DUNMAN HIGH SCHOOL TO OFFER THE INTEGRATED PROGRAMME IN 2005
1 Acting Minister for Education, Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam, announced at the MOE Teaching Scholarships Presentation Ceremony on 31 July 2004 that MOE has approved the proposal by Dunman High School (DHS) to implement the Integrated Programme (IP) with effect from 1 Jan 2005.

2 As part of ongoing efforts to encourage greater diversity and choice in the education landscape, DHS will offer a 6-year IP for its students from Sec 1 to JC 2. IP students will take the ‘A’ level examinations at the end of JC 2. With the implementation of the IP, DHS will be building on its strengths to provide quality education and more opportunities for students to engage in broader learning experiences.

BACKGROUND
3 To provide a variety of programmes and routes to cater to the varied talents and aptitudes of our students, the Junior College/Upper Secondary Education Review Committee, chaired by then Senior Minister of State for Trade and Industry & Education, Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam, recommended, among other things, the introduction of IP spanning upper secondary and JC education. The IP would cater to students who could do well in a less structured environment. It would free up time used to prepare students for the 'O' level examinations to engage in broader learning experiences. The Committee's recommendations were endorsed by Parliament in November 2002.

4 Currently, the IP is offered in four schools, viz. the Raffles and Hwa Chong families of schools, National Junior College and Anglo-Chinese School (Independent). Temasek Junior College and Victoria Junior College will also offer the IP from 1 Jan 2005.

i wonder what it would be like man... dunman high tru train...