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

• 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