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 Ng Mong Kheng 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.
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.