Xinmin was founded as Sin Min Public School (公立新民学校) by Yap Fun Hong.[a] Yap sold five of his pigs in order to raise money to buy three bungalows along Upper Serangoon Road.[7] Lessons commenced for primary school education on 1 November 1945. Initial enrollment was capped at 620 students. Secondary classes were offered subsequently in 1956.[8]
Xinmin Secondary School (1987-Present)edit
In 1987, Sin Min High School was restructured under the government from a Chinese-English integrated medium school into a government secondary school, with English as the medium of instruction. The secondary section of Sin Min High School was relocated to 11, Hougang Avenue 8 and renamed as Xinmin Secondary School , while the primary section was relocated the following year to 9, Hougang Avenue 8 and renamed as Xinmin Primary School.[8]
Between 1992 and 1997, Xinmin Secondary School underwent changes to its curriculum under principal Goh Tong Pak, which included stricter rules and fostering of an inclusive culture.[9] The school gradually gained reputation as one of the top neighbourhood schools in Singapore, being listed as one of the top 20 Value-Added Schools in Singapore from 1992 to 1993.[10][11] In 2001, the school attained autonomous status from the Ministry of Education in recognition of its consistent excellence in holistic education.[12]
Xinmin Secondary School moved into a holding campus off Sengkang West Avenue between January 2003 and December 2004 for modernisation of its Hougang campus.
In September 2005, Xinmin Secondary School became the first neighbourhood school to be accorded the School Excellence Award.[13]
In 2010, in celebration of her 65th anniversary, Xinmin Secondary School broke the Singapore Book of Records by building the largest sculpture out of recycled cans.[14]
In 2013, the school completed work on a Creative Arts Complex. Funds were raised by students through the annual Homecoming Day celebrations along with significant donations by notable alumni such as Dr George Quek, the founder and CEO of BreadTalk, and Chua Kee Teang of Mukim Investment.[15]
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External linksedit
Official website
April 07, 2024
xinmin, secondary, school, educational, secondary, school, hougang, singapore, with, autonomous, status, 新民中学, sekolah, menengah, xinminaddress11, hougang, 8singapore, 538789hougangsingaporecoordinates1, 37243, 883092, 37243, 883092informationtypegovernmentaut. Xinmin Secondary School XMS is a co educational secondary school in Hougang Singapore with autonomous status Xinmin Secondary School新民中学 Sekolah Menengah XinminAddress11 Hougang Ave 8Singapore 538789HougangSingaporeCoordinates1 22 21 N 103 52 59 E 1 37243 N 103 883092 E 1 37243 103 883092InformationTypeGovernmentAutonomousCo educationalMottoLeading Hearts Leading MindsEstablished1 November 1945 78 years ago 1945 11 01 FounderYap Fun FongSessionSingle SessionSchool code3050PrincipalTan Soon HuiEnrolmentApprox 2000Colour s White Blue Websitexinminsec wbr moe wbr edu wbr sgContents 1 History 1 1 Sin Min High School 1945 1986 1 2 Xinmin Secondary School 1987 Present 2 Principal 3 Gallery 4 Notes 5 References 6 External linksHistory editSin Min High School 1945 1986 edit Xinmin was founded as Sin Min Public School 公立新民学校 by Yap Fun Hong a Yap sold five of his pigs in order to raise money to buy three bungalows along Upper Serangoon Road 7 Lessons commenced for primary school education on 1 November 1945 Initial enrollment was capped at 620 students Secondary classes were offered subsequently in 1956 8 Xinmin Secondary School 1987 Present edit In 1987 Sin Min High School was restructured under the government from a Chinese English integrated medium school into a government secondary school with English as the medium of instruction The secondary section of Sin Min High School was relocated to 11 Hougang Avenue 8 and renamed as Xinmin Secondary School while the primary section was relocated the following year to 9 Hougang Avenue 8 and