Supporting Our Students

Counselling is a collaborative helping process where the school counsellor and student explore the student’s challenges with a focus on feelings, thoughts and their behaviour. This process is aimed at guiding students to develop a better understanding of themselves and gain insights into the issues they face, with the hope of positive change. A relationship of trust between the counsellor and student forms the foundation for effective counselling to take place. 

The life of a student can be a stressful one. Students who are facing personal challenges and issues such as these can choose to approach the school counsellor for help:  

1. • Relationship and interpersonal issues 

   • Academic stress 

   • Personal issues  

   • Coping and problem-solving  

   • Decision-making 

If you have queries or concerns related to counselling, you can approach 

• Form teachers, or 

• School counsellors: 

Ms Abigail Tan (tan_han_ying_abigail@moe.edu.sg)
Ms Aqilah Binte Sha’aban (aqilah_binte_shaaban@moe.edu.sg) 

We are pleased that you have chosen CHIJ Katong Convent to have a Catholic school experience.  Noting that parents are the first catechists of their child’s faith formation, the school endeavours to support our Catholic parents through offering a Catholic programme for our students. 

Catholic Connect
This programme aims to establish a Catholic student community rooted in faith through fellowship and being immersed in the Gospel. The sessions are led by parent volunteers and members of the Young Christian Students’ Movement and supported by student Catholic Support Leaders. Catholic students are strongly encouraged to join the sessions which are conducted every Thursday morning (7.35 – 8.35 a.m.) in the Music Room.

Catholic students, please fill in this Catholic Connect 2026. 

The MOE Financial Assistance Scheme is available to students who: 

• Are Singapore Citizens. 

• Attend government or government-aided schools. 

• Have a monthly gross household income of $4,000 or less, or a monthly per capita income of $1000 or less. 

More information on MOE FAS can be found here. 

If you do not meet the income criteria for the MOE FAS, the school may consider your child for the school-based financial assistance scheme. Please contact the school at 6448 6433 or email chijktcs@moe.edu.sg for more information.

The school has two full-time Special Educational Needs Officers, Ms Gursheran Kaur and Ms Jermaine Ho, who support students with learning needs.  

If you have any queries or concerns related to special educational needs support, please contact Ms Gursheran Kaur (gursheran_kaur@moe.edu.sg) or
Ms Jermaine Ho (Jermaine_Ho@moe.edu.sg).