Queensway Secondary School

Queensway Secondary School (abbreviation: QSS; Simplified Chinese: 女皇道中学; Traditional Chinese: 女皇道中學) is a government co-educational neighbourhood secondary school situated in the residential area of Queenstown, located in the central-western part of Singapore. It offers a four to five-year course leading up to the GCE 'O' Level or GCE 'N' level[1][2] exams. The school is currently led by Peter Tan, who was the Principal of Anglo-Chinese School (Barker Road).

Queensway Secondary School (QSS)
女皇道中学 / 女皇道中學
Nǚhuángdào Zhōngxué
Sekolah Menengah Queensway
குவீன்ஸ்வே உயர்நிலை பள்ளி
Location
2A Margaret Drive, Singapore 149295
Queenstown
Information
TypeGovernment
MottoSuccess Through Diligence
Established1961
SessionSingle
School code3007
PrincipalMr. Peter Tan Chong Tze
EnrolmentApprox. 1,100
Average class size40
Classes offeredExpress
Normal (Academic)
Normal (Technical)
HousesCentaur
Griffin
Pegasus
Phoenix
Colour(s)   Purple, White
Websitewww.queenswaysec.moe.edu.sg

History

Queensway Secondary School started operations in 1961, and officially opened by Lim Teck Hin, MP for Tiong Bahru on 2 September that year. It was the first school to have a hall built for badminton.[3]

The development of school followed the growth of Queenstown. By 1963, the school had 36 classes and 50 teachers. It then became a two session school. In 1975, 2 new classroom blocks were built to cater to the increased enrollment. In addition, a Science Laboratory, a Home Economics Room, AVA and Music rooms and an enlarged tuck shop were built.

In 2000, Queensway accepted students from Mei Chin Secondary School, which had closed down, and had also merged with Buona Vista Secondary School in January 2001.

The school has since undergone a re-building programme in 1999 and the new campus was completed on the same historical site in December 2001. The new Indoor Sports Hall and Atrium was completed in July 2009 and officially opened by Baey Yam Keng, then MP for Tanjong Pagar GRC on 15 April 2011.

Houses

The five houses, three of them named after the legendary creatures found in Greek mythology, are Centaur, Griffin, Pegasus, Phoenix and Unicorn, represented by the colours yellow, green, black, red and blue respectively.

Red: Centaur House

Blue: Griffin House

Yellow: Pegasus House

Green: Phoenix House

White: Unicorn House (Defunct)

In 2017, due to low enrollment numbers and school population, the Unicorn house was closed and students who were previously assigned to this house were re-assigned into other houses. As of 2018, the house remains closed and defunct.

School Song

The School Song is sung every Friday during morning assembly across all levels.

Uniform

Boys

The standardised attire for lower secondary boys is a white shirt and white shorts, whilst the standardised attire for upper secondary boys is a white shirt and long pants.

Girls

The standardised attire for girls is a white blouse and purple skirt.

Senior Prefects

Upper secondary prefects have a different design of uniforms. The inner collar is purple while there is no purple label with the word "Queensway" sewn above the pocket. The girls have different skirts which is at a design of a narrow skirt opening the letter "A".

School Badge and Tie

The school badge is worn above the breast pocket and all students have to wear the purple school tie during Monday assemblies and formal events such as Speech Day.

P.E Attire

For the P.E T-shirt, the design is a polo tee with no collar, the base colour is purple while the rim around the neck is the house colour. Whereas the revised P.E T-shirt design introduced in 2016, The right/left side is white with no house names printed behind.

Integrated programmes

The 2-tiered SOE Programme enables students with higher ability and interest to pursue the activities at a higher level (Tier 2 /Intermediate Level). The range of programmes include:

• Swimming Programme • Sports Spectatorship Programme
• Water Sports Programme • Sports Education Programme
• First Aid Programme • Sports Competitive Programme
• Outdoor Activities & Camp • NYAA Programme

Notable alumni

References
  1. "GENERAL INFORMATION". www.seab.gov.sg. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
  2. "GENERAL INFORMATION". www.seab.gov.sg. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
  3. "PLANNED: 25 NEW SCHOOLS WITH HALLS FOR BADMINTON". The Singapore Free Press. 4 September 1961. Retrieved 27 September 2018.

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