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Yusof Ishak Secondary School

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Type
  
Government Secondary

Session
  
Single session

Colour(s)
  
Blue, white

School code
  
3307

Number of students
  
1,400

Established
  
1965

Enrolment
  
Approx. 1,400

Principal
  
Mdm Jessie Koh

Founded
  
1965

Website
  
www.yusofishaksec.moe.edu.sg

Address
  
11 Bukit Batok Street 25, Singapore 658712

Motto
  
Knowledge is the Light of Life

Similar
  
Bukit View Secondary School, Dunearn Secondary School, Yuan Ching Secondar, Zhenghua Secondary School, Jurong Secondary School

Yusof ishak secondary school girls freestyle drill 2015


Yusof Ishak Secondary School (abbreviation: YISS) is a government secondary school located in Bukit Batok, Singapore. The school is named after Yusof Ishak who was the first president of Singapore.

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History

Yusof Ishak Secondary School was established in 1965 as Jubilee Integrated Secondary School. It was an integrated school offering secondary education to an enrolment of 984 pupils and 37 teachers of two streams, in English and Malay.On 29 July 1966, then Prime Minister, Mr Lee Kuan Yew declared open Yusof Ishak Secondary School (YISS) at Jubilee Road. Yusof Ishak Secondary School is the only school to be named after a President of the Republic of Singapore. In 1992, the school became the first school to top the value-added ranking in both the Express and Normal Streams. The new school building was officially opened on 29 July 2000 by Dr Ong Chit Chung, MP, Bukit Timah GRC.In Dec 1998, we moved to our Bukit Batok Campus.

YISS is the only school to be named after a President of the Republic of Singapore. Hence, the school vision is: The First President School, an institution that nurtures Scholars, Sportsmen and Statesmen. YI has been doing well in co-curricular areas. 2010 is a landmark year, having achieved value added results and also being awarded the Best NCC Girls (Land) Best Unit in Singapore.

Culture & Tradition

Male students wear a white-colored shirt bearing a pocket and the school logo, coupled with dark-blue shorts (for lower secondary students) or pants (for the upper secondary students). Female students wear white or skin-colored undergarments, sometimes together with shorts, under a plain white blouse and a dark-blue knee-length skirt.

The school tie is to be worn during school formal matters. For Physical Education (PE), students are to wear a shirt with the school logo printed at the side and with PE shorts.

Core Values

The six values of YISS are Resilience, Responsibility, Respect, Compassion, Confidence, and Integrity and the school motto is 'Ilmu Suluh Hidup' (Knowledge is the Light of Life).

Co-curricular activities

Every secondary student in YISS is required to have a co-curricular activity. The CCAs are divided into categories: Sports, Music and Dance, Uniformed Groups and Clubs and Societies. The following are the official CCAs of the school:

Sports

  • Badminton
  • Sepak Takraw
  • Netball
  • Music and Dance

  • Symphonic Band
  • Choir
  • Dance (Contemporary, Malay or Indian dance)
  • Uniformed Groups

  • NCC Boys [Land]
  • NCC Girls [Land]
  • NPCC
  • Clubs and Societies

  • Art Club
  • Interact Club
  • PA Club {Currently New Media Club}
  • Photography Club {Currently New Media Club}
  • Achievements (2000–2015)

    School Awards: Academic (Value-added) (Normal) (Bronze) (2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009) Character Development Award (2009–2013) National Education Development Award (2010–2012) Sustained Achievement Award for Uniform Group Sustained Achievement Award for Green Audit (Lotus) Award (2006–2009) Silver for 3Rs Award Competition (2007–2010) Cherish Award (Silver) 2010 Innergy Award (Silver) 2009, (Bronze) 2010, Commendation (2010) Model Tuckshop Award (Gold) (2008–2010) TAF Award (Silver) 2008

    CCA Achievements: Sports and Games Nationals Inter School Sepak Takraw 2015 - Champions West Zone Inter School Sepak Takraw 2010 – Runners-up West Zone Inter School Sepak Takraw 2009 – 3rd placing West Zone Inter School Sepak Takraw 2009 – 3rd placing Uniformed Groups NCC Girls (Land) Best Unit Award (Awarded to the Best Girls Land Unit in Singapore) National Cadet Corps (Boys Unit) – Gold, 2002–2006, 2008, 2009, 2010 National Cadet Corps (Girls Unit) – Silver 2006-2008, Gold 2009, 2010 National Police Cadet Corps – Silver 2005, 2009-2010 Gold 2006-2008 Arts and Aesthetics Art & Craft - 1 Silver 2010, 1 Gold 2008, 1 Bronze 2008 Choir - Silver 2009 SYF Display Band Competition – Bronze 2006, 2010 Silver in 2008 Indian Dance – Silver 2005, 2007, 2009 Malay Dance – Silver 2005, 2009 Gold 2007 Contemporary Dance – Bronze Award 2005, 2007, 2009 Singapore Arts and Craft Central Judging in 2008,2009 (Level 1 Award: Gold) Ngee Ann Poly Design and Build Competition 2007 (1st Runner Up) Other Awards (National Cognitive) Biotech Fair Competition: Merit Award in 2006 and 3rd placing in 2007 Wonders of Science: 2nd placing (Team 1) and Merit Award (Team 2) in 2007 Singapore Mathematics Olympaid 2007 (1 Silver, 2 Bronze) CL National Story Competition 2007 (1st Runner Up) NUS Physics Competition for Sec School, 2009: 2nd School Digital Media Awards: Silver Award in 2009

    Notable alumni

  • Eric Lim: Chairman, K.C. Dat (Singapore) Pte Ltd
  • Thomas Anthony: Managing Director, DEC Total Solutions Provider
  • Chan Thud Chee: Vice-President & Managing Director, Rockwell Collins (Asia Pacific)
  • Chan Wai Kheong: Director, Account Management-Asia Pacific, CXC Global
  • Dr P Thiagarajan: Consultant Orthopaedic, Mt Elizabeth Medical Centre
  • Norman Then: Top 12 finalist, Singapore Idol
  • Muhd Khalis: Programme Director, Young Democrats, Singapore Democratic Party
  • Nashrul Salim: Star in the Nashrul film
  • References

    Yusof Ishak Secondary School Wikipedia