Fuhua Secondary School
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Fuhua Secondary School is a secondary school
located in Jurong West
, in the western part of Singapore
. It started in 2000 and was officially opened on 10 July 2002 by Mr Lim Boon Heng
, Minister, Prime Minister’s Office and MP
for Jurong GRC.
Fuhua Secondary School has a twinning programme with Tai Chung Experimental School in China.
Robotics and programming Club
International Robot Olympiad 2003-07 & World Robot Olympiad 2004-07 - Gold Medals & Excellence Awards,
Singapore Robotic Games 2002-2007 - Champion,
National Olympiad in Informatics 2008 (1 Silver & 1 Bronze Medals),
National Software Competition (Algorithm) Merit Award, Singapore Games Creation Competition (Webpage Design) Merit Award.
Chinese Dance
Singapore Youth Festival 2009 - Gold with Honours
Malay Dance
Singapore Youth Festival 2009 - Gold
Chinese Orchestra
Singapore Youth Festival 2009 - Gold
NCC (Land) Unit
Best Unit Competition 2008 - Best Unit Overall
Scout units (Tsunami Sea Scouts)
Frank Cooper Sands' Award 2008 - Gold
In 2006, the school clinched Joint Winner for the inaugural National Weather Study Project 2006 organised by Senoko Power Limited with their winning entry: "How Clean is Our Air" and was given a chance to travel to Brisbane Australia as an educational tour More Information.
On July 13, 2007, its students were featured on Channel News Asia Primetime News at 9PM as part of the "Saving Gaia" movement when one of its students submitted his views on the environment and Live Earth concert. More Information.
All of Fuhua's recent achievements can be viewed at http://app.sis.moe.gov.sg/schinfo/SIS_SearchDtls.asp?strCode=3614&snm=FUHUA%20SECONDARY%20SCHOOL
The Records Challenge 2008 (奔向健力士)
Fuhua participated in the Mediacorp Channel 8 variety show "The Records Challenge (奔向健力士)" from February to August 2008. Fuhua went through four rounds to subsequently win the challenge. The event subsequently became the longest school wide competition that Fuhua competed in, and became the overarching theme of the year 2008 for Fuhua. The competition was also telecast on national television, alongside many other schools.
The first was the challenge "Tunnel Ball", in which they triumphed over Bedok Secondary School and subsequently entered the quarterfinal. Preparation took up about 2 weeks prior to the event. The challenge was to pass a ball under one's legs and over one's head as quickly as possible, with the last person receiving the ball running to the front to pass it again. The school that completed the most number of passes would be the winner. However, if one person were to drop the ball, the count would reset to zero and the school would have to start again.
The event was not without drama, for Bedok Secondary dropped the ball a few times. Fuhua too, dropped the ball and had their count restarted before recovering to win the challenge.
For the quarterfinal, Fuhua's challenge was to make a 3 metres by 4 metres balloon zoological garden and attempt to set a new Singapore Record. The school prepared by learning how to make balloons of different shapes and sizes. As almost no one had any experience with making balloon figures, everyone spent a significant amount of time learning the art. As a result, preparation time was significantly longer. Fuhua's competitor in this round was Yishun Town Secondary School and Fuhua eventually won by 2 marks (86 to 84). However, Fuhua did not receive the certificate for setting the record, as one of the rules of the competition was that the team who got the highest score would receive the certificate. The certificate eventually went to Innova Primary School.
The next challenge was to make a Singapore flag made up of 8500 drink cans, in tandem with the National Day celebrations that were around the corner. For this round, Fuhua was teamed up with Townsville Primary School and competed against Hwa Chong Institution and Innova Primary School. This round was very intensive, with students having to first gather at least 8500. They eventually gathered more than 10,000 cans. Much time was spent washing and painting these cans and many different models of stacking them were tried before settling on the version used for the actual challenge. In the end Fuhua and Townsville won by 10 marks (86 to 76), and Fuhua got into the Grand final, with the subsequent challenge to break a world record.
