Yio Chu Kang Secondary School is a co-educational government school in Ang Mo Kio, Singapore. It was first opened in 1966, and moved to its current site in 1982.
Yio Chu Kang Secondary began operations in 1966, and was set up in response to a request by Yio Chu Kang residents to Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew for a secondary school.[1] It was initially located at the tenth milestone of Yio Chu Kang Road, housed in a S$444,000 campus.[2] In 1982, the school moved to new premises along Ang Mo Kio Avenue 5 and the new premises were officially opened on 26 August 1983 by Lau Ping Sum, Member of Parliament for Yio Chu Kang.[3]
Merger with Chong Boon Secondary Schooledit
In January 2018, the school merged with former Chong Boon Secondary School.[4] The merged school is located at the current Yio Chu Kang campus. At the time of the merger, the principal was Mr Yeo Kuerk Heng.[5]
^"Community spirit still strong at school". The Straits Times. 5 August 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
^"Work to begin on new $1.1 m school". The Straits Times. 9 September 1965. Retrieved 21 November 2017 – via NewspaperSG.
^"School's day". The Straits Times. 12 August 1983. Retrieved 21 November 2017 – via NewspaperSG.
^Auto, Hermes (4 March 2016). "Ministry of Education to merge 22 secondary schools into 11 schools by 2018 | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
^"Chong Boon Secondary student who died after 2.4km run was popular school athlete". TODAY. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
External linksedit
Official website
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kang, secondary, school, educational, government, school, singapore, first, opened, 1966, moved, current, site, 1982, 崇文中学address3063, avenue, singapore, 569868ang, singaporecoordinates1, 3781, 8418, 3781, 8418informationtypegovernmentmottopursuit, knowledge, . Yio Chu Kang Secondary School is a co educational government school in Ang Mo Kio Singapore It was first opened in 1966 and moved to its current site in 1982 Yio Chu Kang Secondary School崇文中学Address3063 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 5 Singapore 569868Ang Mo Kio SingaporeCoordinates1 22 41 N 103 50 30 E 1 3781 N 103 8418 E 1 3781 103 8418InformationTypeGovernmentMottoPursuit of Knowledge Service to AllEstablished1965SessionSinglePrincipalMrs Betty ChowColour s Green Orange Websitehttp www yiochukangsec moe edu sg Contents 1 History 2 Merger with Chong Boon Secondary School 3 Notable alumni 4 References 5 External linksHistory editYio Chu Kang Secondary began operations in 1966 and was set up in response to a request by Yio Chu Kang residents to Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew for a secondary school 1 It was initially located at the tenth milestone of Yio Chu Kang Road housed in a S 444 000 campus 2 In 1982 the school moved to new premises along Ang Mo Kio Avenue 5 and the new premises were officially opened on 26 August 1983 by Lau Ping Sum Member of Parliament for Yio Chu Kang 3 Merger with Chong Boon Secondary School editIn January 2018 the school merged with former Chong Boon Secondary School 4 The merged school is located at the current Yio Chu Kang campus At the time of the merger the principal was Mr Yeo Kuerk Heng 5 Notable alumni editMiko Bai and Yumi Bai Mandopop singers Pan Lingling actress Shawn Thia actorReferences edit Community spirit still strong at school The Straits Times 5 August 2015 Retrieved 21 November 2017 Work to begin on new 1 1 m school The Straits Times 9 September 1965 Retrieved 21 November 2017 via NewspaperSG School s day The Straits Times 12 August 1983 Retrieved 21 November 2017 via NewspaperSG Auto Hermes 4 March 2016 Ministry of Education to merge 22 secondary schools into 11 schools by 2018 The Straits Times www straitstimes com Retrieved 20 June 2022 Chong Boon Secondary student who died after 2 4km run was popular school athlete TODAY Retrieved 20 June 2022 External links editOfficial website nbsp nbsp This Singapore school related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Yio Chu Kang Secondary School amp oldid 1199141868, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
