Queensway Secondary School

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Queensway Secondary School (QSS)
女皇道中学
Sekolah Menengah Queensway
குவீன்ஸ்வே உயர்நிலை பள்ளி
Queensway Secondary School seal.png
Location
Queensway Secondary School
2A Margaret Drive, Singapore 149295
Queenstown
Coordinates 1°18′00″N103°48′02″E / 1.3000°N 103.8005°E / 1.3000; 103.8005
Information
TypeGovernment
MottoSuccess Through Diligence
Established1961
SessionSingle
School code3007
PrincipalAudrey Chen
EnrolmentApprox. 1,100
Average class size40
Classes offeredExpress
Normal (Academic)
Normal (Technical)
Colour(s) Purple  White 
Website www.queenswaysec.moe.edu.sg

Queensway Secondary School (QSS) is a co-educational government secondary school in Queenstown, Singapore. It offers a four to five-year course leading to the Singapore-Cambridge GCE Ordinary Level or Singapore-Cambridge GCE Normal Level examinations. [1] [2]

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History

QSS was officially opened by Lim Teck Hin, Member of Parliament for Tiong Bahru, on 2 September 1961. It was the first school to have a hall built for badminton. [3]

The development of school followed the growth of Queenstown. By 1963, the school had 36 classes and 50 teachers. It then became a two-session school. In 1975, two new classroom blocks were built to cater to the increased enrolment. In addition, a Science Laboratory, a Home Economics Room, AVA and Music rooms and an enlarged canteen were built.

In 2000, Queensway accepted students from Mei Chin Secondary School, which had closed down, and had also merged with Buona Vista Secondary School in January 2001.

The school has since undergone a rebuilding programme in 1999 and the new campus was completed on the same historical site in December 2001. The new Indoor Sports Hall and Atrium was completed in July 2009 and officially opened by Baey Yam Keng, Member of Parliament for Tanjong Pagar GRC, on 15 April 2011.

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References

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  2. "GENERAL INFORMATION". www.seab.gov.sg. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
  3. "PLANNED: 25 NEW SCHOOLS WITH HALLS FOR BADMINTON". The Singapore Free Press. 4 September 1961. Retrieved 27 September 2018.