Monk's Hill Secondary School

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Monk's Hill Secondary School
蒙克山中学

Motto	The Will To Win
Established	1958-2006
Type	Government, Single
Principal	Syed Mohamed Ashraf Shah (Mr.)
MOE Code	0308
Colours	red, blue, green, yellow
Locale	Newton, Singapore
Enrollment	closed
Website	Link
Ministry of Education
Republic of Singapore

Monk's Hill Secondary School (Abbreviation: MHSS; simplified Chinese: 蒙克山中学) was a secondary school located near Newton Food Centre in Singapore which operated from 1958 to 2006.

1 History
- 1.1 Flag Lowering Ceremony 22 Nov 2006
2 References
3 External links

[edit] History

MHSS (10 Winstedt Road)

MHSS old badge.

MHSS old logo.

MHSS (12 Winstedt Road) (1993-2006)

MHSS logo.

The school’s history began in 1958 on a plot of land that was once the site of a Chinese monastery. The name ‘Monk’s Hill’ is a reminder of this piece of history.

In Jan 2007, Monk's Hill Secondary School was merged into Balestier Hill Secondary School at Novena.

On the 14 May 2004, the Ministry of Education (MOE) announced^[1] that under the programme PRIME Phase 6, Anglo-Chinese School (Junior) will be relocated to the current site of Monk's Hill Secondary School.

1960 Monk’s Hill presented its first batch of candidates for the national School Certificate Examination.
1961 Monk’s Hill became an integrated school offering both English- and Malay-medium education to its intake of pupils.
1964 The school song was composed.
1967 It held its first Speech and Prize-Presentation Day.
1968 The School Advisory Committee was formed.
1976 The two mediums of education were merged and Monk’s Hill established itself as an English-medium school.
1989 The Alumni Association was formed.
1993 It became a single-session school when it shifted to its new premises at 12 Winstedt Road.
2000 The Parent-Teacher Support Group was formed.
2006 Flag Lowering Ceremony for closure of Monk's Hill Secondary School.
2007 Merge with Balestier Hill Secondary School.

The school has had 10 Principals in its 49 years history.

1958 Mr A.G. Meyer
1959 - 1964 Mr Abdul Karim Bin Bagoo
1964 - 1976 Mr Jacob Yoong
1976 - 1982 Mr Joseph Ng
1982 - 1988 Mrs Neo Bick Yin
1988 - 1992 Mrs Sita Vimalachandran
1992 - 1994 Mr Toh Chye Seng
1994 - 1997 Mrs Gan Lai Chui
1998 - 2002 Mrs Abdullah Tarmugi
2003 - 2006 Mr Syed Mohamed Ashrah Shah

[edit] Flag Lowering Ceremony 22 Nov 2006

MHSS last flag lowering.

MHSS Principal giving a speech.

Because of the closure of MHSS, a Flag Lowering Ceremony was held at 6:00 p.m. 22 November 2006 at 12, Winstedt Road, MHSS Parade Square. A few hundred ex-Monkshillians from yesteryears turned up to witness the event together with the present staff and students.

Summary from MHSS Principal Mr. Syed Mohamed Ashraf Shah's speech during the Flag Lowering Ceremony.

Monk's Hill Secondary School is closing because of a drastic drop in enrolment.
In year 2001, the school had 800 students. In year 2006, it has fewer than 300.
The school has performed well and won the Academic Value Award in year 2005.
The merging is not because of non-performance. It's an honourable closure.

The school flag was lowered as the school song was sung for the last time. It was a sad and solemn moment for all. At the end of the ceremony, the school flag was presented to its principal, Mr. Syed Mohamed Ashraf Shah for his entrustment and safekeeping.