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School Rules and consequences
School Rules and consequences
Respect for Singapore and the School
- Pupils who are Singapore citizens
must sing the National Anthem and take the National Pledge. Pupils must recite
the Pledge with the right fist placed over the heart.
- Non-Singapore citizens must stand at
attention while the National Anthem is sung and the Pledge is taken.
- On Mondays, the school song will be
played and all pupils, regardless of nationality, are to sing the school song
respectfully.
- All pupils are expected to uphold the reputation of the school at all times – when pupils are dressed in their school attire; they represent the school and must be well-behaved at all times.
Attendance and Punctuality
- All pupils must be punctual for all
school activities. This includes lessons, assembly, CCA and any activities
organized by the school.
- All pupils are to be in school by
7.30 a.m. to be ready for the flag-raising ceremony. Attendance is compulsory.
- Any absence from school must be
accompanied by a medical certificate and/ or where appropriate, a letter of
explanation from parents.
- Pupils who are absent without valid reasons will be regarded as having committed truancy.
School Attire and Appearance
- Students
are to wear the prescribed school uniform (please refer to picture shown) and any
modification made to the uniforms is not allowed.
- Pupils wearing the PE attire are to
ensure that their PE shirt is tucked in at all times.
- Pupils have to wear black
canvas/nylon/PVC shoes and if the shoe has laces, they must also be black.
- School socks or plain white socks must be worn such that 5 cm of the socks can be seen.
- For Male Pupils: Hair should not touch the shirt collar, should not cover the ears or eyebrows and should not be dyed, tinted or highlighted. Sideburns should be short and thinned. All male pupils are to be clean-shaven and no facial hair (e.g. beard or moustache) is allowed to be kept.
- For Female Pupils: Shoulder-length hair touching the collar and long hair neatly tied up with black hair ribbon or hair band is allowed. Fringes must be trimmed and kept above the eyebrows at all times. Hair should not be dyed, tinted or highlighted. No make-up is allowed.
Please
refer to the Page 6 of the Pupil’s Handbook 2020 for more details on “School
Attire and Appearance”.
Conduct
- Pupils are expected to adhere to the 4 B’s
Be Here: Attendance
Be On Time: Punctuality
Be Kind: Good behavior and conduct
Be Safe: Overall safety and
well-being
- All pupils must finish all homework
and assignments on time.
- All pupils must treat others (staff,
visitors, schoolmates) with respect (no vulgar, abusive and crude language)
verbally, in written or pictorial forms.
- All pupils must
not intimidate or hurt others physically and/or emotionally in school as well
as online. Bullying is not tolerated at all in AMKP and it is considered as a
serious offence.
- No pupil may leave the school premises without permission.
Use of Electronic Devices in School
- Pupils are discouraged from bringing
mobile phones and electronic devices to school.
- If pupils would like to bring these
devices, they must switch off their devices during curriculum and CCA time,
failing which, they will be confiscated. The mobile devices will be kept in the
General Office for collection by parents.
- Playing
of games on mobile devices is not allowed.
- Pupils
should be responsible for the safekeeping of their mobile devices.
- The school may confiscate the mobile device as a disciplinary measure or for the purpose of investigation due to misuse or abuse of the devices. The mobile devices will be kept in the General Office for collection by parents.
Items
not to be brought to school
- All
pupils are not allowed to have in their possession any weapon. They are also
not allowed to bring any weapon-like item which is used or intended to be used
to cause harm to others.
- Game
cards or trading cards
- Chewing gum or bubble gum
Miscellaneous
- Pupils must not forge the signature
(of parents, guardians, carers) on test or exam papers, consent forms, report
books and medical certificates.
- Pupils must not be involved in any
gang.
- Pupils must not extort money from
schoolmates.
- Pupils must not vandalise, steal or
set fire on school property or property of others.
- Pupils must not engage in gambling
or betting.
- Pupils must not view / possess /
share sexually explicit material.
- Pupils must not possess, use,
distribute, sell cigarettes, drugs, inhalants or alcohol.
- Smoking is prohibited by law.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
Non-compliance with and infringement of any of the school
rules and regulations will result in action being taken against the offender.
These actions include parental involvement, warnings, counselling, caning and
even suspension from school.
As a guide, the following is a list of offences and the respective consequences:
| No. | Offence | Consequences |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Latecoming | Demerit
points |
| 2. | Skipping Classes | Informing
parents and/or time-out and/or adult mentoring and/or behavior contract and/ or
counselling |
| 3. | Truancy | Informing
parents and/or time-out and/or adult mentoring and/or behavior contract and/ or
professional counselling *Case may be referred to outside agencies for assistance/professional counselling |
| 4. |
| Warning
and/or time-out and/or loss of playtime and/ or parental involvement |
| 5. | Misuse
of mobile devices | Warning
and/or parental involvement and/ or demerit points |
| 6. | Misconduct:
| Informing
parents and/or time-out and/or adult mentoring and/or behavior contract and/ or
counselling and/or written apology and/or caning by Principal (depending on
severity and type of offence) |
| 7. | Serious
offences:
| Informing
parents and/or time-out and/or adult mentoring and/or behavior contract and/ or
counselling and/or written apology and/or caning by Principal (depending on severity
and type of offence) and/or suspension from school |
While the above consequences serve as a guide, the Principal reserves the sole right to mete out the punishments and consequences as and when he/she deems fit, according to the severity of the offence.