Mayflower Secondary School


Mayflower Secondary School is a secondary school in Ang Mo Kio, Singapore. It was founded in 1981. The school provides 18 CCAs for its students.

History

Mayflower Secondary School began in 1981 with Wan Hussein as the pioneering principal. On 15 July 1983, the school was officially opened by Mr Lim Boon Heng, then Member of Parliament for Kebun Baru.
In 2007 the school embarked on a programme "Project Cool Running" to raise funds to equip the school hall with air-conditioning. This was organised by the Kebun Baru Community Club. The school celebrated its 30th Anniversary in 2011. The main 30th Anniversary Committee is headed by its Vice-Principal, Mark Chan.
The first event, "Tri-Fit", will be carried out on March 12. This event will involve the whole school population, and they will participate in one of the three sports events: Walking, Rollerblading and rope skipping. The school's partners will be invited to participate in the afternoon festivities of Line Dancing, Karaoke and Waltz Dancing

Principals

Mr. Wan Hussein Bin Haji Zoohri and Mr. Ibrahim Othman were also Members of Parliament respectively, till the retirement in 1991 and 2001.

Co-curricular activities

The school offers a total of 18 extra-curriculars, which are known as co-curricular activities in Singapore. They are as follows:

Sports

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Student Leadership Board

The SLB has been re-organised in end 2008 and it consists of 8 departments: Aesthetics, Health and Fitness, MediaTech, Partners, Publicity, Resource Management, Student Management and Student Wellness. The departments within the SLB are headed by an Executive Committee, which consists of the President, Vice Presidents, Secretary cum treasurer and Department heads.
Students are nominated by their teachers, and undergo a rigorous selection camp sometime in April or May of every year. Successful candidates are then invited to join the board in one of the 8 departments.
In addition to possessing leadership qualities, student leaders should possess good character and academic results.

Notable alumni