Serangoon Secondary School
Encyclopedia
Serangoon Secondary School is a government secondary school
in Hougang
, Singapore
. The school was established in 1928. In 2001, the secondary school was moved to its present location at 11 Upper Serangoon
View.
counterpart-the German Eagle- symbolises self-discipline, dignity, esteem and power. The lamp symbolises knowledge.
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 Hougang
Hougang
Hougang is an urban planning area and a suburb in the north-eastern area of the city-state of Singapore. Under classification by the Urban Redevelopment Authority, the area is part of the North-East Region, an urban planning division. Hougang borders Sengkang in the north and Serangoon to its...
, 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 1928. In 2001, the secondary school was moved to its present location at 11 Upper Serangoon
Serangoon
Serangoon is town situated in the central part of the city-state of Singapore, within the North-East Region. The Housing and Development Board housing estate of Serangoon New Town in Serangoon is one of the smaller new towns. Its town centre is known as Serangoon Central, and is the target of...
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School crest
- Blue signifiies piety and sincerity
- White embodies pure and wholesome, purity in thought, word and deed
- Orange represents strength, integrity and endurance
Symbol
'The Eagle' derived from its GermanGermany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
counterpart-the German Eagle- symbolises self-discipline, dignity, esteem and power. The lamp symbolises knowledge.
History
- 1928 - named Serangoon English School in a double-storeyed building in Simon Road.The school is for boys.
- 1937 - three standards were added. The school provided education up to Standard Eight (or Secondary Three in present-day terms).
- 1942 to 1945 - during the Japanese OccupationJapanese Occupation of SingaporeThe Japanese occupation of Singapore in World War II occurred between about 1942 and 1945 after the fall of Singapore on 15 February 1942. Military forces of the Empire of Japan occupied Singapore after defeating the combined Australian, British, Indian and Malayan garrison in the Battle of Singapore...
, the school was used as the JapanJapanJapan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese Normal School for the training of officers in the Japanese education service. - 1965 - it remained a boys' school for almost twelve years until the introduction of Pre-University classes for both boys and girls.
- 1952 - extensions were completed, including a ScienceScienceScience is a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe...
block with Science laboratories on the ground floor and an assembly hallAssembly HallAn assembly hall is traditionally a building used for the purposes of holding deliberative assemblies. An example is the Assembly Hall where the general assembly of the state of Mississippi was held. Some Christian denominations call their meeting places or places of worship, assembly halls, such...
upstairs. - 1957 - the last of the primary classes and the school became a secondary school for Upper Serangoon District.
- 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.
- 1967 - Serangoon English School shifted to Lowland Road. It was later renamed Serangoon Secondary School.
- 1976 - owing to the establishment of Junior Colleges for Pre-University students, the Pre-University section of the school was closed.
- 2000 - the school moved to its own present premises at Upper Serangoon View.
- 2008 - the school celebrated its 80th anniversary.