Zhonghua Secondary School

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Zhonghua Secondary School
中华中学
Zhōnghuá Zhōngxué
禮義廉恥 (Courteous Righteous Edified Dignified)
Location
Serangoon 13 Serangoon Avenue 3. Singapore 556123,
Information
Type Autonomous/mixed
Established September, 1911
Session Single-Session
School code 3240
Principal Mr Loh Leong Beng
Enrolment 1,431
Colour(s) Green, white
Nickname Zhonghuarians
Vision Scholars . Leaders
Website Link

Zhonghua Secondary School (ZHSS) is an autonomous secondary school in Serangoon, Singapore, catering to boys and girls taking the Special/Express Course as well as those taking the Normal(Academic/Technical) Course. Founded in 1911, it was the first Chinese-medium girls' school in Singapore, before it began accepting English-medium students and boys later in its history.

History

Zhonghua Secondary was established in 1911 in response to Dr Sun Yat Sen's suggestion for schools to be established for girls. The school was founded by Mr Tay Peng Teng, Mr Puan Yeow Pong and the Chinese community. The school was originally at Mohamad Sultan Road.

In its 90 years, the school has moved five times:

  • In 1925, it moved to Niven Road and was named Chung Hwa Girls’ High School. To cope with the increased enrollment, it shifted to Bartley Road in 1951 and secondary classes were conducted at these larger premises.
  • In 1967, a four-storey block was built, comprising the General Office, Staff Room, Home Economics Unit as well as the Science Block, Geography Room, the Music Room and the AVA Theatrette.
  • In 1987, the school moved to Serangoon New Town at Serangoon Avenue 4 and was renamed Zhonghua Secondary School.
  • In 1999, a new school complex at Serangoon Avenue 3 costing an estimated $23 million was completed. In 2008, construction works began on the Multi-Purpose Sports Complex.

Uniform

Girls wear a white blouse and a green skirt. Formerly, girls wore white below-the-knee pleated skirts. The change from white to green skirt in 2002 followed complaints that white skirts were easily dirtied.

Lower Secondary boys wear a white shirt with white Bermudas and Upper Secondary boys a white shirt with white long pants.

All wear white socks with the ZHSS initials and clean white shoes.

Academic

Academic achievements

In 2007, the graduating class (Express Stream) of 2007 did well in GCE 'O' Level Examinations, allowing Zhonghua Secondary School to hold the status of a Band 1 (Express Stream) Secondary School under the Ministry of Education.[citation needed]

Percentage of students eligible for Junior College:

  • 2003: 97.5%
  • 2004: 89.5%
  • 2005: 96%
  • 2006: 95.4%
  • 2007: 98.7%

Percentage of students eligible for Polytechnics:

  • 2003: 100%
  • 2004: 99.6%
  • 2005: 100%
  • 2006: 100%
  • 2007: 100%

Mean L1R5 Aggregate Grade (Special/Express):

  • 2003: 12.5
  • 2004: 12.9
  • 2005: 12.1
  • 2006: 11.5
  • 2007: 10.9

Academic Value Added (Special/Express) Achievement Award (2007) - Gold

2011 GCE' O-level Results (Express):

*L1B5: 11.0
*Value Added: 1.9 (2010)
*MSG: 2.02
*97.6% eligible for JC; 
*100% eligible for Polytechnics
*Band 2

2011 GCE' O-level(Sec 5 Normal Academic):

*L1B4: 16.4
*Value-added: 4.9 (2010)
*MSG: 3.77
*45.7% eligible for JC
*100% eligible for Polytechnics
*Band 1

2011 GCE' N-level Results (Sec 4 Normal Academic):

*EMB3: 10.80
*100% eligible for Sec 5, 100% eligible for ITE
*Band 1

-Normal Technical 2011

*L1B2: 6.29
*EMB1: 7.89
*100% eligible for ITE

Co-curricular activities (CCA)

CCAs

The school's niche is Fine Arts and the Performing Arts but the school has begun to widen its scope in sport (in 2008, construction of the Multi-Purpose Sports Complex began and was completed in late 2009).

