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We are just opposite the Yio Chu Kang MRT station.

5209 Ang Mo Kio Ave 6 Singapore 569845Tel: 64543722 Fax: 64543430

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OUR HISTORYThe existence and success of Presbyterian High School are very much attributed to the vision and conviction of our founding father Rev Alan S Moore Anderson who not only sourced for funds but also for a suitable site for the school. The energies which he vested, from 1955 to 1965, into realising the call to build a God-centred institution of learning finally bore fruit in 1965.

When the school opened her doors in 1965, Li Sun High, as it was then called, shared premises with Ming Sin Primary School at Upper Serangoon Road and home to only 150 students. Moving parallel with the nation’s independence 44 years ago, the school had braced subsequent momentous events. In being denied her plans to expand and was threatened with closure due to falling enrolment, the school not only rode out the turbulence but also grew steadily in prominence. The school, having been renamed Presbyterian High School in 1983, is now a sprawling campus standing on 3 hectares of land in Ang Mo Kio and home to over 1400 students and staff. The new school boasts of infrastructure comprising a hall that can accommodate the entire school population, well-equipped computer laboratories and IT-enabled classrooms besides the National Education Stairwell and the Olive Garden.

In the past 43 years, Presbyterian High School has seen major physical transformations and has grown much in all domains. Under the leadership of five visionary Principals and the contribution of dedicated Staff, PHS developed to a school of choice in the northern part of Singapore.

OUR MISSIONTo inculcate Christian values in every individual and develop his potential as a total person worthy of God and man.

OUR VISIONPHS honours God in mentoring

•Promise-Keepers •Hope-Builders •Servant-Leaders

to bless the world always.

The vision statement attempts to encapsulate the collective aspiration of a group of individuals with high intellectual potential while at the same time retaining their unique heartland spirit. The educational outcomes are very much embraced by the school’s vision and mission, which aim to develop in every individual a total person worthy of God and man.

The school is committed to providing every individual be it pupil or staff, with a wide spectrum of opportunities to "make Western advance as our own” while being strong in eastern values” as the emblem in our school song. The unique combination of the profile and the potential of our pupils is the basis for the identification of Character Development as the niche for the school. PHS adopts a multi-pronged approach through niche developments of our Co-Curricular Activities (CCAs) and Student Leadership programmes.

OUR PUPILSPHS is home to a rich mix of pupils in terms of ethnicity, nationality and socio-economic standing. About 8.4% of the pupils are non-Chinese. Less than 11% of the population is non-Singaporeans. Over 44% of their parents have a polytechnic diploma or a university degree.The pupils besides coming from a wide spectrum of socio-economic, cultural and religious backgrounds also present themselves as a myriad of talents and intellectual abilities.The school has a total of 36 classes with an average of 8 Express, 2 Normal (Academic) classes and 1 Normal (Technical) class at each of the 4 levels (Secondary 1‑4) and 3 Secondary 5 classes.

The Teaching and Learning ProcessesThe school has integrated her curriculum into three engines of growth - the Academic Excellence Programme, the Learning to Learn Programme and the Character Development Programme. These three engines have enabled the school to consolidate the various facets of a holistic education.

The Emphasis on Character DevelopmentThe school has chosen character development as its niche. The school is of the firm belief that a disciplined and upright character is the definitive quality of a well-educated individual through its Character First Programme grounded in FITTSHIP, a set of 8 core values.Since 2008, the Sec 2 Consortium Nanjing Learning Journey and Sec 3 Consortium Taman Negara Learning Journey with a CIP component to cultivate a pay-forward disposition, becomes part of a pupil’s learning journey at PHS.

OUR STAFF32.9% of our teaching staff are below 30 years old and 67.1% above 30. Their average age is 36.87. 64.6 % are female. 91.1 % have a university degree and above. Together with 26 non-teaching staff, they share the same vision towards the stretched goal of being an autonomous school.

