| Henderson Secondary School | |
| Native Name: | Sekolah Menengah Henderson 达善中学 |
| Motto: | Education for Life |
| Established: | 1974 |
| Closed: | 2017 |
| Type: | Government |
| Gender: | Co-educational |
| Session: | Single-session |
| Address: | 100 Henderson Road, Singapore 159544 |
| District: | Bukit Merah |
| School Code: | 3016 |
| Team Name: | Hendersonian |
| Free Label: | Uniform Colours |
| Free Text: | , |
| Colours: | and |
| Country: | Singapore |
Henderson Secondary School (Abbreviation: HSS;) was a co-educational, single session, government school in Bukit Merah, Singapore and was established in 1974. It was located at 100 Henderson Road, Singapore 159544. It was closed and merged with Bukit Merah Secondary School in 2017.
Henderson Secondary School was established in 1974 on Friendly Hill at Preston Road. There were only 600 Secondary One students with 24 teachers and was headed by Mr. Gan Kee Soon.[1]
On 17 September 1976, the new school compound, which cost more than S$2 million to build, was officially opened by the then-Parliamentary Secretary for Home Affairs and MP for Bukit Merah, Mr. Lim Guan Hoo.[2] [3]
In 1994, the school shifted to a temporary holding campus in 31 Queensway to make way for the rebuilding of the campus in Henderson Road. On 8 November 1997, the school held a homecoming event where all the students and the principal took a walk from the temporary school back to the new campus.[4] [1] [5]
On 17 April 1999, an opening ceremony was held at the school to officially declared open by then Mayor and MP for Tanjong Pagar GRC, Mr. Ow Chin Hock.[4] [1]
In 2017, Henderson Secondary was merged into Bukit Merah Secondary due to reduced enrolment in both schools.[6] [7]
The former premises of Henderson Secondary was, in 2018, taken over by the Singapore Land Authority (SLA) to be transformed into pre-school, nursing home and urban farm.[8] [9]
| Principal | Years served | |
|---|---|---|
| Mr. Gan Kee Soon | 1974-1979 | |
| Mr. T P Naidu | 1979-1981 | |
| Mdm. Lau Kam How | 1981-1988 | |
| Mr. N Subramaniam | 1988-1996 | |
| Mrs. Ho Woon Ho | 1996-2000 | |
| Mrs. Yeo Chin Nam | 2000-2008 | |
| Mr. Simen Lourds | 2009-2016 |
The school song of Henderson Secondary School was composed in 1974 by Mr. Michael Habib Sim, then a Science and English teacher.[10]
The school badge is in the shape of a shield. Within the shield, there is an open book which signifies knowledge; a flame, which Hendersonians aspire to keep ablaze; and an upright figure that represents Youth and Life.[10]
Below the shield is the school motto: Education For Life
The colours of our school are and where red signifies loyalty and fortitude and blue signifies moral and intellectual strength.
The school was host to twenty visiting students from Pengiran Jaya Negara Pengiran Haji Abdulud Bakar Secondary School in Brunei.[11] 2007 was the first time that this cultural trip had taken place with secondary students.
