Cedar Girls' Secondary School

Image Gallery

First school building at Cedar Avenue (1957).

Tradition of supporting our Track & Field team at the National Stadium (1988/2018).

Celebration of 50th anniversary (2007).

Launch of Cedar Girls’ Secondary School as the Centre of Social Innovation by then Minister of Education, Ng Chee Meng (2017).

School History

Cedar Girls’ Secondary School was established in 1957 at its current premises in Sennett Estate. Initially housed in a three-storey classroom block with only 18 teachers, its humble beginnings did not stop Cedarians from achieving a reputation for excellence and discipline.

In 1992, Cedar Girls’ Secondary School became a single-session school, and in 1996, the school was accorded autonomous status. In 2012, in partnership with Victoria School and Victoria Junior College, the Victoria-Cedar Alliance was formed. Cedar Girls’ Secondary School became a dual-track school offering both the O-Level and the Integrated Programme. Having these two tracks allows Cedarians the opportunity to blossom and realise their fullest potential under an education programme that best suits their learning needs.

Cedar has been a pioneer in school-based social innovation, incorporating it into the curriculum through the Imagineering Programme and interdisciplinary project work. In 2017, Cedar Girls’ Secondary School launched the Centre for Social Innovation, which served as a nexus for social innovation – to inspire, create and share practices that will nurture mindsets and dispositions towards innovative solutions for social causes.

Principals:
- Mrs M.N. Oehlers (1957–1958)
- Mrs P.C. Tan (1958–1976)
- Mrs Niva Dutt (1977–1983)
- Mdm Tan Chen Choo (1984–1996)
- Mrs Tay Sor Har (1997–2000)
- Ms Susan Leong (2001–2005)
- Mrs Ou Yang Geok Cheng (2006–2012)
- Mdm Cheng Hwee Yeang (2013–2019)
- Mdm Tey Kah Hwee (2020–2024)
- Mdm Thong May Teng (2025–present)

Key Milestones

School Motto

Honesty, Perseverance, Courtesy

School Crest

The school crest is upheld by the three key virtues that make up the school motto, ‘Honesty, Courtesy, Perseverance’. The crest is designed in gold, green and blue colours. Gold symbolises the school’s strive towards excellence, while gray symbolises the balance of mind and heart, which is needed in striving for excellence. Together, the two colours combine to reflect the spirit of Cedar Girls: brilliant but balanced. Blue and green denote the natural colours of the environment and symbolise the external world that the school will prepare its students for. The engraved book at the top of the crest is a symbol of knowledge and academic excellence, which the school is committed to. The sturdy cedar tree with its roots symbolises the adult that the school seeks to nurture: an adult who is steadfast in character, strong in her sense of belonging to the school and country, and gracious in her nature, like the fragrant cedar tree.

School Song

Unite Cedarians unite,
We’ll perservere all the way,
Make sure our torch is burning bright,
Courteous, honest everyday,
Forever loyal ‘ever true,
For Cedar our best we’ll do.

Chorus:
To Cedar Girls’ School we belong,
With pride and love let’s sing this song,
Let us unite and together vow,
To dedicate our loyalty now