1 Purchases of Items

1 Purchases of Items

Preparation for 2025 SST Secondary 1

The school year begins on 2 January 2025 (Thursday). Students must report to school (Indoor Sports Hall, Block D) in full school uniform (SST T-shirt & pants/bermudas/skorts) by 7.40 am.

Preparation for the new year begins after the release of the PSLE results. This section provides an overview of the important events and dates leading up to the Badge Ceremony that require your action.

In particular, please pay attention to the following:

  • Submission of information (online and hard copies, when applicable)

  • School-related purchases, which should be completed before the end of 2024

  • Engagement programmes for students and parents

1.1 Purchase Of School Items

Students may purchase their school uniform, textbooks and stationery early by referring to the information below. Students are encouraged to purchase textbooks and school uniforms through the online portal provided by the vendors.

  • Instructions for purchase of uniform (LINK)

  • Instructions for purchase of S1 textbooks & stationery (LINK)

1.2  Personal Learning Device (PLD)

School of Science and Technology, Singapore (SST) is a one-to-one school where every student uses a Macbook for their learning. The Macbook can be used with the national e-learning platform – the Singapore Student Learning Space (SLS) – and other educational technology to personalise and enhance students’ learning. This will also enable students to acquire digital skills and apply these skills as they navigate an increasingly digitalised world.

The school has arranged for parents/guardians to purchase the Macbook from a vendor for their child/ward’s use in school. The vendor has been identified based on the device chosen by the school from a panel of awarded suppliers established by MOE.

Recommended Specifications

  • 13-inch Macbook Air with Apple M3 Chip with 8 Core CPU, 8 Core GPU, 16 Core Neural Engine 

  • 16 GB Unified Memory

  • 256GB SSD Storage

  • 35W DUAL USB-C PORT COMPACT POWER ADAPTER 

  • 13.6-inch Liquid Retina Display with True Tone

  • 1080 Facetime HD Camera

  • Magsafe 3 charging port

  • Two thunderbolt/ USB 4 ports

  • Backlit Magic Keyboard with Touch ID - US English

  • Apple 4-Year AppleCare+ for Schools 13-inch

  • Optional: Insurance Coverage for Macbook Air 13-Inch for 4 year

Students who are Singapore citizens can use their Edusave to pay for the PLD.  Students who are under the MOE Independent School Bursary (ISB) and with Gross Household Income (GHI) = $4,400 or less, or Per Capita Income (PCI) = $1,100 or less, will be eligible for funding support.  SST will advise all students regarding the purchase of their PLD via Parents Gateway (PG) in December 2024.

SST will advise all parents/ guardians regarding the purchase of the PLD in December 2024.

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