Juying Secondary School
Encyclopedia
Juying Secondary School (Abbreviation: JYSS) is a government co-educational neighbourhood secondary school
in Jurong West
, Singapore
. The school was established in December 1995.
Today, the school has a total enrolment of 1107 pupils in 27 classes covering Secondary 1 to Secondary 5. The strength of the staff has grown from 12 teachers in 1995 to 57 teachers in 2006, [excluding the principal and vice principal].
When the school moved into its permanent premises on 12 June 1995, only three quarters of the retrofitting had been completed. The following two and a half years saw the continual upgrading and improvement of facilities. In June 1997, an extension project was started to enable the school to become single session in the year 2000. Two new blocks, one of 14 classrooms and another for the implementation of the IT Master Plan, are under construction at present.
The school was officially opened by Mr Peter Chen, Senior Minister of State for Education and MP for Hong Kah GRC, on 18 July 1997.
Brown: Symbolizes solidarity, strength and steadfastness.
The Key:
Stands for the letter J and symbolizes the key of success.
The spine & the Book edges:
Stand for the letter Y and symbolizes knowledge.
The gears:
Stand for the letter S and symbolizes technology and harmony.
With Strong Moral Integrity.
Mission
To bring out the best in every JYian who is SPECIAL
Special to Juying
Persevering
Enterprising
Caring and Compassionate
Integrity-conscious
Aspiring to excel
Leaders and Life-long Learners
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...
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...
, 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...
. The school was established in December 1995.
History
Juying Secondary School was formed in December 1995 with Mrs Lee Yin Ling being appointed as its first principal. The school started with 10 classes of Secondary One pupils which were housed on the 4th level of Pioneer Secondary School, our holding school, for six months while the former Jurong Institute was being retrofitted to become Juying's permanent premises.Today, the school has a total enrolment of 1107 pupils in 27 classes covering Secondary 1 to Secondary 5. The strength of the staff has grown from 12 teachers in 1995 to 57 teachers in 2006, [excluding the principal and vice principal].
When the school moved into its permanent premises on 12 June 1995, only three quarters of the retrofitting had been completed. The following two and a half years saw the continual upgrading and improvement of facilities. In June 1997, an extension project was started to enable the school to become single session in the year 2000. Two new blocks, one of 14 classrooms and another for the implementation of the IT Master Plan, are under construction at present.
The school was officially opened by Mr Peter Chen, Senior Minister of State for Education and MP for Hong Kah GRC, on 18 July 1997.
School Song: As children of the Juying family. Joyous and youthful. We are zealous to learn Determined to succeed. We forge forward with an iron will To establish ourselves and to support others Heroes of virtue and strength, We meet and we uphold the Motto of our school, Together We Will Succeed. As members of our Nation, Singapore Honest and faithful We are eager to serve and ready to give We team up as a group of heroes, To strengthen ourselves and to support others Heroes of virtue and strength, We meet and we uphold the Motto of our school, Together We Will Succeed. Together We Will Succeed. |
School Crest
Yellow: Symbolizes brightness, hope and success.Brown: Symbolizes solidarity, strength and steadfastness.
The Key:
Stands for the letter J and symbolizes the key of success.
The spine & the Book edges:
Stand for the letter Y and symbolizes knowledge.
The gears:
Stand for the letter S and symbolizes technology and harmony.
School Vision
A Gracious Community Of Life-long LearnersWith Strong Moral Integrity.
Mission
To bring out the best in every JYian who is SPECIAL
Special to Juying
Persevering
Enterprising
Caring and Compassionate
Integrity-conscious
Aspiring to excel
Leaders and Life-long Learners