Sembawang Secondary School

Sembawang Secondary School
胜宝旺中学
Sekolah Menengah Sembawang
செம்பவாங் இரண்டாம் நிலை பள்ளி
Address
Map
30 Sembawang Crescent,
Singapore 757704

Sembawang, Singapore
Coordinates1°26′43″N 103°48′53″E / 1.4454°N 103.8146°E / 1.4454; 103.8146
Information
TypeCo-ed, government
MottoStrive, Serve, Soar
EstablishedJanuary 1999; 25 years ago (1999-01)
SessionSingle session
School code3606
PrincipalMdm Jessie Koh
EnrolmentApprox. 1,020
Colour(s) Yellow   White   Blue 
Websitehttps://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 Tarn 1999 - 2004
Elsie Selvaranee Rajaratnam 2005 - 2010
Tan Lay Hong 2011 - 2016
Jaswant Singh 2017 - 2022
Mdm Jessie Koh 2023 - 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

Notes

  1. ^ "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. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  2. ^ http://www.moe.gov.sg/media/press/2005/pr20050902.htm" Archived 2008-10-17 at the Wayback Machine Ministry of Education, Singapore, 2005
  3. ^ http://www.moe.gov.sg/media/press/2006/pr20060901.htm" Archived 2008-05-04 at the Wayback Machine Ministry of Education, Singapore, 2006
  4. ^ http://www.moe.gov.sg/media/press/2007/pr20070830.htm" Archived 2008-07-02 at the Wayback Machine Ministry of Education, Singapore, 2007