Xinmin Secondary School

Infobox Singapore School
name = Xinmin Secondary School
新民中学
Sekolah Menengah Xinmin


motto = Leading Hearts Leading Minds
established = 1945
type = Autonomous
session = Single Session, Co-educational
principal = Liew Wei Li (Mdm.)
city/town = Hougang
school code = 3050
enrollment = 1562
colours = Peach, Orange
homepage = [http://www.xinminss.moe.edu.sg:1285/ http://www.xinminss.moe.edu.sg/]
border_color = #000033
uniform_color = #FFFFCC
coordinates = coord|1.37243|103.883092|type:edu_region:SG_source:enwiki|display=inline,title

Xinmin Secondary School is an autonomous secondary school in Hougang, Singapore. It offers classes taught in English, Chinese, Malay and Tamil. The school was founded as Sin Min Primary School in 1945. Secondary school classes began in 1956. Under the direction of former principal Mr. Lee Hak Boon, the school became autonomous [Xinmin Secondary School Achievements, http://www.xinminss.moe.edu.sg:1285/main/sch_awards.aspx, Accessed October 2007] , emerging as a popular school [Xinmin Secondary Achool Admission Statistics, http://www.xinminss.moe.edu.sg:1285/main/t_score.aspx, Accessed Octoebr 2007] . As of 2005 the Principal was Mrs Low-Sim Ay Nar. In September 2005, the school won the School Excellence Award, the first neighbourhood school to win the award [Archive of a Channel NewsAsia Report on School Excellence Award Recipients in 2005, http://www.xinminss.moe.edu.sg:1285/xonews/SEA2005/CNA%20SEA%202005.pdf, Accessed October 2007] . In late 2006, Mdm Liew Wei Li became the new principal of Xinmin Secondary School [School Principal Appointments in 2006, http://www.moe.gov.sg/press/2006/files/pr20061013-annex-a.pdf, Accessed October 2007] .

History

Xinmin Secondary was not opened under any normal circumstances. Its first opening in November 1945 marked the time when Singapore was freed from the Japanese [60th anniversary magazine- A Tree’s Tale 历史走廊 The Xinmin Story Script] . It was a time of uncertainty and when Singapore had to pick itself up. Xinmin, or rather on that time, was called Sin Min High School, was not just a new school, but was an uprising achiever, resilient against challenges, and a hope for education needs.

The school has made remarkable achievements over the years under the capable leaderships of various principals such as Mr Goh Tong Pak, now the Deputy Director (Schools Appraisal) with the Ministry of Education [Organisation Chart of the Ministry of Education Schools Division, http://www.moe.gov.sg/schdiv/school_new.htm, Accessed October 2007] , Mr Lee Hak Boon, now the Principal of Catholic High School [School Information Service - Catholic High School, http://app.sis.moe.gov.sg/schinfo/SIS_SearchDtls.asp?strCode=7102, Accessed October 2007] , and Mrs Low Ay Nar, now the Principal of Singapore Chinese Girls' School [School Information Service - Singapore Chinese Girls' School, http://app.sis.moe.gov.sg/schinfo/SIS_SearchDtls.asp?strCode=5026, Accessed October 2007] .

In particular, Mr Goh Tong Pak led the school to be among the top 20 Value-Added Schools in Singapore from 1992 to 1997, paving the way for even greater achievements in time to come [Xinmin Secondary School - Brief History, http://www.xinminss.moe.edu.sg:1285/main/history.aspx#2000, Accessed October 2007] . Under the leadership of Mr Lee Hak Boon, the school attained autonomous status from the Ministry of Education with effect from 2001, in recognition of the school's proven academic track record and its reputation in the neighbourhood [Press Release on Xinmin's Autonomous Status, http://www.moe.gov.sg/press/2000/pr19072000.htm, Accessed October 2007] .

In the same year, the school was accorded the Singapore Quality Class accreditation, the first of many of its more significant achievements [List of Singapore Quality Class Companies, http://www.spring.gov.sg/Content/WebPage.aspx?id=cb7be315-38c2-4c84-9307-cf53c7e02171, Accessed October 2007] .

From being a neighbourhood school attracting students with Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) aggregate scores of around 191 in 1994, the school has come a long way in providing quality education for its students, being now a recipient of the School Excellence Award, the most prestigious award a school can ever receive from the Singapore Ministry of Education [Ministry of Education Masterplan of Awards, http://www.moe.edu.sg/esp/schadm/sec1/Masterplan_of_Awards.pdf, Accessed October 2007] . Today, it attracts students with PSLE aggregate scores of around 245 (as of 2007) to its Express stream [Xinmin Secondary Achool Admission Statistics, http://www.xinminss.moe.edu.sg:1285/main/t_score.aspx, Accessed October 2007] .

Recent Achievements

Performing Arts 2007 SYF Central Judging for Chinese Dance - Gold with Honours 2007 SYF Central Judging for Band- Gold 2007 SYF Central Judging for Guzheng - Gold 2007 SYF Central Judging for Choir - Gold 2007 SYF Central Judging for Drama - Silver

Uniformed Groups St. John Ambulance Brigade - Gold Boys' Brigade - Gold Girls' Brigade - Gold National Police Cadet Corps - Silver National Cadet Corps - Gold

Academics GCE 'O' Level Band 1 (Express Stream) School GCE 'O' Level Band 2 (Normal Stream) School Academic Value-Added (Express Stream) - Gold Academic Value-Added (Normal Stream) - Bronze Singapore Secondary Schools Debating Championships 2007 - B Division Champions SBL-LISHA Culture and Heritage Debates 2007 - Champions Society of Associated Inter-Tertiary Debaters-Victoria School Debate Invitational 2007 - 1st Runners-Up Meridian Junior College Debate Invitationals 2008 - Champions [ [http://www.debates.org.sg/swf/index.php?topic=401.msg732#msg732 An Error Has Occurred! ] ] Temasek Junior College Under-16 Debate Invitationals 2008 - Champions

Physical / Sports Trim-and-Fit Gold Award Badminton - B Division Girls National 1^st Volleyball - C Division Boys National 2^nd Volleyball - B Division Boys National 4^th

References

External links

* [http://www.xinminss.moe.edu.sg:1285/ Official site]
* [http://app.sis.moe.gov.sg/schinfo/SIS_SearchDtls.asp?strCode=3050 Singapore government school information service]