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Coordinates: 1°24′55″N 103°50′17″E / 1.41528°N 103.83806°E
Orchid Park Secondary School
兰景中学 (Lán Jing Zhong Xué)Location Yishun, Information Type Mixed and Government School Motto Onward and Persevere Established 1999 Session single session School code 3605 Principal Mrs Helen Tan-Lee (2008 - ) Enrolment ??? Colour(s) Green, pale yellow Website Official Website Orchid Park Secondary School, abbreviated as OPSS (Chinese: 兰景中学, Pinyin: Lán Jing Zhong Xué, Malay: Sekolah Menengah Orchid Park) is a co-educational government secondary school in Yishun, Singapore.
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History
Orchid Park Secondary School was established in January 1999 in the premises of Woodlands Ring Secondary School with 16 staff and 360 students.[1]
The school moved to new premises on 13 January 1999 and was officially opened on 21 April 2001 by then Assoc. Professor Tan Boon Wan, Member of Parliament for the Ang Mo Kio GRC.[1]
Motto
"Onward and Persevere with determination"
School song
The school song is Onward and Persevere, by founding principal Low Eng Kee and Dr. Er Yenn Chwen.[2]
Onward and Persevere
Onward Onward we go
No mountain too high to scale
Onward Onward we row
No ocean too wide to sail
Persevere Persevere
No obstacle shall stand in our way
Our destination we shall reach one day
A happy and united school
Where everyone has a part to play
Orderly Respectful Caring Healthy are our Ways
Innovative and Diligent we shall always be
Our destination we shall reach one day
Onward Onward we go
No mountain to high to sail
Onward Onward we row
No ocean too wide to sail
Persevere Persevere
No obstacle shall stand in our way
Our destination we shall reach one dayDiscipline
With effect from July 2010, OPSS now allows students to have mobile telephones at school, but only in certain areas of the school, and they must be turned off during lesson time.[3]
The school has introduced the Self-Improvement Programme (SIP), which replaced detention classes. In the SIP, students (most of whom have broken the school rules) study or revise for two hours. Boys who choose to skip the SIP receive corporal punishment. This consists of a number of strokes of the cane applied to the seat of the student's trousers as he bends over. Girls who skip SIP do work such as the cleaning of toilets and classrooms.
Co-curricular activity
The school offers 20 co-curricular activities (CCA), divided into Clubs and Societies, Performing Arts, Sports and Uniformed Groups.
Clubs and Societies
Performing arts
- Choir
- Modern Dance
- The Wardrobe [3]
- English Drama/Debate
- Guitar Ensemble
- Wind Orchestra [4]
Sports
Uniformed Groups
- Boy's Brigade
- Girls' Brigade
- National Cadet Corps (NCC)
- National Police Cadet Corps (NPCC) [5]
- National Civil Defence Cadet Corps (NCDCC) [6]
Awards and achievements
The awards and achievements Orchid Park Secondary School earned in 2009.[4]
CCA awards and achievements
- Singapore Youth Festival Central Judging
- National Inter-school Wushu Championsion
- 'B' boys Group (Group Quansu - 4th)
- Boy's Brigade
- Character Quest (Silver)
- Adventure Quest (Silver)
- JM Fraser (Silver){2008}
- Founders Award (2006)(2007)(2008)(2009)
- Girl's Brigade
- Company Award (Gold){2008}
- Drill Competition for Pioneer (Silver)
- NCC (Sea)
- Sea District Freestyle Drill Competition (Bronze)
- Best Unit Award (Bronze){2008}
- NPCC
- SPF-NPCC Badge Award - 8 Recipients
- Unit Overall Proficiency Award (Gold){2008}
Other awards and achievements
- Sustained Achievement Award (Aesthetics and Uniformed Groups)
- CHERISH Award (Silver)
- Character Development Award (2006–2008)[9]
- TAF Award (Silver)
Principals
- 1999 - 2007 - Mr Low Eng Kee
- 2008–present - Mrs Helen Tan-Lee
External links
References
- ^ a b OPSS History
- ^ OPSS School Song
- ^ School rules in mobile phones, Orchid Park Secondary School.
- ^ OPSS Awards and Achievements
- ^ SYF09-Choir Results
- ^ SYF09-Dance Results
- ^ SYF09-Guitar Results
- ^ SYF09-Concert Band Results
- ^ MOE CDA Results
Categories:- Secondary schools in Singapore
- Educational institutions established in 1999
- Schools in Yishun
- Yishun
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