Record Challenge Final
On August 2008, Townsville Primary, Anglo Chinese School (Junior), Bukit Panjang Government High School as well as Fuhua Secondary School gathered at Singapore Polytechnic to break a Guinness world record of having the most number of people passing an egg over a 100m distance with a teaspoon. In the end, Fuhua was the first school that completed the given task and they became the Champion. The prize was a trophy and $5000 cash. The trophy now stands in the Trophy Cabinet and the cash was put into the school fund for the cost of the new Indoor Sports Hall.
The participants in the Record Challenge final were around 400 Fuhua students, with a further 100 more supporting the school. This event was one of the few times in recent years where Fuhua participated in a national competition and garnered great school support. Coincidentally it was also one where the school song never rang louder, when Fuhua became the eventual champions.
Its attire for physical education
(PE) is primarily a red shirt. The front of the shirt has a beige background with the school crest placed on the top left of the shirt. The word "Fuhua" spreads from the right to the left at the front. At the back of the PE T-shirt, "Fuhua Secondary" is slightly curved and spans from the left to the right.
The school blazer is bright red in colour. Students have to wear their tie with the blazer. The blazer is commonly used for special occasions like Open House, Speech Day. Ushers (usually prefects are the one) have to put on the blazer. The tie is blue in colour with yellow diagonal stripes. The name "Fuhua" is placed on top of these stripes.
. This documentary won the Silver award, an improvement compared to the documentary filmed in 2004 titled 'Pets for Life', which achieved a merit award.
Sports Day was a day of athletic competition, with individual events traditionally being the 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, shot put and the long jump. Team events were 4x100m relays and 4x400m relays.
Students were grouped into Houses (Red, Blue, Green and Yellow) and competed for points for the Houses. Competition would be tough, with each house claiming superiority over the other. Within the short periods of time, the houses each managed to form rather distinct identities. Yellow House was well known for its cheering abilities, while Blue House would claim to have the best athletes, and thus the best in sports. This claim would however, be hotly contested by Red House, who would argue being the most rounded House (both in competing and cheering) and winning the Sports Day Championship in 2002. Green House would alternative being good in both cheering and competing, a claim which was well deserved.
The house system has since been phased out, with the Sports Carnival being competed on a class basis.
The aesthetics room was officially opened on 31 March 2006 by the school's Advisory Committee Member, Mr Yip Mein Hui. The opening coincided with the school's Speech Day. The school also has a soccer field in which the Singapore Sports Council
makes use of by hosting inter-school matches on the field. And a band room for the military band. The school also has a rock-climbing wall.
The Prefects are identified by wearing the Prefect badge. Prefects receive the badge through an investiture, signifying their public office and responsibility to the school. The full uniform of the Prefects consist of the badge, school blazer and tie, usually worn on important, formal occasions.
About 20 students are selected to be part of the Prefects each year. Their roles include leading the school in cheers when taking part in school-wide events, e.g. Records Challenge. They also participate in school events like the annual Open Houses and Meet-the-Parent sessions. The Prefects organise the yearly Secondary 1 Orientation and end of year Prom.
The Prefects in Fuhua are unusual to other student leadership organisations in Singapore in the sense that they all hold a secondary CCA. As such, they have a greater burden in managing their time since they effectively have to balance their CCA requirements alongside their leadership duties.
The Prefects take their guidance from the Prefect Teacher - who directs the Prefect on their conduct and grooming, as well as the activities that they undertake.
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
located in Jurong West
Jurong West
Jurong West is a neighbourhood in Singapore, bounded by the Pan Island Expressway, the eastern edge of Jurong Camp, Boon Lay Way, Corporation Road, Fourth Chin Bee Road, International Road, Corporation Road, Ayer Rajah Expressway, Yuan Ching Road, Boon Lay Way, and along a Canal leading into Jurong...
