boys, 3rd Position
• 4th Hwarang Tae Kwan Do Meet – Individual, Champion
• National Novice Bowling Challenge – Individual, Silver

2009

• Archery (National ‘C’ Div) – Individual, Champion
• 13th Asian Cities Tae Kwon Do International Championship – Individual, Champion
• Shooting – Individual, 9th Position

2010

• West Zone Soccer ‘C’ Division Boys, 2nd Position
• Archery Association Annual Shoot - Individual, Gold
• Tampines Sports Festival Archery Competition – Individual, Silver
• Telok Blangah Archery Club Invitation – Individual, Gold
• AAS Inter School Archery Competition B Boys – Individual, Gold
• National Youth Archery Championship – Individual, Silver
• West Zone Judo Tournament – Individual, Gold
• YOG Cultural Village, 12 Student Ambassadors

2011

• West Zone Basketball ‘B’ Division (Girls) - 4th Position
• West Zone Soccer ‘C’ Division (Boys) - 2nd Position
• West Zone Sepak Takraw ‘C’ Division (Boys) - 3rd Position
• West Zone Table Tennis ‘B’ Division (Boys) - 6th Position

2012

• West Zone Basketball ‘B’ Division (Boys) - 3rd Position
• West Zone Soccer ‘B’ Division (Boys) - 4th Position
• West Zone Sepak Takraw ‘B’ Division (Boys) - 4th Position
• West Zone Sepak Takraw ‘C’ Division (Boys) - 4th Position

Uniformed Groups

2008

• Scouts – Frank Cooper Sands Award, Silver
• SJAB – Corps Achievement Award, Bronze
• Boys Brigade – J M Fraser Award, Bronze
• Boys’ Brigade Character Quest Award, Silver
• NPCC – Overall Proficiency Award, Gold
• NCC – Best Unit Competition, Bronze

2009

• Scouts – Frank Cooper Sands Award, Silver
• SJAB – Corps Achievement Award, Bronze
• Boys Brigade – J M Fraser Award, Bronze
• Boys’ Brigade Character Quest Award, Bronze
• NPCC – Overall Proficiency Award, Gold
• NCC – Best Unit Competition, Bronze
• SJAB HQ First Aid Quiz, 3rd Position
• Boys’ Brigade Soccer Chaplain Cup, Champion
• Sustained Achievement Award (Uniformed Groups) 2009

2010

• Scouts – Frank Cooper Sands Award, Silver
• SJAB – Corps Achievement Award, Silver
• Boys Brigade – J M Fraser Award, Bronze
• NPCC – Overall Proficiency Award, Gold
• NCC – Best Unit Competition, Silver
• Sustained Achievement Award (Uniformed Groups) 2010

2011

• Sustained Achievement Award (Uniformed Groups) 2011
• Scouts - The Frank Cooper Sands Award, Gold
• NPCC - Overall Proficiency Award, Gold
• NCC - Best Unit Competition, Silver
• SJAB - Corps Achievement Award, Bronze
• Boys' Brigade - J M Fraser Award, Bronze

2012

• Outstanding Achievement Award (NPCC) 2012
• NPCC – Overall Proficiency Award, Gold (5th time)
• Scouts - The Frank Cooper Sands Award, Gold
• NCC - Best Unit Competition, Bronze
• SJAB – Corps Achievement Award, Bronze
• Boys' Brigade - J M Fraser Award, Bronze

Academic Competitions

2008

• National Day essay Writing Competition 2008, Champion
• W2 Inter-School Melodrama Competition, 2nd Position
• UNSW, 1 Distinction
• Mathematics Competition, 16 Credits
• UNSW Science Competition, 2 Distinctions, 26 Credits
• National Malay Essay Writing Competition 2008, 2nd & 15th Position (15 Gold, 13 Silver)
• National Inter-School Malay Debate 2008, Consolation
• Pet Rocket National Competition, 5th Position out of 30 (School), 15th Position (Team)
• Pet Rocket International Competition, Ian Tan won Champion out of 31 participants from 10 countries

