Guangyang Secondary School

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Information
Opened	1948
Address	8 Bishan Steet 12, Singapore 579807
School Code	3238
Principal	Ms Tan Ke Xin
Vice Principals	Mr Han Wee Fong Ms Jennifer Wu Mr Anbalagan Thangarajah
Abbreviation	GYSS
Vision	Learners for Today, Leaders for Tomorrow
Mission	To nurture students who Lead, Think and Advocate for Self, Community and Nation
Motto	Respect, Responsibility, Integrity, Care, Grit

Guangyang Secondary School (Abbreviation: GYSS) is a co-ed Government School in Bishan, Singapore. The school was presented Value-Added Award (Bronze) for its commendable performance in the 2004 GCE O Level Examination.

School Song

School Song In Guangyang we start with a sense of purpose, We are strong in principles, steadfast in duty. The light always beckons in our horizon. Without wavering, we work towards it. In our hearts, we begin with conviction. We have faith in knowledge in learning how to learn. Guangyang will be our light. The light to excellence forever more.

History

• 1948: Kong Yiong High School was founded on that year.
• 1986: Guangyang Secondary School has its humble origins in Kong Yiong High School which was located at Yio Chu Kang Road. However, in 1986, Kong Yiong High School was closed due to a sharp drop in school enrolment.
• 1987 - 2000: In 1987, the School Advisory Committee of Kong Yong High School left a sum of about $60,000 which was to be given to a school that adopted its name. While the new school was being set up in Bishan, it was decided that the old dialect name “Kong Yong” be used. Hence, the new school came to be known as “Guangyang” which is the Hanyu pinyin equivalent of “Kong Yong”. Thus, Guangyang, Secondary, a government English medium school, was set up. In its early months, Guangyang Secondary shared the premises of Zhonghua Secondary School.
• 2000 - 2002: PRIME: The new school, costing $7 million, is a modern complex with excellent facilities. It had 28 classrooms, a library, an audio-visual theatrette, six science laboratories, two home economic rooms, an EOA room, four computer laboratory, an IT-enabled resource room, two technical workshops, a football field, a basketball court and a volleyball court (which has been converted into a street soccer court), and an indoor sports hall (shared with Guangyang Primary School). The school was officially opened on 27 June 1990 under the helm of her first Principal, Mr Leong Khin See. The school had her second Principal when Mrs Alice Tan Lee Huan assumed her position in 1993. Guangyang Secondary School achieved the distinction of being one of the Top 18 Value-Added Schools in the Special/Express stream. The school’s third Principal, Mrs Ng-Ong Phiak Kim then took over since mid-December 1996. The school was ranked as one of the Top 20 Value-Added Schools in the Special/Express Stream for consecutive 2 years. Guangyang ushers in the new year 2001 with her fourth Principal, Mrs Ngiam Geak Kim. Mrs Ngiam assumes the 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.
• 2006: Merger with Braddell-West Lake Secondary School: In 2003, Ministry of Education (MOE) announced that Guangyang Secondary School and Braddell-Westlake Secondary School will merge in 2006. The secondary one cohorts of both schools collaborated to produce a ceramic mural wall that will be installed in the new merged school in early 2005. In June 2003, Guangyang Secondary returned to its Bishan Campus. The school was presented Value-Added Award (Bronze) for its commendable performance in the 2004 GCE O Level Examination. Guangyang Secondary School and Braddell-Westlake Secondary merged in 2006 and Mrs Tan Miao Ling took over as the school’s sixth Principal. Guangyang Secondary’s name is retained. Mr Benjamin Kwok took office as Guangyang Secondary School’s seventh Principal in December 2012.

Uniform

School Uniform

A GYSS Male Student Uniform consists of a Shirt for the top and Bermudas or Long Pants for the bottom.
A GYSS Female Student Uniform consists of a Blouse for the top and a Skirt for the bottom.

PE Uniform

Both genders wear a Unisex Polo T-Shirt with their Bermudas (Male) or Skirt (Female).

PSLE Cut-off Point

PSLE Cut Off Point	Affliated	Not Affliated
Posting Group 3 (Express)	N/A	11 - 22
Posting Group 2 (Normal Academic)		22 - 25
Posting Group 1 (Normal Technical)		25 - 30*

^*The last posted student had a PSLE score better than 30. However, as the school still had vacancies after S1 posting, its cut-off point is reflected as 30 as it could have admitted a S1-eligible student with PSLE score of 30.

Subjects Offered

• Additional Mathematics
• Art
• Basic Mother Tongue (Basic Chinese Language, Basic Malay Language, Basic Tamil Language)
• Computer Applications
• Computing
• Design & Technology
• Elements of Business Skills
• English Language
• Food & Consumer Education
• Humanities (Geography, History, Social Studies)
• Higher Mother Tongue (Higher Chinese Language)
• Literature in English
• Mathematics
• Mother Tongue (Chinese Language, Chinese Language Syllabus B, Malay Language, Tamil Language)
• Music
• Nutrition & Food Sciences
• Physical Education
• Principles of Accounts
• Pure Sciences (Biology, Chemistry, Physics)
• Science (Combined Biology, Combined Chemistry, Combined Physics, Science)

Electives & Programmes

Applied Learning Programme (ALP)

STEM - Sustainability

• Sustainability

Learning for Life Programme (LLP)

Music & Performing Arts

• Act Up! Speak Up!

Co-Curricular Activities (CCAs)

Sports	Performing Arts	Uniform Groups	Clubs & Societies
Badminton Basketball Cross Country Football Rockwall Climbing	Girls' Brigade National Police Cadet Corps (NPCC) Red Cross Youth National Cadet Corps (Land) (NCC)	Choir English Drama Concert Band	Modular CCA Audio Visual Aid Infocomm Technology (Computing) Enviromental Science

Support for Special-Education Students

• Special Educations Needs Officer

External Links

• [www.guangyangsec.moe.edu.sg School Website]
• [www.moe.gov.sg/schoolfinder/schooldetail?schoolname=guangyang-secondary-school School Profile Page]