Orchid Park Secondary School
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| Orchid Park Secondary School 兰景中学 Sekolah Menengah Orchid Park | |
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| Type | Government-aided co-educational |
| Motto | Onward and Persevere |
| Established | 4 January 1999 |
| School district | North Zone N6 School Cluster |
| Authority | Ministry of Education, Singapore |
| Session | Single session |
| School code | 3605 |
| Principal | Mr Daniel Chung |
| Enrollment | 1500 |
| Colour(s) | Green Yellow |
| Website | orchidparksec.moe.edu.sg |
Orchid Park Secondary School (OPSS) is a co-educational government secondary school in Yishun, Singapore.
History[edit]
Orchid Park begun its operation in January 1999 on the premises of Woodlands Ring Secondary School with a staff of 16 and a student population of 360. The school moved to its current premises at 10 Yishun Street 81 on 13 September that year. The official opening of the school took place on 21 April 2001, led by Tan Boon Wan, Member of Parliament for Ang Mo Kio GRC.
It was decided that a grand arts event be held every three years. Arts Panache I on the theme 'Love and Peace' was held on 3 April 2004, and Arts Panache II, a musical entitled 'Club Soul', took place on 13 and 14 April 2007. On 13 April 2002, the Art Gallery was opened, featuring art pieces by pupils.
The school's first venture into business enterprise, the Art Rock Cafe, was officially declared open on 13 April 2002. It is a business run by pupils after school hours. To provide more opportunities for pupils to develop entrepreneurial skills Le Shoppe was opened on 8 April 2005. Another manifestation of business enterprise in the school is The Wardrobe, equipped with period and dance costumes available on-line for loan to other schools.[1]
Principals[edit]
| Principal Name | Years Served |
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| Low Eng Kee | 1999–2007 |
| Helen Tan-Lee | 2008–2013 |
| Shawal Bin Hussin | 2014–2021[2] |
| Daniel Chung | 2022- |
Notable alumni[edit]
- Gibran Rakabuming Raka, Mayor of Surakarta, the eldest son of Joko Widodo, the seventh president of Indonesia.[3]
- Ian Ang, Co-founder and CEO of Secretlab.[4]
- Zhai Siming, actor.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ "OPSS History". orchidparksec.moe.edu.sg. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- ^ "Staff Contact List". orchidparksec.moe.edu.sg. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- ^ "Profil Gibran Rakabuming Raka Calon Wali Kota Surakarta". tagar.id (in Indonesian). 23 December 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
- ^ Tan, Sumiko (29 November 2020). "Lunch With Sumiko: One great idea later, Secretlab CEO Ian Ang has 70% stake in multimillion-dollar business". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 11 July 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ "Here Are The Star Search 2019 Finalists Like You've Never Seen Them Before". TODAY. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
