College: The Faculty System
College: The Faculty System
At the heart of the college experience is the Faculty System, a structure designed to bring together students from diverse academic pathways into vibrant, supportive communities. By learning alongside peers with different strengths, interests, and perspectives, students develop a deeper appreciation of both individuality and shared purpose.
Each faculty is guided by a dedicated team of teachers working closely with Civics and Subject Tutors. Together, they journey with students through their academic and personal growth, providing consistent care, guidance, and encouragement. The work of the faculties is coordinated by the Year Heads and the Director of Well-Being, ensuring a coherent and student-centred approach across the college.
More than an organisational structure, the Faculty System reflects the college’s commitment to holistic education. Faculty staff serve not only as educators, but as mentors who take a genuine interest in each student’s development. Through close relationships and attentive support, they help students navigate challenges, build resilience, and grow in confidence.
This decentralised system allows the college to respond meaningfully to the needs of every student. It enables timely support, thoughtful guidance, and programmes that are tailored to each faculty community. In doing so, the Faculty System creates an environment where every student is known, supported, and empowered to thrive.
Our Faculties:
| Name in Greek | Pronunciation | Who Am I? |
|---|---|---|
| Apollo | a-pol’- o | God of the Sun |
| Ares | air’- reez | God of War |
| Artemis | ahr’-tuh- mis | Goddess of the Hunt |
| Athena | a-thee’- na | Goddess of Wisdom |
The Faculty Committee
The key reason for the existence of the Faculty system is to take care of the well-being of the student population in Hwa Chong Institution in a personalised manner. A team of student leaders make up the Faculty Committee. The Faculty Committee will be formed by all the CT Reps within the faculty. Amongst them, a Faculty Head and Assistant Faculty Head will be elected from student councillors to lead the team. The Faculty Committee operates independently of the Students’ Council and reports directly to the Faculty personnel in charge. These Faculty Committees are responsible for promoting strong faculty spirit as well as organising and mobilising support for faculty events, song and dance sessions, inter-faculty competitions and Founders’ Day Community Involvement Projects. They also support initiatives carried out by the Students’ Council, ranging from Orientation to the inter-faculty dance competition, affectionately called ‘POP’ or Post-Orientation Party.
The Faculty Committee also provides a platform for the grooming of student leaders. These student leaders organise and mobilise support for events for the Faculty. The aim of such activities are multi-fold – to add variety to the life of students in Hwa Chong; to provide avenues to express their talents and to build a strong Faculty spirit; and through this, a strong school spirit and identity.
The Faculty Committee provides a highly enriching experience for its members. Its strength is in the provision of real-life situations in which student leaders have to harness all their leadership, public relations and administrative skills in order to successfully pull off an event. These provide student leaders in the Faculty Committee an opportunity to build up a strong leadership portfolio. The Faculty may also present certificates/ meritorious awards for significant contributions by any Faculty member at the end of the year.
The Faculty Committees collate and communicate feedback on student morale, problems faced, suggestions for improvement and overall well-being to the faculty teachers-in-charge. Feedback channels and sharing sessions are instituted. Meetings as a faculty of students and teachers are held termly to define strategic direction, ways to strengthen collegiality, and areas for collaboration be in within or across faculties.
