Cedar Girls' Secondary School
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| Motto | Honesty, Perseverence, Courtesy |
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| Established | 1957 |
| Type | Government, Single session |
| Principal | Mrs Ou Yang Geok Cheng |
| School code | 3004 |
| Colours | Blue, Grey, Yellow |
| Locale | Potong Pasir/Upper Aljunied, Singapore |
| Enrollment | over 1400 |
| Website | http://www.cedargirls.sch.edu.sg/ |
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Cedar Girls' Secondary School is an all-girls educational institution/high school established in 1957 in Singapore with an enrolment of 507 girls, 13 classes and a staff of 18. The school went single session in 1992 and gained autonomous status in 1996. All classes are in the Express or Special Stream. According to the new school ranking system put in place in 2004, Cedar is a Band 1 school, making it one of the top secondary schools in Singapore.
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[edit] School Identity
- Motto
- Honesty, Perseverence and Courtesy
- Vision
- A dynamic organisation of educational excellence with a strong culture of innovation and collaboration that brings out the best in its people.
- Mission
- To nurture Cedarians into leaders of character who serve with courage, conviction and compassion
- Values
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- Moral Integrity
- Passion for learning
- Love for school and nation
- Culture of graciousness
- Synergy in diversity
- Anthem
The song is sang everyday during morning assembly. The first verse is sung, followed by the chorus repeated twice. The other two verses are not sung.
- Unite Cedarians unite
- We’ll persevere all the way
- Make sure our torch is burning bright
- Courteous, honest everyday
- Forever loyal ever true
- For Cedar our best we’ll do
- Excel in work and in games
- Always strive for greater fame
- Hold high the banner gold and grey
- Progress we must all the way
- Forever loyal ever true
- For Cedar our best we’ll do
- The future beckons us on
- Full of promises beyond
- Though fears and dangers still abound
- With strength and grit we’ll surmount
- Forever loyal ever true
- For Cedar our best we’ll do
- Chorus:
- To Cedar Girls’ School we belong
- With pride and love let’s sing this song
- Let us unite and together vow
- To dedicate our loyalty now
- Uniform
- The school uniform consists of a blue blouse tucked under a grey skirt and a grey tie with yellow stripes. The school badge is pinned over the left breast with the name tag above it. White canvas shoes with white socks above the ankle are worn. The Prefect Councillors wear black canvas shoes with white socks. Their gold name tag bears the school crest as well as their prefectorial status, hence they wear a larger school badge near the bottom of their silver tie. Pupil leaders, apart from the prefects, wear a silver-coloured name tag bearing the school crest and their leadership rank. The school's PE shirt is yellow with a collar. The current school's PE shirt is the third of its generation. The school's PE shorts is grey.
[edit] Academics
In Cedar, the classes are lettered according to the word CHAMPIONS. Thus, the classes for Secondary One and Two are for example, 1C- 1S, 2C- 2S. For Secondary Three and Four, in order to provide more flexible subject combinations, the classes are lettered according to CHAMPIONSZ, with an extra class of 4Z, compared to the lower secondary levels.
