Yusof Ishak Secondary School

Infobox Singapore School
name = Yusof Ishak Secondary School
Sekolah Menengah Yusof Ishak


motto = Knowledge is the Light of Life
established = 1965
type = Government Secondary
principal = Mr Richard Chew Soon Kheng
session = Single session
colours = Blue, White
enrollment = approx. 1400
city/town = Bukit Batok
school code = 3307
telephone = 65602026
homepage = [http://www.yiss.org/ www.yiss.org]

Yusof Ishak Secondary School (Abbreviation: YISS) is a government secondary school located in Bukit Batok, Singapore. The school was named after Yusof Ishak who was the first president of Singapore.

The six values of YISS are Resilience, Responsibility, Respect, Compassion, Confidence, and Integrity and the school motto is 'ILMU SULUH HIDUP' ( Knowledge is the Light of Life).

History

Yusof Ishak Secondary School was established in 1965 at Jubilee Road (a side road of a section of Pasir Panjang Road which is now known as West Coast Road) as Jubilee Integrated Secondary School with Jubilee Primary School as its affiliate. It was an integrated school offering secondary education to an enrolment of 984 pupils and 37 teachers of two streams, in English and Malay. At that time, it was envisioned that the school would be serving the needs of the families residing around Pasir Panjang Road area as there were several malay kampungs dotted all along it.

On 29 July 1966, then Prime Minister, Mr Lee Kuan Yew declared open Yusof Ishak Secondary School (YISS) at Jubilee Road.

CCAs in YISS

Every secondary student in YISS is required to have a CCA (Co-curricular Activity).

The CCAs in YISS are divided into the following categories: Sports, Music and Dance, Uniformed Groups and Clubs and Societies.Note: The following are the official CCAs of YISS

Sports
- Badminton
- Sepak Takraw
- Soccer
- Netball
- Basketball
- Athletics

Music and Dance
- Military Band
- Choir
- Dance (Divided into three groups, Contemporary, Malay or Indian dance)

Uniformed Groups
- NCC Boys
- NCC Girls
- NPCC
- St. John's Ambulance Brigade

Clubs and Societies
- Art Club
- IT Club
- Interact Club
- Library Council
- Life Science
- PA Club
- Photography Club
- Robotics Club
- Youth Flying Club

Notable alumni, attendees and athletes

* Norman Then - Top 12 finalist for Singapore Idol

Outstanding Yusoffians

Ngee Ann Polytechnic Scholarship 2007 Awardees

* Yap Shi Mei, ErikaAwarded the PUB diploma Scholarship in Environmental and Water Technology.

* Ivan Lim Wei2nd top student and awarded the Lien Ying Chow Scholarship in Logistic Management.

* Goh Ming HuiAwarded the LabOne Scholarship in Electronic and Computer Engineering

ingapore Polytechnic Scholarship 2007 Awardees

* Lo Pui KiAwarded the Media Development Authority Gold Medal and the Institute of Public Relations of Singapore Prize.

* Lee Yit PengAwarded the Fu Yu Award and the Proway Engineering Plastic Award

* Ng Ker YeongAwarded the Glasgow Science Book Prize and Mathematics and Science Prize

* Ng Sze YeeAwarded the MOE Teaching Scholarship 2007.

External links

* [http://www.yiss.org Official site]