Xinmin Secondary School (abbreviation: XMS) is an autonomous secondary school in Hougang, Singapore. It offers classes taught in English, Chinese, Malay and Tamil.
The school was founded as Sin Min Primary School in 1945. Secondary school classes began in 1956. Under the direction of former principal Mr. Lee Hak Boon, the school achieved an autonomous status. As of Dec 2002, the Principal was Mrs Low-Sim Ay Nar. In September 2005, the school won the School Excellence Award, the first neighbourhood school to win the award. In Dec 2006, Mdm Liew Wei Li became principal. In December 2010, Mrs Ong Hong Peng took over from Mdm Liew Wei Li as principal of Xinmin Secondary School.
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