Yishun Secondary School, abbreviated as YSS (Chinese: 义顺中学, PinYin: Yì shùn Zhòng xué) is a government secondary school in Yishun, Singapore. YSS is located at 4 Yishun Street 71. YSS became single session after the completion of a new extension block in 1999. YSS is the first school in Singapore to have established the Applied Learning Programme in Sonic Arts.
History
The school was originally opened in 1986, initially sharing the same premises as Yishun Town Secondary School and Yishun Junior College.[1] It moved into new premises at Yishun Street 21 the same year, and was officially opened by then-MP for Nee Soon Koh Lip Lin on 19 August 1988.[2]
Principals
Principal
Year
Leong Kah Chong
1986–1995
Soh Guan Ba
1995–2000
Ow Chiong Hoo
2000–2002
Goh Choon Leng
2002–2008
Ng Ngoing Keng
2008–2015
Ng Shok Yan
2015-Present
Awards and Achievements
CCA awards and achievements
Performing arts
D'Lite English Drama SYF 2013 - Certification of Distinction
Indian Dance SYF 2013 - Certification of Distinction
Malay Dance SYF 2013 - Certification of Distinction
Choir SYF 2017 - Certification of Accomplishment
Chinese Dance SYF 2017 - Certification of Distinction
Indian Dance SYF 2017 -Certification of Distinction
Symphonic Band SYF 2017 -Certification of Distinction
Guzheng SYF 2017 -Certification of Accomplishment
D'Lite English Drama SYF 2017 - Certification of Distinction
Uniformed groups
NCC Best Unit Competition - Gold (2011–2015)
NPCC Unit Overall Proficiency Award - Silver (2011–2013)
NPCC Unit Overall Proficiency Award - Gold (2015–2017)
Girl Guides Puan Noor Aishah Honour Award - Gold (2011–2015)
Boys Brigade J M Fraser Award - Silver (2012) & Bronze (2013)
SJAB Corps Achievement Award - Silver (2012), Bronze (2013) and Gold (2015-2016)
SJAB First Aid and Home Nursing Competition - 2nd Position (2014)
Clubs and societies
RP-Renesas Grand Prix - Most popular video award and Best MCU car body design award (2015)
Underwater Robotics Olympiad - 1st Position (2014)
World Robo Masters Cup - 3rd and 4th Positions (2012)
SYF (Visual Art) Theme Motif Design Competition - Overall Top Award
Sports
Basketball 'C' Division (Girls) - 4th in North Zone Championships
Basketball 'B' Division (Boys) - 4th in North Zone Championships
Sepak Takraw 'C' Division - 4th in North Zone Championships
Sepak Takraw 'B' Division - 2nd in North Zone Championships
Sepak Takraw 'C' Division - 3rd in North Zone Championships
Sepak Takraw 'B' Division - 1st in North Zone Championships
Sepak Takraw 'B' Division - National Champions
Other awards and achievements
People Developer Standard (PDS) Award
Character Development Award
Green Audit Award (LOTUS)
C.H.E.R.I.S.H Platinum Award
School's Green Audit Award (LOTUS Sustained Achievement Award)