MOE Sexuality Education

Overview of RI (Year 1-4)’s Sexuality Education Programme for 2025

4. Sexuality Education is delivered in a holistic manner through the school curriculum. The content for Sexuality Education 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 Sexuality Education in the school curriculum.

5. The subjects that incorporate topics on sexuality include:
a. Science
b. Character and Citizenship Education (CCE)

6. The values and attitudes of our youth towards sexuality are increasingly shaped by their peers, exposure to the media, popular culture and the internet. Adolescence is a complex stage in life as the adolescent attempts to find his/her own identity and often struggles with new social relationships. The period of middle adolescence (generally from 15 – 17 years old) can be a turbulent period for adolescents. The gap between physical and emotional/cognitive maturity may result in a tendency to act on impulse, experiment with various activities (including sexual activities), sometimes without understanding the unpleasant consequences that may arise from such experimentation. The need for peer acceptance can be overwhelmingly strong, and hinder one’s ability to act responsibly. Given the pressures faced by the middle adolescent from within themselves and from peers, it is important to build a strong sense of self-worth, personal conviction and an understanding of the possible consequences of sexual behaviour.

7. Through the Sexuality Education lessons, secondary students will have the opportunity to develop a positive self-esteem, develop their character, and expand their understanding and repertoire of skills to deal with various issues related to sexuality, which are of prime concern at this age. 

At RI (Year 1-4), the following Sexuality Education lessons will be taught in 2025 based on the unit of respectful relationships and safety:

(click on the following years to find out on the lesson overview/objectives and the indicative time period taught)

Year 1
3 Lessons, 60min each 

Steady or Not
Being Aware, Being Safe
More than Meets the Eye


Year 2
3 Lessons, 60min each

A Role for Everyone 
Online Safety Challenge
Do I or Don’t I

Year 3
3 Lessons, 60min each

Love Yourself, Love Others 
Mending a Broken Heart
When Respect Takes Centre Stage

Year 4
4 Lessons, 60min each

Levelling the Ground
When Love Hurts 
For Better or For Worse
There’s Always More to a Story

8. eTeens is a programme developed by Health Promotion Board, in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, to provide Secondary 3 students with accurate information on STIs, HIV and protection from a health perspective. eTeens is conducted in two segments – a mass talk segment and a classroom-based programme. The desired outcome of the eTeens programme is that students are empowered to make wise, informed and sensible decisions.

9. Students are taught skills such as decision-making, assertiveness and negotiation to say “no” to sex and negative peer pressure. They also learn that the impact of STIs/HIV extends beyond themselves and involves their family, and the importance of responsible decision-making and seeking help. Abstinence and upholding family values are the key messages.

At RI (Y14), the eTeens programme will be implemented as follows in 2025:

1. Mass Talk delivered through a pre-recorded video (Term 2)
• Raise awareness and provide knowledge on:

a) Infectious diseases (STIs and HIV): what it is, how it spreads, how to prevent infection mainly through ABC (abstinence, being faithful, correct, and consistent condom use).

b) Managing relationships and risky situations in a healthy way.

2. Classroom-based Lesson (Term 2)
• Learn to negotiate their way out of a risky situation by applying skills of assertiveness and responsible decision-making

10. Parents may opt their children out of the Sexuality Education lessons, eTeens and/or supplementary sexuality education programmes by MOE-approved external providers. 

11. Parents who wish to opt their children out of the Sexuality Education lessons need to complete an opt-out form. This form will be distributed to parents at the start of the year through Parents Gateway and is also downloadable at the following link here. The completed form is to be submitted by 14/02/2025. 

12. Parents who wish to opt their children out of the eTeens programme need to complete an opt-out form. This form will be distributed to parents at the start of the year and is also downloadable at the following link here.  The completed form is to be submitted by 14/02/2025.

13. Parents can contact the school at [email protected] or 63538830 for discussion or to seek clarification about the school’s Sexuality Education programme.