Serangoon Secondary School
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| Motto | Seek, Strive, Serve |
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| Established | 1928 |
| Type | Government, Single |
| Principal | Mr Yeo Kuerk Heng |
| MOE Code | 3010 |
| Colours | Blue, white, orange |
| Locale | Serangoon, Singapore |
| Enrollment | ?? |
| Website | Link |
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 Republic of Singapore |
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Serangoon Secondary School is a government secondary school in Hougang, Singapore. The school was established in 1928. In 2001, the secondary school was later moved to its present premises at 11 Upper Serangoon View.
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[edit] School crest
[edit] Three Colours
- 'Blue' signifiies the two important and essential qualities of good character - piety and sincerity
- 'White' embodies everything that is pure and wholesome, particularly, purity in thought, word and deed
- 'Orange' represent strength, integrity, endurence
[edit] Symbol
'The Eagle' derived from its German counterpart-the German Eagle- symbolises discipline, self-discipline, dignity, esteem and power.
'The Lamp' with it radiant flame or light, symbolises knowledge.
[edit] History
- In 1928, it was first named Serangoon English School in a double-storeyed building in Simon Road.
- In 1937, three standards were added and with this, the school, provided education up to Standard Eight or Secondary Three in present-day term.
- In 1942 to 1945, the school was used as the Japanese Normal School for the training of officers in the Japanese education service. Much equipment was lost during those years and the school had also undergone structural alterations.
- In 1965, It remained a boys' school for almost twelve years until the introduction of Pre-University classes for both boys and girls.
- In 1952, new extensions were complete and these included a new Science block with Science laboratories on the ground floor and an assembly hall upstairs.
- In 1957, they saw the last of the primary classes and the School became a secondary school for Upper Serangoon District.
- In 1965, the first Pre-University class was formed and this section soon extended to include two Pre-University One classes and two Pre-University Two classes.
- In 1967, Serangoon English School shifted to Lowland Road and it was later renamed, Serangoon Secondary School.
- In 1976, owing to the establishment of Junior Colleges for Pre-University students, the Pre-University section of the school was closed.
- In 2000, it moved to its own present premises at Upper Serangoon View.
[edit] School Achievements
[edit] Academic Results
Academic excellence is an important goal of the school. The school adopts a multi-pronged approach to ignite students’ passion in learning to achieve value-added academic results. The academic achievements of the school in 2005 are commendable. The school attained 80.8% for 5 ‘O’ level Passes and 100% for 3 ‘N’ level Passes.
To stretch the academic ability of pupil further, the school encouraged pupils to take part in many international, national and zonal competitions. These competitions have provided pupils with invaluable experience and a mindset which will be useful to them when they pursue their dreams in an ever-changing world. In 2006, their commitment and perseverance have brought about outstanding performance such as
- 3 distinctions and 11 credits for the International Computer Skills Competition organized by the University of New South Wales
- 5 distinctions and 7 credits for the International Competitions and Assessments for Writing organized by the University of New South Wales
- 1 distinction and 8 credits for the Science International Competition
- 4 credits for the Australian Math Quiz ( International Competition )
- 1 distinction and 16 credits for the Australian Mathematics Competition for the Westpac Awards
- Merit award for the Singapore Science & Engineering Fair
- 3rd position for the National Inter-School Scrabble Championship
- 3 Gold awards, 3 Silver awards and one Bronze award for the North Zone Elementz Research and Exhibition Competition ( One of the Gold award teams was invited to present during the Award Giving Ceremony at Innova Junior College )
- One Silver award, one Bronze award and one Honorable Mention for the Junior Math Olympiad
- Merit award for the Northeast Entrepreneurship Challenge
- National Chinese Essay Writing Competition ( Gold Award )
- North Zone Chinese Essay Writing Competition ( First and Second for the Lower Secondary Section and the Upper Secondary Section respectively)
- 166 Gold awards, 85 Silver awards (sec 2) and 243 silver awards (sec 1) for the Questa Projects Competition organized by the Singapore Science Centre
- 4th position for the Inter-School Debate organized by the SPH Berita Harian ( Four semi-finalists are RGS, Victoria School, SJI and Serangoon Secondary )
- 3rd position for the ALICE-in-Action Software competition
- Represented Singapore for the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organisation Regional Schools Internet Project and attained the Best Cooperation Award
[edit] CCA Achievements
- Scouts
Our Scouts Unit is the only one in Singapore to achieve 3 Gold Awards for the Frank Cooper Sands Award in 2005. It has achieved 3 Gold Awards for 2003, 2004 and 2005. This is a record achievement in the history of Scouts Association.
In 2006 our Scouts Unit has done well and our result speaks for itself:
Serangoon Eagle Scouts ---- Gold in 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003 & 2000 --- Silver in 2001 & 2002
Serangoon Eagle Ventures –-- Gold in 2005, 2004 and 2003 --- Silver in 2006 & 2001,
Serangoon Eagle Rovers ---- Gold in 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003 & 2002
- Girl Guides
Puan Noor Aishah 2005 (Gold Award )
Girl Guides – Inter-CCA Bowling Competition organized by Hwa Chong JC NPCC unit 6th for team category: Renny Normala 2EC, Nur Diana Yau 3EC, Renie Amelina 3EE 10th for individual category: Renny Normala 2EC
Puan Noor Aishah Award 2006 (Silver Award)
- NPCC
Unit Overall Proficiency Award 2006 (Bronze)
- NCC (Land)
Best Unit Competition 2006 (Bronze)
- Contemporary Dance
SYF Central Judging Competition 2007 ( Silver Award )
- Malay Dance
SYF Central Judging Competition 2007 ( Silver Award )
- Chinese Orchestra
SYF Central Judging Competition 2007 ( Bronze Award )
Our Student Peggy Goh and Ong Kar Hui was selected for the National Chinese Orchestra Camp in 2007.
- Concert Band
SYF Central Judging Competition 2007 ( Bronze Award )
- Choir
SYF Central Judging Competition 2007 ( Certificate of Participation )
- Youth Flying Club
Our outstanding member Low Jun Kai represented Singapore in the International Exchange Programme and selected to represent Youth Flying Club for the National Day Display 2005.
- Media Club (AVA)
The 7th School Video Awards (Merit Award)
- Soccer
2007
- B Div North Zone Competition --- Champion
- Champion of Republic Poly Foosies 7 North and West Zone Championship
- Manchester United Premier Cup 2007 --- Runner-up
- Adidas /Challenge --- 2nd Trip to Hong Kong to watch a Liverpool exhibition, participate in a regional futsal competition and attend a training clinic conducted by Steven Gerard and other Liverpool players.
2006
- C Boys North Zone Competition --- 2nd
- C Boys National Competition Champion League --- 4th
- B Boys North Zone Competition --- 8th
- National Street Soccer League School Division --- 2nd
- ITE Invitation 6-a-side soccer competition B Div --- Champion
- Muhd Haziq of 3T2 was selected for the National U-15 soccer for 1 week tour to Holland in April
- Hyundai World Cup 5-a-side Singapore Competition C Boys --- 2nd
