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MOE Sexuality Education as Part of the School Curriculum

1. Sexuality Education (SEd) aims to enable our students to understand the physiological, social and emotional changes that they will experience as they mature, develop healthy and rewarding relationships with others, including those with members of the opposite sex, and make wise, informed and responsible decisions on sexuality matters. SEd is premised on the importance of the family as the basic unit of society. This means encouraging healthy, heterosexual marriages and stable nuclear family units with extended family support. The teaching and learning of SEd is based on respect for the values and beliefs of the different ethnic and religious communities in Singapore on sexuality issues.

2. The Goals of SEd are:

(a) Support our students in managing their physiological, social and emotional changes as they grow up and develop safe and healthy relationships.

(b) Engage and guide our students to make wise, informed and responsible decisions on sexuality matters.

(c) Develop in our students the moral compass and respect for themselves and others by having positive mainstream values and attitudes about sexuality that are premised on the family as the basic unit of society.

3. The Key Messages of Sexuality Education are:

(a) Love and respect yourself as you love and respect others;

(b) Positive relationships are based on love and respect (which are the foundation for strong families);

(c) Responsible decisions are made for yourself, your family and society; and

(d) Abstinence before marriage is the best protection against STIs/HIV and unintended pregnancies. Casual sex can harm and hurt you and your loved ones.

You may click here for more information on MOE Sexuality Education.

Overview of MEE TOH School’s SEd Programme for 2025

4. SEd is delivered in a holistic manner through the school curriculum. The content for SEd is grouped into five main themes: Human Development, Interpersonal Relationships, Sexual Health, Sexual Behaviour, and, Culture, Society and Law. You may click here for more information on the scope of SEd in the school curriculum.

5. The subjects that incorporate topics on sexuality include:

a. Science (Primary 5)

b. Character and Citizenship Education (CCE)

SEd Lessons:

6. The upper primary years mark the onset of puberty. With better nutrition and improved health care, our students are reaching puberty at a younger age and have to grapple with physical, emotional and psychological changes in themselves. The implication is that our students are becoming biologically ready for sexual activity sooner without necessarily having the corresponding cognitive or emotional maturity to modulate their behaviours. Furthermore, our students may also exposed to a wide range of influences that could endanger their health and undermine the integrity of the family. Our students require close guidance so that they can respond with discernment to the sexual messages in the media and other sources.

7. SEd lessons are taught as part of CCE (FTGP) at Primary 5 and 6. Through these lessons, our students will learn healthy ways to manage the physiological, social and emotional changes in their growing years. They learn to build healthy and rewarding relationships with others, including those with members of the opposite sex. Students are also guided to make wise, informed and responsible decisions to keep themselves safe from sexuality-related risks.

At MEE TOH School, the following Sexuality Education lessons will be taught in 2025:

PRIMARY 5

PRIMARY 6

INFORMATION FOR PARENTS

8. Parents may opt their children out of SEd lessons, and/or supplementary Sexuality Education programmes by MOE-approved external providers.

9. Parents who wish to opt their child out of the Sed lessons need to complete an opt-out form. This form will be communicated to parents at the start of the year and is also downloadable here. You can also complete the Opt-out form here. The completed opt-out form is to be submitted by 07/02/2025.

10. Parents can contact the school (Mdm Elaine Tan Chew Shie, HOD CCE) at 6489 3326 or email tan_chew_shie@moe.edu.sg for discussion or to seek clarification about the school’s SEd programme.