School Awards and Achievements
Explore the full list of awards and achievements earned by the school's students, staff, and CCAs across academics, sports, and the arts.
Organisational Awards
4th ASEAN Eco-Schools Award 2023
SEC School Green Awards 2022 - Vanda Miss Joaquim Sustained Achievement Award (Highest Tier)
Total Defence Award 2023 (including NSMark Gold Award)
Student Achievements (National Awards)
Lee Kuan Yew Award for All Round Excellence – 2 Awardees (2014 ; 2020)
Lee Kuan Yew Scholarship to Encourage Upgrading (STEP) and the Sultan Haji Omar Ali Saifuddien Book Prize – 1 Awardee (2023)
Curriculum-related Achievements
[Languages, Literature & Humanities]
Asia Pacific Debate Championships (2024) - Rookie Under 16 category (Champion)
World Scholar’s Cup (Singapore Regional Round) (2025 - 18 Gold; 46 Silver Medals; 2023 – 13 Individual Gold, 7 Team Gold, 10 Individual Silver, 12 Team Silver; 2022 - 10 Gold, 12 Silver)
National Schools Literature Festival (2025 - Flash Fiction (Bronze Award); Unseen Debate (Winning Team); 2023 – Choral Speaking; Flash Fiction (Bronze Awards), Unseen Debate (Winning Team); 2021 - Choral Speaking (Gold Award))
National Create Your Own Newspaper Competition (2025 - 2nd Position & Best Theme Award; 2023 - 3rd Position (Upper Sec); 2022 - 2nd Position (Upper Sec), Commendation Award (Lower Sec))
6th National Text Recital Competition (Chinese) (2023 - 1st Position; Gold Award, 1 Bronze Award)
‘Saya Boleh Mengarang’ Competition (Malay) (2023 – 3rd Position & Gold with Distinction, 3 Silver, 9 Bronze)
'Pena Emasku' Essay Writing Competition (2025 - 4 Gold, 40 Silver; 2023 - 12 Gold)
Historical Scene Investigation Challenge (2025 - Gold; 2023 – 2 Silver Team awards; 2022 - Silver Award)
MOE History Challenge (2025- 1 student was selected for the History Talent Development Programme; 2023 - 2 Sec 3 students were selected).
Istana Heritage Gallery Challenge – (2023 - 1st Place)
NLB Prove It! Challenge 2023- 1st Place
[Science, Technology, Engineering, Math]
24th International Elementz Fair 2023 – 2 Team Silver
21st Elementz Science Project Competition 2023 – 1 Gold
Singapore Junior Biology Olympiad (2023 - 1 Silver, 1 Bronze)
Singapore Junior Chemistry Olympiad (2023 - 1 Bronze)
Singapore Junior Physics Olympiad (2023 - 5 Individual Honourable Mentions; 1 Team Honourable Mention)
Temasek Engineering Olympiad 2023 – 1 Gold, 1 Silver, 2 Commendation
National Digital Explorer 2023 - ICDL Asia Digital Literacy Day – Silver
Singapore Mathematics Olympiad (Junior) (2023 - 1 Bronze, 3 Honourable Mentions)
Singapore Mathematics Olympiad (Senior) (2023 - 1 Bronze, 1 Honourable Mention)
Mathematics Challenge 2023 – Team Winner for α Blast (the Kahoot quiz) Challenge
National Digital Explorer 2023 – Secondary Level (Emerging Technologies Track) – Certificate in Cloud Computing, Emerging Technology and Artificial Intelligence – 1 Gold, 1 Silver
Singapore Math Kangaroo Contest (SMKC) 2023 – 7 Silver, 9 Bronze, 6 Honorable Mention
Animation and Game Making (AGM) Competition 2023 – Silver
Temasek Engineering Olympiad (2022 - 1 Gold, 1 Silver, 1 Commendation ; 2023 - 1 Gold, 1 Silver, 2 Commendation)
[Character, Lifeskills & Passion Development]
