Greendale Secondary School

Greendale Secondary School
绿苑中学
Sekolah Menengah Greendale

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Address
51 Edgedale Plains
Punggol New Town
828866
Singapore
Coordinates 1°23′51″N 103°54′40″E / 1.39750°N 103.91111°E / 1.39750; 103.91111Coordinates: 1°23′51″N 103°54′40″E / 1.39750°N 103.91111°E / 1.39750; 103.91111
Information
School type Government secondary school
Established 2006
Status Operational
Principal Ms Amy Ng (2015 - present)
Vice principal Mr Wee Meng Kiat (2014 - present)
Mr Leonard Tan Soon Teck (2015 - present)
Gender Coeducational
Age range 13 to 17
Number of students 1400
Classes Secondary 1 to 5 (Express, Normal Academic, Normal Technical)
Average class size 40
Colours Yellow, Green, Orange
Website www.greendalesec.moe.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. The school was founded in 2006 as a new school and in 2010, 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.[1]

There is also a primary school that has the same name just opposite the school. However, these two schools are not affiliated.

History

Before the school was established, the school compound was a temporary campus for Holy Innocents' High School in 2004.

In 2005, Mrs Mary Koh, together with other teaching staff were transferred to the school to prepare for its opening and in 2006, Greendale Secondary School was operational and took in its 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. In 2014, Mr Mark Gerard Minjoot was posted to Montfort Secondary School and Ms Amy Ng was appointed as the new principal of the school.[2]

Greendale Secondary School started operations as a new school in January 2006.

Principals

Starting year Principals Leaving year
2006 Mrs Mary Koh 2008
2009 Mr Mark Gerard Minjoot 2014
2015 Ms Amy Ng N/A

Co-curricular programme

The school has a co-curricular activities programme, where some of its clubs and societies gaining some recognition in national level competitions.

2012

2013

Accessibility

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.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "34 torchbearers for Singapore leg of Olympic torch relay". Red Sports. July 2, 2010. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Appointment and posting of Principals" (PDF). Ministry of Education Singapore. 2014. Retrieved December 9, 2014.

External links

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