Yusof Ishak Secondary School
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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
.
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).
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 both academic and 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.
Sports
Music and Dance
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Uniformed Groups
Clubs and Societies
Achievements (2000–2010)
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
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
2. Dr P Thiagarajan - Consultant Orthopaedic, Mt Elizabeth Medical Centre
3. Mr Thomas Anthony - Managing Director, DEC Total Solutions Provider
4. Mr Chan Thud Chee - Vice President & Managing Director, Rockwell Collins (Asia Pacific)
5. Mr Chan Wai Kheong - Director, Account Management-Asia Pacific, CXC Global
6. Norman Then: Top 12 finalist for Singapore Idol
7. Muhd Khalis - Programme Director for Singapore Democratic Party's youth, Young Democrats and Executive Committee(2011) for Young Liberals and Democrats of Asia (YLDA)
Abbreviation
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: YISS) is a government secondary school
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
located in Bukit Batok, Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
. The school is named after Yusof Ishak who was the first president of Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
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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).
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 both academic and 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.
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
- BadmintonBadmintonBadminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players or two opposing pairs , who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net. Players score points by striking a shuttlecock with their racquet so that it passes over the net and lands in their...
- Sepak TakrawSepak TakrawSepak takraw , or kick volleyball, is a sport native to the Malay-Thai Peninsula...
- Soccer
- NetballNetballNetball is a ball sport played between two teams of seven players. Its development, derived from early versions of basketball, began in England in the 1890s. By 1960 international playing rules had been standardised for the game, and the International Federation of Netball and Women's Basketball ...
- BasketballBasketballBasketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
Music and Dance
- Military BandMilitary bandA military band originally was a group of personnel that performs musical duties for military functions, usually for the armed forces. A typical military band consists mostly of wind and percussion instruments. The conductor of a band commonly bears the title of Bandmaster or Director of Music...
- ChoirChoirA choir, chorale or chorus is a musical ensemble of singers. Choral music, in turn, is the music written specifically for such an ensemble to perform.A body of singers who perform together as a group is called a choir or chorus...
- DanceDanceDance is an art form that generally refers to movement of the body, usually rhythmic and to music, used as a form of expression, social interaction or presented in a spiritual or performance setting....
(Contemporary, Malay or Indian dance)
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Uniformed Groups
- NCC Boys
- NCC Girls
- NPCC
- NCDCC
Clubs and Societies
- Art Club
- IT Club
- Interact Club
- Life Science Society
- PA Club
- Photography Club
- Robotics Club
Achievements (2000–2010)
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
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
1. Mr Eric Lim - Chairman, K.C. Dat (Singapore) Pte Ltd2. Dr P Thiagarajan - Consultant Orthopaedic, Mt Elizabeth Medical Centre
3. Mr Thomas Anthony - Managing Director, DEC Total Solutions Provider
4. Mr Chan Thud Chee - Vice President & Managing Director, Rockwell Collins (Asia Pacific)
5. Mr Chan Wai Kheong - Director, Account Management-Asia Pacific, CXC Global
6. Norman Then: Top 12 finalist for Singapore Idol
Singapore Idol
Singapore Idol is a television show on Channel 5 of MediaCorp TV. It is a competition among undiscovered singers in Singapore. Like others in the Idol series, it is modelled after Pop Idol. The current judges are singer/songwriter Dick Lee and record producers Florence Lian and Ken Lim. Previous...
7. Muhd Khalis - Programme Director for Singapore Democratic Party's youth, Young Democrats and Executive Committee(2011) for Young Liberals and Democrats of Asia (YLDA)