Dear Shuqunites,

From 15 Dec, Mr Adolphus Tan will be leaving Shuqun Secondary to take on his new role as Principal of St Patrick’s School.  Vice-Principal (VP) Mdm Ang Hwee Loo will also be taking on new responsibilities as Assistant Director/Art and Music Education in Ministry of Education (MOE) HQ.  We wish them the very best in their new postings.

In his 5½ years here, Mr Tan has overseen the school’s transformation.  With the Programme for Rebuilding and Improving Schools (PRIME) upgrading, the students can be grateful for new facilities such as an Indoor Sports Hall and an artificially turfed field and the opportunities they provide.  Under his guidance, Shuqun has maintained 5 years of Academic Value-Added for its Express stream, ensuring that more students can go on to the courses and schools of their choice when they go on to JC, polytechnics and ITE.  The school has also retained its emphasis on providing holistic education.  Shuqun’s volleyball teams continue to excel at the zonal and national competitions, and its symphonic band won Gold at this year’s Singapore Youth Festival (SYF) Central Judging.  Most importantly, Shuqun has achieved these results by focusing on what is key, as evident in the Development Award we received in Character Education in 2011 – nurturing and growing the students that walk through its doors into Men and Women of Character, so that they may succeed not just in their time in school but more importantly in life.

I am honoured to take over the baton from Mr Tan as Principal of Shuqun Secondary, and touched by the many expressions of support and welcome from the School Advisory Committee, the parents, the alumni, the partners as well as other members of the school community.  I would also like to take this opportunity to welcome Mr Sivakumar Viswanathan, who will be assuming VP duties from the same date[...]