Stella Maris Pudu
National Curriculum
(Lower Secondary)
Kurrikulum Standard Sekolah Menengah (KSSM)
Curriculum Standard for Secondary Schools
Stella Maris Pudu is a private school following the KSSM national curriculum. We prepare our students to sit for the SPM public examination at the end of Form 5. The Ministry of Education implemented the School Based Assessment (PBS) system in the year 2012. Currently under this system, students in Form 1 to 3 sit for a Final Test (Ujian Akhir Sesi Akademik) at the end of each academic year.
Stella Maris Pudu is proud of the fact that our students show a high level of proficiency in the English language after a few years in the school. Towards this end, the school has adopted parts of an international syllabus in the teaching of English. Furthermore, Mathematics and Science subjects are taught in English.
Year Groups
Form 1 to 3
Student Benefits
Students demonstrate a high level of proficiency in the English language
Science and Mathematics subjects are taught in English
Enriched curriculum for English
Bible Study is offered
Admission Requirements (to Form 1)
Students who have completed Standard 6 in a public school
Students who studied a primary international syllabus and have reached the minimum age requirements can be admitted
Students seeking admission are subject to an Admissions Test in English, Bahasa Melayu and Mathematics
Admission Requirements (to Forms 2 and 3)
Subject to vacancies that are available
Candidates seeking admission are subject to an Admissions Test on selected subjects
School Year
From March to February (the following year).
The school year is divided into three (3) semesters:
Starts in the month of March
Starts in the month of September
Starts in the month of January (the following year)
Subjects taught (from Form 1 to 3 (Lower Secondary))
Bahasa Melayu
English Language
Sejarah
Pendidikan Moral / Pendidikan Islam
Mathematics
Science
Geografi
Reka Bentuk & Teknologi
Pendidikan Seni Visual
Pendidikan Jasmani & Pendidikan Kesihatan
Other Subjects taught
Bible Study
Higher English
Computer Studies
Guidance Period (Form 1 & 2 only)
Co-Curricular Activities (CCA)
Malay Language Society
English Society
Geography Society
History Society
The Learning Environment @ Stella Maris Pudu
A key goal for their lower secondary school years is for our students to develop study and learning skills that will prepare them for their upper secondary years, college/university, and beyond. During their lower secondary years at Stella Maris Schools, our students are provided with the pathways and opportunity to develop deep and meaningful understandings of specialist subject areas (that are part of the National Curriculum (KSSM)).
Our students are challenged to think critically, question various concepts, express their thoughts, and to create and transform their ideas into action. They are also coached to become mature, independent and organized learners.
Our students are exposed to a variety of learning experiences, including classroom learning, experiential/hands-on learning, team collaborations, and opportunities to learn outside the space and environment of the classroom.
Our students begin to spread their wings and discover their interests in an encouraging, cooperative, and caring supportive environment. During their lower secondary years, our students learn to take challenges/risks; they learn responsibility; and they learn to love learning.
In development of student leadership, our students will be expected to assume leadership positions within the student body, acting as mentors for our younger learners.
We also aim to stretch and development our students to their maximum potential to equip them with critical life skills (socio-economic, academic, and behavioral) to succeed in their upper secondary years and beyond.
Classroom learning is enhanced through specialist enrichment sessions, such as music, visual arts, and physical education.
Character development is an integral part of the student's life of Stella Maris Schools, where we aim to instill in each of our students, the key qualities such as determination, teamwork, leadership and compassion.