History And Outlook

History

The school first started in 1928 as the Serangoon English School. Housed in a double-storied building at Simon Road, it had only seven classes, a headmistress and seven teachers. With the growth in enrolment, the number of classes expanded. By 1937 the School was providing education up to Standard Eight equivalent to Secondary Three today. For those desiring to continue beyond Standard Eight, they had to go to either Raffles Institution or Raffles Girls School to do their School Certificate.

In 1949, the school became a full school with the formation of the School Certificate class and by 1965, pre-university classes were introduced for both boys and girls.

By 1967, the school outgrew its premises at Simon Road and had to move to Lowland Road where its name was changed to Serangoon Secondary School.

In the year 2000, the school moved once again to its present premises at Upper Serangoon View.

The alumni began soon after the school was first set up. However, due to a lack of interest, it was short-lived. Several attempts were later made to revive it but it was not until 1981 that the alumni in its present form came into being.

Today SOSA is 21years old and we are said to have come of age. But we have a long way to go.

Mission

SOSA is a small but closely-knit alumni with less than 200 members on its roll. However, we have a long tradition and rich heritage. More than 10,000 students have passed through its portals first as Serangoon English School and later Serangoon Secondary School. Several illustrious people have also been products of the School; the late Minister for Law Mr E W Barker and Mr Ngiam Tong Dow, Chairman of the CPF Board and Housing Development Board are two such people.

In line with the school’s current vision which is to be the Home of Achievers, our mission and philosophy are to ensure the school achieves this vision by developing the students into lifelong learners and maximizing their potential so that they become socially responsible and loyal citizens with a global outlook, creativity and drive.

Goals

To achieve the above vision and mission, SOSA aims to:                   

• build up friendly relations amongst former students of Serangoon English School and Serangoon Secondary School;

• promote co-operation amongst former students of the two schools through sporting, social and cultural activities;

• provide assistance to the Serangoon Secondary School by nurturing the students to excel and thereby achieving their vision and mission.