Together with the Student Leadership Development, the Student Well-Being Department handles everything that concerns students so that students can be well-balanced individuals in a changing world.

Its programmes include:

 

Counselling
Career guidance
Foreign students' welfare
Scholarship and Bursary Application
Pastoral Care Programme

 

 

The college is aware of the many problems that students may face as adolescents as they respond to adult demands, group pressure, new environments and new study habits. To take care of this need, we have made available teacher-counsellors who are trained to help students cope with the pressure of college life. There is also an online counselling service provided.

 

 Career Guidance Programme

 

College life does not consist of mere preparation for the G.C.E. 'A' Level examination. There is also the emphasis on educating students and preparing them for the wider aspects of life. The Career Guidance programme aims to prepare students for the job market and the working world. People with professional expertise are invited to give talks and conduct seminars for students. These serve to inform students about the necessary qualifications needed for various careers and to teach them how to match personality to career as well as handling job interviews.

 

Foreign Students' Welfare Committee

 

Like many other institutions in Singapore, we accept a small number of foreign students into our college each year. There is a committee to look into their basic needs such as student passes and housing. The committee also provides the necessary socio-emotional support to help students cope with their stay in Singapore.

 

Life Skills Programme

 

The college recognises the importance of imparting the relevant life skills which are deemed necessary for successful living. These skills aim to help students cope with the stresses and challenges of daily life as well as to help them make responsible and sound decisions. We also hope that these life skills can be relevant and useful to students even after their JC years.  

 

The college focuses on four areas of life skills. They include:

 

(i)              self-awareness,

(ii)             self-management

(iii)            personal effectiveness

(iv)            aesthetics/interests. 

 

These life skills are taught via the Civics and Assembly Programme, as well as the P.E and Co-curricular Programme. Students are also given the opportunity to sign-up for various talks throughout the year.