Punggol Secondary School
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| Established | 1957 |
| Type | Public |
| Principals | Mdm Lee Eet Fong |
| Location | Punggol New Town, Singapore |
| Students | (Academic Year 02-05) School: 1261, comprising: |
| Staff | (as of 16 February 2006) 53, comprising: |
| SAC Members | SAC: 8 |
| Address | 51 Edgefield Plains Singapore 828870 |
| Homepage | http://www.punggolsec.moe.edu.sg |
Punggol Secondary School (Abbreviation: PSS; Simplified Chinese: 培道中学) is a secondary school located in Punggol, in the north-eastern part of Singapore.
In year 2001, the campus was relocated to Punggol New Town (Punggol 21) from Toa Payoh. Pei Dao Secondary School was being re-named to Punggol Secondary School when it was relocated. However the school retained its Chinese name because of its strong emphasis on character development of pupils.
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[edit] History
The school started in 1957 as a Chinese school with only 6 classrooms in an old residential building in Oxley Road. It was then known as Singapore Girls' Vocational High School.
In 1976 the school was re-sited to Toa Payoh East and re-named Pei Dao Secondary School. This new building, costing 4 million dollars, was fully sponsored by private businessmen and organisations.
In 1978, the school took in English stream classes and became co-educational.
In 1986, the school relinquished its aided school status and became a government school.
Pei Dao was renowned for its prowess in volleyball B and C divisions, winning many championships at the local and national level since 1982. It has also won value-added awards for Express or Normal courses in the GCE "O" level examination for the years 1993,1995 and 2000.
Pei Dao Secondary School was re-named Punggol Secondary School when it was relocated to Punggol new town in 2001
Principals who have headed the school in chronological order are:
Mdm Wang Yu Ching 1957 - 1969
Mr Ling Ling 1970 - 1978
Mr Lim Chin Chee 1979 - 1983
Mr Wong Tong Hoi 1984 - 1990
Mrs Chee Mei Chun 1991 - 1996
Mr Ow Chiong Hoo 1997 - 2000
Mr Goh Soon Guan 2001 - 2004
Mdm Lee Eet Fong 2005 - Present
[edit] Accessibility
The school is located near to an LRT station, Cove LRT Station, and is served by five SBS Transit bus services namely: 3, 85, 83, 62 and 136.
