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Yio Chu Kang Secondary School

Coordinates: 1°22′41″N 103°50′30″E / 1.3781°N 103.8418°E / 1.3781; 103.8418
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Yio Chu Kang Secondary School
崇文中学
Address
Map
3063 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 5, Singapore 569868

Coordinates1°22′41″N 103°50′30″E / 1.3781°N 103.8418°E / 1.3781; 103.8418
Information
TypeGovernment
MottoPursuit of Knowledge, Service to All
Established1965
SessionSingle
PrincipalMrs Betty Chow
Colour(s) Green   Orange 
Websitehttp://www.yiochukangsec.moe.edu.sg

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.

History

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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 School

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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]

Notable alumni

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References

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  1. ^ "Community spirit still strong at school". The Straits Times. 5 August 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  2. ^ "Work to begin on new $1.1 m school". The Straits Times. 9 September 1965. Retrieved 21 November 2017 – via NewspaperSG.
  3. ^ "School's day". The Straits Times. 12 August 1983. Retrieved 21 November 2017 – via NewspaperSG.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Chong Boon Secondary student who died after 2.4km run was popular school athlete". TODAY. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
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