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CREATIVE ARTS PROGRAMME (SECONDARY) INFOPACK 2025
ABOUT THE CREATIVE ARTS PROGRAMME

The Creative Arts Programme (CAP) is organised by the Gifted Education Branch, Ministry of Education
Singapore. It is offered for both EL participants (Sec 2, 3 & JC1) and MTL (CL, ML, TL) participants (Sec
2 & 3).
The Seminar provides budding writers with the chance to attend creative writing workshops, performance
workshops, plenary lectures and enrichment sessions. Following the Seminar, participants may apply for
a 9 month-long mentorship attachment, where successful applicants receive the guidance of a local
writer. Information about the mentorship will be provided at the Seminar.
Successful applicants for the CAP 2025 Seminar must be available on 16 May 2025 (afternoon) to attend
a mandatory online pre-Seminar briefing and engage in learning activities. Between 16 to 30 May 2025,
participants may be given tasks to complete in preparation for the Seminar. From 2 to 6 June 2025,
CAPpers will attend a five-day in-person seminar. The venue of the CAP Seminar will be confirmed at a
later date.
Sec 3 students who have attended CAP in Sec 2 are NOT allowed to apply again.
Works submitted for or created at the CAP may be selected by MOE for training and research purposes.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR STUDENTS
1. Seek permission to apply for the CAP Seminar through the CAP Liaison Teacher, the designated point
of contact between CAP and the school.
2. Ask a relevant teacher to write you a personal recommendation. Your Teacher Recommender should
be able to comment on your abilities as a creative writer.
3. Read through the Infopack (https://go.gov.sg/2025-cap-sec-infopack - this file) to prepare the following
BEFORE submitting the online application
1) personal statement responses (See page 2 for questions)
2) creative writing portfolio in one PDF document (.pdf, Max 3MB)
3) email address of your CAP Liaison Teacher
4) email address of your Teacher Recommender
4. Go to https://go.gov.sg/2025-cap-sec-app to fill in the application on FormSG by 3 Feb 2025, 5pm.
5. Check that you receive the confirmation email. If your school/.edu account blocks automated emails,
re-submit the application with a personal email. If you resubmit the application for any reason, include
in your name field "RESUBMITTED_<Your Name>". The assessors will use that entry and disregard
earlier ones.
6. Copy the RESPONSE ID from the confirmation email and key it into Form A (Infopack, page 3).
Provide Form A and your portfolio to your Teacher Recommender for them to fill in the form by 10 Feb
2025.
7. For help, email [email protected]

DEADLINES
 Submit your application by 3 Feb 2025, 5pm.
 Request that your Teacher Recommender submit the recommendation by 5 Feb 2024.
 Teachers will only create recommendations AFTER you have submitted your portfolio and
obtained your Response ID.
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PERSONAL STATEMENT RESPONSES
(Responses to be submitted via the online form)
1. Why do you wish to join the Creative Arts Seminar? Include in your response what you would want
to learn from the Seminar, and why it would make a difference for yourself and others.
2. What are your personal interests and co-curricular activities in school? Have you participated in any
writing camps or competitions? Please specify.
3. In your opinion, what are the responsibilities of a Creative Arts Seminar participant?
PORTFOLIO SUBMISSION
Portfolios that exceed the limit in terms of number of pieces or words are discouraged and will be
assessed at the judges’ discretion.
Intellectual Integrity
 All intellectual contributions from others should be duly acknowledged in the portfolio. Please
note that plagiarism is a serious offence. Students who are found to be guilty of plagiarising the
literary works of others will be disqualified from the programme.
Genres accepted
 You may submit poetry, prose or playwriting works
 You may submit works from a single genre or in any combination across the genres
Number of Portfolio Pieces
 Minimum number of works: 5
 Maximum number of works: 8
Word limits
 Prose works (short stories/novel excerpts only; expository and argumentative essays should NOT
be included) should not exceed 1,500 words per piece.
Special Note for the Submission of Novel Excerpts

 While the submission of novel excerpts is generally discouraged, you may submit a maximum of 3
excerpt chapters, with each chapter not more than 1,500 words in length and counting as one
piece of work within the portfolio. The portfolio cannot consist only of novel excerpts.
 Ensure the excerpts capture a complete and significant narrative moment.
 Provide a written reflection that explains how the excerpt relates to the whole narrative and what
effect you want to achieve. Novel excerpts that are unaccompanied by this reflection will not be
considered.
Rubric
 Please read the rubric here: https://go.gov.sg/2025-cap-portfolio-rubric
Reflections
 Reflections are strongly encouraged for every literary work in the portfolio. Your reflections will
help the evaluator understand your intent and craft, which may not always be obvious from
reading works with no contextual frames.
 Reflections should comment on the writing process and your aims and intentions as a writer. A
summary of the literary work is NOT a reflection on the work.
 Your CAP Liaison Teacher will give you access to an SLS lesson on Reflective Writing for
Creative Writing Portfolios.
Languages accepted
 Your portfolio pieces should be in ONE language only
 The accepted languages are: English, Chinese, Malay or Tamil
Optional: Second Portfolio Submission
 Students who wish to submit two portfolios – one in EL and one in MT – may do so in separate
applications. These students will be chosen for only one language stream.
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FORM A
SUMMARY OF APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR STUDENTS
Students are to
1. read through submission guidelines at https://go.gov.sg/2025-cap-sec-infopack
2. submit their application and portfolio at https://go.gov.sg/2025-cap-sec-app
3. check their inboxes for the confirmation email
4. copy the Response ID provided in the confirmation email to complete the section in green below
5. send the softcopy of Form A and their portfolio to the Teacher Recommender
6. request Teacher Recommender completes the submission at https://go.gov.sg/2025-cap-sec-tr.
FOR CAP 2025 APPLICANT TO FILL IN:
Applicant’s Name: ________________________
Applicant’s Class: ________________________
Applicant’s Response ID from Confirmation Email: __________________________________
INFORMATION FOR TEACHER RECOMMENDER:

Teacher Recommenders, before submitting the online form, you should have:
1. reviewed the student’s portfolio
2. received permission from the School Leaders for the student’s application (usually secured
through the CAP Liaison Teacher)
Teacher Recommenders, you will be asked to provide the following on the form:
1. a rating of the applicant’s intellectual traits
2. a rating of the applicant’s social emotional strengths
3. information if he/she has any psychological or emotional problems which may require special
attention and care at the Seminar
4. an overall recommendation of the applicant’s suitability for the programme
5. any other comments on the applicant’s suitability for the Creative Arts Programme
Please submit the online form at https://go.gov.sg/2025-cap-sec-tr by

10 February 2025
TEACHER RECOMMENDATIONS ARE CONFIDENTIAL AND

WILL NOT BE SEEN BY THE APPLICANT
Please email [email protected] if you have any queries.

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CREATIVE ARTS PROGRAMME (SECONDARY) INFOPACK 2025

ABOUT THE CREATIVE ARTS PROGRAMME

INSTRUCTIONS FOR STUDENTS

4. Go to https://go.gov.sg/2025-cap-sec-app to fill in the application on FormSG by 3 Feb 2025, 5pm.

7. For help, email [email protected]

Special Note for the Submission of Novel Excerpts

FOR CAP 2025 APPLICANT TO FILL IN:

Applicant’s Name: ________________________

Applicant’s Class: ________________________

Applicant’s Response ID from Confirmation Email: __________________________________

INFORMATION FOR TEACHER RECOMMENDER:

Please submit the online form at https://go.gov.sg/2025-cap-sec-tr by

TEACHER RECOMMENDATIONS ARE CONFIDENTIAL AND

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