, in the western part of Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
. It started in 2000 and was officially opened on 10 July 2002 by Mr Lim Boon Heng
Lim Boon Heng
Lim Boon Heng is a politician from Singapore. He is currently the Chairman of Singapore's governing People's Action Party . He is also the Deputy Chairman of the People's Association, and was formerly the Secretary-General of the National Trades Union Congress...
, Minister, Prime Minister’s Office and MP
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Jurong GRC.
Fuhua Secondary School has a twinning programme with Tai Chung Experimental School in China.
School Leadership
Since its establishment, Fuhua Secondary School has had three Principals and three Vice-Principals, inclusive of the current Principal and Vice-Principals. From 2011 onwards, Fuhua Secondary School will have 2 Vice-Principals instead of having 1 Vice-Principal in the past.Principals
| In Office | English Name | Chinese Name | Transferred From | Transferred To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000–2004 | Mr Ong Kian Choon | 王建春 | Chung Cheng High School (Yishun) | Nan Chiau High School Nan Chiau High School Nan Chiau High School is a secondary school in Singapore. It was founded as Nan Chiau Teachers' Training School in 1941 by Tan Kah Kee. Its first campus was built on a plot of land donated by Lee Kong Chian, at Kim Yam Road in River Valley. In 1947 the school became Nan Chiau Girls' High School. In... |
| 2005–2010 | Mdm Oen Siew Yock | 温秀玉 | New Town Secondary School New Town Secondary School New Town Secondary School is a secondary school in Singapore, and its present location is currently located at Dover Road. It was established in 1965... |
Seng Kang Secondary School Seng Kang Secondary School "Seng Kang Secondary School" is a government Secondary school located in the North-East region of Singapore in Sengkang New Town. It was opened to all student in the Sengkang region in 2001. In early 1999, the school was already thriving, developing its school compound in the premises of... |
| 2010–Present | Mdm Tan Siew Woon, Jennifer | 陈秀雯 | Bedok Town Secondary School | Incumbent |
Vice-Principals
| In Office | English Name | Chinese Name | Transferred From | Transferred To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002–2009 | Mr Phor Hoay Guan | 傅辉源 | The Chinese High School The Chinese High School The Chinese High School , formerly Singapore Nanyang Overseas Chinese Middle School was an independent school in Singapore offering secondary education. The school was founded by Tan Kah Kee on 21 March 1919 and it merged with Hwa Chong Junior College on 1 January 2005 to form Hwa Chong Institution... |
Changkat Changi Secondary School |
| 2009–Present | Mr Wu Tian Hwee | 胡天辉 | MOE Schools Division | Incumbent |
| 2011–Present | Mr Quah Siew Kin | 柯寿鈞 | Greendale Secondary School Greendale Secondary School Greendale Secondary School is a secondary school located in Punggol, in the north-eastern part of Singapore.Greendale Secondary School started as a new school in January 2006... |
Incumbent |
Awards/Achievements
Clubs and SocietyRobotics and programming Club
International Robot Olympiad 2003-07 & World Robot Olympiad 2004-07 - Gold Medals & Excellence Awards,
Singapore Robotic Games 2002-2007 - Champion,
National Olympiad in Informatics 2008 (1 Silver & 1 Bronze Medals),
National Software Competition (Algorithm) Merit Award, Singapore Games Creation Competition (Webpage Design) Merit Award.
Chinese Dance
Singapore Youth Festival 2009 - Gold with Honours
Malay Dance
Singapore Youth Festival 2009 - Gold
Chinese Orchestra
Singapore Youth Festival 2009 - Gold
NCC (Land) Unit
Best Unit Competition 2008 - Best Unit Overall
Scout units (Tsunami Sea Scouts)
Frank Cooper Sands' Award 2008 - Gold
In 2006, the school clinched Joint Winner for the inaugural National Weather Study Project 2006 organised by Senoko Power Limited with their winning entry: "How Clean is Our Air" and was given a chance to travel to Brisbane Australia as an educational tour More Information.
