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CCA & LEAPS 2.0 in Singapore Secondary Schools | Participation, Leadership, Service and Achievement

Co-Curricular Activities (CCAs) are part of Singapore’s broader education system, not simply after-school hobbies. In secondary school, LEAPS 2.0 is the framework used to recognise students’ holistic development through four domains: Participation, Achievement, Leadership and Service. This page is the eduKateSingapore public-reference owner for the framework and its current official sources.

What CCAs are for

CCAs provide structured opportunities for students to develop interests, skills, relationships, responsibility, leadership and resilience outside the academic timetable. A good CCA experience should therefore be read as learning and development, not only as a competition record.

LEAPS 2.0: the four recognition domains

DomainWhat it recognises
ParticipationSustained participation and active contribution in a school-based CCA.
AchievementRepresentation and accomplishment in recognised co-curricular activities, competitions, performances and related opportunities.
LeadershipTaking responsibility, working with others, leadership development and recognised leadership roles or programmes.
ServiceContribution to community and Values-in-Action (VIA), including planning, service and reflection.

Service and Values-in-Action

The current LEAPS 2.0 framework states that secondary students contribute to the community and may undertake VIA projects. The educational purpose is not to accumulate hours mechanically. Planning, contribution and reflection are part of turning activity into civic learning.

How parents should use LEAPS information

  • Start with the student’s interests, strengths and willingness to participate.
  • Ask whether the activity is developing skill, responsibility, relationships and self-direction.
  • Manage workload across school, CCA, travel, rest and other commitments.
  • Do not reduce CCA choice to points alone.
  • Use current school guidance for school-specific CCA rules, selection and recognition.

CCA, character and education

CCA sits alongside Character and Citizenship Education and other Student Development Experiences. The federation therefore treats CCA as a capability-building route: participation can develop persistence and collaboration; leadership can develop judgement and responsibility; service can connect values to action; achievement can provide evidence of disciplined practice.

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Official source

As-of date: 27 September 2026. Freshness class: F1 INSTITUTIONAL for the LEAPS 2.0 framework; F2/F3 for school-specific implementation or any future recognition-rule changes.

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