Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Secondary School

Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Secondary School (KCPSS) is a co-educational government-aided secondary school located in Bishan, Singapore. It was formed in 1988 from the merger of Presbyterian Boys' School, which was affiliated to the Presbyterian Church, and Kuo Chuan Girls' School, which was named after Lee Kuo Chuan, the father of philanthropist Lee Kong Chian.[2]

Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Secondary School
国专长老会中学
Sekolah Menengah Kuo Chuan Presbyterian
Location
10 Bishan Street 13, Singapore 579795
Coordinates1.3501°N 103.8549°E / 1.3501; 103.8549
Information
TypeGovernment-Aided, co-educational
Established1924 (1924)
SessionSingle session
School code7028 [1]
PrincipalJustin Tan
Enrolmentapprox. 1400
AffiliationsKuo Chuan Presbyterian Primary School (KCPPS), Saint Andrew's Junior College (SAJC)
Websitekuochuanpresbyteriansec.moe.edu.sg

Co-curricular activities

The school offers 21 extra-curricular activities, labelled as co-curricular activities (CCAs) by the Ministry of Education. These include sports, uniformed groups, performing arts, clubs and societies. Several of these have performed well in outside competitions.

The school's uniformed groups have been able to achieve much over the past few years, with its National Police Cadet Corps (NPCC) unit attained Gold for the Unit Overall Proficiency Award in 2017 and 2016, and Silver in 2015 and 2014. Its Girl Guides (1st Coy) (GG) unit also attained Gold for the Puan Noor Aisah Award in 2017, 2016 and 2015.[3]

KCPSS's soccer team (B division) has gotten third place in the second tier league, in 2017.

References

  1. "School Codes". www.town4kids.com. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
  2. "School's site". The Straits Times. 19 May 1988. Retrieved 23 November 2017 via NewspaperSG.
  3. "Uniform Groups". kuochuanpresbyteriansec.moe.edu.sg/. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
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