Greendale Secondary School

Greendale Secondary School (abbreviation: GDLSS; Simplified Chinese: 绿苑中学; Traditional Chinese: 綠苑中學) is a secondary school located in Punggol, in the north-eastern part of Singapore. The school was founded in January 2006 as a new school 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.[1]

Greendale Secondary School
绿苑中学
Sekolah Menengah Greendale
Serve.Lead.Excel
Address
51 Edgedale Plains

Punggol New Town

828866

Singapore
Coordinates1°23′51″N 103°54′40″E
Information
School typeGovernment secondary school
EstablishedJanuary 2006 (2006-01)
StatusOperational
PrincipalMs Amy Ng (2015 - present)
GenderCoeducational
Age range13 to 17
Number of students1400
ClassesSecondary 1 to 5 (Express, Normal Academic, Normal Technical)
Average class size40
ColoursGreen
Websitewww.greendalesec.moe.edu.sg

There is also a primary school that has the same name just opposite the school. However, these two schools are not affiliated.

History

Before the school was established, the school compound was a temporary campus for Holy Innocents' High School in 2004.

In 2005, Mrs 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, Mr Mark Gerard Minjoot took over as Principal of Greendale Secondary School, as Mrs Mary Koh was posted to MOE HQ as Cluster Superintendent/School Division. In 2014, Mr Mark Gerard Minjoot was posted to Montfort Secondary School and Ms Amy Ng was appointed as the new principal of the school.[2]

Greendale Secondary School started operations as a new school in January 2006.

Principals
Principal NameYears Served
Mrs Mary Koh2006 - 2008
Mr Mark Gerard Minjoot2009 - 2014
Ms Amy Ng2015–Present

Accessibility

The school is near an LRT station,  PE2 Meridian and is served by the following bus services: 3, 6N, 83, 85 and 731 at the bus stop between Blocks 187 and 188 and feeder bus service 386 at the bus stop outside Greendale Primary School.

See also

References
  1. "34 torchbearers for Singapore leg of Olympic torch relay". Red Sports. July 2, 2010. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
  2. "Appointment and posting of Principals" (PDF). Ministry of Education Singapore. 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 23, 2014. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
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