Contributed by Yusof Ishak Secondary School

Subject: Yusof Ishak Secondary School

Date Established: 1999

Address: 11 Bukit Batok St. 25 Singapore (658712)

Division: Bukit Batok East

Description:

Yusof Ishak Secondary School was established in 1965 as Jubilee Integrated Secondary School at 27A Jubilee Road.
On 29 July 1966 then Prime Minister, Mr Lee Kuan Yew, declared open Yusof Ishak Secondary School (YISS) at Jubilee Road.
In Dec 1998, we moved to our Bukit Batok campus. This marked a milestone in Yusof Ishak Secondary School¡¯s history.
The new school building was officially opened on 29th July 2000 by Dr Ong Chit Chung, MP , Jurong GRC.
This is the only school to be named after a President of our Republic.

Interviewee: Mr Goh Lay Guan - Former Vice Principal of YISS