Nutrition & Food Science (NFS)
Objectives of NFS Programme
- To develop students’ understanding of the concepts of nutrition and meal planning
- To develop students’ understanding of the link between diet and health
- To develop students’ understanding of the principles of food science
- To equip students with the knowledge and skills to make informed decisions concerning food and nutrition
NFS Core Skills Programme
- Skills: Culinary skills and Methods of Cooking
- Vocabulary: Common terminology used
- Concept: Diet, Health and Food Management
Mode of Assessment
- Written Test
- Practical
- Coursework
NFS as a Subject
- Lower Secondary: a compulsory subject
- Upper Secondary: Elective as an O-Level and N-Level subject
- The syllabuses, which include content and coursework components, are taught over two to three years.
- The coursework component develops students’ ability to apply a range of process skills, such as the ability to apply and synthesize knowledge and evaluate the outcome of a completed task.
NFS Signature Programmes
- Secondary 1 Inter-Disciplinary Coursework (Food Photography), collaboration between NFS and Art Department
- Secondary 2 Food Science Coursework (Investigative Experiment)
- Lower Secondary Culinary Enrichment, conducted termly by NFS teachers
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Secondary 3 Culinary Enrichment, conducted by external vendor
- For more information, please refer to the following links:
- Lower secondary FCE syllabus
- GCE O-Level Nutrition and Food Science
- GCE N(A)-Level Nutrition and Food Science
- GCE N(T)-Level Nutrition and Food Science
Sec 1 Inter-Disciplinary Coursework
Sec 2 Food Science Coursework
Sec 3 Culinary Enrichment