Humanities

Mission

The Humanities Department strives to provide an engaging and enriching programme to enthuse Hillgrovians in the study of the Humanities and to equip them with creative and thinking skills.

In line with the school vision “Reflective Learners, Caring Changemakers”, the department’s Core Programme focuses on inquiry-based learning where students learn to understand the world issues by taking different perspectives and communicate their arguments coherently in both speech and writing. Learning is further enhanced through Assessment for Learning, Assessment as Learning and online technological tools on Student Learning Space (SLS).

Achievements & Highlights

Key Enrichment Programmes

• Secondary 1: Water Quality & Water Conservation

• Secondary 1: Historical Investigation on Colonial Singapore

• Secondary 2: Inclusive Housing Study @ Bukit Gombak Housing Estate

• Secondary 2: Historical Investigation on Battle of Singapore

• Secondary 3: Microclimate Investigation, DI Project on Historical Leaders and Issue-based Investigation @ URA Virtual Gallery 

External Competitions

Dunman High Model ASEAN Plus Summit

• Dunman High Model ASEAN Plus Summit – 1 Honourable Mention (2026)

• 1 Honourable Mention (2025)

•  2 Most Improved Delegate Awards (2025)

NUS Geography Challenge

• 2025 NUS Geography Challenge

• Gold Award (Individual Category)

• 1 student selected for 2026 Geography Talent Development Programme

• 2024 NUS Geography Challenge

  • Top 40 schools out of 121 schools (Team category)

  • Bronze (Individual category)

  • 3rd Position in Grand Finals Audience Engagement Quiz (Individual category)

• Duman High Model ASEAN Plus Summit 2024

• Victoria-Cedar Model United Nations 2024

• 1 Silver and 1 student selected for Talent Development Programme (2020)

• Certificate of Participation (2021)

• Certificate of Participation (2022)

Tourism Innovation Partnership Project (2021)

MOE History Challenge

• 2 students selected for 2025 History Talent Development Programme and presented at the symposium(2025)

• 2 students selected for Talent Development Programme (2024)

• Historical Scene Investigation Challenge 2024 by National Library Board: 1 Silver and 1 Bronze

• Prove It Contest 2024 (Written Category) by National Library Board: 1 Bronze

• Prove It Contest 2024 (Video Category) by National Library Board: 1 Bronze

• 2 students selected for Talent Development Programme (2023)

• 2 students selected for Talent Development Programme (2020)

• Successfully completed research project on Archaeology in Singapore presented at HTDP Symposium (2021)

Historical Scene Investigation Challenge by National Library Board

• Prove It! Contest by NLB – 2 Bronze  (2025)

• Silver Award (2022)

• Gold (2021)

• Bronze (2020)

NHB Student Archivist Project

2026 Student Archivist Project – Certificates of Achievement (2 Teams)

• One student project on the seniors' experiences during the Japanese Occupation was featured in the National Museum of Singapore Exhibition “Dislocations: Memory & Meaning of the Fall of Singapore, 1942” (2021-2022)

Model United Nations Conference

• Singapore Model United Nations (SMUN) – 1 Best Delegate (2026)

• One student achieved Best Position Paper award 

ASEAN Symposium (22 April & 15 July 2022)