Henderson Secondary School

Henderson Secondary School (Abbreviation: HSS; Chinese: 达善中学; pinyin: Dá Shān Zhōng Xúe) was a co-educational, single session, government school in Bukit Merah, Singapore and was established in 1974. It was located at 100 Henderson Road, Singapore 159544. It was closed and merged with Bukit Merah Secondary School in 2017.

Henderson Secondary School
Sekolah Menengah Henderson
达善中学
Address
100 Henderson Road, Singapore 159544

Singapore
Coordinates1.2853537°N 103.8173491°E / 1.2853537; 103.8173491
Information
TypeGovernment
MottoEducation for Life
Established1974
StatusMerged into Bukit Merah Secondary
Closed2017
School districtBukit Merah
SessionSingle-session
School code3016
GenderCo-educational
Colour(s) Red  and  Blue 
Team nameHendersonian
Uniform Colours White ,  Dark Blue 

History

Established

Henderson Secondary School was established in 1974 on Friendly Hill at Preston Road. There were only 600 Secondary One students with 24 teachers and was headed by Mr. Gan Kee Soon.[1][2]

On 17 September 1976, the new school compound, which cost more than S$2 million to build, was officially opened by the then-Parliamentary Secretary for Home Affairs and MP for Bukit Merah, Mr. Lim Guan Hoo.[3][4]

In 1994, the school shifted to a temporary holding campus in 31 Queensway to make way for the rebuilding of the campus in Henderson Road. On 8 November 1997, the school held a homecoming event where all the students and the principal took a walk from the temporary school back to the new campus.[1][2][5]

On 17 April 1999, an opening ceremony was held at the school to officially declared open by then Mayor and MP for Tanjong Pagar GRC, Mr. Ow Chin Hock.[1][2]

Merger

In 2017, Henderson Secondary was merged into Bukit Merah Secondary due to reduced enrolment in both schools.[6][7]

The former premises of Henderson Secondary was, in 2018, taken over by the Singapore Land Authority (SLA) to be transformed into pre-school, nursing home and urban farm.[8][9]

Principals
Principal[1][2] Years served
Mr. Gan Kee Soon 1974-1979
Mr. T P Naidu 1979-1981
Mdm. Lau Kam How 1981-1988
Mr. N Subramaniam 1988-1996
Mrs. Ho Woon Ho 1996-2000
Mrs. Yeo Chin Nam 2000-2008
Mr. Simen Lourds 2009-2016

Identity & heritage[1][2]

School song

The school song of Henderson Secondary School was composed in 1974 by Mr. Michael Habib Sim, then a Science and English teacher.[10]

School badge

The school badge is in the shape of a shield. Within the shield, there is an open book which signifies knowledge; a flame, which Hendersonians aspire to keep ablaze; and an upright figure that represents Youth and Life.[10]

Below the shield is the school motto: Education For Life

School colours

The colours of our school are  Red  and  Blue  where red signifies loyalty and fortitude and blue signifies moral and intellectual strength.

Cultural exchange

The school was host to twenty visiting students from Pengiran Jaya Negara Pengiran Haji Abdulud Bakar Secondary School in Brunei.[11] 2007 was the first time that this cultural trip had taken place with secondary students.

Sports

Henderson Secondary School excelled in many sporting activities.

During Mrs Ho Woon Ho's tenure as Principal, sporting CCAs were cultivated strongly into the students lifestyle. This is an initiative to keep students away from drugs and illegal activities.

Cross-country running and swimming were sporting events in which the school performed well at a national level.

From cross-country, Henry Wong had always ranked within the top 10 in the school nationals competition.

From swimming, Fu Chuanyao Henry won 2 bronze medals in the school national competition for the B division and A division. He initially started off as a breaststroker, but slowly developed into a freestyle sprint specialist. He stills actively swim and participates in Masters competition. In the recent SEAP masters competition, he showed his tenacity despite his age, claiming 2 golds and a silver

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References
  1. "School history". Archived from the original on 20 December 2007. Retrieved 28 November 2007.
  2. "Henderson Secondary School". Web Archive Singapore. 25 November 2016.
  3. "MP To open Henderson school". The Straits Times. 14 September 1976. Retrieved 16 November 2017 – via NewspaperSG.
  4. "School Opening Ceremony". Archived from the original on 31 March 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2020 – via nlb.gov.sg.
  5. "Home Coming - 8th Nov 1997". Archived from the original on 31 March 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2020 – via nlb.gov.sg.
  6. Lim, Kenneth (4 March 2016). "22 secondary schools to merge over next 2 years due to falling demand". ChannelNewsAsia. Archived from the original on 6 January 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  7. "Close the gap in educational heritage — prevent school closures". TODAY. 30 December 2015. p. 22.
  8. "Former Henderson Secondary to transform into pre-school, nursing home, urban farm". ChannelNewsAsia. 25 September 2018. Archived from the original on 26 September 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  9. "Former school site to house services for young, old". The Straits Times. 26 September 2018. Archived from the original on 26 September 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  10. "School Crest and School Song". nlb.gov.sg. Archived from the original on 31 March 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  11. "20 students leave for S'pore to take part in four-day SIP". Brunei Times. 10 September 2007. Archived from the original on 23 July 2012. Retrieved 28 November 2007.
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