renamed as Xinmin Primary School 8 Between 1992 and 1997 Xinmin Secondary School underwent changes to its curriculum under principal Goh Tong Pak which included stricter rules and fostering of an inclusive culture 9 The school gradually gained reputation as one of the top neighbourhood schools in Singapore being listed as one of the top 20 Value Added Schools in Singapore from 1992 to 1993 10 11 In 2001 the school attained autonomous status from the Ministry of Education in recognition of its consistent excellence in holistic education 12 Xinmin Secondary School moved into a holding campus off Sengkang West Avenue between January 2003 and December 2004 for modernisation of its Hougang campus In September 2005 Xinmin Secondary School became the first neighbourhood school to be accorded the School Excellence Award 13 In 2010 in celebration of her 65th anniversary Xinmin Secondary School broke the Singapore Book of Records by building the largest sculpture out of recycled cans 14 In 2013 the school completed work on a Creative Arts Complex Funds were raised by students through the annual Homecoming Day celebrations along with significant donations by notable alumni such as Dr George Quek the founder and CEO of BreadTalk and Chua Kee Teang of Mukim Investment 15 Principal editName of Principal Years ServedYap Fun Hong 8 1945 1949Heng Chin Soo 8 1950 1953Tung Si Yu 8 1953 1965Chew Peng Leng 8 1965 1985Teo Ting Kok 8 1986 1991Goh Tong Pak 8 1992 1997Lee Hak Boon 8 1998 2002Low Ay Nar 8 2003 2006Liew Wei Li 8 2007 2010Ong Hong Peng 8 2011 2017Tan Kuo Cheang 2018 2022Tan Soon Hui 2023 presentGallery edit nbsp Stone plaque at the entrance of Xinmin Secondary School nbsp Rock climbing facilities in Xinmin Secondary SchoolNotes edit Yap Fun Hong 叶帆风 may also be known as Yap Fun Fong or Yeh Fan Feng in some news articles and historical records 1 2 3 4 5 6 References edit Xinmin school toasts founder AsiaOne 26 October 2013 Retrieved 3 March 2021 Major Milestones xinminsec moe edu sg Archived from the original on 26 January 2021 Retrieved 3 March 2021 Speech by Minister for Foreign Affairs George Yeo at the Xinmin Secondary School Gala Dinner 28 July www mfa gov sg Retrieved 3 March 2021 Crest of Sin Min High School 1977 BookSG National Library Board Singapore eresources nlb gov sg Retrieved 3 March 2021 YEH Fan Feng 叶帆风 Oral History Interviews Record Details Accession Number 001457 Reel Disc 5 of 6 www nas gov sg Retrieved 3 March 2021 区如柏 February 2011 又见叶帆风校长 PDF 怡和世纪 p 27 Xinmin school toasts founder AsiaOne a b c d e f g h i j k l Crest of Sin Min High School 1977 BookSG National Library Board Singapore eresources nlb gov sg Retrieved 19 October 2016 BreadTalk hires senior educator to be group CEO news asiaone com Archived from the original on 19 October 2016 Retrieved 19 October 2016 Speech by Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam Minister for Education at Poon Sing Wah s book launch Collection of Interviews with Principals in Singapore and Commentaries on Singapore Education at the Singapore Management University Level 3 www moe gov sg Archived from the original on 19 October 2016 Retrieved 19 October 2016 Major Milestones 19 October 2016 Archived from the original on 19 October 2016 Retrieved 19 October 2016 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint bot original URL status unknown link Press Release on Xinmin s Autonomous Status 1 Accessed October 2007 ANNEX A2 Winners of Special Awards School Excellence Awards and School Distinction Awards 2004 to 2008 PDF moe gov sg Ministry of Education Singapore 21 September 2009 Archived from the original PDF on 13 April 2016 Retrieved 19 October 2016 Records By Schools Singapore Book Of Records Singapore Records Retrieved 17 April 2019 PM lauds Xinmin for giving back AsiaOne 27 October 2013 External links editOfficial website nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Xinmin Secondary School amp oldid 1192761776, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
