Greendale Secondary School
| Greendale Secondary School 绿苑中学 Sekolah Menengah Greendale | |
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| Address | |
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51 Edgedale Plains 828866 Singapore | |
| Coordinates | 1°23′51″N 103°54′40″E / 1.39750°N 103.91111°E |
| Information | |
| School type | Government secondary school |
| Established | January 2006 |
| Status | Operational |
| Principal | Sulaiman Mohamad Yusof |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Age range | 13 to 17 |
| Number of students | 1400 |
| Classes | Secondary 1 to 4 (Express, Normal Technical) Secondary 5 (Normal Academic) |
| Average class size | 40 |
| Color(s) | Green |
| Website | www |
Greendale Secondary School (abbreviation: GDLSS; Simplified Chinese: 绿苑中学; Traditional Chinese: 綠苑中學) is a co-educational secondary school located in Punggol, in between the Meridian LRT station and Coral Edge LRT station, in the north-eastern part of Singapore. The school was found and started in January 2006 and in 2010, Greendale Secondary School represented the North-East district by hosting the launch site for the YOG torch relay in day 3 of the Singapore leg.[1]
History
[edit]Before the school was established, the school compound was a temporary campus for Holy Innocents' High School in 2004.
In 2005, principal Mary Koh, together with other teaching staff were transferred to the school to prepare for its opening and in 2006, Greendale Secondary School was operational and took in its first batch of Secondary One students.
In December 2008, Mark Gerard Minjoot took over as Principal while Koh was posted to MOE HQ as Cluster Superintendent/School Division. In 2014, Minjoot was posted to Montfort Secondary School and Amy Ng was appointed as the new principal of the school.[2]
In December 2021, Amy Ng was posted to Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' School while Sulaiman Mohmad Yusof was appointed principal of the school from his previous school, Naval Base Secondary School.
Principals
[edit]| Principal Name | Years Served |
|---|---|
| Mary Koh | 2006–2008 |
| Mark Gerard Minjoot | 2009–2014 |
| Amy Ng | 2015–2021 |
| Sulaiman Mohamad Yusof | 2022–Present |
Accessibility
[edit]The school is located near the Meridian LRT station and is served by the following bus services: 3, 83 and 85 at the bus stop between Blocks 187 and 188 and feeder bus service 386 at the bus stop outside Greendale Primary School.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "34 torchbearers for Singapore leg of Olympic torch relay". Red Sports. July 2, 2010. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
- ^ "Appointment and posting of Principals" (PDF). Ministry of Education Singapore. 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 23, 2014. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
