新加坡励进中学

Dunearn Secondary Technical School

GSS was established in 1964 as Dunearn Secondary Technical School (DSTS) at Hillcrest Road. On 14 May 1965, it was officially opened by Deputy Prime Minister Toh Chin Chye. DSTS started as a technical school equipped with the best technical facilities available during that time. It was in line with the government’s emphasis on meeting Singapore’s industrial needs then. DSTS was sited on a small hill sandwiched between Linden Drive and Hillcrest Road.

Former Greenridge Secondary School

In June 1992, DSTS moved out of its Hillcrest site to a new site on Bukit Panjang Ring Road. With the move, the school was given a new identity. DSTS was renamed Greenridge Secondary School to reflect the lush greenery and its location in “Bukit Panjang”, which means “ridge” in Malay. This new identity also brought about a change in the demographics of the school, where there was a balance in the male and female student ratio befitting its co-educational status. The school was officially declared open on 16 July 1994 by Mr Lee Yiok Seng, Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Labour and MP for Sembawang GRC. The school is one of the pioneer secondary schools in Bukit Panjang area and has hosted two other schools, Fajar Secondary School and Zhenghua Secondary School.

Chestnut Drive Secondary School

Chestnut Drive Secondary School (CDSS) received her first cohort of students on 4 January 1968. [Insert Photo - 6. CDSS Opening Ceremony] She started as a Chinese Integrated School with an enrolment figure of 787. The school was officially opened on 12 June 1969 by then Member of Parliament, Mr. P. Selvadurai. The school was situated in a private residential district in Upper Bukit Timah. It was built to serve a vast area, with students coming from Woodlands, Jurong, Bukit Batok, Choa Chu Kang and even Yishun. The school conducted classes for both the English and Chinese streams. The school operated on two different streams – the Chinese stream and the English stream – for 19 years until the Chinese stream was phased out in 1987. In 1988, the school converted from a double session (morning session and afternoon session) to a single session.

Fajar Secondary School

With an enrolment of 307 students and a teaching strength of 17 teachers, the former Fajar Secondary School (FSS) started functioning at its temporary premises at Greenridge Secondary School in 1994. The former Fajar Secondary School moved to its current premises at 31 Gangsa Road. Students and Staff walked from Greenridge Secondary School to the newly constructed (former) Fajar Secondary School to signify the move in 1996.

Merged Fajar Secondary School

In 2015, the former Fajar Secondary School began merger preparations with Chestnut Drive Secondary School. Both schools were formally merged in 2016 and began functioning at the Chestnut Drive Secondary School campus for two years. At the end of 2018, the new Fajar Secondary School moved to the newly furnished and primed former Fajar Campus at 31 Gangsa Road.

Note:

• The subjects below are offered to the current student cohort. They may change for subsequent intakes.

Chinese Language Syllabus B

Art

Basic Chinese Language

Computer Applications

Design & Technology

Elements of Business Skills

English Language

Food & Consumer Education

Mathematics

Basic Malay Language

Science

Social Studies

Basic Tamil Language

Additional Mathematics

Chinese Language

History

Literature in English

Malay Language

Nutrition and Food Science

Principles of Accounts

Science (Phy, Chem)

Humanities (Ss, Geography)

Humanities (Ss, History)

Tamil Language

Biology

Chemistry

Geography

Higher Chinese Language

Higher Tamil Language

Physics

Science (Chem, Bio)

Music

Physical Education