On July 13, 2007, its students were featured on Channel News Asia Primetime News at 9PM as part of the "Saving Gaia" movement when one of its students submitted his views on the environment and Live Earth concert. More Information.
All of Fuhua's recent achievements can be viewed at http://app.sis.moe.gov.sg/schinfo/SIS_SearchDtls.asp?strCode=3614&snm=FUHUA%20SECONDARY%20SCHOOL
The Records Challenge 2008 (奔向健力士)
Fuhua participated in the Mediacorp Channel 8 variety show "The Records Challenge (奔向健力士)" from February to August 2008. Fuhua went through four rounds to subsequently win the challenge. The event subsequently became the longest school wide competition that Fuhua competed in, and became the overarching theme of the year 2008 for Fuhua. The competition was also telecast on national television, alongside many other schools.
The first was the challenge "Tunnel Ball", in which they triumphed over Bedok Secondary School and subsequently entered the quarterfinal. Preparation took up about 2 weeks prior to the event. The challenge was to pass a ball under one's legs and over one's head as quickly as possible, with the last person receiving the ball running to the front to pass it again. The school that completed the most number of passes would be the winner. However, if one person were to drop the ball, the count would reset to zero and the school would have to start again.
The event was not without drama, for Bedok Secondary dropped the ball a few times. Fuhua too, dropped the ball and had their count restarted before recovering to win the challenge.
For the quarterfinal, Fuhua's challenge was to make a 3 metres by 4 metres balloon zoological garden and attempt to set a new Singapore Record. The school prepared by learning how to make balloons of different shapes and sizes. As almost no one had any experience with making balloon figures, everyone spent a significant amount of time learning the art. As a result, preparation time was significantly longer. Fuhua's competitor in this round was Yishun Town Secondary School and Fuhua eventually won by 2 marks (86 to 84). However, Fuhua did not receive the certificate for setting the record, as one of the rules of the competition was that the team who got the highest score would receive the certificate. The certificate eventually went to Innova Primary School.
The next challenge was to make a Singapore flag made up of 8500 drink cans, in tandem with the National Day celebrations that were around the corner. For this round, Fuhua was teamed up with Townsville Primary School and competed against Hwa Chong Institution and Innova Primary School. This round was very intensive, with students having to first gather at least 8500. They eventually gathered more than 10,000 cans. Much time was spent washing and painting these cans and many different models of stacking them were tried before settling on the version used for the actual challenge. In the end Fuhua and Townsville won by 10 marks (86 to 76), and Fuhua got into the Grand final, with the subsequent challenge to break a world record.
Record Challenge Final
On August 2008, Townsville Primary, Anglo Chinese School (Junior), Bukit Panjang Government High School as well as Fuhua Secondary School gathered at Singapore Polytechnic to break a Guinness world record of having the most number of people passing an egg over a 100m distance with a teaspoon. In the end, Fuhua was the first school that completed the given task and they became the Champion. The prize was a trophy and $5000 cash. The trophy now stands in the Trophy Cabinet and the cash was put into the school fund for the cost of the new Indoor Sports Hall.
The participants in the Record Challenge final were around 400 Fuhua students, with a further 100 more supporting the school. This event was one of the few times in recent years where Fuhua participated in a national competition and garnered great school support. Coincidentally it was also one where the school song never rang louder, when Fuhua became the eventual champions.
Uniform
It is an all-white uniform. White represents purity. There are shoulder lapels on the shirt/blouse. It is secured by metal epaulettes. The shirt/blouse has chest pockets and metal epaulettes are also placed on the pockets. Lower Secondary male students wear shorts while the Upper Secondary male students wear long pants. The females students wear skirts.Its attire for physical education
Physical education
Physical education or gymnastics is a course taken during primary and secondary education that encourages psychomotor learning in a play or movement exploration setting....
