Whitley Secondary School

Whitley Secondary School
惠厉中学
Sekolah Menengah Whitley
Location
30 Bishan Street 24
Bishan 579747
Singapore
Coordinates 1°21′20″N 103°50′35″E / 1.3555°N 103.8430°E / 1.3555; 103.8430Coordinates: 1°21′20″N 103°50′35″E / 1.3555°N 103.8430°E / 1.3555; 103.8430
Information
Type Government
Secondary
Motto "Knowledge & Sportsmanship"
Established 3 January 1965
Session Single
School code 3015
Principal Tay Yang Fern
Gender Boys & Girls (Mixed)
Enrollment ~900
Colour(s)  Brown  White 
Website whitleysec.moe.edu.sg

Whitley Secondary School (abbreviation: WSS) is a coeducational government secondary school located in Bishan, Singapore.

History

The school was originally located at Whitley Road, and was officially opened on 1 October 1965.[1] In March 1992, the school was relocated to Bishan at a cost of S$16 million.[2]

In 2006, the school celebrated its 40th anniversary and had its first musical gala followed by a musical festival night. On 22 October, the school organized a carnival where goods and art pieces were sold to raise funds for the major renovation of the Bishan campus.

The school was temporarily located at 430 Toa Payoh Lorong 1 from 2006 to 2007.

Principals

Years Active Principal
2004 - 2010Foong Lai Leong
2010 - 2012Harphal Singh
2012–PresentTay Yang Fern

Culture & Tradition

Identity

The demonym of the students is "Whitleyans".

House System

The students are grouped into four houses: Taurus, Capricorn, Leo and Sagittarius. These houses compete in the school's Annual Sports Day, Cross-Country Championships and Inter-house Games. The houses are represented by different colors:

  • Taurus - red
  • Capricorn - blue
  • Leo - yellow
  • Sagittarius - green

For physical activities, students are required to be in school attire. Students are not allowed to change houses or represent another house in sports activities. Whitley is printed on the back of the shirt.

Facilities

Sports

The school has an indoor Sports Hall that is used for artistic gymnastics (trampoline). It is used for physical education lessons and CCA.

Design and technology rooms

Two floors of design and technology (D&T) rooms are available for D&T projects. Students are not allowed to enter without the supervision of a teacher.

Co-curricular activities

Uniformed groups

Performing arts

  • Modern Dance
  • Malay Dance
  • Indian Dance
  • Concert Band
  • English Drama
  • Choir

Sports

Clubs and societies

  • Art Club
  • Infocomm Club
  • Broadcasting Club
  • Innovation & Enterprise Club
  • Photography

Source:[3]

Achievements

National/South Zone Inter-School Sports Competition

  • Gymnastics (Trampoline) - C Division Girls - 4th, C Division Boys - 3rd, B Division Girls - 4th, B Division Boys - 3rd

SYF Central Judging Dance/Choir/Band Competition

  • Chinese Dance, 2003 - Silver, 2005 - Silver, 2007 - Silver
  • Indian Dance, 2003 - Bronze, 2005 - Bronze, 2007 - Gold (With Honours)
  • Malay Dance, 2003 - Bronze, 2005 - Silver, 2007 - Silver
  • Choir, 2003 - COP, 2005 - Bronze, 2007 - COP
  • Concert Band, 2003 - Silver, 2005 - Silver, 2007 - Silver, 2009-Silver

Other Achievements

  • CHERISH Award - Silver
  • Alumni - Vanessa Ann Thomas won 3 awards together with her five-member team in Crowbar Awards 2007
  • Singapore Mathematical Olympiads Competition 2007
    • SMO Junior Results: 2 Silver, 7 Bronze, 2 Honourable Mention
    • School Rank: 28th
    • SMO Senior Results: 2 Silver, 4 Bronze, 5 Honourable Mention
    • School Rank: 25th
  • Trim and Fit Award 2006 - Silver
  • Maths Olympiad 2006 - 2 Silver Awards(Shawn Tan Han Liang), 2 Bronze Awards (U Bhalraam and William Ong), 4 Honorable Mention Awards(Song Hui Xuan). Overall 27th Position
  • Roving DV 2006 (by Mediacorp and NYJC) - Best Scripting Award
    • Huang Han
    • Tan Chong Der
    • Li Jie
  • Action Script Awards - Kok Mun Jun - Merit Award (2005)
  • Broadcasting Club - Wannabe DJ Competition First and Fourth positions. Best Talent Award, Best Jingle Award, Most Popular Performer award
  • Chinese Media Camp (South Zone)- Best News Award (2005)
    • Vinson Chen
    • Fu Yan
    • Ma Qun
  • Hollaback Crew Competition
    • Second, 2 Teams went in the finals
    • Teacher won 98.7FM's Most Supportive Teacher Award.
  • Cluster's Chinese Book Review Competition
    • Upper Secondary - First Prize
    • Lower Secondary - First and Third Prize
  • Cluster's Tamil Language Camp
    • Drama competition - First prize (Upper and Lower Secondary)
    • Dance competition - First and Third Prize
  • Trim and fit Award - Silver (2004)
  • Girl Guides - Chia Shi Min - President Guide Award (2004)
  • RAYSE Competition - Stamps
    • Samuel Bong - Gold award with distinction
    • Chong Yi Huai - Gold Award
    • Jonathan Ang - Silver Award
    • Xie Zhisen - Silver Award
    • Kok Mun Jun - Bronze Award
  • "Thirukural " Research Competition - 3rd Prize
  • Creative Science and Innovation Competition - 1st Runner-Up and "Most feasible Idea" award.

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ "Minister opens new school". The Straits times. 1 October 1965. Retrieved 30 November 2017 – via NewspaperSG.
  2. ↑ "Multi-purpose square for Whitley Sec". The Straits Times. 16 December 1992.
  3. ↑ "School Information Service". Ministry of Education. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
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