2009

• UNSW Science Competition, 2 Distinctions, 9 Credits
• National Malay Essay Writing Competition 2009, 2nd Position and 9th Position, Overall 2nd Best Team Award (12 Gold and 15 Silver)
• National Inter-School Malay Debate 2009, Consolation
• Solar Race Competition, 2nd Position
• Super Science Olympiad, Merit
• National Weather Project Competition, 5 Certificates of Commendation
• PITCH 2009, Gold
• English Literature Book Trail, Champion
• UNSW Reading Competition(English), 1 Higher Distinction, 1 Distinction, 23 Credits
• Pet Rocket National Competition, 4th Position out of 27 (School), 2nd, 3rd & 15th Position out of 124 (Team)

2010

• Berita Harian National Inter-School Malay Debate 2010, Consolation
• Solar Race Competition, 2nd Position
• Telok Blangah CC Inter-School Malay Poetry Recitation Competition, 4th Position
• Future Problem Solving Program , Finalist
• Pet Rocket National Competition, 1st Position out of 21 (School), 1st, 3rd, 4th, 7th & 10th Position out of 113 (Team)
• Pet Rocket International Competition, Tan He Jiang ranked first runner-up out of 36 participants from 15 countries
• National Malay Essay Writing Competition, 2nd Position, 9th Position, 13th Position and Overall Champion Award (15 Gold and 13 Silver)

2011

• National Schools' Literature Festival - Set Text Debate, Champion
• National Schools' Literature Festival - Book Trailer Drama, 3rd Position
• Berita Harian National Inter-School Malay Debate 2011, Consolation
• National Malay Essay Writing Competition, 2nd Position, 9th Position, Overall 2nd Best Team Award (11 Gold, 15 Silver and 3 Bronze)
• National Inter-School Lensa Bahasa Podcasting Competition - 4th Position (Finalist)
• W2 Cluster Inter-School Oratorical Competition 2011 - 1st Position (Upper Sec Category)

2012

• Xpresi Citra National Short Story Writing Competition 2012 - 1st and 2nd Position (West Zone)

• Xpresi Citra National Creative Drama Competition 2012 - Consolation (Finalist)

• National Malay Essay Writing Competition 2012, 1st and 16th Position, Overall 2nd Best Team Award (20 Gold and 7 Silver)
• Berita Harian National Inter-School Malay Debate 2012, Consolation (Quarter-finalist)
• All Singapore Secondary Mathematics Competition for Normal Course Students - 8th Position
• American Mathematics Competition - 1 Winner
• Australian Mathematics Competition - 1 Distinction, 6 Credits
• Singapore Mathematical Olympiads - 1 Silver, 1 Bronze, 1 Honourable Mention

Aesthetics

2009

• SYF Malay Dance Central Judging, Gold
• SYF Choir Central Judging, Silver
• SYF Band Central Judging, Silver
• Military Band - Singapore International Band Festival, Silver
• SYF Guzheng Central Judging, Silver
• SYF International Dance Central Judging, Silver (Modern Dance)
• SYF Drama Central Judging, Bronze
• International Festival of Bands, Bronze
• W2 Artistic Poetry Competition - 2nd Position

2010

• Military Band – Singapore International Band Festival, Silver
• Telok Blangah CC Inter-School Artistic Poetry Competition – 4th Position

2011

• Charity Art Competition - Damien Cheng, Sec 1 Emerald, Merit Achievement Award
• Malay Dance - Singapore Youth Festival, Silver
• Military Band - Singapore Youth Festival, Bronze
• Cheerleading & Dance - Singapore Youth Festival, Bronze
• English Drama - Singapore Youth Festival, Bronze
• SYF Choir Central Judging, Silver
• Military Band - Singapore International Band Festival, Silver
• SYF Guzheng Central Judging , Silver
• SYF International Dance Central Judging, Silver (Modern Dance)
• SYF Drama Central Judging, Silver
• SYF Band Central Judging - Silver
• International Festival of Bands, Silver
• Re-Leafing Gaia Fashion Design Competition, Team with the Best Model Award
• Cheer O Mania Competition – 1st Position

2012

• Schools Digital Media Award Competition (SDMA) 2012, Merit

• Inter-School Dancework Competition 2012 – 5th Position and Best Costume Award

Staff Achievements

2010

MOE Service Excellence Award - Mdm Hasnah Limat

2011

• President Award for Teachers, Mr Jeffrey Tan, Finalist
• Master of Arts (Social Studies), Mdm Khong Kay Lim
• Master of Arts ( Social Studies), Mr Muhd Hisham

Staff Professional Sharing (beyond school)

2008

• Professional Sharing at W2 Cluster 2008 - “Teaching Narrative Writing”, Mr Supandi B Djoeraemi