(PE) is primarily a red shirt. The front of the shirt has a beige background with the school crest placed on the top left of the shirt. The word "Fuhua" spreads from the right to the left at the front. At the back of the PE T-shirt, "Fuhua Secondary" is slightly curved and spans from the left to the right.
The school blazer is bright red in colour. Students have to wear their tie with the blazer. The blazer is commonly used for special occasions like Open House, Speech Day. Ushers (usually prefects are the one) have to put on the blazer. The tie is blue in colour with yellow diagonal stripes. The name "Fuhua" is placed on top of these stripes.
School video awards
A drama was filmed in 2005. Called Subject to Change, it was directed by Jason Ye. There was another film, a documentary on cosplayCosplay
, short for "costume play", is a type of performance art in which participants don costumes and accessories to represent a specific character or idea. Characters are often drawn from popular fiction in Japan, but recent trends have included American cartoons and science fiction...
. This documentary won the Silver award, an improvement compared to the documentary filmed in 2004 titled 'Pets for Life', which achieved a merit award.
Speech Day
The school holds its speech day every year in March or April where awards are given out for academic achievement by the students. Typically, the principal will also use the ceremony to deliver the school report to the parents and dignitaries present.Sports Day
Sports Day was an annual event in Fuhua from the period 2000 to 2005. It was phased out and replaced with the Sports Carnival.Sports Day was a day of athletic competition, with individual events traditionally being the 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, shot put and the long jump. Team events were 4x100m relays and 4x400m relays.
Students were grouped into Houses (Red, Blue, Green and Yellow) and competed for points for the Houses. Competition would be tough, with each house claiming superiority over the other. Within the short periods of time, the houses each managed to form rather distinct identities. Yellow House was well known for its cheering abilities, while Blue House would claim to have the best athletes, and thus the best in sports. This claim would however, be hotly contested by Red House, who would argue being the most rounded House (both in competing and cheering) and winning the Sports Day Championship in 2002. Green House would alternative being good in both cheering and competing, a claim which was well deserved.
The house system has since been phased out, with the Sports Carnival being competed on a class basis.
Aesthetics education
In 2006, Fuhua started aesthetics education lessons. Fuhua had Wushu, Tie Dye, Claymation and Multi-racial dance for Aesthetics lesson. During the year 2008, Fuhua finally got the first Aesthetics sustained achievement award.Facilities
The school has an air rifle range and an aesthetics room.The aesthetics room was officially opened on 31 March 2006 by the school's Advisory Committee Member, Mr Yip Mein Hui. The opening coincided with the school's Speech Day. The school also has a soccer field in which the Singapore Sports Council
Singapore Sports Council
The Singapore Sports Council is a statutory board under the Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports of the Singapore Government...
makes use of by hosting inter-school matches on the field. And a band room for the military band. The school also has a rock-climbing wall.
Prefectorial Council
The Prefectorial Council are the primary student leadership council in Fuhua. It was established in 2000 and has been serving the school ever since. The purpose of the Prefects is to groom student to become leaders through their individual characters and actions.The Prefects are identified by wearing the Prefect badge. Prefects receive the badge through an investiture, signifying their public office and responsibility to the school. The full uniform of the Prefects consist of the badge, school blazer and tie, usually worn on important, formal occasions.
About 20 students are selected to be part of the Prefects each year. Their roles include leading the school in cheers when taking part in school-wide events, e.g. Records Challenge. They also participate in school events like the annual Open Houses and Meet-the-Parent sessions. The Prefects organise the yearly Secondary 1 Orientation and end of year Prom.
The Prefects in Fuhua are unusual to other student leadership organisations in Singapore in the sense that they all hold a secondary CCA. As such, they have a greater burden in managing their time since they effectively have to balance their CCA requirements alongside their leadership duties.
The Prefects take their guidance from the Prefect Teacher - who directs the Prefect on their conduct and grooming, as well as the activities that they undertake.