Anderson Secondary School

Anderson Secondary School (Chinese: 安德逊中学; pinyin: ān dé xùn zhōng xúe) is a co-educational government school in Ang Mo Kio, Singapore, covering Secondary 1 to Secondary 5 (usually ages 13 to 17). It became an autonomous school in 1994 and was one of the pioneer autonomous schools in Singapore.

Anderson Secondary School
安德逊中学
Sekolah Menengah Anderson
Address
10, Ang Mo Kio Street 53, Singapore 569206

Ang Mo Kio, Singapore
Coordinates1°22′29.4″N 103°51′5.1″E
Information
TypeAutonomous
Government
MottoWith Constancy and Purpose
Established1960
SessionSingle session (morning)
School code3001
PrincipalTan May Teng (Mrs)
Vice-PrincipalsJonah Lim (Mr)
Lee Chia Yee (Mrs)
GenderCo-educational
EnrolmentApprox. 1,200
Websiteandersonsec.moe.edu.sg

History

The school was founded in 1960 as a girls' primary school. In 1964, it became a girls' secondary school, and began admitting boys in 1965. The school has occupied several sites. Formally situated at Stevens Road and Anderson Road, Anderson Secondary School moved to Ang Mo Kio Street 44 in 1984. In December 1993, it moved to its current location, Ang Mo Kio Street 53.

Anderson Secondary School have been used from time to time for educational experiments.[1] In 1994 it was declared an autonomous school for consistent academic performance, and in 1996 it was one of the first schools to use the Students-and-Teachers Workbench project.[2] In 1997 it was chosen as an IT demo school.[3] The school received the School Distinction Award by the Ministry of Education in 2004.[4][5]

Programme for Rebuilding and Improving Existing Schools

From 2003 to 2006 the school underwent a Programme for Rebuilding and IMproving Existing school upgrading project. The school raised funds for a student activity hub, a heritage centre and a multi-purpose studio, upgraded the lecture theatre and classrooms and added a five-storey building.

The final stage of the upgrading process took place in 2005. Some facilities, such as the school hall, cookery rooms and the football field, were ready in July 2006.

A facility called the "Inspire Town" was opened in 2005. This is a room where innovation and creativity is encouraged amongst pupils. Two classrooms were converted into a black box theater for use by drama students.[6]

In 2008, an indoor sports hall was opened.

Uniform and Attire

Girls wear a white blouse and a kelly blue[7] tunic knee-length pinafore.[8] Lower secondary boys wear a pair of short trousers while upper secondary boys wear a pair of white long trousers. Students wear the school badge, with their name tag directly below it. Students wear the school tie on Mondays, and at formal school functions. On Casual Friday, students are allowed to wear Half-Uniform, PE-Shirts[9] or their Class T-shirts to replace their school shirt. From time to time, if there is an increase in temperature, the school may allow Half-Uniform from Tuesdays-Thursdays, with PE-Shirt the only choice.

Discipline

The Anderson Secondary School Discipline Committee has classified offences committed by students into minor and major offences. Minor offences include being late for school, flaws in personal grooming and use of electronic devices during curriculum time. Major offences include absenteeism, forgery, arson and many others. Boys who commit any of the major offences are liable to receive corporal punishment in the form of caning. In the most serious cases, they are caned in front of the other students (known as "public caning"). Girls are never caned at Anderson but must attend detention class if they carry out any of these acts instead.[10] A stroke of cane for boys is equivalent to 5 days of detention class for girls.[11]

Academic information

Being an integrated secondary school, Anderson Secondary School offers three academic streams, namely the four-year Express course, as well as the Normal Course, comprising Normal (Academic) and Normal (Technical) academic tracks.

O Level Express Course

The Express Course is a nationwide four-year programme that leads up to the Singapore-Cambridge GCE Ordinary Level examination.[12]

Normal Course

The Normal Course is a nationwide 4-year programme leading to the Singapore-Cambridge GCE Normal Level examination, which runs either the Normal (Academic) curriculum or Normal (Technical) curriculum, abbreviated as N(A) and N(T) respectively.[13]

Normal (Academic) Course

In the Normal (Academic) course, students are offered 5-8 subjects in the Singapore-Cambridge GCE Normal (Academic) Level examination. Compulsory subjects include:[14]

A 5th year leading to the Singapore-Cambridge GCE Ordinary Level examination is available to N(A) students who perform well in their Singapore-Cambridge GCE Normal Level examination. Students can move from one course to another based on their performance and the assessment of the school principal and teachers.[13]

Normal (Technical) Course

The Normal (Technical) course prepares students for a technical-vocational education at the Institute of Technical Education.[14] Students will offer 5-7 subjects in the Singapore-Cambridge GCE Normal (technical) Level examination.[14] The curriculum is tailored towards strengthening students’ proficiency in English and Mathematics.[14] Students take English Language, Mathematics, Basic Mother Tongue and Computer Applications as compulsory subjects.[14]

Overseas exchange programmes

Overseas exchange programmes are known as Cultural Flexibility Programme:

  • Anderson-Winitsuksa STEP Camp, Cultural Exchange & Adventure Camp
  • Anderson-Marryatville Drama Educational Exchange
  • Anderson-Kagoshima Daiichi High School Sports Exchange
  • Anderson-EMAS Overseas Learning Journey, Sabah, Language Immersion & Cultural Exchange
  • Anderson-SM Sultan Abdul Halim School Language Immersion & Cultural Exchange

Anderson Secondary School was the partner school for South Korea during the inaugural Youth Olympic Games in Singapore.[15]

Co-curricular activities

Uniformed Groups[16]

Performing Arts[17]

Sports

  • Basketball
  • Netball (Girls)
  • Table Tennis (Girls)
  • Volleyball (Girls)
  • Wushu
  • Soccer(Boys)

Clubs and Societies

  • Infocomm Club
  • Robotics Club (Formerly known as Cybernetics)
  • Green Club
  • Art Club
  • Sports and Recreation Club
  • Anderson Science Academy

Student Leadership

  • Student Council
  • HCE Ambassadors
  • Peer Support Leader

School events

Intra-school events

The school organizes events such as Cross Country[19] (Term 1) and Arts Fest (before end of Term 4) every year.

The school's Choir and Military Band stages a performance biennially known as VOICES and AMBience respectively, with the Chinese Dance and Malay Dance team staging a joint performance biennially known as ANDance, with their last concerts in 2014, it has been stopped indefinitely with the current school principal's decision.[20]

Most intra-school events are played at the class level, where students compete in events for their classes. This is done instead of inter-house competition to encourage greater bonding within classes.

Notable alumni

See also

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