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 - Till 14 December 2024 Mdm Betty Chang - 15 December 2023 - Present
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 61^st 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 11^th 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

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

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) Our School is Yio Chu Kang. Together we learn and grow. Pursuit of knowledge, service to all, With gratitude and character, we show. Wholeheartedly, our Home. Through our hopes and dreams, We see the best in all. With heart and soul, we lead And strive for excellence. Wholeheartedly, our School. Wholeheartedly, our Home.

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.

Notable Alumni

Pan lingling: Actress

Transportations

Only bus service within 1km walking distance, operating during school hours are shown below:

S/N	Service	Route Information	Route Type
1	13	Yio Chu Kang Interchange ↔ Upper East Coast Terminal	Trunk
2	45	Upper East Coast Terminal ↔ SBST Ang Mo Kio Depot	Trunk
3	50	Bishan Interchange ↔ Punggol Interchange 50A Aft Punggol Field → Bef Ang Mo Kio Stn Exit B	Trunk
4	70	Yio Chu Kang Interchange ↔ Shenton Way Terminal	Trunk
5	71	Yio Chu Kang Interchange ↺ Bishan Street 11	Trunk
6	72	Yio Chu kang Interchange ↔ Tampines Interchange	Trunk
7	76	Yio Chu Kang Interchange ↔ Eunos Interchange	Trunk
8	86	Sengkang Interchange ↔ Ang Mo Kio Interchange 86A Aft Seletar Camp G → Yio Chu Kang Stn 86B Opp Yio Chu Kang Stn → Bef Seletar Camp G	Trunk
9	138	Ang Mo Kio Interchange ↺ Singapore Zoo 138B Ang Mo Kio Interchange → Opp Blk 604	Trunk
10	159	Sengkang Interchange ↔ Toa Payoh Interchange 159A Sengkang Interchange → Bef Ang Mo Kio Stn Exit B 159B Aft Ang Mo Kio Int → ITE Coll Ctrl	Trunk
11	162	Yio Chu Kang Interchange ↺ Sin Ming Drive	Trunk
12	265	SBST Ang Mo Kio Depot ↔ Ang mo Kio Interchange ↺ Ang Mo Kio Avenue 10	Feeder
13	268	SBST Ang Mo Kio Depot ↺ Ang Mo Kio Avenue 5 268A Bef AMK St 24 → Techplace 2 268B Opp AMK Police Div HQ → Aft Ang Mo Kio Stn Exit A 268C Opp Ang Mo Kio Stn → AMK Police Div HQ	Feeder
14	269	Ang Mo Kio Interchange ↺ Ang Mo Kio Street 61 269A Ang Mo Kio Interchange → Opp Yio Chu Kang Cc	Feeder
15	652	Upper Thomson Road → Shenton Way Anson Road → Upper Thomson Road	City Direct
16	668	Ang Mo Kio Avenue 5 → Marina Boulevard Central Boulevard → Ang Mo Kio Avenue 5	City Direct
17	825	Yio Chu Kang Interchange ↺ Lentor Loop	Trunk
18	851	Yishun Interchange ↔ Bukit Merah Interchange	Trunk
19	851e	Yishun Interchange → New Bridge Road Eu Tong Sen Street → Yishun Interchange	Express
20	852	Yishun Interchange ↔ Bukit Batok Interchange	Trunk
21	853	Yishun Interchange ↔ Lor 1 Geylang Terminal	Trunk
22	860	Yio Chu Kang Interchange ↺ Yishun Interchange	Trunk

How to Get there?

Nearest Bus Stop(s)

Bus Stops	Services
54451 Blk 643 Ang Mo Kio Ave 5		138 269 668 860
54459 Blk 151 Ang Mo Kio Ave 5
55201 Aft Blk 648 Ang Mo Kio Ave 6		13 45 86 162 269 668 851 852 853 860
55209 Opp Blk 646 Ang Mo Kio Ave 6
54201 Opp Blk 155 Ang Mo Kio Ave 4		71 76 268 269 652
54209 Bet Blks 152/155 Ang Mo Kio Ave 4

Nearest MRT Station(s)

Travel Methods from

TE6

Mayflower

Routes	Travelling Time
TE6 Mayflower 2 [ 10 mins ] Yio Chu Kang Secondary School	3 Minutes

Travel Methods to

TE6

Mayflower

Routes	Travelling Time
Yio Chu Kang Secondary School [ 10 mins ] TE6 Mayflower 3	3 Minutes

Travel Methods from

NS15

Yio Chu Kang

Routes	Travelling Time
NS15 Yio Chu Kang C [ 10 - 15 mins ] Yio Chu Kang Secondary School	3 Minutes

Travel Methods to

NS15

Yio Chu Kang

Routes	Travelling Time
Yio Chu Kang Secondary School [ 10 - 15 mins ] NS15 Yio Chu Kang B	4 Minutes

The nearest Bus Interchange is Yio Chu Kang Interchange

Links

• Official website