新加坡实仁中学

Serangoon Secondary School started out as Serangoon English School in 1928, housed in a two-storey building along Simon Road. It was then the only government co-educational school in Singapore, and it also served as a feeder school to Raffles Institution. In 1937, three more standards were added; with this, the school provided education up to Standard Eight (equivalent of present-day Secondary Three). The boys and girls who successfully completed Standard Eight went on to Raffles Institution and Raffles Girls’ School respectively, where they would sit for the School Certificate of Examinations (equivalent to the GCE O-Level examinations today). Serangoon English School remained a feeder school until the eve of the Japanese Occupation of Singapore.

During the Japanese Occupation, the school was known as the Japanese Higher Normal School. It was used to train government officials under the Japanese education system.

In 1949, the school became a full school, with its first School Certificate class offering education from Primary One to Cambridge School Certificate (GCE O-Level equivalent). In 1957, the school officially became a secondary school for the Upper Serangoon district, after ceasing primary school classes that year. In 1965, the first pre-university classes were started, and girls were admitted to these classes.

In 1967, Serangoon English School relocated to Lowland Road and was renamed as Serangoon Secondary School. In that year, the school badge was modified and the old school motto, ‘Play the Game’, was replaced with ‘Knowledge is Power’. In 1976, pre-university classes were discontinued. In 1989, the school motto was changed again to ‘Seek, Strive, Serve’.

To mark the new millennium, in 2000, the school moved to its present premises at 11 Upper Serangoon View and continues to provide a student-centric, values-driven education. In 2018, we celebrated our 90th anniversary.

Let me share a story that paints a vivid picture of a young boy’s educational journey at Serangoon English School in the 1940s. This narrative, first shared by the person himself in the year 2000, provides us with a glimpse into the past, and insights into the unique experiences of learning during a bygone era.

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

Art

Basic Chinese Language

Computer Applications

Design & Technology

English Language

Food & Consumer Education

Mathematics

Basic Malay Language

Mobile Robotics

Science

Social Studies

Basic Tamil Language

Additional Mathematics

Chinese Language

Geography

History

Literature in English

Malay Language

Nutrition and Food Science

Principles of Accounts

Science (Chem, Bio)

Science (Phy, Chem)

Humanities (Ss, Geography)

Humanities (Ss, History)

Tamil Language

Biology

Chemistry

Computing

Physics

Music

Physical Education