Guangyang Secondary School

Infobox Singapore School
name = Guangyang Secondary School
光洋中学
Sekolah Menengah Guangyang


motto = Strong in Principles, Steadfast in Duty
established = 1987
type = Government, Secondary
principal = Mrs Tan Miao Ling
session = Single session
colours = Gold and Navy Blue
enrollment = approx. 1300
city/town = Bishan
school code = 3238
domain server = s-zone.acad.moe.edu.sg/ w2k3238acm01
homepage = [http://guangyangsec.moe.edu.sg/ link]

Guangyang Secondary School is a government secondary school in Singapore. It was merged with Braddell-Westlake Secondary School in 2006. Currently it is a co-ed and a single session school.

History

Currently located at 8 Bishan Street 12, Guangyang Secondary School started as Kiong Yong High School on ] . In 1986, due to a sharp drop in school enrollment, Kiong Yong High School closed. In 1987, the School Advisory Committee of Kiong Yong High School left a sum of about $60,000 which was to be given to a school that adopted its name. When a new school was set up in Bishan, it was decided that the old dialect name "Kiong Yong" be used. Hence, the new school came to be known as "Guangyang" which is the hanyu pinyin equivalent of "Kiong Yong". In its early months, Guangyang Secondary shared the premises of Zhonghua Secondary School and subsequently moved to Bishan.

The school was officially opened on 27 June 1990 under the helm of her first Principal, Mr LEong Khin See?

The school's second Principal, Mrs Alice Tan Lee Huan, took over in 1993. Under her leadership, Guangyang Secondary School achieved the distinction of being one of the Top 18 Value-Added Schools in the Special/Express stream. In mid-December 1996, Mrs Ng-Ong Phiak Kim took over as the school's third principal, and the school was ranked as one of the Top 20 Value-Added Schools in the Special/Express Stream for the next two consecutive years.

Guangyang ushered into 2001 with her fourth Principal, Mrs Ngiam Geak Kim. Mrs Ngiam assumed position from 1 January 2001. She retired that same year.

Miss Low Chee Moon took office as Guangyang Secondary School’s fifth Principal in 2002. In December, the school underwent PRIME and was shifted to Toa Payoh so that rebuilding and renovation works could be carried out at its present site.

In 2003, the Singapore Ministry of Education announced that Guangyang Secondary School and Braddell-Westlake Secondary School would merge in 2006. The secondary one cohorts of both schools collaborated to produce a ceramic mural wall to be installed in the new merged school in early 2005.

In 2006,Guangyang Secondary School received an Academic Value Added Award Express (Silver) and an Academic Value Added Normal Award (Bronze) for their commendable performance in the recent "O" levels examination.

Mrs Tan Miao Ling took over as GYSS’s sixth Principal from 2006 Guangyang Secondary's name is retained and used as the new merged school's name.

School crest

The Guangyang crest symbolises the pupils of the school illuminating the world with their radiance, like the morning sun rising over the vast ocean. The strength of the sun brings forth life, radiating integrity, courage and steadfastness. The Guangyang spirit carries the school confidently to the future where they will make an impact on society. The school will touch lives and excel in whatever they do.

chool motto

"Strong in Principles, Steadfast in Duty"

chool Achievements

Girls' Brigade (Silver)NPCC (Bronze)NCC (Silver)AVA Club (Best in Media & Design 2007)

References

* [http://guangyangsec.moe.edu.sg/ Official school website]
* [http://app.sis.moe.gov.sg/schinfo/SIS_SearchDtls.asp MOE School Information Service]
* [http://elearn.litespeed.com.sg E-learning site for Guangyang Secondary School]