St. Margaret's Secondary School

Infobox School
name = St. Margaret's Secondary School
location = Singapore
streetaddress = 111 Farrer Road, Singapore, 259240
religion = Christian
denomination = Anglican
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founder = Maria Dyer
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revenue = $1,114,000 (2005) [cite web | url = http://www.stmargaretssec.moe.edu.sg/Microsoft%20Word%20-%20IPC%20Online%20Disclosure%20Template%20-%20Version2006.pdf | format = pdf | title = St. Margaret's Secondary School Financial information (2005) | accessdate = 2008-08-25 ]
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principal = Marion Tan
viceprincipal = Yip-Chang Wai Fong
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motto = Charity, Patience and Devotion
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school_colours = Green & White
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established = 1842
founded = 1842
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homepage = http://www.stmargaretssec.moe.edu.sg/

St. Margaret’s Secondary School (SMSS) is a government-aided girls’ secondary school in Singapore. It is the first girls’ school in Singapore and is often regarded as the oldest existing girls’ school in the Far East. It is affiliated with St. Margaret’s Primary School (SMPS) and St. Andrew’s Junior College (SAJC), and is under the purview of the Anglican Diocese of Singapore. It was known first as the Chinese Girls’ School, then as the Church of England Zenana Missionary (C.E.Z.M.) School in Singapore, before being renamed St. Margaret’s School. The secondary section split from the primary in 1960 when it moved to its present location at Farrer Road.

Crest

The school's crest is a green background crossed by a white band running from upper left to lower right, with a white cross in the upper-right quadrant.

History

The school was founded in 1842 by Maria Dyer and her husband, who were travelling from Malacca to China. On arriving in Singapore they were horrified by the sale of young girls as slaves and Dyer was granted permission from the Governor to start a school for young children, under the care of the London Missionary Society. Children were taught English, Christian religious education as well as domestic skills.cite web | url = http://www.stmargaretssec.moe.edu.sg/history.htm | title = History of St. Margaret's Secondary School | publisher = St. Margaret's Secondary School website | date = 2003 | accessdate = 2008-08-25 ] The children in the school were mostly of mixed Chinese-Malay blood.cite book | first = EA | last = Walker | coauthors = Cook S | title = Forty-Two Years' Work in Singapore | location = London | publisher = Elliot Stock | year = 1899] As children were removed from slavery by the government and placed in St. Margarets, the school's leadership was threatened by the children's former owners. The school also faced significant cultural barriers to acceptance as the society at the time did not support the education of women. In 1900 the school was taken over by the Church of England Zenanah Missionary Society and renamed the CEZMS school, expanding the cirriculum and adding a science lab in 1928. The school survived through the Second World War despite damage from bombs, and after the war the name was changed to St. Margaret's School. In 1957 the school began plans to open a separate building for secondary students, and in 1960 it was officially opened. From 1998 to 2000 St. Margaret's was located at temporary headquarters as the was renovated, officially re-opening in July, 2002.

Uniform

The school uniform consists of a white or polka-dot top, a knee-length skirt, white shoes with the school logo in black, dark blue or dark green and a white bra. A name tag is mandatory and worn at all times. The only jacket allowed is the black school jacket, and earrings are restricted to plain studs of green, white, black, gold or silver. Cosmetics, body piercings, tattoos, nail polish, personal jewelry, tinted contact lenses and tinted glasses are not allowed. [cite web | url = http://www.stmargaretssec.moe.edu.sg/rules.htm | title = Rules & Regulations - Appearance and Attire | date = 2003 | accessdate = 2008-08-25 ]

Footnotes

External links

* [http://www.stmargaretssec.moe.edu.sg/ Official website]