Greendale Secondary School
| Greendale Secondary School | |
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| Established | 2006 |
| Type | Public |
| Principals | Mr Mark Minjoot |
| Location | Punggol New Town, Singapore |
| Address | 51 Edgedale Plains Singapore 828866 |
| Homepage | http://greendalesec.edu.sg |
Greendale Secondary School (abbreviation: GDLSS; Simplified Chinese: 绿苑中学) is a secondary school located in Punggol, in the north-eastern part of Singapore.
Greendale Secondary School started as a new school in January 2006. Greendale Secondary School represented the North-East district by hosting the launch site for the YOG torch relay in day 3 of the Singapore leg.
History
In 2005, Mrs Mary Koh, together with a selected pool of experience HODs and Teachers, set about to prepare for the establishment of a new secondary school in Punggol.
In 2006, Greendale Secondary School took in the first batch of Secondary One students.
In December 2008, Mr Mark Gerard Minjoot took over as Principal of Greendale Secondary School, as Mrs Mary Koh was posted to MOE HQ as Cluster Superintendent/School Division.
Principals
- Mrs Mary Koh 2006 to 2008
- Mr Mark Gerard Minjoot 2008 to present
School Values, Mission, Vision and Motto
Values
The school's core values are Respect, Responsibility, Resilience, Integrity, Self-Discipline and Empathy (R³ISE)
Mission
Nurturing talents, Developing character, Inspiring lives
Vision
Learners, Thinkers, Leaders
Motto
Serve, Lead, Excel
School CCA Achievements 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010
2007
Softball: North Zone Championships 2007, "C"Division Boys - 4th Position,"C" Division girls-2nd Position
Fencing: Singapore Minime Fencing Championships 2007, Boys' Under 13 Foil Individual- 3rd Position
Infocomm Club: North Zone Podcast Competition- 1st and 3rd prize
Chinese Orchestra: 2007 SYF Central Judging of Chinese Orchestra- Bronze
Angklung: 2007 SYF Central Judging of Instrumental Ensembles- Bronze
Red Cross Youth: 2007 National Footdrill - Best New Participating Unit
2008
2009
School Focus 1 - Academic Excellence (2009)
Futuristic Eco-Friendly School Competition - Merit Award
North East Schools Go Green 3 - 1st Runner Up
School's Green Audit Award (Science) - Orchid for 2008/09
School Focus 2 - Character Development (2009)
Chinese Orchestra - 2009 SYF Central Judging of Chinese Orchestra - Silver
Angklung - 2009 SYF Central Judging of Instrumental Ensembles (Angklung/Kulintang) - Bronze
Choir - 2009 SYF Central Judging of Choirs - Bronze
Dance - 2009 SYF Central Judging of International Dance - Bronze
ELDDS - 2009 SYF Central Judging of Drama - Bronze
Fencing - 4th National Inter-School Fencing Championships 2009 - Individual Event: Joint 3rd ("C" Girls Sabre)
Red Cross Youth - Excellence Unit Award - Silver
Red Cross Youth - Community Service Award - Gold
Floorball - Tampines West CSC Floorball Carnival - Girls: 4th Position
Achievements: Physical Well Being
- TAF Gold Award
- Model Tuckshop Award
2010
NCC - Best Unit Competition 2009 - Gold
NPCC - Unit Overall Proficiency Award 2009 - Gold
Red Cross - Community Service Award 2009 - Gold
Red Cross - Excellence Unit Award 2009 - Silver
Fencing - 5th National Inter- School Fencing Championships 2010
- 'C' Division Individual Boys' Sabre - Bronze
- 'C' Division Individual Girls' Sabre - Bronze
- 'C' Division Team Boys' Sabre - Silver
- 'C' Division Team Girls' Sabre - Silver
- 'B' Division Team Boys' Sabre - Silver
- 'B' Division Team Boys' Foil - Gold
Arts and Crafts - SYF Art and Crafts - One Wei Ting (4E2 2009) - Silver
Infocomm - Singapore 2010 Odyssey Digital Poster Competition
- Leon Chua (4E1) - Merit Award
- Nicole Andrea (3E1) - Merit Award
How to Get There
The school is near an LRT station, Meridian (PE2) and is served by five SBS Transit bus services namely: 3, 62, 83, 591 at the bus stop opposite Blk 173B and bus service 85 at the bus stop between Blks 187/188.
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