2009

• Professional Sharing at W2 Cluster 2009 - “Using Classical Malay Literature To Enrich Pupils”, Mr Supandi B Djoeraemi

2010

• National Literature Symposium, Ms Sarah Rhodes
• W2 Cluster Planning Day - “Teaching Chrysalis with Facebook”, Ms Claudia Tan, Ms Naznin Begum and Ms Sarah Rhodes
• Malay Language and Literature Symposium - “Teaching Poetry using A Structural Approach”, Mr Supandi
• Hong Kah SS Malay Literature Workshop - “Guide to answering Unseen Poem Questions”, Mr Supandi

• Professional Sharing at W2 Cluster - “Teaching Expository Writing”, Mr Supandi B Djoeraemi

• W1 and N7 Cluster O Level Preparatory Workshop 2010 - “Teaching Expository Writing”, Mr Supandi

• NIE Sharing to MLS students on Chinese Curriculum, Ms Sharon Tai
• Sharing to Siling SS staff - “Service Learning exploratory trip to Philippines”, Mr Jeffrey Tan, Mr Alvin Wong and Ms Nur Sophia
• W2 Cluster Sharing - “The IBL way of teaching Lower Sec Science”, Ms Aileen Tan

2011

• ERAS Conference, Problem Based Learning - “A glimpse into a secondary school’s approach in Mathematics”, Ms Nur Sofhia
• National ICT Sharing Session - “The use of web-based flashcard gaming in the enhancing of associative recall and scenario recognition during qualitative analysis experiments among medium and low achieving chemistry students”, Mr Erwin Soo
• W2 Cluster Sharing - “Using Learning Portal for ML”, Mr Nuriskandar
• Best Practice Sharing at TKSS - “ MT Fortnight at DSS”, Mr Nuriskandar
• W2 Cluster Sharing - “How BT manages classroom discipline”, Mr Kenneth Ng
• Cluster PCCG Support Group Sharing - “CME and VE Survey”, Mr Ow Gan Pin
• W2 Cluster O Level Preparatory Workshop - “Teaching Expository Writing”, Mr Supandi
• CHIJ Toa Payoh O Level Preparatory Workshop - “Strategies for Expository Writing, Mr Supandi
• Character and Citizenship Education (CCE) Conference at NIE - “Overseas Service Learning and Enhanced Merit Points System - two key strategies towards CCE”, Mr Jeffrey Tan, Ms Doris Choong and Ms Farhana Banu

• Tanjong Katong Sec Professional Sharing - “Sharing On Dunearn Sec MT Fortnight”, Mr Nuriskandar

• W2 Cluster Professional Sharing on ML Portal, Mr Nuriskandar

2012

• RP PBL Symposium - “The Variety of Authentic Learning Strategies in PBL: Learners-enhanced Teaching of Lower Sec Maths”, Ms Nur Sophia and Ms Chua Sock Sian
• W2 MT Cluster PD Sharing - “ Lesson Study on Improving Reading Comprehension using Graphic Organizer”, Mr Supandi, Mr Nuriskandar and Mr Suhaini
• Cluster NG for Values-Centred Education - ” Measuring Character Development Outcomes: Dunearn Character Development Profile (DCDP), Mr Ow Gan Pin
• W2 Cluster O Level Preparatory Workshop - “Teaching Expository Writing”, Mr Supandi
• W7 Cluster O Level Preparatory Workshop - “Expository Writing”, Mr Supandi
• W7 ICT Seminar - “Using Videos to teach Science Practical Skills”, Mr Syed Imran, Mr Lai Mun Kuan, Ms Yvonne Tan and Ms Lee Yi Qiao
• Academy of Singapore Teachers - “Facilitation Methodology for Service Learning”, Ms Nur Sophia and Mr Beh Yong Hua
• N7 Cluster O Level Preparatory Workshop 2012 - “Teaching Expository Writing, Mr Supandi B Djoeraemi
• W2 Cluster Professional Sharing 2012 - “Lesson Study On Improving Reading Comprehension Using Graphic Organizer”, Mr Nuriskandar, Mr Supandi Bin Djoeraemi and Mr Suhaini Sarikon
• National ICT Sharing Session: Operation Shadow Strike – Interactive ICT learning package that integrates Character & Citizenship Education (CCE) and the real-life applications of Physics through a role-playing, narrative approach.