Mayflower Secondary School
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Mayflower Secondary School is a secondary school
in Ang Mo Kio
, Singapore
. It was founded in 1981.
The school provides 26 CCAs for its students.
The school is well known in performing arts
. In the Singapore Youth Festival
(SYF) Central Judging of 2011, the school garnered 2 Golds and 5 Silvers.
In 2007 the school embarked on a programme "Project Cool Running" to raise funds to equip the school hall with air-conditioning. This was organised by the Kebun Baru Community Club.
The school is celebrating its 30th Anniversary in 2011. The main 30th Anniversary Committee is headed by its Vice-Principal (Administration
), Mr Mark Chan.
The first event, "Tri-Fit", will be carried out on March 12. This event will involve the whole school population, and they will participate in one of the three sports events: Walking
, Rollerblading and rope skipping. The school's partners will be invited to participate in the afternoon festivities of Line Dancing, Karaoke
and Waltz Dancing.
, then Member of Parliament for Kebun Baru
. The school was built at a cost of $5.46 million and covers 2.7 hectares.
Students are nominated by their teachers, and undergo a rigorous selection camp sometime in April or May of every year. Successful candidates are then invited to join the board in one of the 8 departments.
In addition to possessing leadership qualities, student leaders should possess good character and academic results.
2008
2009
2011
Secondary education
Secondary education is the stage of education following primary education. Secondary education includes the final stage of compulsory education and in many countries it is entirely compulsory. The next stage of education is usually college or university...
in Ang Mo Kio
Ang Mo Kio
Ang Mo Kio（宏茂桥） is a heartland new town located in north central Singapore, and is generally within the North-East Region. It contains many of the common features of the island nation's neighbourhoods, e.g. hawker centres, wet markets and HDB housing blocks. Singapore's Prime Minister, Lee Hsien...
, 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 was founded in 1981.
The school provides 26 CCAs for its students.
The school is well known in performing arts
Performing arts
The performing arts are those forms art which differ from the plastic arts insofar as the former uses the artist's own body, face, and presence as a medium, and the latter uses materials such as clay, metal or paint which can be molded or transformed to create some physical art object...
. In the Singapore Youth Festival
Singapore Youth Festival
The Singapore Youth Festival is an annual event in Singapore organised by the Ministry of Education to celebrate the achievements of youths in co-curricular activities...
(SYF) Central Judging of 2011, the school garnered 2 Golds and 5 Silvers.
In 2007 the school embarked on a programme "Project Cool Running" to raise funds to equip the school hall with air-conditioning. This was organised by the Kebun Baru Community Club.
The school is celebrating its 30th Anniversary in 2011. The main 30th Anniversary Committee is headed by its Vice-Principal (Administration
Academic administration
An academic administration is a branch of university or college employees responsible for the maintenance and supervision of the institution and separate from the faculty or academics, although some personnel may have joint responsibilities...
), Mr Mark Chan.
The first event, "Tri-Fit", will be carried out on March 12. This event will involve the whole school population, and they will participate in one of the three sports events: Walking
Walking
Walking is one of the main gaits of locomotion among legged animals, and is typically slower than running and other gaits. Walking is defined by an 'inverted pendulum' gait in which the body vaults over the stiff limb or limbs with each step...
, Rollerblading and rope skipping. The school's partners will be invited to participate in the afternoon festivities of Line Dancing, Karaoke
Karaoke
is a form of interactive entertainment or video game in which amateur singers sing along with recorded music using a microphone and public address system. The music is typically a well-known pop song minus the lead vocal. Lyrics are usually displayed on a video screen, along with a moving symbol,...
and Waltz Dancing.
History
Mayflower Secondary School began in 1981 with Mr Wan Hussein as the pioneering principal. On 15 July 1983 the school was officially opened by Mr Lim Boon HengLim 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...
, then Member of Parliament for Kebun Baru
Kebun Baru
Kebun Baru is a district within Ang Mo Kio, Singapore. It is located in the west of Ang Mo Kio and bounded by Mayflower district and Bishan Park.It will be served by the Kebun Baru MRT along the Thomson MRT Line in 2018.-Etymology:...
. The school was built at a cost of $5.46 million and covers 2.7 hectares.
Principals
- Mr Mohammad (1981-1981)
- Mr Ibrahim Otaman (1981–1984)
- Mr Tang Swee Chay (1985–1994)
- Mrs Yap Hong Eng (1994–1998)
- Ms Lo Sheu Ming (1999–2005) (Incumbent Principal of Regent Sec)
- Mrs Doris Lim (2006 to date)
Student Leadership Board
The SLB has been re-organised in end 2008 and it consists of 8 departments: Aesthetics, Health and Fitness, MediaTech, Partners, Publicity, Resource Management, Student Management and Student Wellness. The departments within the SLB are headed by an Executive Committee (EXCO), which consists of the President, Vice Presidents (Leadership or Service Wing), Secretary cum treasurer and Department heads.Students are nominated by their teachers, and undergo a rigorous selection camp sometime in April or May of every year. Successful candidates are then invited to join the board in one of the 8 departments.
In addition to possessing leadership qualities, student leaders should possess good character and academic results.
Singapore Youth Festival
2007- Contemporary Dance - Gold
- Chinese Instrumental Orchestra - Gold
- Malay Dance - Gold
- Concert Band - Silver
- Drama Club - Silver
- Indian Dance - Bronze
- Chinese Dance - Bronze
- Choir(Voc Humana) - Bronze
2008
- Chua Yinghui- Gold with honours SYF Arts Festival 2008
- Liu Sujun- Bronze SYF Arts Festival 2008
- Javin Soh Jing Ye- Bronze SYF Arts Festival 2008
2009
- Chinese Instrumental Orchestra - Gold
- Choir - Gold
- Drama - Gold
- Malay Dance - Gold, performed for Asian Youth Games 2009
- Modern Dance - Gold, performed for Asian Youth Games 2009
- Chinese Dance - Bronze, performed for Asian Youth Games 2009
- Indian Dance - Silver
- Concert Band - Silver
2011
- Chinese Dance - Gold
- Chinese Orchestra - Gold
- Concert Band - Silver
- Choir - Silver
- Drama - Silver
- Malay Dance - Silver
- Modern Dance - Silver
Notable alumni
- Paige ChuaPaige ChuaPaige Chua is a model and television actress from Singapore. She graduated from National University of Singapore Faculty of Arts and Social Science with a Bachelor in Arts...
(graduated in 1997) - Mediacorp actress - Ann KokAnn KokAnn Kok is a Chinese Singaporean television actress and singer.-Biography:Kok is the youngest child of a family of six children. She has three brothers and two sisters. She started her acting career in 1993 after emerging as a finalist in Star Search Singapore. She won a contract to work on...
(graduated in 1990) - Mediacorp actress - Huang Bi Ren (graduated in 1985) - Mediacorp actress