This article needs additional citations for verification .(April 2017) |
Fajar Secondary School Sekolah Menengah Fajar 励进中学 | |
---|---|
Address | |
31 Gangsa Road, Singapore 678972 | |
Information | |
Type | Government, Co-educational, Single-Session |
Opened | January 1994 |
Closed | 2023 |
Principal | Doris Ho Sook Fun |
Color(s) | Orange Navy Blue |
Website | fajarsec |
Fajar Secondary School (FJS) was a co-educational government secondary school in Bukit Panjang, Singapore. Founded in 1994, it merged with Chestnut Drive Secondary School in 2015 and merged again with Greenridge Secondary School in 2023.
In January 1994, with an enrolment of 307 students and a teaching strength of 17 teachers, Fajar Secondary School started functioning at the premises of Greenridge Secondary School with Law Ngee Seng as its first principal. It shifted to its current premises at 31 Gangsa Road in 1996. The campus was officially opened on 11 July 1998 with Saminathan Gopal as the school's second principal. Goh Mee Mee became the third principal and served from 2001 to 2007. Ng Shok Yan was the fourth principal, serving from 2008 to 2013, while Sng Siew Hong served as the fifth principal from January 2014 to December 2015 before Chestnut Drive Secondary School was merged into Fajar Secondary School.
On 7 April 2022, Ministry of Education announced that Fajar Secondary School will be merging with Greenridge Secondary School in January 2023. The merged school will be called Greenridge Secondary School and will occupy Fajar Secondary School’s campus. [1]
Anglo-Chinese School (ACS) is a family of Methodist schools in Singapore and Indonesia. It was founded in 1886 by Bishop William Fitzjames Oldham as an extension of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Its students and alumni are referred to as "ACSians". ACS was the first school in Singapore to have a flower named after it, the "Ascocenda Anglo-Chinese School orchid", a hybrid created by the school to mark its 116th Founder's Day on 1 March 2002.
Bukit Panjang is a planning area and residential town located in the West Region of Singapore. A portion of this town is situated on a low-lying elongated hill. The planning area is bounded by Bukit Batok to the west, Choa Chu Kang to the northwest, Sungei Kadut to the north, the Central Water Catchment to the east, and Bukit Timah to the south. Bukit Panjang New Town is located at the northern portion of the planning area. Bukit Panjang has an average elevation of 36m/118 ft.
Anderson Serangoon Junior College (ASRJC) is a junior college temporarily located in Hougang, Singapore, offering a two-year pre-university course leading to the Singapore-Cambridge GCE Advanced Level examinations. ASRJC was formed after the merger of Anderson Junior College (AJC) and Serangoon Junior College (SRJC) in 2019.
Yishun Innova Junior College (YIJC) is one of the 14 junior colleges in Singapore, offering two-year pre-university programmes for students who graduate from secondary schools after their O-level examinations. The two-year A-Level programme prepares students for education in local or foreign universities.
Marsiling Secondary School (MSS) is a co-educational government secondary school in Marsiling, Singapore. It was founded in January 2000. MSS is located along Marsiling Road, Singapore, having been temporarily housed at the premises of Woodgrove Secondary School from 2000 to late 2001, due to prolonged delays in construction of the Marsiling campus when the company handling the construction failed in mid-2000.
Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) is an independent Methodist secondary school in Dover, Singapore. Founded in 1886 by Reverend William Fitzjames Oldham, it was recognised as an International Baccalaureate World School in 2005, and has since consistently ranked among the top three schools worldwide that offer the IB Diploma Programme.
Tanglin Secondary School was a co-educational government secondary school in Clementi, Singapore.
Zhenghua Secondary School (ZSS) is a co-educational government secondary school located in Bukit Panjang, Singapore. Established on 15 December 1999, the school offers secondary education leading to the Singapore-Cambridge GCE Ordinary Level examinations or the Singapore-Cambridge GCE Normal Level examinations.
Bukit Panjang Government High School (BPGHS) is a co-educational government autonomous secondary school in Choa Chu Kang, Singapore.
The Canadian International School (CIS) is an international school in Singapore with a campus at Lakeside in the west of Singapore. CIS operates under International Baccalaureate Primary, Middle Years, and Diploma programs. The school accepts students from Nursery to Grade 12.
Greenridge Secondary School (GSS) is a co-educational government secondary school located in Bukit Panjang, Singapore. Officially opened in 2023, the school was formed after the merger of Greenridge Secondary School (GSS) and Fajar Secondary School (FJS).
Centralised institutes in Singapore offer three-year pre-university courses under three streams, the traditional science and arts streams concurrently offered in junior colleges, and the commerce streams. These lead to the Singapore-Cambridge GCE Advanced Level examinations, and formerly in complement with the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry examinations.
Henderson Secondary School was a co-educational, single session, government school in Bukit Merah, Singapore and was established in 1974. It was located at 100 Henderson Road, Singapore 159544. It was closed and merged with Bukit Merah Secondary School in 2017.
Jurongville Secondary School (JVSS) located at Jurong East Avenue 1 was established on 15 December 1993.
Yio Chu Kang Secondary School is a co-educational government school in Ang Mo Kio, Singapore. It was first opened in 1966, and moved to its current site in 1982.
Manjusri Secondary School (MJR) is a co-educational government-aided secondary school in Ubi, Singapore. Named after the bodhisattva Manjusri, it was established by the Singapore Buddhist Federation in 1982 and affiliated to two primary schools: Mee Toh School and Maha Bodhi School.
Meridian Secondary School is a co-educational government secondary school in Pasir Ris, Singapore. It was formed by a merger between Coral Secondary School and Siglap Secondary School in 2017.
Peirce Secondary School (PSS) is a co-educational government secondary school located in Bishan, Singapore. Founded in 1994, Peirce Secondary School is known for its niche in the uniformed groups CCAs.
Chua Chu Kang Secondary School (CCKSS) is a co-educational government secondary school in Choa Chu Kang, Singapore. Founded in 1992, the integrated government school offers secondary education under three academic streams, which leads to the Singapore-Cambridge GCE Ordinary Level or the Singapore-Cambridge GCE Normal Level examinations. The school merged with Teck Whye Secondary School (TWSS) in 2023.
Tampines Meridian Junior College (TMJC) is a junior college in Singapore, founded in 2018, offering two-year pre-university courses leading up to the Singapore-Cambridge GCE Advanced Level examination. It was founded after the merger of Tampines Junior College and Meridian Junior College, which was prompted by a decrease in student enrolment.