Zhenghua Secondary School

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School History

Zhenghua Secondary School was established in December 1999, temporarily operating from Greenridge Secondary School.

In 2001, the school moved to 91 Senja Road. In 2004, Zhenghua clinched the Ministry of Education’s Sustained Achievement Award for Uniformed Groups. In the following year, the school constructed its first-ever outdoor adventure facility, and has since added new features. The school’s Physical Education programme goes beyond instilling awareness for sports and physical activity among students, but inculcates a lifelong passion to maintain a healthy lifestyle. In 2014, the school began offering the Learning for Life Programme in outdoor education.

Since 2008, the school has developed several signature programmes to cultivate 21st-century skills amongst students. The interdisciplinary ‘E3: Explore, Experience, Engage’, started in 2017, is an inquiry-based learning approach to spark students’ curiosity, guide them in gathering data, and develop their reasoning and reflective thinking in authentic settings. In 2012, Zhenghua introduced a level-based signature programme, ‘The Sabbatical Week’, in which three days of curriculum time are set aside at the end of Term One for students to develop life skills, character traits and positive values. In 2014, the Applied Learning Programme in game design and simulation and robotics was introduced to help students develop STEM(science, technology, engineering and mathematics)-related skills through authentic and practice-oriented learning experiences. On 6 July 2019, the school celebrated its 20th anniversary with a special edition of their arts festival named ZEST Arts Festival & Carnival. In 2021, the school started Full Subject-Based Banding. For the first time, the school organized form classes that included secondary one students from all three streams.

In the 2nd half of 2022, the school’s address was amended to better reflect the current placement of the school’s entrance. The current address is 62 Bukit Panjang Ring Road.

Principals:
- Ms Cynthia Goh (1999–2002)
- Mr Lim Kuan Min (2002–2010)
- Mrs Fiona Tan (2010–2014)
- Mr Eugene Lin (2015–2021)
- Ng Hock Soon (2021-present)

Key Milestones


1999	Establishment of Zhenghua Secondary School.
2000	First cohort commenced.
2002	Official opening of Zhenghua Secondary School.
2008	Launch of signature programmes.
2012	Introduction of Moral Reasoning Programme and Sabbatical Week.
2013	Attained the Lee Hsien Loong Award for Innovations in the Normal Course.
2014	Accorded Learning for Life Programme in outdoor education. Celebration of 15th anniversary
2015	Accorded Applied Learning Programme in “Game Design & Simulation and Robotics”.
2018	First Night Arts Festival.
2019	Celebration of 20th anniversary.

School Motto

Engage and Create

School Crest

The letter ‘Z’ in white represents white water. It symbolises the continuous flow of knowledge and skills to be taught and learnt as well as the exuberance and vitality of youth. These skills equip every student to face fresh challenges in his or her adulthood. The slashed ‘Z’ signifies the impact that the students will make in the present and future.

The blue globe in the form of a stylised ‘H’ represents the global opportunities that are open to everyone who dares to accept the challenges beyond the confines of Singapore. The students will go global while remaining rooted to the country.

The colour red represents the plasma of life. The slashed ‘Z’ breaking out of its frame symbolises the need to break out of a mindset and its confines so that greater heights of achievement can be reached.

School Song

♫ Listen

Riding On the Winds of Change

Our dreams, our future
We start to build them here
With courage we strive
Our hearts on fire
Our spirits undaunted
Our fears will disappear
The way ahead is clear

Chorus
We are Zhenghua
Ambassadors of the school
To Singapore and the world
Engaging and Creating
Riding on the winds of change
Towards our dreams we soar!

Respect, Resilience, Responsibility
Firmly we stand against adversity
Integrity, Compassion
To fuel our aspirations
Our future is ours to hold

Chorus
We are Zhenghua
Ambassadors of the school
To Singapore and the world
Engaging and Creating
Riding on the winds of change
Towards our dreams we soar
Towards our dreams we soar