InfoComm Technology (ICT)

Discover how ICT skills and cyber wellness habits are build in the students from Primary 1 to 6

Last updated 1 July 2026

Department Goal

Every Gabrielite will be a proficient, innovative and responsible user of ICT.

Key Personnel

Subject Head (Internal): Ms Chua Suting

2IC: Mr Ong Dunming

Department Programmes

Baseline ICT Skills and New Media Literacies

Our 6 year programme aims to equip every student in St Gabriel's Primary School with the essential ICT skills to enable them to be future-ready citizens. Each year, our Gabrielites will focus on mastering a set of ICT skills as follows:

Primary 1 – Basics of Computer Operation and Touch Typing, Organising Information using Microsoft Word

Primary 2 – Internet Search, Email, Creative Presentation using Microsoft Power Point

Primary 3 – Introduction to Coding and Design

Primary 4 – Code For Fun (CFF), Data Management using Microsoft Excel

Primary 5 – Basic Photography and Photo Manipulation

Primary 6 – Basic Video Production using Windows Movie Maker

Young students in school uniforms and face masks work on HP laptops at teal desks in a classroom.

Our lower primary Gabrielites at Baseline ICT Programme

A young student in a white school uniform taps a tablet while holding a small spherical robot in a classroom.

Our Gabrielite coding a Sphero Bolt at Code For Fun (CFF)

A masked young student sits on a classroom floor using a tablet to control a small robotic ball nearby.

Our Gabrielite testing out his Sphero Bolt programming at Code For Fun (CFF)

Cyber Wellness Education

Cyber Wellness (CW) refers to the positive well-being of Internet users. It involves an understanding of online behaviour and awareness of how to protect oneself in cyberspace. The focus of CW is about helping students to become responsible digital learners. The 3 Cyber Wellness key messages are:

Embrace the affordances of technology while maintaining a balanced lifestyle between offline and online activities.
Be a safe and responsible user of technology and maintain a positive online presence.
Be responsible for personal well-being in the cyberspace.

There are 5 key Cyberwellness topics which students are engaged in through school assembly programmes as well as within our school’s Montfortian Character, Citizenship & Leadership Education (MCLE). They are:

Topics on ICT learning

Topics	What our Gabrielites will learn about
Cyber use	- Maintaining a healthy balance of online and offline activities
Cyber identity	- Developing a healthy online identity - Appropriate online expression
Cyber relationships	- Netiquette - Cyber bullying - Developing safe, respectful and meaningful online relationships
Cyber Citizenship	- Understanding the cyber world - Handling online content and behaviour - Having a positive presence in the cyber community
Cyber Ethics	- Creating and sharing of online content in a responsible manner - Respecting copyright

Two students present on stage before a large school assembly with a slide reading "What is Safer Internet Day?"

Our Cyber Wellness Student Ambassadors Basil Quek and Stefan Snodgrass Danker sharing with the school about Safer Internet Day during school assembly.

Three children in school uniforms interact with a touchscreen display titled "How to Protect Yourself Against Malware?"

Our Gabrielites accessing the Go Safe Online mobile booth set up by the Cyber Security Agency of Singapore (CSA)

Students in uniform sit at desks facing a projected slide asking "What does media balance look like for you?"

Classroom activity where students learn about Media Balance

Support at Home

To complement the CW curriculum in schools, parents can set a good example at home in the use of technology and play an active role in guiding our children to navigate in cyberspace. To ensure that their children are safe and have positive experiences online, parents can:

Acrostic list spelling PARENT with six tips for parents on managing children's internet use safely.