Greendale Secondary School (
abbreviation
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: GDLSS;
Simplified Chinese
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: 绿苑中学;
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: 綠苑中學) is a neighbourhood
secondary school
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located in
Punggol, in between the
Meridian LRT station and
Coral Edge LRT station, in the north-eastern part of Singapore. The school was found and started in January 2006 and in 2010, Greendale Secondary School represented the
North-East district by hosting the launch site for the
YOG torch relay in day 3 of the Singapore leg.
History
Before the school was established, the school compound was a temporary campus for
Holy Innocents' High School
Holy Innocents' High School (HIHS) (Simplified Chinese:圣婴中学, Traditional Chinese: 聖嬰中學, pinyin: ''Shèngyīng Zhōngxué'') is a Catholic school in Singapore. Founded in 1892, the school offers secondary school education leading up ...
in 2004.
In 2005, principal Mary Koh, together with other teaching staff were transferred to the school to prepare for its opening and in 2006, Greendale Secondary School was operational and took in its first batch of Secondary One students.
In December 2008, Mark Gerard Minjoot took over as Principal while Koh was posted to
MOE HQ as Cluster Superintendent/School Division. In 2014, Minjoot was posted to
Montfort Secondary School
Montfort Secondary School (MSS) is a Catholic school in Hougang, Singapore. Founded in 1916, it is a government-aided secondary education all-boys school. It is one of the seven institutions governed by St Gabriel's Foundation.
History
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and Amy Ng was appointed as the new principal of the school.
Principals
Accessibility
The school is located near the Meridian LRT station and is served by the following bus services: 3, 83 and 85 at the bus stop between Blocks 187 and 188 and feeder bus service 386 at the bus stop outside Greendale Primary School.
See also
*
Ministry of Education
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*
Education in Singapore
References
External links
Official website
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Secondary schools in Singapore
Buildings and structures in Punggol
Schools in North-East Region, Singapore