Total Defence Day 2022

Total Defence is the cornerstone of Singapore’s deterrent strategy, and is crucial to the continued security, survival, and success of the country.

This year, we commemorated Total Defence Day with a slew of activities throughout the week, beginning with a parade by our Uniformed Groups on Tuesday, 15 Feb. It was heartening to see our Boys’ Brigade, Girls’ Brigade, National Police Cadet Corps, and Red Cross Youth cadets come together as one for this momentous occasion.

Our weekly CCE lessons also continued to reinforce the need for us to play our part to protect ourselves against hybrid threats. In keeping with this year’s theme, ‘Together We Keep Singapore Strong’, our students created artefacts to pledge the small ways they could help put Total Defence into action in their daily lives. They also joined our Cyber-Wellness Ambassadors at an interactive booth in the canteen where they learnt more about digital defence and even participated in a quiz to win wonderful prizes!

On 17 February, our series of commemorative events concluded with a special programme helmed by the Uniformed Groups. Our enthusiastic UG cadets stepped into every class to promote awareness of and participation in the 6 pillars of Total Defence. Students learnt new skills such as Basic First Aid and familiarised themselves with the Public Warning System as well as the game, ‘Guardians of the City’.

Overall, we had a memorable TDD which enhanced our four key citizenship dispositions: a sense of belonging, a sense of reality, a sense of hope, and the will to act.

Together, we keep Singapore strong!