CHIJ Secondary (Toa Payoh)
| CHIJ Secondary (Toa Payoh) 圣婴女子中学（大巴窑） Sekolah Menengah CHIJ (Toa Payoh) |
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| Location | |
| Toa Payoh | |
| Information | |
| Type | Autonomous Secondary |
| Motto | Simple in Virtue, Steadfast in Duty |
| Established | 1854 |
| Session | Single session |
| School code | 7004 |
| Principal | Mrs Karen Tay |
| Colour(s) | Blue, white |
| Website | www.chijsec.edu.sg |
CHIJ Secondary (Toa Payoh) is an autonomous all-girls Catholic school in Singapore. Founded in 1854, the school is the oldest of the 11 Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus (CHIJ) schools in Singapore. The school was first housed in Victoria Street (CHIJMES) before it moved to 626 Toa Payoh Lorong 1 and classes started in 1984. The primary and secondary sections were then split and renamed CHIJ Primary and Secondary (Toa Payoh) respectively. In 2003, the school moved out of the Toa Payoh campus and into a temporary holding site in Thomson Road while the Toa Payoh premises were rebuilt. The girls moved back to the Toa Payoh premises in January 2006, after having spent nearly three years (2003, 2004 and 2005) at the holding site. Sr Anne Wong was CHIJ Secondary (Toa Payoh)'s first principal until 2000. Miss Theodora Tan served as Principal till July 2006, when Mrs Regina Lee took over. The current principal is Mrs Karen Tay.
"Simple Dans Ma Vertu, Forte Dans Mon Devoir" a French motto which means "Simple in my Virtue, Strong (for a female speaker) in my Duty", loosely anglicized as "Simple in Virtue, Steadfast in Duty".
Students wear a knee-length blue pinafore with a blue belt at the waist with an option of shorts underneath, a white blouse with a Peter-Pan collar beneath the pinafore, white socks, and white-based sneakers. Councillors, who were known as prefects previously, wear a pin above the school badge. Council badges are: junior councillor (green), councillor (white) and 'noblesse oblige' for councillors in the executive committee. Committee members of co-curricular activities (CCA) wear a silver badge with the words 'CCA Committee' on it. The heads of the CCA wear a gold badge with the words 'CCA Leader'.
During official engagements, students representing the school (councillors on most occasions) wear the formal uniform consisting of a long-sleeved white blouse, white skirt, with a navy blue blazer with the school crest on the left chest, along with a navy blue tie, a pair of black court shoes.
CHIJ Secondary was awarded the South Zone Centre of Excellence ( CoE) for Language and the Arts in Aug 2007.
CHIJ Secondary (Toa Payoh) is affiliated to CHIJ Primary (Toa Payoh), and Catholic Junior College. CHIJ Secondary (Toa Payoh) is considered officially to be the 'sister' school of Saint Joseph's Institution ( SJI).
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