The school has a very stable and loyal staff. Over 16.4% of teachers have taught in the school for more than 10 years and 31.6% of the teachers have been with the school for more than 5 years. These statistics are an emphatic testimony to the strong support of the staff for the corporate mission and vision as servant leaders. It is indicative of the alignment of their personal mission and vision with the school. This strong alignment has led to the high quality of collective thinking and decision-making, which in turn has catapulted the school from an insignificant institution to a school of choice.

SCHOOL CORE VALUES•Integrity •Valuing Individuals •Trust •Teamwork •Fairness •Prudence •Humility •Steadfastness

OUR STRENGTHS•Stable & Dedicated Staff •Dare to Try Spirit •Gracious Mentality •(Community Before Self) •PHS 21 Mindset

SCHOOL GOALS•To preserve the Christian character of the school. •To cultivate a sense of belonging to the school. •To foster team spirit, valuing every contribution. •To create a conducive environment for effective teaching, learning and personal development. •To develop an appreciation for aesthetics. •To promote a healthy lifestyle. •To enhance self-esteem and self-confidence. •To strengthen the links between home, school and the community. •To equip the individual with learning and thinking skills so that he can be an independent learner. •To raise national consciousness.OUR SHARED VALUES

•Nation before community and society above self •Family as the basic unit of society •Community support and respect for the individual •Consensus, not conflict •Racial and religious harmony

Academic AchievementsAcademically, the school has evolved into a highly accredited institution over the last 5 years. The school has been accorded 7 Value-Added Awards for the Normal Stream in the last 9 years. In 2008, the school was awarded VAA (Silver) for the Normal Stream.

Achievements in Management ProcessesThe school was accorded the People Developer Standard since December 2001 and ISO 9001 :2000 certification since May 2002 and BE Niche Standard (People) certification in October 2008. In 2006, the double award of the Development Award for Character Development and National Education served as a strong stepping stone in the right direction.The Win-Build-Send model for Leadership Development under girds our approach and deployment of staff for professional development thus preparing them to assume positions of leadership beyond Presbyterian High School. It is one of our distinctive which is to be an advocate for giving.Presbyterian High School continues to strengthen her Christian identity, keeps abreast with current trends and practices in the educational fields and develops and empowers her pool of dedicated and committed staff to move ahead and meet the rigours and demands of the society. She will continue to forge closer links with the stakeholders of education, work single-mindedly to set the school apart to be a school of distinction that provides quality education to the generation of tomorrow and seeks to be an autonomous school in the near future. She will achieve her vision in mentoring Promise-Keepers, Hope-Builders and Servant-Leaders to bless our world always.

Achievements in CCAThe school has been awarded the Sustained Achievement Award for Uniformed Group for 8 years. In 2005, she was ascribed the Direct Schools Admissions (DSA) for Uniformed Group.In 2007, we received our first Sustained Achievement Award for Sports. The double encouragement came in being the only school in Singapore with a second DSA through Volleyball. In 2008, we achieved our second SAA (Sports). We are in the second phase to receive the building of the Indoor Sports Hall which upon completion in 2010, would serve our development of sports leaders.

UNIFORMED GROUP

10th Sustained Achievement Award for Uniformed Groups in 2010

SPORTS

4th Sustained Achievement Award for Sports in 2010

AESTHETICS

1ST Sustained Achievement Award for Aesthetics in 2010

Sustained Achievement Award (SAA) is one of the two second level of achievement awards, as proposed in the Masterplan of Awards, given to schools to recognise niches of excellence in the Result category of School Excellence Model (SEM). It is an award based on past sustained achievement in various Result categories.

Since the SAA is intended to give recognition to niches of excellence in schools based on a trend of good performance in a category, the selection of schools for a category in a particular year will be based on sustained results in that category for the past 3 consecutive years.

Lotus Award for School’s Green Audit Award since 2008

Silver Award for CHERISH since 2010

Development Award for Character Development since 2006

Development Award for National Education since 2006

Silver 2010

since 2002

ISO 9001:2008