Yusof Ishak Secondary School
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| Motto | Knowledge is the Light of Life |
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| Established | 1965 |
| Type | Government Secondary, Single session |
| Principal | Mr Richard Chew |
| MOE Code | 3307 |
| Colours | Blue, White |
| Locale | Bukit Batok, Singapore |
| Enrollment | approx. 1400 |
| Website | www.yiss.org |
| Ministry of Education | |
 Republic of Singapore |
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Yusof Ishak Secondary School (Abbreviation: YISS) is a government secondary school located in Bukit Batok, Singapore. The school was named after Yusof Ishak who was the first president of Singapore.
The six values of YISS are Resilience, Responsibility, Respect, Compassion, Confidence, and Integrity and the school motto is 'ILMU SULUH HIDUP' ( Knowledge is the Light of Life).
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[edit] History
Yusof Ishak Secondary School was established in 1965 at Jubilee Road (a side road of a section of Pasir Panjang Road which is now known as West Coast Road) as Jubilee Integrated Secondary School with Jubilee Primary School as its affiliate. It was an integrated school offering secondary education to an enrolment of 984 pupils and 37 teachers of two streams, in English and Malay. At that time, it was envisioned that the school would be serving the needs of the families residing around Pasir Panjang Road area as there were several malay kampungs dotted all along it.
On 29 July 1966, then Prime Minister, Mr Lee Kuan Yew declared open Yusof Ishak Secondary School (YISS) at Jubilee Road.
[edit] CCAs in YISS
Every secondary student in YISS is required to have a CCA (Co-curricular Activity).
The CCAs in YISS are divided into the following categories: Sports, Music and Dance, Uniformed Groups and Clubs and Societies. Note: The following are the official CCAs of YISS
Sports
- Badminton
- Sepak Takraw
- Soccer
- Netball
- Basketball
- Athletics
Music and Dance
- Military Band
- Choir
- Dance (Divided into three groups, Contemporary, Malay or Indian dance)
Uniformed Groups
- NCC Boys
- NCC Girls
- NPCC
- St. John's Ambulance Brigade
Clubs and Societies
- Art Club
- IT Club
- Interact Club
- Library Council
- Life Science
- PA Club
- Photography Club
- Robotics Club
- Youth Flying Club
[edit] Notable alumni, attendees and athletes
- Norman Then - Top 12 finalist for Singapore Idol
[edit] Outstanding Yusoffians
[edit] Ngee Ann Polytechnic Scholarship 2007 Awardees
- Yap Shi Mei, Erika
Awarded the PUB diploma Scholarship in Environmental and Water Technology.
- Ivan Lim Wei
2nd top student and awarded the Lien Ying Chow Scholarship in Logistic Management.
- Goh Ming Hui
Awarded the LabOne Scholarship in Electronic and Computer Engineering
[edit] Singapore Polytechnic Scholarship 2007 Awardees
- Lo Pui Ki
Awarded the Media Development Authority Gold Medal and the Institute of Public Relations of Singapore Prize.
- Lee Yit Peng
Awarded the Fu Yu Award and the Proway Engineering Plastic Award
- Ng Ker Yeong
Awarded the Glasgow Science Book Prize and Mathematics and Science Prize
- Ng Sze Yee
Awarded the MOE Teaching Scholarship 2007.
