Springfield Secondary School
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| Springfield Secondary School Sekolah Menengah Springfield 泉原中学 | |
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Tampines, Singapore | |
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| Type | Government, co-educational |
| Motto | Better Self for Better Tomorrow |
| Established | 1992 |
| Session | Single |
| School code | 3053 |
| Principal | Mabel Leong |
| Enrolment | Approximately 1,000 |
| Colour(s) | Green-Yellow |
| Website | www |
Springfield Secondary School (abbreviation: SPF or SPFSS) is a secondary school located in Tampines, in the eastern part of Singapore. The school offers the GCE 'O' Level/'N' Level Course for Springfielders from Sec 1 to Sec 4/5. Currently, the principal of Springfield is Mabel Leong. It has around 980 students and 90 teachers.
It has achieved the Sustained Achievement Award in Uniformed Groups twice in 2004 and 2005. Springfield achieved the Niche Programme status for rock-climbing in 2008. With the award, Springfield can admit up to 5% of their Secondary One intake through the Direct School Admission (DSA) exercise, in addition to receiving MOE funding. Springfield is also the first secondary school to have student climbers recognised and certified by the UIAA through a training course and expedition.
General[]
The construction of Springfield Secondary School began in 1992. The school was given the name Tampines West Secondary School. The name "Springfield" was officially adopted on 21 December 1992.
Springfield started functioning in 1993 with eight classes at Tampines Secondary School. It then moved to its present site in 1993 and was officially opened by , MP for Tampines GRC, on 15 September 1995.
School Logo[]
The blade of green grass forms the letter "S". The glowing sun, together with the green grass, forms the letter "f". The three rows of rich, golden earth provide the foundation. Together, they represent Springfield Secondary School. The grass, sun and earth depict life, energy and growth. the grass is also shaped to represent a hand.
School Motto[]
Better self for better tomorrow
Sports Climbing programme[]
Springfield Secondary School built a 15M high outdoor rockwall / climbing wall in 1995, it was one of the first outdoor rockwalls in a secondary school. The rockwall is also used by other education institutions, such as National University of Singapore and Nanyang Technological University and other external organisations such as the Tampines constituency sports club, handicapped organisations such as the visually handicapped, hospital help-groups and the deaf, uniformed group organisations such as the Boys’ Brigade, Salvation Army and The Singapore Mountaineering Federation.
The popularity and success of Springfield climbing have produced more than 7 National climbers among Springfielders over the last 10 years. Springfield has won 4 National Championships in the SAFRA National Sports Climbing Championships over the past 9 years and successfully mounted a multi-peak expedition to the Nepal Himalaya in 2000 and recently in 2008.
A notable Springfielder, Foo Xiu Guan, is doing Singapore proud in the South-East Asian Circuit as well as the World Youth Championships. The school has been successful in competitions in Sports Climbing through its participation in local Sports Climbing events as well as in School-organised events such as "Let's Rock".
Of special mention is the excellent achievement during the National Schools Sports Climbing Championship 2008 in which Springfield emerged Overall School Champion and the Asian Youth & National School Sport Climbing Championship from 23 to 25 November 2007. In the Asian Youth segment; a Springfielder, Norameera Bte Mohamed Hussein and Muhammad Hafiz B Latiff emerged Champion and 2nd Runner-up in the Speed Climb Category respectively. Springfield were crowned Team Champion in the first ever Speed Team Climbing category in the National School segment.
Advanced Elective Modules[]
Springfield Secondary School was one of the schools in the pioneering batch to offer Advanced Elective Modules (AEMs). The school will be collaborating with Temasek Polytechnic to offer elective modules to expand the learning experience of pupils and provide exposure to the practice-oriented learning approaches adopted in the polytechnics.
Principals[]
- Lo Sheu Min – 1993 to 1998
- Ng Gek Tiang – 1999 to 2004
- Tang-Chan Yueh Tarn – 2004 to 2012
- Jenny Ng-Loong – 2012 – 2017
- Boey Wai Wah – 2017 - 2018
- Mabel Leong - 2018–present
Co-curricular activities[]
Sports & Games
- Floorball
- Netball
- Outdoor Pursuit Club/Outdoor Pursuit Club (Rock-Climbing)
- Soccer
- Taekwondo
- badminton
Uniformed Groups
- Boys' Brigade
- Girls' Brigade
- National Cadet Corps (Land Unit and Sea Unit)
- National Police Cadet Corps
Performing Arts
- Display/Concert band
- Drama Club
- Gu Zheng Ensemble
- Dance Group
Leadership Skills
- Student Council
External links[]
- Secondary schools in Singapore
- Educational institutions established in 1993
- Tampines
- 1993 establishments in Singapore