Yio Chu Kang Secondary School
 Yio Chu Kang Secondary School 永康中学 / 崇文中学 Sekolah Menengah Yio Chu Kang | |
| Information | |
|---|---|
| Opened | 1966 |
| Address | 3063 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 5, Singapore 569868 |
| Principal | Mrs Carol Lim - Present Mdm Betty Chang - From 15 December 2023 |
| Vice Principals | Ms Sarah Abdullah Mr Kevin Lim |
| Abbreviation | YCKSS |
| Vision | A Community of Learners, Leaders and Innovators. |
| Mission | To nurture students of character who thrive through love of learning and a willingness to grow and lead in meaningful service to self and others.. |
| Motto | Pursuit of Knowledge, Service to All |
Yio Chu Kang Secondary School (YCKSS) is a government-aided secondary school located in Ang Mo Kio. Founded in 1965, the school was the 61st one established by a newly independent Singapore, and one of two built that year. The school was an answer to requests made personally to PM Lee Kuan Yew by farmers when he visited the rural community of Yio Chu Kang. The original building was sited at the 11th milestone / 16km Yio Chu Kang Road.
Officially opened by then Minister of Education Mr Ong Pang Boon, it started as an integrated English-Chinese stream school as part of government efforts to house two or more language streams under one administration and one principal. Thus, schools such as Yio Chu Kang Secondary School became a critical strategy in early nation building to emphasise the importance of bilingual education and to increase socialisation of students from different language mediums.
Since then, the school has undergone four campus transformations, reflecting closely the growth and challenges of our nation, as well as the aspirations of her students and her community. The story of each campus revolution is a remarkable tale of the steadfast spirit of a school born of humble origins and the valiant efforts to survive and thrive in the face of enormous changes in Singapore’s education, economic and social landscape. In doing so, the school has remained true to her original ideals of Pursuit, Knowledge and Service.
Due to limited facilities at the nearby Pathlight School, some academic lessons also known as satellite classes, are conducted by Pathlight teachers in YCKSS.
14 classrooms were converted progressively since 2014 for Pathlight students.
Merger[edit]
In 2017, with the anticipated changes to the school as a Merged School, a growing Pathlight Satellite School, and to cater to more small group teaching, some classrooms were installed with partitions. Fortunately timed with the merger was the General Renovation and Repair (GR&R) Exercise at the end of 2017, during which the entire school was repainted with a fresh colour scheme and a new look was given to the school foyer and the staff cabinets outside the main staff room.
To echo the Merged School identity, a new school sign was erected at the main gate to display the name of the school in English and the adoption of Chong Boon’s Chinese name, 崇文中学. Fifteen solar panels from Chong Boon, a legacy of her strong environmental education programme, were installed in Yio Chu Kang Secondary School.
The school merged with Chong Boon Secondary School in 2018.
A new classroom block began construction, slated to complete at the end of 2019. This block will provide an additional 6 classrooms and a covered void deck for student activities.
CCAs[edit]
| Clubs and Societies | Performing Arts | Sports | Uniform Groups |
|---|---|---|---|
| InfoComm Club | Band | Badminton | NCC |
| Library Club | Chinese Dance | Basketball | NCDCC |
| Mechatronics, Aeronautical and Robotics (MARS) Club | Choir | Floorball | NPCC |
| Media Club & Digital Animation Club | Drama | Netball | Red Cross |
| Indian Dance | Taekwando | ||
| Malay Dance | Volleyball | ||
| Modern Dance |
The school song (2019 - Present)
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Discipline[edit]
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.
Notable Alumni[edit]
Pan lingling: Actress
Transportations[edit]
Passing by bus services[edit]
Only bus service operating during school hours are shown below:
| Service | Destination | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Yio Chu Kang - Upper East Coast | N/A |
| 45 | Upper East Coast - SBST Ang Mo Kio Depot | |
| 70 | Yio Chu Kang - Shenton Way | Alternate Operating Hours |
| 70M | Yio Chu Kang ↺ Temasek Avenue | |
| 71 | Yio Chu Kang ↺ Bishan Street 11 | N/A |
| 72 | Yio Chu Kang - Tampines | |
| 76 | Yio Chu Kang - Eunos | |
| 86 | Sengkang - Ang Mo Kio | |
| 138 | Ang Mo Kio ↺ Singapore Zoo | |
| 162 | Yio Chu Kang - Shenton Way | Alternate Operating Hours |
| 162M | Yio Chu Kang ↺ Temasek Avenue | |
| 268 | Ang Mo Kio ↺ Ang Mo Kio Avenue 5 | N/A |
| 268A | SBST Ang Mo Kio Depot - Techplace 2 | Weekdays Mornings & Evenings only |
| 268B | Opp AMK Police Div HQ - Aft Ang Mo Kio Stn Exit A | |
| 268C | Opp Ang Mo Kio Stn - AMK Police Div HQ | |
| 269 | Ang Mo Kio ↺ Ang Mo Kio Street 61 | N/A |
| 269A | Ang Mo Kio - Opp Yck Cc | Weekdays Afternoons & Evenings only |
| 652 | Upper Thomson Road - Shenton Way | Weekdays Mornings & Evenings only |
| 668 | Ang Mo Kio Avenue 5 - Marina Boulevard | |
| 825 | Yio Chu Kang ↺ Lentor Loop | Weekdays & Saturday Mornings only |
| 851 | Yishun - Bukit Merah | N/A |
| 851e | Yishun - New Bridge Road | |
| 852 | Yishun - Bukit Batok | |
| 853 | Yishun - Lor 1 Geylang | Alternate Operating Hours |
| 853M | Yishun ↺ Upper East Coast | |
| 860 | Yio Chu Kang ↺ Yishun | N/A |
The nearest MRT station is Yio Chu Kang & Mayflower.
The nearest Bus Interchange is Yio Chu Kang Interchange