Edgefield Secondary School

Edgefield Secondary School (abbreviation: EFSS; Simplified Chinese: 育德中学) is a government co-educational secondary school in Punggol, Singapore.

Edgefield Secondary School
育德中学
Sekolah Menengah Edgefield
Address
36 Punggol Field

Punggol New Town

828814

Singapore
Coordinates1°24′00.9″N 103°54′08.4″E
Information
School typeGovernment
Motto"Sincerity and Honour"
Established2011
School code3075
PrincipalLee Peck Ping (2017–present)
GenderCoeducational
Age range13 to 17
ClassesSecondary 1 to 4 (Express, Normal Academic/Technical) Secondary 5 (Normal Academic)
Websiteedgefieldsec.moe.edu.sg

History

A principal from Sengkang Secondary, Mr Leong, was assigned to Edgefield Secondary by the MOE. The school started in 2011.[1]

On 12 July 2013, the school had its official opening ceremony.[2]

In 2015, the first batch of Secondary 4 Express students had 93.3% scoring 5 or more passes for O-Levels, which outdid the national average of 83.3%.[3]

The school took part in SG50 as well by setting a new record in the Singapore Book of Records. In collaboration with the Singapore Taekwondo Federation (STF), 1,400 Taekwondo students from Edgefield Secondary School gathered to create a human formation of the SG50 logo to mark Singapore's Golden Jubilee. Students broke 2,800 planks in a team formation, setting the new record for the “Most Number of Planks Broken in Kicking Sequence” in the largest local Taekwondo demonstration.[4]

On 21 October 2016, the then-vice-principal, Lee Peck Ping, became principal after his predecessor was transferred to Regent Secondary School.[5]

Principals
Principal Years served
Leong Kok Kee 2011-2016
Lee Peck Ping 2017–Present

Programmes

The school is the second school in Singapore to have Taekwondo as a compulsory curricular activity.[6] It is said that the sport helps to instil discipline, respect and perseverance in every student. It also serves its purpose in training self-defence. By the end of Secondary 4, most students are able to achieve black belts. The CCA took part in several competitions every year and did extremely well, exceeding the expectations of the school.[7] In 2018, the Taekwondo programme was split into two tiers - the lower and upper tier, making it optional for the upper secondary students. Hence, they are given the choice to opt out of the programme if they wish to.

For lower secondary students, the school has Analytical Thinking Skills (ATS) lessons to help train their minds for problem-solving and tackling challenges.[8] They also have Apple Education to learn how to use macOS,[9] after which they have Challenge-Based Learning (CBL) projects to do for both years, promoting the spirit of teamwork. Students were given themes and big ideas to work on, so as to solve relevant problems and think of a better solution.

References
  1. "Edgefield Secondary School banner". Archived from the original on 2015-02-23. Retrieved 2015-02-15.
  2. Kei, Meng (August 9, 2013). "Edgefield Secondary Opening Ceremony Review".
  3. "O-level results: Edgefield's first batch sets high standards". The Straits Times. January 13, 2015.
  4. "Record Breaking Feat by 1,400 students". stf.sg.
  5. "Principals appointed for 7 merged secondary schools". CNA.
  6. "The New Paper: Don't mess with these students". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2015-01-21.
  7. "Edgefield Secondary School: Taekwondo". Archived from the original on 2015-06-30. Retrieved 2015-02-15.
  8. "Edgefield Secondary School: Analytical Thinking Skills". Archived from the original on 2015-02-11. Retrieved 2015-02-14.
  9. "Edgefield Secondary School: Apple Education". Archived from the original on 2015-02-12. Retrieved 2015-02-14.
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