Sembawang Secondary School Explained

Sembawang Secondary School
Native Name:胜宝旺中学
Sekolah Menengah Sembawang
செம்பவாங் இரண்டாம் நிலை பள்ளி
Motto:Strive, Serve, Soar
Type:Co-ed, government
Session:Single session
Principal:Mdm Jessie Koh
Address:30 Sembawang Crescent,
Singapore 757704
Region:Sembawang, Singapore
Coordinates:1.4454°N 103.8146°W
School Code:3606
Enrolment:Approx. 1,020
Homepage:https://sembawangsec.moe.edu.sg

Sembawang Secondary School is a co-educational government secondary school located in Sembawang, Singapore.

History

In the late 1990s, the housing estate of Sembawang began to expand. To meet the needs of the community, Sembawang Secondary School was established in January 1999. As the construction of the new premises was underway, the pioneering batch of Secondary 1 classes and school staff were housed temporarily at Woodlands Ring Secondary School. On 25 August 2001, the school finally was declared opened by Education Minister Tony Tan.[1]

In 2008, the school celebrated its tenth anniversary. Lim Wee Kiak, a Member of Parliament for Sembawang GRC, joined the school in unveiling a celebratory sculpture erected at the school's foyer.

Principals

Principals!Principal's name!Years served
Tang-Chan Yueh Tarn1999 - 2004
Elsie Selvaranee Rajaratnam2005 - 2010
Tan Lay Hong2011 - 2016
Jaswant Singh2017 - 2022
Mdm Jessie Koh2023 - Present

Awards

In total, three teachers from Sembawang Secondary School have been conferred the President's Awards for Teachers, which recognises their passion and perseverance in teaching.

Awardees!Teacher!Year
Edwin Chew Tec Heng[2] 2005
Sulaiman Mohamad Yusof[3] 2006
Norlita Bte Marsuki[4] 2007

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: SPEECH BY DR TONY TAN KENG YAM, DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER AND MINISTER FOR DEFENCE AND MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT FOR SEMBAWANG GRC AT THE OFFICIAL OPENING OF SEMBAWANG SECONDARY SCHOOL HELD ON SATURDAY, 25 AUGUST 2001 AT 6.00 PM. National Archives of Singapore. 25 August 2001. 17 February 2022.
  2. http://www.moe.gov.sg/media/press/2005/pr20050902.htm" Ministry of Education, Singapore, 2005
  3. http://www.moe.gov.sg/media/press/2006/pr20060901.htm" Ministry of Education, Singapore, 2006
  4. http://www.moe.gov.sg/media/press/2007/pr20070830.htm" Ministry of Education, Singapore, 2007