Methodist Girls' School, Singapore
| Methodist Girls' School 美以美女校 (Meǐyímeǐ Nǚxiào) Sekolah Perempuan Methodist |
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11 Blackmore Drive, Singapore 599986 1°19′58.62″N 103°46′57.25″E / 1.3329500°N 103.7825694°ECoordinates: 1°19′58.62″N 103°46′57.25″E / 1.3329500°N 103.7825694°E |
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| Type | Independent |
| Motto | To Master, To Grow, To Serve |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Methodist |
| Established | 1887 |
| Session | Single (day) |
| School code | 7030 (Secondary) 5027 (Primary) |
| Principal | Miss Grace Ng Wun Har |
| Grades | Primary to secondary |
| Gender | Girls |
| Age | 7 to 16 |
| Enrolment | Approx. 2,500 |
| Colour(s) | Blue, gold |
| Affiliations |
Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) Anglo-Chinese School (Barker Road) Anglo-Chinese Junior College |
| Website | www.mgs.sch.edu.sg |
11 Blackmore Drive, Singapore 599986
Anglo-Chinese School (Independent)
Anglo-Chinese School (Barker Road)
Methodist Girls' School (MGS) is a girls' independent school, consisting of two sections – the Primary School and Secondary School, located in Bukit Timah, Singapore. Its secondary section is affiliated to Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) ("ACS(I)"), and have a joint Integrated Program ("IP") where students will move to ACS(I) in year 5 to complete their six-year IP with the ACS(I) cohort, without taking the "O" levels. The private preparatory school has had a history of academic, music and sporting excellence and is one of the top secondary schools in Singapore.
MGS was founded on 25 July 1887 by Sophia Blackmore, an Australian missionary sent by the Women's Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church of America. The school started with 9 Tamil girls in a small shophouse on Short Street. At that time, girls were expected to stay at home and do household chores, meaning that most girls don't get any sort of education at all. By 1925 the school was overcrowded, which precipitated a move to Mount Sophia, where it remained there until 1992 before being moved to its current location.
MGS (Secondary) became an independent school in January 1989. In 1992, MGS moved to a new site at 11 Blackmore Drive. The road was named after the school's founder at the request of the school.
Methodist Girls' School is a well-known institution in the region with a history of academic and sporting excellence. The school was routinely placed in the top ten schools of Singapore in the rankings by the Ministry of Education before the rankings were disabled. In the current ranking system the school consistently places in the Band 1 category, the highest achievable category.
The school has also produced national top scorers in key examinations as well as academic competitions, in both the Primary and Secondary school divisions.
Upon admission, pupils are placed into one of the four houses in Methodist Girls' School. The selection is random, unless the student currently has any siblings or relatives attending the school.
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