Education
Education is available in the four official languages of English, Mandarin, Malay and Tamil. As of most other schools in Singapore, NASS follows the system of bilingualism, which was initiated as a policy in 1978 by the Singapore government.
From 2012, Ngee Ann Secondary School will offer the Enhanced Art Programme to provide greater opportunities for students with keen disposition and capability in art to develop their talent, as said by the Ministry of Education (Singapore), to provide an enriched learning environment. Ngee Ann Secondary is only 1 of the 4 schools in Singapore to offer this programme. The other programme which the MOE have offer with similar objectives is Enhanced Music Programme.
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