Fuchun Secondary School Explained

Fuchun Secondary School
Native Name:	Sekolah Menengah Fuchun 福春中学 ஃபூக்சுன் உயர்நிலைப் பள்ளி
Streetaddress:	21 Woodlands Avenue 1
Postcode:	739062
Coordinates:	1.4303°N 103.7773°W
Fundingtype:	Government
Status:	Operational
Principal:	Doris Lim
Free Label:	Colours
Age Range:	13 to 17
Students:	1500+
Classes:	Secondary 1 to 5 (Express, Normal Academic, Normal Technical)
Mascot:	EON 2.0^[1]

Fuchun Secondary School (FCSS) is a co-educational government secondary school in Woodlands, Singapore.

History

The school was first opened on 2 January 1986,^[2] housed in a new S$7.3 million campus along Woodlands Avenue 1.^[3] It was officially opened by Senior Parliamentary Secretary for National Development Lee Yiok Seng on 5 August 1987.

As announced by the Ministry of Education on 7 April 2021, the school will be merged with Woodlands Ring Secondary School in 2024 and move to the premises of Woodlands Ring Secondary School.^[4]

Co-curricular activities

The school offers a total of 24 extra-curricular activities, which are labelled as co-curricular activities (CCAs) by the Singapore Ministry of Education.

The CCAs offered in the school are as follows:

Physical Sports

• Basketball
• Football
• Netball
• Sepak Takraw

Uniformed Groups

• Boy's Brigade
• Girl's Brigade
• Girl Guides
• NCC (Land)
• NPCC

Visual and Performing Arts

• Concert Band
• Choir
• Chinese Dance
• Indian Dance
• Malay Dance
• Modern and Cultural Dance
• Guitar Ensemble
• Guzheng Ensemble
• Festive Drums and Lion Dance Troupe

Clubs And Societies

• Green Club
• Infocomm Club
• Interact Club
• Library
• Mechatronics Club
• Singapore Youth Flying Club^[5]

Notable alumni

• Somaline Ang: Mediacorp actress

Notes and References

1. Web site: Our Mascot . 19 February 2024 . Fuchun Secondary School.
2. News: . Nine schools fewer in Singapore this year. The Straits Times . 14 January 1986 . 16 November 2017 . NewspaperSG .
3. News: . PWD to hand over school. The Straits Times . 6 December 1985 . 16 November 2017 . NewspaperSG .
4. News: . 7 April 2021. 18 primary and secondary schools to undergo mergers due to declining birth rates, changing demographics. Channelnewsia. 7 April 2021. Channelnnewsia. 14 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210614064616/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/moe-schools-merging-new-town-tanglin-telok-kurau-14573328. dead.
5. Web site: School Information Service . . Ministry Of Education . 16 November 2017 . 31 May 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160531164522/http://sis.moe.gov.sg/ . dead .