12th & 13th Annual Design for Change Singapore Challenge (2022 - Top 3 Teams, Commendation Award)
National Cyber Wellness Advocacy Challenge (2022 - Silver Award)
MOE N.E.mation! (2021 - Top 10 entries)
Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) Global Young Entrepreneur (Singapore) (2022 - 1st runner up, Top 12 (Semi-finalist))
Co-curriculum-related Achievements
National Cadet Corps (NCC) (Air) Unit Recognition Award - Distinction (2021, 2022, 2025); Gold (2024)
NCC Outstanding Cadet Award (2022)
National Police Cadet Corps (NPCC) Unit Overall Proficiency Award – Distinction (2022), Gold (2021, 2024)
SPF-NPCC Badge Award - 2 students (2022)
Boys’ Brigade Company Recognition Award – Gold (2021, 2022)
Boys’ Brigade Best Boy Award – 3 Awardees (2022, 2023, 2025)
Boys’ Brigade Founder’s Award – 2 Awardees (2022), 4 Awardees (2023)
Girl Guides (GG) Puan Noor Aishah Award (PNAA) – Gold (2023, 2024, 2025)
Red Cross Youth (RCY) Unit Recognition Award – Gold (2023); Silver (2024)
Red Cross Youth (RCY) Director’s Award – 1 Awardee (2023)
Singapore Youth Festival Arts Presentation (Band) - Certificate of Accomplishment (2021; 2023); Certificate of Distinction (2025)
Singapore Youth Festival Arts Presentation (Choir) - Certificate of Distinction (2019); Certificate of Accomplishment (2023, 2025)
Singapore Youth Festival Arts Presentation (Dance) - Certificate of Distinction (2021, 2025); Certificate of Accomplishment (2023)
Singapore Youth Festival Arts Presentation (Drama) - Certificate of Distinction (2021); Certificate of Accomplishment (2023, 2025)
National School Games Basketball ('C' Division Boys): League 6 Championships 2025 - Champion
National School Games Floorball (‘C’ Division Boys) 2022 – 3rd Placing ; ('C' Division Girls) League 2 2025 - 2nd Placing
National School Games Softball ('C' Division Boys) 2023 - 4th Placing ; ('B' Division Boys) 2025 - Top 6th (National)
Softball U16 National Squad 2025 - 1 student selected
Yio Chu Kang Secondary School Netball Carnival 2023 – ‘C’ Division Champions
Netball Combined Schools Selection 2023 – 1 student selected for 17 Under Zone Development Squad
Singapore Olympic Foundation– Peter Lim Scholarship 2023 – 2 Awardees
Singapore Amazing Flying Machine Competition (SAFMC)
2023 - 1st Placing ; Best Performance Award for Cat B (Unpowered Gliders) / 3rd Placing for Cat C1 (Fixed-wing Radio Controlled Flight) / 12th Placing for Cat C2 (First-Person-View Drone Racing);
2022 - Cat B: Best Presentation Award, 1st / Cat B: Best Performance Award, 2nd / Cat B: Best Aesthetic Award, 2nd / Cat C: Best Performance Award, 3rd
Staff Achievements
MOE Innergy Award – Silver (2020); Bronze (2017, 2018 & 2023); Commendation (2017; 2020; 2021)
President’s Award for Teachers – 1 Recipient (2021); 1 Finalist (2024)
Outstanding Youth in Education Award – 2 Recipients (2011; 2025); Finalists (2019, 2020, 2024)
Caring Teacher Award – National Level – 1 Awardee (2018)
Outstanding STEM Teacher Award - 1 Recipient (2022)
National Awards (Covid-19) Covid-19 Resilience Medal (2023 - 2 Awardees)
LEAP (Listening Educator for Advancement and Progress Award) - 2021; 2022 (2 Awardees); 2023 (Certificate of Commendation – 2 Awardees)