Telok Kurau Secondary School

Telok Kurau Secondary School was a co-educational international secondary school in Bedok, Singapore.

Telok Kurau Secondary School
德乐中学
Sekolah Menengah Telok Kurau
Location
Telok Kurau
Information
TypeGovernment
MottoKnowledge For Progress
Established1965
Closed2010
SessionSingle
School code3305
Enrolment800
Colour(s)Red
AffiliationsTelok Kurau Primary School

History

The school was established in 1965, and was small by Singapore standards, with a student population of 800 and permanent teaching staff of around 45.

Closure

At the end of 2010, Telok Kurau Secondary School was closed down and all students were transferred to Broadrick Secondary School.[1]

Academic Programme

The school offered a four-year express programme leading to GCE 'O' Level, and an academic programme for the students who follow the Normal Academic and Normal Technical path. All express students in Telok Kurau were offered pure physics, chemistry, and biology besides additional maths.

Campus

The school campus stood on Chin Cheng Avenue along Still Road, not far away from Eunos MRT station.

School Uniform

The School Uniform is to be worn at all times. Boys are to be in white buttoned shirt and long white trousers while Girls are also to be in White buttoned shirt and long red skirts. The schools tie is supposed to wear for special functions.

Admission and Enrolment

Secondary One students were admitted based on their PSLE results. Secondary one students who had not taken PSLE or students who wished to be admitted into other levels needed to sit for a battery of placement tests.

There were roughly equal number of boys and girls in the school. Apart from the Chinese, Malay and Indian student population which reflected the demographics of Singapore, there was a significant number of students from China, Korea, Japan, and countries of South East Asia.

Principals

2006-2010 - Mr Harphal Singh

Notable alumni
  • Hawazi Daipi: Former Member of Parliament
  • Muhamad Faisal Manap: Member of Parliament, Aljunied GRC, 2011-
  • Woon Tai Ho: Founder, Channelnewsasia
  • Farah Adiba: Prefect from 1992-1994, Top 10% of school cohort. Grooming guide model in homework diary.
  • Marvin Lim Chun Kiat: Singapore ranked No.1 snooker player

References
  1. "Merger of existing schools 2011". School Information Service, Ministry of Education.

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