New Town Secondary School

New Town Secondary School
光伟中学
Address
1020 Dover Road
139657
Singapore
Coordinates 1°18′36″N 103°46′24″E / 1.3100°N 103.7732°E / 1.3100; 103.7732Coordinates: 1°18′36″N 103°46′24″E / 1.3100°N 103.7732°E / 1.3100; 103.7732
Information
Type Government
Motto To Forge a Better Life
Established 1965
Session Single
School code 3507
Principal Sng Siew Hong
Enrolment 1250
Colour(s)  Blue  White 
Website www.newtownsec.moe.edu.sg

New Town Secondary School is a government, co-educational secondary school in Singapore located at Dover Road. It was established in 1965 in Queensway and moved to its current site in 1998.

History

New Town Secondary School was initially located in Queensway, and was officially opened on 17 September 1966 by the then-Minister For Labour Jek Yeun Thong.[1] In 1974, a 400-metre bitumen athletic track was constructed. [2]

Principals

Principal Years served
Neo Lay Wah 2004-2010
Wong Yu Yuh[3] 2010-2015
Sng Siew Hoong 2015-

Identity and culture

Uniform

The uniform consists of a blue and white combination. The top is a light blue safari jacket with pockets. For the girls, the bottom is a white skirt with inverted pleats in the front and back while for the boys, they wear white short trousers for Secondary levels 1 and 2 and white long trousers for Secondary levels 3,4 and 5. Uniforms are to be tucked in.

Co-curricular activities

The school offers a total of 17 extra-curricular activities, which are labelled as co-curricular activities (CCAs) by the Ministry of Education. These activities include sports, performing arts, uniformed groups and clubs.

The CCAs offered in the school include the following:

Physical Sports

  • Badminton
  • Basketball
  • Football
  • Softball
  • Table tennis

Uniformed groups

Performing Arts

  • Chinese Contemporary Dance
  • Concert Band
  • Ethnic Fusion Dance
  • Guzheng Ensemble

Clubs and societies

  • Art Club
  • AVA and Photography Club
  • Infocomm Club
  • Library

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ "New school". The Straits Times. 14 September 1966. Retrieved 17 November 2017 – via NewspaperSG.
  2. ↑ "New Town to have $120,000 bitumen athletic track". New Nation. 2 July 1974. Retrieved 17 November 2017 – via NewspaperSG.
  3. ↑ http://www.straitstimes.com/STI/STIMEDIA/pdf/20101025/a8.pdf


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