Why commemorate total defence day

Exam rules and procedures. Sec 2 Streaming Exercise Results Sec 3 Classes Target setting. Promotion Criteria. Student Diary. School's Outreach to Primary Schools. Level Events. Cultural Celebrations. Overseas Trips. Speech Day Prefect Investiture National Day Celebration Graduation Ceremony Open House Parents Gateway. SLS School-based Helpline. CCA on 28 February CCA Sessions. Mother Tongue Languages Symposium. DSA One-Stop Portal. Through these activities, students get a sense just the briefest glimpse!

Unlike previous crises, the adversary we are facing today is not so obvious — we cannot see the virus! The effects of fear, however, are very visible to our students.

Temperature screenings are now a daily routine in schools. People are wearing masks on public transport. The malls are palpably emptier. Classmates and teachers may go on leave of absence. Every day, new cases are discussed at length on the news. Even at home, the virus dominates the conversation. Here is where Total Defence comes in. More effective than any class activity, our students are witnessing acts of courage and selflessness taking place all around them.

From our healthcare professionals at the frontline, to the volunteers distributing masks and delivering food to those quarantined, Singapore is rallying together through civil and social defence to fight the virus. On the economic front, relief measures are underway to help affected businesses and workers. In schools, teachers are going all out to help with precautionary measures such as visual screening and temperature taking.

They are also busy preparing Home-based Learning packages for those who are on leave of absence, and designing lessons to teach students more about the virus. Individuals contribute by working hard and meeting the challenges of development.

Those who continually improve themselves to stay relevant play an even bigger role. Social Defence is about people living and working together in harmony and spending time on the interests of the nation and community. Digital Defence requires every individual is the first line of defence against threats from the digital domain. Psychological Defence is each person's commitment to and confidence in the nation's future.

In short Total Defence is about everyone playing a part in the defence of Singapore. For more details, please visit the Total Defence website. It involves training the civilian population in rescue work, evacuation, first aid and damage control. Civil Defence aims to produce a civilian population familiar with procedures for survival and protection, and with arrangements for relief services and emergency supply of critical items like blood, water and food.

The knowledge and assurance that loved ones are cared for will fortify the morale of our citizen-soldiers in military training or fighting at the frontline. Civil Defence complements and supports the other defence components of the nation's Total Defence.