Student Leaders

  • Students' Council
  • Monitor Board
  • CCE/NE Leaders

Performing Arts

  • Chinese Orchestra
  • Choir
  • Dance
  • Guzheng
  • Symphonic Band


Sports

  • Basketball (Girls)
  • Artistic Gymnastics (Boys)
  • Volleyball (Boys)

Uniformed Groups

  • Boys' Brigade
  • Girls' Brigade
  • National Cadet Corps (LAND)
  • National Police Cadet Corps
  • Scouts
  • St. John Ambulance Brigade

Clubs and Societies

  • Art Club (Design and Photography)
  • Chinese Society (Chinese Calligraphy & CLDDS)
  • ELDDS
  • Library
  • Information And Enterprise Club
  • Infocomm Club

Others

  • Green Activists
  • National Youth Achievement Award

CCA achievements

On a biannual basis, the Performing Arts take part in the Central Judging of the Singapore Youth Festival (SYF). Based on skills and etiquette, the awards are given to the CCAs.

Performing Arts

  • Symphonic Band (SYF 2011 - Silver)
  • Choir (SYF 2011 - Silver)
  • Dance (SYF 2011 - Silver)
  • ELDDS (SYF 2011 - Bronze)
  • CLDDS (SYF 2011 - Gold)
  • Guzheng Ensemble (SYF 2011 - Gold)
  • Chinese Orchestra (SYF 2011 - Gold with Honours)

Uniformed Groups

  • St. John's Ambulance Brigade (Gold)
  • Boys' Brigade (Gold)
  • Girls' Brigade (Gold)
  • NPCC (Gold)
  • NCC (Gold - 17th Consecutive Year)
  • Scouts (Gold)
  • St. John's Ambulance Brigade (Gold)

National achievements

School awards

Zhonghua Secondary School has attained several National Achievements. Some of the awards such as the Special Award for School Distinction (SDA) as well as the Best Practice Award (BPA) for Teaching and Learning are given only to the most outstanding and deserving schools.

Academics School Banding

  • Band 1 (2007)
  • Band 2 (2008)
  • Band 2 (2009)
  • Band 2 (2010)
  • Band 2 (2011)

Achievement Award

  • Academic Value-Added (Special/Express) (Gold)
  • Aesthetics (Level 1) (2007–present)
  • Singapore Quality Class (2005–present)

Development Award

  • Character Development (2006–present)
  • Cherish Gold Award (2005–present)
  • National Education (2005–present)

Special Award

  • School Distinction Award (SDA) (2007–present)

Sustained Achievement Award for 2007

  • SAA Physical Fitness - 9th Award
  • SAA Uniformed Group - 5th Award
  • SAA Sports - 1st Award
  • SAA Green Audit - Lotus

Teaching and Learning

  • Best Practice Award for Teaching and Learning (2007–present)
  • School Distinction Award
  • Best Practice Award (Teaching & Learning)
  • Best Practice Award (Staff Well-Being)
  • Best Practice Award (Student All-Round Development)
  • Sustained Achievements Awards (Academic Value-Added [Special/Express])
  • Sustained Achievements Awards (Academic Value-Added [Normal])

School facilities

Sports

In 2004, construction began on the Street Soccer Courts, as well as the third Basketball Court. In 2005, the courts were opened for usage, in addition to the two re-furnished existing Basketball Courts. In 2008, construction began on the Multi-Purpose Sports Complex which was completed late 2009.

The Arts

In 2006, the Art Gallery opened, serving as a platform for students art works, not only from Zhonghua, but from other schools.

Special features

The school is a Centre of Excellence (Visual Arts) for Cluster S6. The school offers People's Republic of China school-based scholarships.

Notable alumni

External links

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