Yishun Town Secondary School

Yishun Town Secondary School (abbreviation: YTSS) is a co-educational secondary school in Yishun, Singapore.

Yishun Town Secondary School
毅道中学
Sekolah Menengah Yishun Town
Address
6 Yishun Street 21, Singapore 768610

Yishun

Singapore
Coordinates1°25′57.46″N 103°50′15.85″E
Information
TypeGovernment-aided
Autonomous
co-educational
MottoWe Will Excel
Established1986 (1986)
SessionSingle Session
School code3045
PrincipalMs Sharon Yeo
EnrolmentApprox. 1,200
Colour(s) Blue   Yellow 
Websiteyishuntownsec.moe.edu.sg

History

The school was first established in 1986, originally sharing its premises with Yishun Secondary School and Yishun Junior College.[1] In 1988, the school moved into a new S$8.1 million campus along Yishun Street 21.[2]

Relation with other schools

Yishun Town Secondary School, Nan Chiau High School & Xinmin Secondary School hold combined sports meets yearly since 2013 to give student athletes from the participating schools a platform to showcase their physical talent and also for the schools to unite to celebrate and enjoy. Apart from the inter-school competitions among students, parent-teacher races are also featured to engage the parents and school staff. This yearly event was stopped in 2017 due to unknown reasons.

Notable alumni
  • Kelly Poon: Mandopop singer; Female winner, Project SuperStar, MediaCorp TV Channel U
  • Hazlina Halim: News reader, MediaCorp Suria; Deejay, MediaCorp Ria 89.7 FM
  • The old school building and its facade (1986-2005)
  • In between the upper and lower secondary classroom blocks in the holding campus.(2006-2007)
  • The courtyard of the current campus

References
  1. "Three schools in Yishun share same premises". The Straits Times. 3 January 1986. Retrieved 10 November 2017 – via NewspaperSG.
  2. "New school". The Straits Times. 29 July 1988. Retrieved 10 November 2017 – via NewspaperSG.
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