Students can choose from 4 categories: clubs and societies, physical sports, uniformed groups, and visual and performing arts.
Joining a CCA is strongly encouraged in the primary and post-secondary education level.
If the student excels and achieves results in their CCA, 1 to 2 'O' Level points are removed from the examination aggregate (a lower aggregate indicates better marks) at the end of the fourth/fifth year.
[2] The activities available as CCA choices can be divided into 4 key categories:[1] Many CCA-related competitions are held in Singapore, creating a competitive environment which provide CCA groups an objective to work towards.
MOE also organises the biennial Singapore Youth Festival (SYF) for the Aesthetics CCAs.