Saint Andrew's Secondary School

Saint Andrew's Secondary School

Infobox Singapore School
name = Saint Andrew's Secondary School
圣安德烈中学


motto = Up and On
established = 1862
type = Government-Aided
session = Single-session
principal = Belinda Charles (Mrs.)
city/town = Woodsville
school code = 7015
enrollment = 1,447
colours = Blue, White
homepage = [http://www.saintandrewsschool.info/]

Saint Andrew's Secondary School is a government-aided boys' secondary school in Potong Pasir, Singapore. The school was founded on the 8 September, 1862 by the Reverend Edward Sherman Venn.

History

Previously situated in Woodsville together with Saint Andrew's Junior School, the school moved from the site in July 1986 to a site in Potong Pasir across the Kallang River after the Woodsville buildings were deemed inadequate for the running of both the junior and senior classes. In mid-2003, the school temporarily shifted to the old Victoria School building at Kallang Bahru before returning new buildings opposite SAJS since 2005 as part of the St Andrew's Village project.

Achievements

The school is famous for its Military Band, which achieved Gold with Honours in 2005 for the Singapore Youth Festival, and a Gold in 2007.cn|date=February 2008 The Drama team has also achieved Gold for the Singapore Youth Festival in 2007 and performed for the combined Founder's Day with the Junior School and the Junior College on the 25 August 2007.cn|date=February 2008 Also, the rugby team have retained the Police Cup championship from 2004 to 2006.cn|date=February 2008 The school is also dominant in Cricket and Hockey.

The school has also attained the Sustained Achievement Award for Uniform Groups and the Value-Added Award for Academic Achievement in 2005.cn|date=February 2008

Affiliated Schools

* Saint Andrew's Junior School
* Saint Andrew's Junior College

External Links

[http://www.saintandrewsschool.info SAS Main Webpage]
[http://www.sasncc.com Saint Andrews School National Cadet Corps]

Notable Alumni


* Arthur Lim: World renowned ophthalmologist, Founding Director of Singapore National Eye Centre, Chairman of Singapore Eye Research Institute
* Benjamin Sheares: Singapore's second President
* Chang Yang Fa: Owner of Mint Museum of Toys, the Mint Cafe and the Mint Shop
* David Saul Marshall: Singapore's first Chief Minister
* David Kraal, author and former Senior Journalist with the Straits Times (Singapore)
* Frank Benjamin: Executive Chairman of FJ Benjamin
* Michael Palmer: Singapore Member of Parliament
* Harry Elias: Singapore's Senior Counsel, Singaporean renowned lawyer, Founder of Harry Elias and Partners
* Herman Ronald Hochstadt: Former Permanent Secretary - Ministry of Communications, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Law
* S Iswaran: Singapore's Minister of State - Ministry of Trade and Industry
* Jacob Ballas: Former Chairman of Vickers Ballas
* Joshua Benjamin Jeyaretnam: Former oppostion leader of the Workers' Party of Singapore
* Koh Boon Hwee: Chairman - DBS Group, Chairman - Singapore Airlines, Director - Temasek Holdings
* Michael Fam: Executive Chairman of Fraser and Neave (F&N) Group, First Chairman of Mass Rapid Transit Corporation
* Ngiam Tong Dow: Former Permanent Secretary - Ministry of Finance, Ministry of National Development
* Dr Noeleen Heyzer: Executive Secretary of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific; 1967 Pre U 2 Med
* Tan Tock San: Former Director of the OCBC Bank (Singapore)


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