Edgefield Secondary School

Edgefield Secondary School 育德中学 Sekolah Menengah Edgefield
Glowing Minds, Growing Hearts
Address
36 Punggol Field Punggol New Town 828814 Singapore
Coordinates	1°24′00.9″N 103°54′08.4″E / 1.400250°N 103.902333°E / 1.400250; 103.902333Coordinates: 1°24′00.9″N 103°54′08.4″E / 1.400250°N 103.902333°E / 1.400250; 103.902333
Information
School type	Government
Established	2011
School number	6883 9511
School code	3075
Principal	Leong Kok Kee (2011 - 2016)
Gender	Coeducational
Age range	13 to 17
Classes	Secondary 1 to 5 (Express, Normal Academic, Normal Technical)
Website	http://edgefieldsec.moe.edu.sg

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

History

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

In 2013, the school had its Official School Opening ceremony held on 12 July.^[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 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 Jubile. 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, Mr Leong Kok Kee announced to the school that he would be transferred to Regent Secondary School. The vice principal, Mr Lee Peck Ping, will become the principal in 2017.^[5]

Programmes

The school is the first 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-defense. By the end of Secondary 4, most students would be 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]

For lower secondary students, the school has Analytical Thinking Skills (ATS) lessons to help train the students' minds for problem solving and tackling challenges in life.^[8] Card and board games are used in the lessons to engage the students. 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.

Co-Curriculum Activities (CCA)

Sports and Games - Badminton, Basketball, Golf, Shooting, Softball, Volleyball, Taekwondo, Wushu

Performing Arts - Concert Band, Choir, Modern Dance, Drama, Festive Drums, Guzheng, Harmonica

Clubs and Societies - Art Club, Robotics Club, SYFC (Singapore Youth Flying Club)

Uniformed Groups - National Police Cadet Corps (NPCC) Sea , Boy Scouts, Girl Guides, NCDCC (National Civil Defence Cadet Corps)

Co-Curriculum Activities (CCAs) are non-academic activities that all Singaporean students must participate in.

Principals

Accessibility

The school is very near an LRT and MRT station,  PE1  Cove and  PTC  NE17 Punggol and is served by two Go-Ahead Singapore bus services namely: 62 and 82 at the bus stop opposite Opp Blk 201A and bus service 3, 34, 82, 83, 136 at the bus stop between Blk 102 and Opp Blk 103A.

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