[edit] Subjects Offered
[edit] At Lower Secondary Level
- Art and Design
- Design & Technology
- English Language
- Geography
- Higher Mother Tongue (Chinese, Malay, Tamil)
- History
- Home Economics
- Literature
- Mathematics
- Mother Tongue (Chinese, Malay, Tamil)
- Music
- Science
- Third Language (French, German, Japanese, lessons taken outside school after curriculum time)
[edit] At Higher Secondary Level
All students must take English Language, (Higher) Mother Tongue, Combined Humanities, Mathematics and Additional Mathematics. They may then choose to take 2 science (Biology and Chemistry, Chemistry and Physics, or Biology and Combined Science (Chemistry/Physics)) and one humanities (Geography, History or Literature, which is not already an elective under Combined Humanities [combined with Social Studies]) subject, or the triple science course (Biology, Chemistry, Physics) without an extra humanities subject. Outstanding students may take an extra 9th subject (Music or Art). Students who are unable to cope with 8 subjects may drop a subject when they are promoted to Secondary 4. Additional Mathematics is usually dropped, or a pure science to a combined science subject (eg. from two subjects Pure Biology and Pure Chemistry to one subject Combined Science (Biology/Chemistry))
- Additional Mathematics
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Combined Humanities (Geography, History or Literature Electives)
- English Language
- Food & Nutrition
- Geography
- Higher Mother Tongue (Chinese, Malay, Tamil)
- History
- Literature
- Literature in Chinese (Only for PRC scholars)
- Mathematics
- Mother Tongue (Chinese, Malay, Tamil)
- Music
- Physics
- Combined Science (Chemistry/Physics, Biology/Chemistry)
- Third Language (French, German, Japanese, lessons taken outside school after curriculum time)
- Visual Arts
[edit] Special Subjects/Programmes
- Civics & Moral Education
- Chinese Special Programme
- Choral Excellence Programme
- Creative Writing and Spoken English Course
- Math Olympiad Programme
- Malay Special Programme
- Physical Education Enrichment (eg. Gymnastics, Outdoor Adventure Camp, Body Balance)
[edit] Co-Curricular Activities
Co-Curricular Activities (CCAs) are designed, not only for leisure and recreational purposes but also with the following underlying objectives:
- To nurture Cedarians into leaders of character who serve with courage, conviction and compassion
The school believes that Cedarians, apart from striving for excellence in their academic pursuits, must also be inculcated with sound character, good leadership skills, strong cultural awareness, team work, physical and mental endurance, persistence, self-discipline, independent learning, tolerance, respect and integrity, and aims to achieve that through making CCAs compulsory for all students.
[edit] Sports & Games
- Badminton
- Basketball
- Netball
- Table Tennis
- Tennis
- Track & Field
- [2.html Volleyball]
[edit] Uniformed Groups
[edit] Performing Arts
[edit] Clubs & Societies
- Audio & Video Club
- Computer Club
- Chinese LDDS
- English LDDS
- Malay LDDS
- Media Club
- Resource Library
- Tamil LDDS
- Youth Flying Club
[edit] Awards & Achievements
- Special Award
- School Excellence Award (Highest educational award given) (2006-2010)
- School Distinction Award (2004-2008)
- Level Two Award
- Best Practice Award (Staff Well-Being) (2005-2009)
- Best Practice Award (Student All-Round Development) (2005-2009)
- Best Practice Award (Teaching and Learning) (2003-2007)
- Sustained Achievement Award (Academic Value-added) (Special/Express)
- Sustained Achievement Award (Arts)
- Sustained Achievement Award (Uniformed Group)
- Level One Award
- Achievement Award (Academic Value-added) (Special/Express) - Gold
[edit] Principals
The principals who have graciously brought the school to where it is today:
- Mrs. M. N. Oehlers (1957)
- First principal of Cedar
- Designed Cedar's distinctive blue and grey uniform
- Mrs. P. C. Tan (1958-1976)
- Longest serving principal (18 years)
- Helped to develop Cedar's identity of self-discipline and determination
- Mrs. Niva Dutt (1977-1983)
- Led Cedar to higher levels of achievements, academically, in ECA and in sports
- Currently a Deputy Director at the Curriculum Development Institute of Singapore
- Mdm Tan Chen Choo (1984-1996)
- A motherly principal who said her greatest satisfaction in her career "is seeing the students being able to maximise their potential and achieving whatever they can to the best of their ability".
- Mrs Tay Sor Har (1996-2000)
- Started the school on a reflection culture
- Introduced new initiatives like IT and life science
- Ms Susan Leong (2001-2005)
- Provided good approaches and systems for teaching and learning, pupil and staff development
- Mrs Ou-Yang Geok Cheng (2006-)
[edit] Outstanding Cedarians
- Chow Wen Xin (2002-2005)
- Wen Xin was the top student of Singapore in the year 2005. She took her O Level exams in 2005 and received her results in February 2006. She scored 10 straight A1s, beating 37,426 students who sat for the examination.
- Yeo Si Ning (2003-2006)
- Si Ning is the first Cedarian to receive the President's Guide Award. This is the highest award attainable and a guide must display impressive leadership and guide skills through various tough tests taken over months to earn the award. Si Ning is the leader of Cedar's Girl Guides 2nd Coy (2006) and the outgoing Assistant Head Prefect of the school.
[edit] Notable Alumni
- Jacelyn Tay, Mediacorp Actress
