Braddell Secondary School

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Braddell Secondary School
博道中学
Sekolah Menengah Braddell
Address
Braddell Secondary School
321, Braddell Road Singapore 579708

Toa Payoh
Coordinates 1°20′30″N103°50′06″E / 1.3416°N 103.8349°E / 1.3416; 103.8349 Coordinates: 1°20′30″N103°50′06″E / 1.3416°N 103.8349°E / 1.3416; 103.8349
Information
TypeGovernment, Secondary
MottoIn Word and Deed
Established1985
Closed2000
SessionSingle session
School code3624
PrincipalMrs Helena Song Kheng Sin(former)
Enrolment0
Colour(s) White  Grey 
Website link (Inactive)

Braddell Secondary School was a co-educational government secondary school in Singapore. [1] It started operations in 1981 and ceased to exist in 2000, when it was merged with Westlake Secondary School to form Braddell-Westlake Secondary School

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History

The school was started in 1981 as a co-educational and English-medium school and it was officially opened by then-MP for Boon Teck Michael Liew Kok Pun on 28 April 1983. It was housed in a S$6.65 million campus made out of two sunken courtyards and five blocks. [2]

Merger with Westlake Secondary School

The last graduating batch as Braddellites (which the students were commonly known as) was in 1999, after which they merged with Westlake Secondary School to form Braddell-Westlake Secondary School. Braddell Secondary School's campus became Campus 1, housing upper secondary students. Braddell-Westlake Secondary School's students and teachers were transferred to Guangyang Secondary School after closing down in 2005. [ citation needed ]

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References

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  2. "Official opening for Braddell Sec". Singapore Monitor. 28 April 1983. Retrieved 17 November 2017 via NewspaperSG.