Peirce Secondary School

Peirce Secondary School 培雅中学 Sekolah Menengah Peirce
Information
Opened	1994
Address	10 Sin Ming Walk, Singapore 575566
Principal	Mrs Betty Chow
Vice Principals	Mrs Esther Chee
Abbreviation	PSS
Vision	Resilient achievers, responsible citizens.
Mission	Passion to Excel with Integrity, Respect, Care and Empathy.
Motto	Fax Mentis Incendium Gloriae (The Passion for Glory is a Torch to the Mind)

Peirce Secondary School (PSS) is a government-aided secondary school located in Bishan. Founded in 1994, Peirce Secondary School is known for its niche in Uniformed Group Co-Curricular Activity (CCA).

Peirce Secondary School started functioning in 1994 on the premises of Bishan Park Secondary School. Mr Chia Choon Kiat was its first Principal. It began with an intake of 356 Secondary 1 pupils. On 17 February 1995, the school moved to its current premises at 10 Sin Ming Walk.

Merger

The Ministry of Education announced on 4 March 2016 that the school will be merging with Bishan Park Secondary School from 2018. About 300 students from Bishan Park Secondary School will be affected by the merger. The merged school will be located at the current premises of Peirce Secondary School. The merged school will have 2 Distinctive Programmes for Secondary 1 Intake from 2018 onwards, namely "Developing Community Leaders with the Heart to Serve Through Uniformed Groups", as well as "Broadcast Journalism".

The school merged with Bishan Park Secondary School in 2018.

CCAs

Clubs and Societies	Performing Arts	Sports	Uniform Groups
Art Club	Peirce Wind Symphony	Table Tennis	National Cadet Corps
Alpha Robotic Club	Choir	Judo	Triace Scout Troop
	Drama	Netball	St. John's Brigade
	Modern Dance	Basketball	Girl Guides
		Track & Field
		Volleyball

The school song Fax Mentis Incendium Gloriae The passion for glory is the torch to the mind We of Peirce do pledge to achieve Excellence, honour for our school We dare to venture; forward we go We know no obstacles along the way Those who fall will rise again And claim victory on another day Let our ambitions be fulfilled Let our minds be liberated Let the flame of Peirce be ignited Fax Mentis Incendium Gloriae

Discipline

When a pupil breaks the school rules or commits offences, the pupil may be faced with one or more of the following consequences:

• The pupil's name will be reported to the Ministry of Education through the School Cockpit system. The School Cockpit (Offence Module) system is a computerised system designed to track pupils' behaviour in school.
• Pupil may be warned and counselled for the offence that he/she committed.
• Pupil's parents may be called in to see the Teachers, Vice Principal or Principal.
• Pupil may be caned for the offence (male students only).
• Pupil may be internally suspended from lessons or externally suspended from school.
• Pupil may be expelled from school.
• Pupil may be referred to external agencies such as the Police or Homes of Juvenile Offenders.

Links

• Official website