The Ministry of Education (MOE) has appointed a new principal for Shuqun Secondary School. The school made headlines in September when a video taken in one of its classrooms showing a student bullying two others, went viral.
In a press release issued on Wednesday (Oct 7), MOE said that it will be appointing Mr N Sivarajan as the new principal for Shuqun Secondary, along with 61 other principals for other schools.
Mr Sivarajan is one of the 21 newly-appointed principals. The other 41 are assuming new appointments.
Mr Sivarajan was formerly the vice-principal of Northland Secondary School. He will take over as the principal-designate of Shuqun Secondary from Thursday (Oct 8) and will be principal from January 2016.
The principal of Shuqun Secondary School, Mr Chia Hai Siang, will be pursuing his postgraduate studies, MOE said.
In the release, MOE said: “The process of systematically appointing and rotating principals allows schools to benefit from the infusion of fresh perspectives and enables experienced principals to share best practices in support of ‘Every School, a Good School’.”
“It also gives the principals the opportunity to take on new challenges as part of their career development.”
An Appointment and Appreciation Ceremony for principals will be held on Dec 29, with Acting Minister for Education (Schools) Ng Chee Meng as the guest-of-honour.
Mr Wong Siew Hoong, Director-General of Education, will present the letters of appointment to the principals at the ceremony.
Source: www.channelnewsasia.com
