At Chong Hwa, students are encouraged to take responsibility for their own learning. This is reflected in our comprehensive assessment modes designed to promote independent and inter-dependent learning. Hwa Chong students would thus be better equipped to become leaders and lifelong learners.

The Sec 1-4 curricula include our unique Oral Communication (OC) and Independent Studies (IS) components. For Oral Communication, students are assessed on their familiarity with current affairs in English and Chinese (60%) and oral participation (40%). For Independent Studies, students are assessed on the quality of their project work which encourages active inquiry and intellectual rigour. It also directs students towards independent learning and purposeful reading and reasoning. These alternative/authentic modes of assessment are complemented by formative and summative written assessments, which prepare students for the requirements of the GCE Advanced Level Examinations in College 2 (i.e. JC2).

In addition to the above, formative assessments are in place for S1-3 students. These assessments take the form of pop quizzes, diagnostic tests, authentic tasks etc. Results of these assessments provide teachers with an indicator of the students’ ability so that teaching and learning activities can be designed according to students’ needs.

We believe the above assessment protocol measures students’ general ability, depth and range of thinking, communication skills and level of passion for a particular discipline.