Secondary School
July Highlights
We end a year of achievements and celebrations
What a year it has been at DCIS; a year of
achievements and celebrations. It is a great
position to be in to be able to say that there
are too many to write about, but this is
definitely the case, so I will highlight a few:
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The privil ege of attending a ceremony
arranged by our examination board
to recognise high-achieving students.
Three DCIS students received awards
for achieving the highest mark in all of
Singapore for mathematics, geography
and physics respectively;
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• Watching our participation in sport grow
and begin to flourish with a number of
teams achieving notable success;
• Witnessing the excitement of our
students as they went on their various
expeditions to Indonesia, Thailand,
Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Switzerland,
Tanzania, New York and Boston. Our
students are true globetrotters and
benefit greatly from these experiences;
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The continued development of
performing arts, with wonderful music
and drama for Carols by Candlelight,
Celebration of the Arts and an
extraordinary display of musical talent
in our recent DCIS Proms. The talent of
our students never fails to impress;
Shakespeare flash mobs expertly
delivered in the canteen by our
Year 7 students;
• The brilliant work of our Radio and
TV student teams in supporting the
different activities around the school;
• The launch of our NYAA (Duke of
Edinburgh International Award).
Our first cohort is well on the way to
successfully completing the Bronze
Award;
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Some great successes with the various
Global Campus activities throughout
the year;
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The accreditation by the International
Baccalaureate Organisation that allows
us to offer the IB Diploma Programme
from August.
There have been many others, and the year
has been enjoyed by all. It has been a great
privilege working at DCIS and my thanks
go to our students for their unending
enthusiasm and parents for your wonderful
levels of support. Finally, none of this
would be possible without the dedication
of all the staff.
I hope you all have a wonderful summer and
return refreshed for the new academic year.
Kind regards,
John Smith
Head of Secondary
Our wonderful student led assemblies,
covering a host of different topics. It is
great to see students standing in front
of an audience of 300 of their peers
delivering their messages with such
confidence;
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