Temasek Secondary School

Temasek Secondary School
淡马锡中学
Sekolah Menengah Temasek
We Care
Address
600 Upper East Coast Road
Information
Type Autonomous, Government
Founded 1980
Session Single session
School code 3030
Principal Tan Chee Siong (Mr)[1]
Vice Principals Ong Chun Ghee (Dr)[1]
Lim Siang Jiun (Mrs)[1]
Enrolment 1321
Colour(s) Navy blue, yellow, gold
Website www.temaseksec.moe.edu.sg

Temasek Secondary School (abbreviation: TMS) is an autonomous secondary school in Singapore and serves Secondary One through Five. It was founded in 1980 sharing a campus with Bedok South Secondary School at Upper Changi Road.[2] In 1995, the school attained autonomy.[3] In March 1999, the school moved to its current campus at Upper East Coast Road.[3]

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School culture

School crest

The school crest has historical references. Its main colour, navy blue, represents the sea which recalls Singapore's original name 'Temasek' (meaning Seaport Town) and from which it derives its name. The supporting colours are red and gold. Red represents brotherhood and team spirit while gold is symbolic of prosperity and progress. The motif depicts two lions holding a radiantly burning torch. The lions signify the nation and the school. The torch illuminates the nation's and school's ethos of a well-balanced curriculum of education and sports.

President's Challenge

The school has been participating in the President's Challenge since 2005, raising funds for it each year with help of sponsors. It has broken many records for charity every year which are recorded in the Singapore Book of Records including record of making the largest number of balloon animals at a time, and the record for the most number of people having a chocolate break raising S$30,000 for the President's Challenge Fund. In 2007, students built Singapore's "Tallest House of Cards" with the final card being placed in a ceremony attended by President Sellapan Ramanathan. These cards, sponsored by Nestle raised S$30,000 for charity.

Over $70,000 was raised in 2008 for the President's Challenge, far surpassing their projected amount of SGD$40,000. The school set two records: Singapore's Largest Heart Montage Using Cards and Mostwas raised for the President's Challenge. The school also set two Singapore Records: the Largest Montage Made from Packet Drinks and the Most Number of People Having Breakfast Cereal at the same time. In 2010, together with Emway (Singapore) as the main sponsor, the students raised over $60 thousand for the President's Challenge setting two Singapore Records: the Longest Banner Drawn by the Most Number of People Drawing and the Most Number of People Playing Pictionary at the same time.

In 2011, together with National Family Council (Singapore) as main sponsor, the students have raised over $50 thousand for the President's Challenge. The school again set a Singapore record: Most Number of People Doing Crunches in 2 Hours, during its TMSA Sports Fiesta.

Annual camps and trips

The school runs two Resilience Camps for the students. The Secondary One students attend a local adventure camp while the Secondary Three students undergo a week-long camp in Pahang, Malaysia.

Student leadership

Four student leadership groups . include the Student Councillors whose duties include flag-raising and announcements, and helping to run school-based activities. The Peer Support Leaders organise character development programmes, and the Sports Captains promote health and sports in the school and lead students in Physical Education classes. Class Managers assist teachers in the management of class affairs,and the organisation to organize class based events, barbecues, and the Teachers' Day celebrations.

Awards

Temasek Secondary School attained autonomous status in 1995.

Amenities

The school moved into a new campus in 2000. which has many facilities including

  • Chinese Orchestra Room (CO room)
  • Multi-Purpose Sports Hall
  • Gymnasium
  • Field (synthetic grass)
  • Four Computer Laboratories
  • iMac Laboratory (Music Room)
  • Dance Studio
  • Band Room
  • Audio-Visual Theatrette
  • Six Science Laboratories
  • Two Home Economics kitchens
  • Needle Work Room
  • Woodwork Workshop
  • Two Design and Technology Workshops
  • Shooting Range
  • Netball Court
  • Basketball Court
  • Multi-purpose Room (Learning Hub)
  • Multi-purpose Room (Student Centre)
  • Library

Achievements

Sports

2002
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011

Straits Times

Performing Arts

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011

Clubs and Societies

The Temasek IT Club (now known as Infocomm Club) has won awards in 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, including Silver, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places, while the Temasek Robotics Club won the Best Video Award at NJRC (National Junior Robotics Competition).[4] and won the Presentation Award and the third for the Research Award at the National Junior Robotics Competition 2010. The club was also placed fourth in the Dance competition in Canberra, Australia at the annual Robocup Junior Australia Competition.

Uniformed Groups

The Saint John Ambulance Brigade (SJAB) has won several awards including a Silver award three times. The school's National Police Cadet Corps (NPCC) won a Silver award for the annual NPCC Unit Proficiency Assessment (UOPA). and the National Cadet Corps achieved Gold Award in 2010.

Musicals and Productions

Each year since 2007 the school has produced a musical or a theatre play.

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ a b c Temasek Secondary School, Organisational chart, retrieved 2011-10-02
  2. ^ Temasek Secondary School, History, p. 1, retrieved 2011-10-02
  3. ^ a b Temasek Secondary School, History, p. 2, retrieved 2011-10-02
  4. ^ http://www.science.edu.sg/ssc/upload/mid1/type9/cat0/8714_312_List%20of%20Winners.pdf
  5. ^ Soo Wern Jun (5 April 2007). "Fann-ing up: Actress Fann Wong wants to take on more challenging roles in the near future". The Sun (Kuala Lumpur). http://web.archive.org/web/20090225033345/http://www.sun2surf.com/articlePrint.cfm?id=17532. 
  6. ^ "Fann Wong", Encyclopedia of Entertainment, Movie Music News. 23 February 2010.
  7. ^ Michelle Tay (18 February 2008). "Leap of love". The Straits Times (Singapore). http://www.straitstimes.com/Free/Story/STIStory_207544.html. 
  8. ^ "Joanne Peh: A star in girl-next-door", Jeannie Tay, Nanyang Chronicle (no date)
  9. ^ Hong Xinyi (11 July 2004). "Star track". The Straits Times (Singapore). http://board5.cgiworld.dreamwiz.com/view.cgi?id=ffc&now=37&jd=-1&ino=87&tmp_no=87. 

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