Geylang Methodist Secondary School

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Geylang Methodist Secondary School (芽笼美以美中学)
Motto: To Grow In Friendship, Body and Mind
Established	1924
Type	Private (Government-Aided/Co-Ed/Single Session)
Affiliation	The Methodist Church of Singapore
Principal	Lim Yan Hock (林燕福)
Founder	Lloyd Sullivan
Location	3, Geylang Bahru Lane Singapore, Singapore
Website	geylangmethodistsec.moe.edu.sg

Geylang Methodist Secondary School is a private Christian high school in Singapore. The school offers instruction in the Chinese language and the Malay language. It also has some accommodation for students who speak the Tamil language.

[edit] History

The school was founded in 1924, as Geylang Methodist Girls' School, with an initial enrollment of just 25 girls. The schools has operated continuously since, except for World War II, when it was used by Japanese forces in the area. The current building was constructed in 1984, with the support of local Methodist churches. With the expansion, the school became co-educational. In 1999, the last major extension was added to the school, to accommodate growth. At that point, attendance rose to 1500 students.

[edit] School Song

In Geylang MSS we strive

To grow in friendship, body, and mind

And never fail to keep alive

The truths of God which guide mankind.

With grateful hearts we sing the praise

Of Geylang MSS today,

And to her glory now we raise,

Our pledge of loyalty for aye.

When from each other we must part,

And cares of life around us press,

One thing will live beneath each heart,

The memory of GMSS