Greendale Secondary School Explained

Greendale Secondary School
Native Name:绿苑中学
Sekolah Menengah Greendale
Streetaddress:51 Edgedale Plains
Postcode:828866
Country:Singapore
Coordinates:1.3975°N 103.9111°W
Fundingtype:Government
Status:Operational
Principal:Sulaiman Mohamad Yusof
Age Range:13 to 17
Students:1400
Classes:Secondary 1 to 4 (Express, Normal Technical) Secondary 5 (Normal Academic)
Avg Class Size:40

Greendale Secondary School (abbreviation: GDLSS; Simplified Chinese: 绿苑中学; Traditional Chinese: 綠苑中學) is a co-educational secondary school located in Punggol, in between the Meridian LRT station and Coral Edge LRT station, in the north-eastern part of Singapore. The school was found and started in January 2006 and in 2010, Greendale Secondary School represented the North-East district by hosting the launch site for the YOG torch relay in day 3 of the Singapore leg.[1]

History

Before the school was established, the school compound was a temporary campus for Holy Innocents' High School in 2004. In 2005, principal Mary Koh, together with other teaching staff were transferred to the school to prepare for its opening and in 2006, Greendale Secondary School was operational and took in its first batch of Secondary One students.

In December 2008, Mark Gerard Minjoot took over as Principal while Koh was posted to MOE HQ as Cluster Superintendent/School Division. In 2014, Minjoot was posted to Montfort Secondary School and Amy Ng was appointed as the new principal of the school.[2]

In December 2021, Amy Ng was posted to Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' School while Sulaiman Mohmad Yusof was appointed principal of the school from his previous school, Naval Base Secondary School.

Principals

Principal Name Years Served
Mary Koh 2006–2008
Mark Gerard Minjoot 2009–2014
Amy Ng 2015–2021
Sulaiman Mohamad Yusof2022–Present

Accessibility

The school is located near the Meridian LRT station and is served by the following bus services: 3, 83 and 85 at the bus stop between Blocks 187 and 188 and feeder bus service 386 at the bus stop outside Greendale Primary School.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 34 torchbearers for Singapore leg of Olympic torch relay. Red Sports. July 2, 2010. April 12, 2015.
  2. Web site: Appointment and posting of Principals. Ministry of Education Singapore. 2014. December 9, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141223030637/http://www.moe.gov.sg/media/press/files/2014/10/annex-a-aacp-2014.pdf. December 23, 2014. dead.