Ang Mo Kio Secondary School
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| Motto | Always strive for the best! |
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| Established | 1979 |
| Type | Government, Single |
| Principal | Tan Chee Sion (Mr) |
| School code | 3026 |
| Colours | add |
| Locale | Ang Mo Kio, Singapore |
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| Website | www.angmokiosec.moe.edu.sg |
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Ang Mo Kio Secondary School(abbreviation: AMKSS) is a government mixed secondary school located in Ang Mo Kio, Singapore.
Contact Information:
6 Ang Mo Kio Street 22 S569362
Tel: 64548605 Fax: 64582425
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[edit] History
Ang Mo Kio Secondary School was established on January 2, 1979, as the first secondary school in Ang Mo Kio New Town in the central region of Singapore. It started out with 12 secondary classes in the premises of Hwi Yoh Secondary School. On September 20 1980, the school was officially opened by Yeo Toon Chia, then Member of Parliament for Ang Mo Kio Constituency. The school occupied its premises in Ang Mo Kio Street 22 from July 12 1979 to December 31 1999.
AMKSS was headed by founding Principal, Tan Joo Kheng, who was followed by Monica Quek Swee Imm, Tan Guat Kim, Doreen Yip Woon Yong, Paramita Bandara and Tan Siew Piang. On December 15, 2004, Tan Chee Siong , the current Principal, took over the position as head of the school.
AMKSS has always been ranked top 50 based on the annual GCE O Level results by the Ministry of Education and it is one of the best neighbourhood school and sought after secondary school in Singapore.
AMKSS was best ranked 18th in the annual Singapore Straits Times Ranking of schools.
[edit] 2006 "Food Poisoning" Outbreak
On September 27th 2006, 290 pupils were absent from school. When called up and questioned, many pupils said they suffered from nausea, diarrhoea or gastric flu. 147 pupils were from the lower secondary (Secondary 1 and 2) and 143 of these pupils were from the upper secondary (Secondary 3, 4 and 5).
Canteen food or water from the water cooler was thought to have caused the epidemic.
All 8 canteen stalls were immediately closed and investigations were carried out. Students were given free biscuits and mineral water during their recess.
On September 28th, the principal, Mr. Tan Chee Siong, announced that tests conducted by the Public Utilities Board (PUB) confirmed the water was safe for consumption. Canteen stalls remained closed while food from external caterers were sold for a dollar a packet.
The cause of the outbreak has not been identified yet.
